#also if you get the reference you get a cookie

[vidavalor]

Hello! Would you like a chocolate chip cookie? And if you have an opinion on it can you share why you think that Aziraphale never calls Crowley by his first name when it's really romantic? Thank you!

Thank you for the cookie and the ask. *noms* They're both delicious.

Aziraphale explained in 1941 in what situations he'd be willing to deviate from his normal, fond use of "Crowley" and give Crowley's (very romantic-- Aziraphale loved it) first name a go:

To get used to something is to grow accustomed to it. That's the surface layer of Aziraphale's response to Crowley in 1941 but the innuendo is that he's telling Crowley he's willing to "get used to" Crowley's new first name-- meaning, that Aziraphale is willing to call Crowley "Anthony" in bed.

It's also a bit more romantic a line if you factor in some of the etymology of 'use'/'used' as well as look at how Aziraphale's use of it also connects to wordplay with several other words (brook and bad) and in other scenes in the series (1827 and 2008) as well. More on that under the cut.

Used: from the Latin usus (yes, 2x us-- cute, huh? ) and the Old French us (the French just kinda decided one 'us' was enough to describe what 'us' is, apparently.) It developed from there, predominantly through Old French, into user and the concept of to use. So, long story short, the idea of using something is derived from the concept of 'us' as being a group of more than one person, which adds a bit more of a sense of romance to using the word 'use' in a sexually euphemistic sort of way (at least it does in the context of 'use' being used by two word nerds lol).

To use: original meanings, many of which are still, well, used... to frequent, to practice, to make use of, to enjoy, to apply, to consume. The word replaced the Old English verb brucan in this way. Brucan meant to brook something, which is an old-fashioned way of meaning all of these: to eat with someone; to use; to possess; to endure (to last); to cohabit with; to need; to enjoy.

We heard Aziraphale throw 'brook' into a sentence to Crowley in S2 in 1827, still thinking he had enough time to be flirting with Crowley while discussing the morally right position to take but Crowley felt Wee Morag dying in the process. Maybe not the most cheery example of Ineffable Husbands flirt but it ties linguistically to 'used' and shows a history of Aziraphale using the two words as innuendo:

Used might seem on the surface to be a slightly vulgar way to refer to sex but its etymology, as we can see here, is more romantic and also ties to the food theme of Crowley and Aziraphale's language as well.

The words-within-words of Ineffable Husbands Speak is the first rule of it-- and also the (pardon the bird pun) cardinal rule of language in the show, in general. This is off of the first shot of the show being the word 'war' being shown to us as within the word 'warning'. The word that lives inside used is us.

Crowley is using (ha, unintentional pun, sorry) us/used as recently as in 2.06, even if Muriel has no idea what it means. Crowley doesn't trust that the Inspector Constable isn't going to report to Heaven what they see in the bookshop once they leave so he is actually speaking aloud an intention to take Aziraphale to boozy breakfast in an effort to hide the fact that he's actually thinks they're in massive trouble and need to work out a plan. Everything he's saying, though, as with a lot of what he says to Muriel in general, is in his and Aziraphale's language, mostly for Crowley's own amusement, so this bit below is as much Ineffable Husbands Speak as "extremely alcoholic breakfast at The Ritz" is:

"When Aziraphale does come back, I think we need a little us time."

Us Time = Muriel, that's when all house guests need to get gone because Antony and Cleopatra need to use the fuck out of each other...

...but going back to brook for a second?

We looked at brook as a verb, right? What it means to brook? But the common way we use the word brook now is in its other meaning as a noun-- a brook is a stream. It's a body of water and it houses fish. If you've seen any other post I've made about Ineffable Husbands Speak, you've probably seen that we can see that fish and everything nautical/the sea/ships/etc. is rooted in Aziraphale's oysters innuendo in Rome when they started sleeping together. They use references to fish as euphemistic for the sexual experience and, in particular, orgasm. The sea as sexual metaphor isn't exactly new (those "crashing waves" are in many a book lol) but Crowley & Aziraphale have turned basically anything related to the sea into sexual innuendo across several scenes.

