#ee stonk

[12niko13]

[epitheterased-confessions]

My favorite characters are the five background kids from the first episode in the morning museum scene. Only two of them have actual names (Stink and Stonk) and one of them is only known by their alias (Mushroom Girl), but they're all awesome in my eyes

mod can't even think of a joke for this one. anyways we should give stink and stonk guns to see what they do/j

[ramblings-from-the-ether]

Deranged ramblings about Dark Zone!Stink LET'S GOOO!: "The Nightmare Child" is a title whispered in hushed tones across the world. There are very few things all the inhabitants agree upon, save one: If you see a small 11-year-old boy with spiky black hair wandering around wielding a sword with strange energy readings, RUN. His "family" is not far behind. Ever-twisting Anomalies that feed & grow off of each other, corrupted machinery and subverted Hive organisms blend machine & metal into horrifying techoorganic forms, bands of deranged Mutants, hordes of zombies, madmen & more all congregate around their child-emperor of the Dark. Worse still, there are rumors of a Consortium member who acts as a doctor & surgeon to his horde in exchange for not being fed to "Stonk", a large skeletal monster of unknown origin who serves as Stink's best friend/ mount/ advisor/ pet he feeds whoever makes him angry to. The Host of the Nightmare is the largest singular force in the post-collapse world. Other major factions do have larger armies, but cannot mobilize the necessary forces to quash the horde of madmen without leaving themselves vulnerable. It would take a multi-factional alliance to bring them down, and even then there would be heavy casualties. They are seen as the return of the conquering hordes of antiquity, and of mankind's folly & mistakes coming up to destroy them.

As for the Nightmare Child himself? "Capricious" would be the best word to describe the perpetual adolescent. He is prone to flights of fancy, one moment ranting over another child from a Federation settlement being mean to him (which usually ends in his horde razing the entire settlement in revenge) to spotting "cool new friends" (a Machine Beast pack who had the misfortune to land in his crosshairs), causing him to forget about their earlier source of his ire.

The Host of the Nightmare & their leader are not invincible, however. The strange properties of the sword & its wielder may give the Anomalies "knighted" by them sentience & movement, but they must feed on living beings regularly or risk starvation. Artifacts (particularly Growth-related ones) can harm them even via proximity. And said Anomalies are the ones protecting their King from being sniped... The aforementioned sword is what gives Stink the ability to ignore the Dark Zone's contamination. It will not vanish instantly, & he can still command his horde, but keep it away from him for long enough & he will, ironically, die from exposure to his "family".

(Any thoughts? Questions? Did I make him too OP?)

We actually appreciate this! Although you aren't really making a character that fits the character creation process of the setting's CYOA, you have created something / someone that fits into the setting; and that (worldbuilding) is something we can respect.

We further enjoy the character dynamic/'mechanics' done here.

[foxgirlchainsaw]

stonk

stonk drawing for an epithet style test

[fuzzydoingart]

stonk ee

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based off of one of Jello’s recent tweets for Halloween 

[kits-ghosts-corner]

more of “ghosts but what their echolalia stims would be based off of my echolalia stims that i have had”

cap: “oh Dear”

pat: “hellO!!”

fanny: “oh no! anyway”

kitty: pop cat noises

mary: [i can’t whistle so it was just very bad attempts at me whistling]

robin: “BAP BAP!!!!”

humphrey: “mmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,.,, stOnks”

thomas: “HORS-EE” [like george from peppa pig]

julian: “Philza Minecraft is a déntîst,,,,,, Philza Minecraft recômmends Colgæte”

[superdecade]

Levidromes

A levidrome is a word that when spelled backwards makes another word. Well, at least not yet. It is not in the Oxford English Dictionary. Levi Budd is a six-year-old boy from British Columbia in Canada who has coined the term 'levidrome' after spotting that the word 'STOP' spells 'POTS' backwards. After realising that there is no such word in English for this phenomena, a social media campaign has started to get this word in popular usage (hence this post). I wrote a short Python script this morning that will pull all of the levidromes from a dictionary file. The full list is copied below.

