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The Brederode flagship of Maarten Tromp in 1652/53, by Maarten Platje (1967-)

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I’m (attempting) to write a quick story, and I need a decision to be made, but I’m jolly well indecisive.

Here’s the backstory:

So there’s this chap called Florens, and Florens has, for a long time, been in love with a lovely lady named Clarimond. Clarimond, unfortunately, is married to a bloke she bloody well hates, and this bloke is named Andrew. The three of them are at a fancy gathering and Andrew, as he always does at such occasions, has had a wee bit too much to drink. He’s sitting next to Clarimond, and he can see that Florens is giving her the eye from across the table. He’s angry, so he turns to be like “Oi, Florens, what do you think you’re doing?” And Florens denies everything. It ought to be noted that nobody likes Andrew, but he gets invited to things because everyone likes his wife. Speaking of his wife, Florens is absolutely openly flirting with Clarimond, yet is fervently denying it. It turns into a huge argument, which then turns to Andrew throughing a knife at Florens in a fit of blind rage.

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I believe that schools develop their own vocabularies. For example, in my school it has become common practice to throw “quel dommage” in sentences.

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It’s done…the art exam is done…

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Is anyone else so unreasonably lazy that you literally physically cannot do anything? Today I sat still on my bed doing nothing for genuinely almost two straight hours wanting to get up and revise for a test but I physically couldn’t. It was like there was a force stopping me.

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i'm a BIG fan of contrived linguistic ambiguity, so these idiots have my whole heart.

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Me when the history curriculum is the most boring parts of the Cold War

It's like none of you guys even care about Cold War espionage 😭

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It depends who I’m talking to. With fellow Londoners I sound very different.

rb this and tell me what ur accent is. this has no purpose except the fact i just realized i could have like... mutuals with cockney accents or newfoundland accents or something and thats just wild

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Earl Grey all the way!

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Detail from “Towards the Close of Day, the Canada Timber Docks, Liverpool”. R. Dudley, August 1872.

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ok im about to think about the Character!! im so Excited 😊😊

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Emphasis on “yet”. The moment I have a name for him, my entire life with centre around him.

having an oc you havent drawn / written about publicly yet that only exist as a concept is so funny. i have special access to this limited edition guy from my brain

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Hello! I thought I would bother you with a question. You’ve expressed an interest in The Gondoliers so I thought I would ask:

1. Is it your favourite Gilbert and Sulivan?

2. What’s your favourite song from there and, bonus: from all of G+S’ works?

3. Who’s your favourite character from The Gondoliers (similar bonus applies).

Thank you, and sorry to interrupt.

P.S.: I am pleased to have yet concealed my own pet obsession i.e.: Pinafore and wanted to ask your opinion on that.

P.P.S.: have a lovely day!

Thank you ever so for the ask!

1) It’s (currently) my second favourite, with my favourite being Princess Ida, but it has my favourite aesthetic, if that makes sense. A lot of set designs/costume designs I see of it remind me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for some reason, which is my childhood film, and therefore the aesthetics of the Gondoliers feels somewhat nostalgic to me. Also I just really like Italy.

2) My favourite song from The Gondoliers is In a Contemplative Fashion, simply because Tessa and Gianetta, who have hitherto been typical Gilbert and Sullivan love interest ladies (which there’s nothing at all wrong with), are revealed to be absolutely unhinged when it comes to their husbands, which is both very sweet and very funny. I also really like Dance a Cachucha, List and Learn, and Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes. My favourite overall Gilbert and Sullivan song is Here’s a How-de-do from The Mikado. I have no explanation as to why, I just like it.

3) My favourite Gondoliers character is definitely Gianetta. Who thought such a sweet, soft-sounding soprano would threaten such brutal murder? My favourite Gilbert and Sullivan character is Mr Wells. I love the concept of a sorcerer who owns a sorcery shop, and he didn’t deserve what happened to him. He’s closely followed my Cyril from Princess Ida, who’s closely followed by every character except for Alexis and Fairfax.

As for my opinions on HMS Pinafore, I love it! Josephine is an absolutely charming leading lady, and Sir Joseph’s sisters, cousins, and aunts make up a very fun chorus. And Kind Captain, I’ve Important Information is remarkably sinister.

Every opinion expressed in this post is subject to change in a week.

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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Many thanks to the one character I’ve developed in my mind who’s keeping my motivation alive to write because I greatly like him.

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At the risk of sounding like I’m blowing my horn, my premise for the book I want to write is so good. The issue is that I don’t know where the bloody plot should go!

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i love this character so much......i hope they get seriously injured and almost die