If there's a pun to be had, Crowley & Aziraphale have found it, and one of the more amusing ones is a word where fish/the sea crosses into Heaven/Hell-related words-- and that's in damned. To be damned is to have been cast to Hell but within damned is the word dam. A dam is a natural or manmade barrier that exists to stop or redirect the movement of a body of water. As Ineffable Husbands Speak innuendo, being damned would then seem to be at least one of, if not both of the following: to be to be restrained in bed (something which several different scenes suggest Crowley periodically enjoys) and/or a reference to repeatedly stopping prior to an orgasm aka edging (also something which the language in several scenes suggest is an Ineffable Husbands favorite past time.) More than likely, it's probably the two combined.

From here, go to the innuendo that ends the 2008 minisode in 1.01, when Aziraphale says: "Well, I'll be damned" and Crowley replies, with a wink:

😂😉 Bonus etymology because it adds something to Crowley's above flirt:

Bad: From the Old German baeddel, which meant hermaphroditic, a word that's a bit outdated in our modern use of language but which is of historical relevance to being intersex and is rooted in the Greek god Hermaphroditus-- the intersex child of Hermes and Aphrodite, the goddess of erotic love. (It's Aphrodite who is the root of the word aphrodisiac and who was frequently depicted in art on the shell of a scallop or an oyster.)

Hermaphroditus was one of the Erotes, which were the ancient Greek gods of love and sex. When they're referred to in Roman art and literature, the Erotes are called "Cupids." In the 18th century, a French novelist popularized a rebranding of sort of Asmodeus as a Cupid-like figure and Crowley didn't exactly deny that he's Asmodeus when Aziraphale suggested so in the Golgotha scene. There is also the Cupid statue in the bookshop-- seen in the same scene in S1 where Crowley flirts with Aziraphale by using "bad" and "used." (It's visible in the earlier part of the scene, when Crowley is still drunk and walking around.) The Cupid sculpture is angled so that it is aiming its arrow at Aziraphale's desk. 💘

There is also that, in 'Demon's Guide to Angelic Beings Who Walk the Earth' (the book Furfur has in 1941), Furfur has written a note to remind himself not to trust Crowley because, among other reasons: "his hair is bad!" The joke is that Furfur doesn't know just how true that is (or see the irony because Furfur's hair is also a pompadour of sorts lol.) Crowley's hair is always in a variation on the pompadour-- a hairstyle throughout history, worn by everyone from society ladies to Elvis. Crowley is bad, indeed, and it adds a bit of self-referential-ness to the "it's not so bad when you get used to it" wordplay that suggests Aziraphale's own history with being damned-- even though he's still an angel in 2008. 😉

[saltygilmores]

Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls, 3x8, Let The Games Begin. Part 5 (Richard Gilmore Has A Slutty Past)

Heh, they did the thing where they say the title of the episode inside the episode again.

Goody. Our fearsome foursome is off to Yale. *drinks heavily* Emily won't allow Lorelai to bring a sealed thermos of coffee into the car. Frankly I hope Lorelai spills it on her lap and gets a mild scald. It would humble her. Ya know, It's never stated whether Lorelai has alcohol or coffee in the mug, just that Emily is adamant she can't drink liquids in a vehicle. Frankly, I would understand Lorelai's need to self medicate with booze at 9am before a road trip with her parents, but on the other hand, as I stated earlier. She also didn't have to come. She could be home playing Hide the Cocktail Sausage with Dean. We could skip to the part where Rory and Jess smooch at the gas station. Never fear. The next scene that follows, the calm before yet another storm, if you will, turned out to be a highly entertaining and enjoyable romp for me. Enter: Richard Gilmore The Man Whore.

After having already toured Harvard a year ago, Lorelai is still in awe over how many freaking geeks attend large universities. Richard: I spent a lot of time in the Yale art gallery. Emily: I'll say you did. Richard: What is that supposed to mean? Uh oh. Huh. Was this art gallery some kind of idk, hub of intellectual and artistic curiosity slash whorehouse where a young man could go to find sexually liberated artistic chicks for easy pickings? But like, in the 50's? What a concept.

Jess would kick his own ass if they called it that.

Richard GIlmore, you dog.

(you have to imagine Jess is feigning interest/ knowledge in the penis octopus portrait to a young lady or perhaps another bicurious young man and not his uncle) Emily: He was the master of the "Frown, step back, wrinkle, and sigh" Okay, my curiosity is piqued. You got me. Please explain?