aa ab aba abac abba abo abos abut acca ad ado ados ae aga agar agas agenes ah aha ahs aia aider air airts ajar aka al ala alan alif alma alula am ama amahs amas amen amene amir amis amla amman an ana anal anan anana anes anew anger animal animes anna annat anon ante apod araara arak arb arbas are ares arf aril arret arris arum arval aryl assam asses at ataata ate ates aua auks ava aval avel avid avo awa ay ayahs ba bac bacs bad bag bal bals ban bans bard barf bark bas bat bats bed beef ben bens bib bid big bin bins bird bis blub bo bob bobac bobak bod bog boh bok bon bonk boob boord bor bos bots bows boy bra braced brad brag braw bro brod bros bru bub bud bug bulb bun bunk buns bur burd burg bus but buts cab caba cabob cam camus cap card cares cep ceps cire cires cis cit cite cito civic clat cod cor cos cot cram cran crem cur da dab dace dad dag dah dahs dal dam dap daraf darb darg dart darts das daud daw daws day de deb debut decaf decal decarb dedal deed deem deen deens deep deeps deer dees deet deets def defer deffer deffo deg degami degged deid deified deifier deil deke deked del deled delf delis deliver delos dels deman demit demits den denier denies denim denis denned dennets dens depart deport depot depots derat derats dere dered deres deros derris dessert desserts deus devas devil devils devots dew dewans dewed dexes deys di dial dialer dials diaper dib did died dif dig dim din dinar diol diols diram dit div diva do dob doc dod dog doh dohs dol dom don dons doom door dop dopa dops dor dorb dormin dorp dorps dort dorter dos doser dot doy drab drac drail dram drap draps draw drawer draws dray drey drib drier droob drool drow drows drub duad dual dub dud duel duo dup dups ea ean eas eat ecad ecce ed edile edit ee eel eels een ef eh ehs eke eked elide elides elutes em eme emes emir emit emits emmets emong emos en ene enema enes enol enows er era ere ered eres ergo eric eros ervil eses esnes espial esse et eta etas etat etats eten etic etna euk eve even evil eviler evils ewe exul eye faced farad fe fed feeb feer fen fer fet fid fier fig fila fir fires fled flog flor flow fool fra frab fret fro gab gad gag gal gals gam gan gans gaps gar garb gas gat gateman gater gats gay ged gel gelder gem gen get gib gid gif gig gins gip girt girts git gnar gnat gnats gnaw gnaws gnome gnus gob god golf gon gons goog gorp gorps gos got grad gram grub gu gub gul gulp guls gum gums guns gup gups gur gut guv guy ha habus had hadedah hah hahs hajjah halalah hales hallah hallan halos han hap haram hay he heh henry hep her hey ho hob hod hoh hon hoo hoop hop hos huh hup id ikat imaged io iris iron is it itas iwi jar kabob kaiak kak kam kara kat kay kayak keek keel keels keep keet keets ken keps kier kips kirks kis kiths knaps knar knit knits knob knop knot knots know knub knuts kob kook kor korat kow krab krans kue la lab laced lacer lad laded laer lag lager laid laipse lair lam lamina lana langer lap lares larum las laud lava lavra leat leben led lee leek leep leeps leer lees leet leets leg leir lemel leper les let leud leva level lever levins levo lez liar liard liart lias lied lies lin lion lira lit live lived livre lobo lod loges loid lone loof looks loom loons loop loops loord loos loot looter loots lop los lotos lug luxe lyra ma mac macs mad madam maes mag mak mal malam mallam mals mam man map maps mar marah marc marcs mard marg marid marram marrum mart mas massa mat maws may me meed mees meet meets meg mem merc meter mets mew mho mid milks mils mim mined minim mips mir mis mm mo mod mom mon moo mood mool mools moops moor moos moot mop mor mos mot moy mu mug mum mura mural mures murram mus mut muton muts na naan nab nae nag nah nala nallah nam named namer nametag namma nan nana nap napas nappas naps naras narc narcs narks nas nat naw ne neb nebel ned nee need neep nef neg nek neks nelis nema nemas nep net nete nets neve neves new nib nid nil nimrod nip nips nis nit no nob nod nog noh noil nolos nom non nona nonet noo noon noop noops nori nos not notes notum now noy nu nub nun nur nus nut nuts nys oat ob oba obey obo obol od oda odas offed offer ogre oh ohm oho ohos oi oiks om on ono oo ooh oohs oom oon oop oor oot op oppo orb orf os otic otto oud ova ovel ow owt oxo oy pac pacer pad pah pal palp pals pam pan pans pap par pard part parts pas pat pats paw paws pay pec peed peek peel peels peen peep pees peh pelas pen peons pep per perp perts pets pig pin pins pip pir pis pit plap plug po pod poh pol pols pom ponk poo pooh pool pools poon poons poop