#HOWI

[thegentlemancollects]

[alivedean]

911 + text posts → 3/? bonus:

[stevenrogered]

Hey, brother. Kevin. You're a firefighter.

[myfav0tps]

People reacting to Buck and Tommy:

Them reacting back:

[bellabrady]

incorrect buddie quotes part idk

[tcmmykinard]

Do you know why they call him Chimney? +bonus Kenny

[drnathanielheywood]

Kevin & Tommy Chimney Begins & There Goes the Groom

[bittsandpieces]

I wanna get in your mind and open up pandora's box

[studebakerhearse]

Mangled Viscera pinball machine by Howie Tsui

[macleod]

No one really talks about it, but one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek, not just TNG, but in general is "Loud as a Whisper". A deaf diplomatic mediator, known for his never failing approach to peacefully resolve tensions between any group of people, nation, or planets, can only communicate through his "chorus", a set of three people who follow him and are uniquely able to communicate his emotions and thoughts based on their particular tuned nature to different aspects of his emotions.

The episode goes on to where his chorus, that has been with him all his life, and all their ancestors lineage, is killed, and he is without a way to speak. The tension of the episode is that he must mediate a peaceful resolution to a multi-generational lasting war between two people on a planet that is going to lead to their joint extinction unless he does something to convince them to save themselves and become peaceful with one another.

The original script called for a special device to communicate with his chorus, instead of being telepathically linked, that translated his thoughts, and when that breaks he forces himself to learn to speak overnight. The actor, an actor who is deaf himself, didn't like that plot as it would give people the illusion that deaf people can "just learn" which is very, very wrong.

I said ‘no, I can’t do that.’ Because, remember my upbringing, and all these children who go through all these struggles trying to learn to speak and only very few deaf people can learn to speak clearly. It’s very rare. I just didn’t want to give people the false idea that children can learn to speak easily overnight. It’s just not true. I couldn’t be a part of that.

They liked his idea better, and they made one of the best examples of deaf representation I've ever seen. I won't ruin the end by writing on the conclusion of communicating, but it's a fantastic ending.

This episode holds a special place in my heart, as my mother was born deaf, and while she did have surgery early in life that allowed her to hear out of one ear and thus the ability to talk, it's still not as equal in performance to the average person. This is a fantastic episode, and really exudes a lot of what makes Star Trek so great.

[eddiebuckley-diaz]

[alivedean]

911 + text posts → 5/? bonus:

[stevenrogered]

DCFS approved for us to be an emergency placement.

[walrussyy]

i did this at 3 am (help)

[bellabrady]

911 characters + tweets part 2

[maddiehanmybeloved]

I love the little glimpses of Chimney and Denny's relationship and how close they are. Chimney has been their since Denny was a baby. He read up on babies and how to calm them and instead of trying one at a time, he did them all at once. When Chimney went to pick up Hen for work, he saw Denny sitting by himself outside and decided to check on him first. Now he sneaks the kids food because their Moms said no. "Meet me in the kitchen in 10 minutes."

Uncle Chimney for the win