Knowing Richard Gilmore was such a skankbag in college just like Jess is the gift I didn't know I needed today. Jess can do the frown, wrinkle and sigh during a poetry open mic night at the Truncheon, where he takes his latest conquest. Tuesday nights at 8pm. Light refreshments of coffee, potato chips, and chocolate chip cookies will be served.

Be proud of your skanky past, Richard. Your grandaughter's stepcousin sure was of his. RIchard: I'll have you know was happily involved in a very serious relationship when your mother decided she simply had to have me. We were engaged. She had met my parents, invitations were mailed out. Emily: You'll give these girls the wrong impression. Lorelai: That you were the Helena Bonham Carter of the society set? Emily: I did not steal your father, I simply gave him a choice. Richard: When you showed up at my frat party in that blue dress, I had no choice. I know who HBC is but that's another topical early 2000's reference that has escaped me. I guess she was a man stealer of some sort. I"m thinking it must have something to do with Jonny Depp. Anyway, I don't think you have to worry about modeling healthy relationships for Rory or Lorelai. Its too late, the horse has already escaped the barn there. Lorelai: I can't believe you were The Other Woman Emily:This is ridiculous. Lorelai: The other woman should be saying "this is ridiculous" Rory's inner monologue: I want to be just like Grandma when I grow up.

We learn Richard proposed to Emily at Yale next to a trash can, and it seems to be a tradition in the Gilmore family to get proposed to next to a trash can. And in Lorelai's case to reproduce with the trash can, continue to have sex with the trash can over the next two decades and eventually, to marry the trash can.

[selfinserttothestars]

MY EWFIE IS HOME MY WIFE8

Heishome!!@W Im happy

[im-literally-just-sitting-here]

Using catch-up day to actually catch-up! (I had to draw Tango, since i was really busy during his day, so i decided to do the bonus prompts too)

It was nice to experiment with something very out of my comfort zone, both with the Pearl's base and the animals fro earlier today!

(Also i didn't know who to draw for day 10 and only remembered Ariana Griande (or cute guy) after i was committed to the bit)

[redysetdare]

I think queer stories would be better if people stopped assuming that queer representation hinges on if two characters are romantically involved at all. Like the moment you accept characters as being queer without needing romance to prove said queerness then i think we'd find ourselves with a lot more unique, nuanced, and interesting queer stories. but by limiting queerness to only romance you are stifling queer stories.

[mblue-art]

hhappy pocky day 11/11!! here's some self-indulgence ft oreo man///

[c-t-r-l14]

“Marlboros, Choco-Vanillia Lattes with pralines, Vivienne Westwood, Tyler The Creator, MF Doom, Leather Jackets, Doc Martens and the stars.

Elias’ favorite things never change.

It was so cool for someone like me, who keeps changes their mind.”

[creepa-b0t-inc]

❄️ 😇 ❄️

Made a Holiday House secret boss because FUCK

In case it's not clear, this is Eve. In the light world, it's an old photograph of Dess Holiday. In the dark world, it's a cryptid that lurks around, wandering with no purpose. Only a wish, a desire, to be found.

Which is also probably just a fancy way of saying "I don't know what to do with this character"

Honeur Able is fucking terrified of this thing because of how it looks like Dess, but REALLY isn't

[cozystars]

So uh...Mario, huh?

Transcript for all the text Under the Cut!

Jumpman Plumbing & Electrical

Mario and Luigi Saltatore -

Nestled in the Metro Kingdom’s countryside, live the twin plumbers Mario and Luigi. For most of their adult lives, they’ve dedicated themselves to fixing the pipes (and light bulbs) of their small hometown. But when a phone call worlds away separates the duo, Mario travels to the Mushroom Kingdom to do what he does best. Little did he know that he would be tackling the unbelievable, saving the kingdom’s citizens from a tyrant. Meanwhile, the younger Saltatore finds himself having to help a secluded scientist with restoring his power. What follows is Luigi encountering supernatural forces that terrorize him throughout the night. What fun!

