#Samartian

[vox-fantasma]

also a minor thing but i loved how they let nuns say fuck but only at very specific moments and each time they did it was gold. beatrice and mother superion especially, they are SO funny whenever they swear

[terrellsandefur]

It was fun to walk a catwalk again. Thank you Animal Samaritans for asking me to participate and partnering me with Beau, who was raring to go!

[motherfricker]

DID THE LORD NOT SAY TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR

[fictionadventurer]

Now that I have some feedback on this year's Inklings Challenge themes, a few suggestions seemed the most popular.

Several voices expressed interest in Gifts/Fruits of the Spirit, which continues to intrigue me, but I shy away from it for the same reason that I have other years, which is that Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, and Self-Control mostly fit fairly closely in with one another, which would make it difficult to single out one as a focus, and could make for stories that fit within a very narrow band.

One possibility that occurs is to make a list of lists: seven themes that are all groupings of their own, though this makes it even more complicated.

However, now that I’m thinking of those lists, I suddenly have a bunch of other ideas.

If this was a strictly Catholic challenge, we would totally be doing sacraments for the theme list.

The Corporal Works of Mercy are also probably mostly a Catholic concept, but they offer very specific yet wide-ranging prompts for stories.

Feed the hungry

Give drink to the thirsty

Shelter the homeless

Clothe the naked

Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned

Bury the dead

If I’m willing to expand the list just slightly, we could do the Eight Beatitudes, which also offer very specific story-related prompts.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall have their fill.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for the sake of Christ, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

There was also a lot of interest in letting people pick books of the Bible as inspiration, leaving it up to the author to choose whether to be inspired by plot points, themes, characters, etc.

If I did go with this option, I’d probably do a combination of specific books + categories to cover a wider range. Something like

Genesis

Judges

Kings

Prophets

Psalms

Gospels

Revelation

I do like this idea, but this does leave a burden on the author to dive into the Bible, and with only a three-week writing window, people could get too tangled up in possibilities or the time commitment of rereading to actually write anything in time (and it could suggest we’re expecting retellings, which would not be the case.)

Other Bible-related options that intrigue me included the suggestion to list seven Bible characters to use as inspiration—which could have the same effect of making people think we’re expected retellings instead of just “use this as a spark of inspiration”. One way to avoid that could be to list several categories of characters and let people pick: Fathers, Judges, Kings, Prophets, Apostles, etc. But then we get back to the “requires too much research on the author’s part” problem.

I also loved the idea of using seven of Christ’s parables as prompts. This has a similar benefit to the “books of the Bible” option in that it would allow people to choose plot points, characters, themes, imagery, etc., but it narrows the focus so there’s not so much reading to dive into. It also has a similar drawback—people might think we expect retellings. But in our Christian storytelling challenge, it seems very fitting to tie our work to the idea of Christ as storyteller.

List of possible parables include the well-known story parables:

The Good Samartian

The Prodigal Son

The Ten Virgins

The Unforgiving Servant

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Laborers in the Vineyard

The Ten Talents

As well as some with more abstract imagery:

The Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Wheat Among Weeds

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Parable of the Pearl

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Parable of the Friend at Midnight

I understand I have not made my problem easier. I’m just trying to list some options and get more specific feedback.

[sivavakkiyar]

from Perec’s Life A User’s Manual. As the wiki article shows, ‘Gelon The Samartian’ might figure as a different translation, or more likely I think a deliberate misattribution (idk), but the text Perec uses is directly lifted from Rabelais’ 4th book of Pantagruel: (… “also a tarand, whom he bought of a Scythian of the Gelones’ country”.)

Rabelais includes a final statement that Perec leaves off:

“When the creature was free from any fear or affection, the colour of its hair was just such as you see that of the asses of Meung.”

[unisnake]

Hello! I have a lil' question for Mr. Snake: What's Snake's least favorite good samartian job?

I did a lot of good samartian jobs before I got stuck with the burger gig.

My least favorite, or should I say most hated, was window cleaning.

Window cleaning. From a tall building. I mentioned before that I have a fear of heights. Even in a perfectly enclosed scaffolding, I felt like I was walking on a tight rope. I thought I was gonna faint...

It didn't help that Shark's size caused the scaffolding to sway.

Thankfully Wolf was there... I had to hold his hand a couple of times to calm myself down... And I almost broke his hand. >_>'

[shakespearerants]

Ok I know this movie is a clusterfuck whatever but I have one (1) big big big BIG pet peeve and that is. Those men are Romans. Like literally they are not fucking samartians that's not how the imperium works. They have been Romans for generations their fathers were Romans their grandfathers were Romans. They would NOT. want to go back home. And they would certainly NOT call themselves anything but Romans. They have fucking CITIZENSHIP. DID THE SCREENWRITER EVER OPEN EVEN ONE (1) TEXTBOOK ON THE PROVINCES LITERALLY THE PROCESS OF ROMANIZATION IS THE ONE FUCKING THING THE ROMANS DID IN THE PROVINCES. THOSE MEN ARE NOT "UNFREE" OR SOMETHING THEY ARE FREE ROMANS OR ELSE THEY LITERALLY COULD NOT SERVE IN THE ARMY THE ROMAN ARMY DID NOT DO FORCED CONSCRIPTIONS THE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS FILM IS ABSOLUTE BULLCRAP.

[mirica199]

The Gosdorian Ruinious Quartet

In the DLC for Pokemon Zenith and Nadir, my Pokemon games inspired by Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, there are new Legendary regional forms which are...the Ruinious Quartet from Paldea? How does that work, given their lore?