poor poort poos poots pop port ports pos pot pots pow pows prat prep prod prog pud pug puh pullup pup pupils puris pus put puy radar rag raga rager rages raggas rail rait raj raja ram ramis rang ranid rank rap raps ras rast rat rats raw ray re real reaps rebus rebut recal recap recaps reccos redder redes redia redips redleg redraw redrawer reed reef reeks reel reels reens rees ref refed refer reffed reffo reflet reflow regal regar regna regnal regos reh reif reified reifier reik reiks reined reird reknit reknits reknot reknots relaid relit relive reliver reman remeet remit renies rennet rep repaid repaper repel repins repot repots res resat resod retag retem retool retrod retros revel reviled reviler reviver reward rewarder rewets rexes ria rial rias ribas riel rif rim rima rime rims rip rits rob roc rod rok rolf rom rones roo rood room rooms roop roops roots rosies rot rotator rotavator rotor rub ruc rucs rug rums run sab sabir sabra sad sadis sado sados sae sag saga sagas sagenes saggar sail sair sakis sal salep salles sallets sam sama samas samen san sanes sap sapan sappan saps sar saran saros sarus sat sate sati sav saved saw saz scab scam scares scot scram scran scur seals seam seat secret seder sedes sedile seed seeks seel seem seems seep seer sees segar segol seil seined seiner seis seisor seities sekos sel selah selahs seles sellas selles seme sememes semes semina sena senas sene senega senegas sennet senor sense ser sera serac seracs seral sere sered seres seric serif serons serres serum sese sesey sessa sesses set seta seton setule seven sexed sexer sexes sey seys sha shad shah shahs shakos shales shama shay shaya she shod shoo shtik si sib sic sidas sies sik sikas siled silen sim sima simar simis sin sined sinnet sip siri siris sirra sirred sirs sirup sis sit six skat skeer skees skeets sken skeps skier skio skips sklim skool skran skrans skrik skua slab slaes slag slaid slam slap sled slee sleek sleep sleeps sleer sleet sleets slim slipup slit slive slived sloid sloom sloop sloops sloot sloots slop slug smart smees smew smir smits smoor smoot smug smur smut smuts snab snag snap snaps snark snarks snaw snawed snaws sneb sned sneed sneer snib snig snip sniper snips snirt snit snivel snod snoep snog snool snoop snoops snoot snores snort snot snow snub snug so sob soba soc soccer sod soda sodas sog soger soh soho sokahs sokes sol solah soled solon solos som some son sonnet sool soom soop sop soras sorb sore sored sorter sos sotol sow soy spacer spaer spag spam span spank spans spar spard spart sparts spas spat spats spaw spaws spay spaz spec speed speel speels spek speks spets spider spik spiks spim spin spins spirt spirts spit spod spool spools spoom spoon spoons spoor spoots sports spot spots sprat sprits sprod sprog spud spug sris stab stag stang stap staps star stared start stat state stats staw staws steed steek steeks steel steels steem stellas stem stemme sten stenned step steps stet stets stew stewer stime stimed stims stink stinker stir stirps stob stonk stonker stool stools stoop stoops stoor stop stoped stoper stops stot stots stoved stow stows strad strap straps straw strep stressed stria strig strips strop strops strow struts stub stum stums stun stunk sturts sub subah suber succus sued sulu sulus sum sumac sun sung sup suras sus susus swad swam swang swans swap swaps sward swat swats sway swey swob swone swop sword swot swots syed syes syn ta tab tae tael taes tag tak taki taks talc tallat tam tan tang tanna tao tap taps tar tared tarok tarp tarps tart tas taser tat tate tats tav taw taws te teed teek teel teels teem teemer tef teg tel telfer ten tenet tenner tennes tennis tennos tenon terces terf terra terret tes tet tets tew ti tiar tic tid tide tig til tiler tils time timed timer tin tink tinker tins tip tips tirrit tis tit toc tocs tod tog tom ton tonk tonker tons too tool tools toom tooms toons toot top toped toper tops tor torot tort tot tots tow tows trad trail tram trams trap traped traps trat trats tressed trew trig trins trips trod trons troop trop troped trot trow tsar tub tuba tubed tuber tug tum tums tun tup tut two ug ulu ulus um umu un urb utu vas vat vav vid vug wad wan wang wans wap waps war warb ward warder warts was wat wats waw way wed wem wems wen wena wert wet wets wey wo wok wolf wolfer won wonk wons wop word wort worts wos wot wots wow xis ya yad yag yah yahs yak yam yap yaps yar yard yaw yaws yay yebo yeh yerd yes yeses yew yews yo yob yod yom yon yos yrneh yug yup zaps zas zel ziz zuz zzz