Mario: +Dependable =Confident -Reckless Tinkers in spare time, TV dramas are a guilty pleasure

Luigi: +Loyal =Optimistic -Cowardly Collects obscure LPs, big fan of slashers (somehow) ---- The Mushroom Kingdom and the Koopa Brigand have been at conflict for what feels like ages. While there have been attempts at peace, Bowser’s braggart attitude have stalled such treaties. But the Princess, everlasting in her patience, was willing to extend an open hand to a better future for both powers. Keyword being ‘was’, as Bowser has decided to take that offer with an iron grip. In more recent months, things have escalated, as the King took up a plundering habit, reaping worlds of their riches and denizens in hopes of impressing the elusive blossom of the Toadstool Family. Such actions have only weakened an already brittle relationship. During all this, she has lost all respect for the powerful pirate. But, uh, no one has had the courage to tell him the bad news. Peach, however, has had it up to here with this destructive campaign for her adoration and is currently looking for a champion to send a very, very clear message to him as she’s too busy tending to those harmed by Bowser’s tirade. Good luck, Mario! You’re gonna need it. King Bowser: +Strong-willed =Tactical -Immature Will defend musical theatre with his life, holds war game tournaments to boost morale Princess Peach: +Compassionate =Open-minded -Reticent Took up gardening to calm nerves, is never seen without her gloves. Never.

--- ty for reading all that holy shit :)

[acheemient]

Okay. So. I know it isn't. I KNOW that.

But if @the-almighty-god is some sort of.... VIRAL ADVERTISING LONG CON for season 3, and it turns out that GO!God has been horcruxed up into different...idk....DISHES AND CUPS AND WITCHES WITH STUPID NAMES, I am going to go absolutely and completely feral!

I will quit the internet. I will admit that I know nothing about the world (of Good Omens or that of my own reality) or storytelling within it. I will return my English degree to the po-dunk little university from whence it came, and I will eek out a tiny, internet-less existence as a turnip farmer.

[wolftails-funkin-arts]

What if...?

[doughbrainer]

Fresh Out Of The Pan, Sweet Gingerbread Man

Decided To Make Benrey And Two Of His Brothers As Gingerbread Men. Got Inspired By The Song "Sweet Gingerbread Man" Specifically The Cover By Suzanne.

You Can Probably Figure That Benrey Is The Middle Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Man To His Left Is Arden And The Gingerbread Man To His Right Is Emmet.

Just Thought Would Be Fun, Plus I Haven't Posted Much Original Work Relating To Christmas, So I Hope This Is Good.

(ARDEN IS @pistachi0art's ORIGINAL CHARACTER, EMMET DESIGN BELONGS TO @pistachi0art)

This Is The Original Sketch, I Don't Know But Something About The Sketch Makes Me Prefer It More Than The Final Piece For Some Reason.

[lu-the-artist]

new commewnity reblog chain thing woohoo

Artists: draw/sketch your gift Mew in Scarlet/Violet based on its Tera type!

here’s mine:

[definitelynotshouting]

I adore your comparison of a crafting table to a catalyst because it’s not only great world building, it’s also got some really funny implications.

When studying an IRL chemical reaction, broadly speaking the two things we care about most are 1) how energetically favorable is this reaction (do I have to input energy to make it do the thing) and 2) how fast does it go. These are thermodynamics and kinetics, respectively. You can have a really fast reaction that actually isn’t energetically favorable, and you can have super slow reactions that are actually SUPER energetic, and everything in between. Catalysts actually only change the kinetics (speed) of a reaction - if something isn’t going to happen naturally on its own over time, adding a catalyst isn’t going to help. Biological systems are a great example - cells mostly function on their own over time, but you NEED enzymes (natures catalysts) in order for your body to function on a relevant time scale.

You mentioned that a player could whole-sale code, say, planks into steps on their own, but that the crafting table just makes it faster and easier. However, by definition of a catalyst, just placing planks in the correct configuration would EVENTUALLY make steps over a REALLY long time, and that’s hilarious.

I suspect that Grian’s use of his natural catalytic abilities in upcoming chapters will be much less hilarious 🥲. Actually wait brb heading to the combined wall/google doc to check—

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CHEM ANON YOURE RIGHT THATS THE FUNNIEST UNINTENTIONAL IMPLICATION IVE EVER ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLED ON. IM GOING TO BE THINKING ABOUT THIS FOREVER NOW

[reshiradragon]

Thinking about that one red flower (Hibiscus?) That’s found all over Pasio and on the anniversary outfits

Alternative version below the cut

[nihilnovisubsole]

finally got that fantasia and a cool armor set so i could mess around with gpose in style. meet royce everard!