I came up with the idea that long ago, the people in Gosdor somehow ended up with similar items to what the ancient king of Paldea had. Remembering the legends, they 'purified' the items, and they eventually rose to become the Gosdorian Forms of the Ruinious Quartet. However, they all ended up running away shortly after their purification, and haven't been seen since.

The four act as more good versions than their Paldean counterparts, swapping their Dark Types for Psychic Types. They are no longer bound by their signature items, too. Each one are also based on an American legend to fit the Gosdor region being based on South America.

Finally, it's time to go over them one by one! Starting with Gosdorian Wo-Chien, who is a Psychic/Grass Type now and is based on the Samartian sea snail.

No longer bound by its tablets, it grew orbs on its stalks that are packed with psychic power and developed small, webbed forelegs and grassy whiskers. It is thought the slime left behind when it moves can cure any disease.

Next is Gosdorian Chien-Pao, who is a Psychic/Ice Type and based on the ball-tailed cat.

No longer bound by its sword, the bulbous mass on its tail was created via its new psychic energy bundling up in its tail, and even just lightly touching it can result in frostbite. Its new, organic fangs can pierce through several thick metal sheets as if they were nothing.

After that is Gosdorian Ting-Lu, who is now Psychic/Ground and based on the white stag as well as madstone.

No longer bound by its vessel, it solidified and became made entirely of madstone, which is where all its psychic power is. When it splinters, the shards of the madstone are highly sought after under belief that it can be extremely beneficial to one's health.

Finally, is Gosdorian Chi-Yu, who is Psychic/Fire and based on the fur baring trout.

No longer bound by its beads, Chi-Yu developed a thick, furry coat to protect itself in its new environment. Each strand of fur is made up of its new psychic energy, and it uses that energy to keep itself afloat while shooting out fiery balls backed with psychic power.

I hope all of these are alright, considering how I tried to keep things as respectful as possible. It should also be noted that Gosdorian Wo-Chien and Chien-Pao are exclusive to Pokemon Zenith and Gosdorian Ting-Lu and Chi-Yu are exclusive to Pokemon Nadir.

[sugo1stuck]

organzing my computer like a good samartian

my friend named like half of these without seeing what the image was gonna be

the weird dog folder has 2000 images

no i will not get rid of it

stop asking

[jamesmarriottistrilingual]

Why when I research "posher ways of saying hanging out" does it give me a number to the samartians?

[samueloneworldproductions]

Top 10 Most Disappointing Films Of 2022

10-Men

9-Three Thousand Years Of Longing

8-Hocus Pocus 2

7-Disenchanted

6-Don't Worry Darling

5-Pinocchio (2022)

4-Samartian

3-Lightyear

2-Strange World

1-Halloween Ends

[underestimated-heroine]

what i think a lot of people don't understand about Arthurian Legend is that it's not really a "chosen one" story--in fact, it's just the opposite. The sword and the stone isn't really a metaphor for divine right as a ruler (though its veneer very intentionally made it look that way) it's a metaphor for the will of the people. There's a reason Arthur was tolerant towards both pagans and christians, that he's called "the Once and Future King"; he's a symbol, as is Excalibur. Only he could draw Excalibur from the stone the same way a leader only has power if they're supported by the people. If the people refuse to acknowledge them as a leader, they aren't one; they cannot draw the sword, and therefore ultimately have no power.

What you have to understand about Arthurian legend is that--while it's derived from older legends (Welsh and Samartian partly, but not exclusively)--Arthur's legend originated in the midst of the UK's Iron Age. For those who don't know, the Iron Age followed the Bronze Age. The transition between the two periods was made possible by advances in metallurgy and represented a difficult-to-calculate yet undeniably HUGE transition of power from a few elites to the people because iron is much more ubiquitous than copper.

With the legend of Arthur, context is important; it was probably originally an oral legend. We can imagine that while people were sharing the story with each other, the elites who held all the bronze and oppressed the many were trying to slow and/or halt the spread of iron--or hoard it for themselves. To reiterate: both Arthur and his swords (there were actually two) were kind of metaphors for good rulers and the right as rulers, born of a collective consciousness stewed in long-term oppression. "Once and Future King" is as much a warning as it is a reminder; ultimately, the people hold the power. No ruler can draw or keep the sword unless they are considered worthy by the masses.

[pandaemoniumpancakes]

[leonardproductions]

@samaritanmovie @officialslystallone WOW! Awesome. A truly awesome #slystallone Film. It will be included with his others films as one of his greatest. You @officialslystallone Your acting and choices of films is like wine—-gets better with age!! Watch Rate Review!! #samartian #sly #stallone #actor #balboaproductions https://www.instagram.com/p/Chu3O4IJEJ-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[templeofgeek]

Interview with Award-winning composer Kevin Kiner "Samaritan"

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Josh sits down and chats with Award-winning composer Kevin Kiner about his and Jed Kurzel’s score for Samaritan. The film follows the story of a young boy (Javon Walton) who learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around. Interview with Award-winning composer Kevin Kiner Josh sits down and chats with Award-winning…

[danielabarnes]

El Good Samaritan Children’s Home, uno de los múltiples hospicios informales que se hacen cargo de niños huérfanos en Kenia, uno de los países con mayor número de menores desamparados, 2,4 millones. Los cientos de niños que viven en el orfanato público Good Samaritan (Buen Samaritano) de Nairobi participan en todas las actividades domésticas. Ayudan a preparar la comida, lavan la ropa y cuidan de los niños más pequeños.

En este orfanato se encontraba Adou. 

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