It is interesting to note that some levidromes are also palindromes. I wonder whether we need a new word to describe this phenomenon also?  Furthermore, there is no word in English for "a word that you make up in order to make another word make sense". I suggest: "emordivel" ?

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Ee oo ee oo ee oo i wrote a song and it’s bad and I’m sad now ee oo ee oo ee oo that’s not part of it but still ee oo ee oo ee oo anywho how bout the stonks?

[jamieclawhorn]

Has the BT share price finally turned a corner?

The past two-and-a-half years have been really hard for shareholders in BT (LSE: BT.A). But the telecoms giant, which has been struggling to find its footing, could be about to finally get its game plan in place. Senior management changes are afoot, and the company is increasingly speaking to the media about its restructuring and investment plans and how they are adapting to the changing times.

Restructuring

BT has unveiled an ambitious restructuring plan aimed at tackling its high cost base and simplifying its business model. The former phone monopoly is now expected to eliminate 13,000 managerial and administrative jobs in an effort to eventually save £1.5bn a year.

But it’s not just on costs that BT hopes to deliver improvement — it’s also looking towards generating top-line growth and is funding increased investments in its wireless 5G and fibre broadband networks. The new strategy comes after the group’s recent disappointing full-year results showed it taking a 3% drop in fourth-quarter revenues to £5.97bn.

Looking ahead, with CEO Gavin Patterson’s departure later this year, there’s scope for further changes to be made to its strategy and a possible expansion in its restructuring plans. What’s more, there’s also the opportunity to potentially reset relations with top shareholders and the regulator Ofcom, both of which had become strained under Patterson in recent years.

Well-placed

Much of the stock’s long-term investing thesis lies with the group’s consumer-facing business, which has been the primary source of revenue growth for the past couple of years. In this space, BT is well-placed to benefit from the continuing shift towards converged services from a single supplier in the consumer market. The UK is ripe for more converged services, given that such multi-play bundles in the UK account for a smaller share of the market than many European countries.

Although BT’s pay-TV service has struggled, the group is by a wide margin the biggest broadband and wireless telecoms operator, giving it a very significant advantage in terms of scale. It claims to have already achieved £290m in annual cost synergies from its acquisition of EE and will likely have more to gain through rationalising sites and shared fibre investments further down the line.

7.1% yield

The company, still reeling from a disastrous accounting scandal at its Italian business, saw its share price slump to more than a five-year low of 201p in May. The shares have recovered somewhat in recent weeks on its announcement of a new strategy, but valuations for the company remain undemanding.

Shares in BT now trade at just 8.2 times its expected earnings this year, while offering a very tempting dividend yield of 7.1%.

Multiple headwinds

On the downside however, a turnaround for the shares doesn’t seem imminent. The group, which is under growing pressure to invest much more in its fibre infrastructure and to reduce its £11.3bn pension deficit, has only just managed to hold its dividend flat for the next two years, after abandoning plans to grow annual dividends by 10% until 2019.

Meanwhile, its business and public sector services division has been hit by a dearth of new contracts, and competition is hotting up in the sunnier consumer market. Amid the high cost of programming and price cuts from some of its competitors, margins are being squeezed in the retail division.

Brexit has also created other headwinds, as weak consumer confidence could cause would-be customers to reconsider the importance of the kind of high value bundles that BT would like to push, while continuing uncertainty from ongoing UK-EU talks could mean more businesses will hold back new investments for longer.

Is trouble looming?

Elsewhere, shares in the satellite communication business Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) fell sharply this week on news that rival French group Eutelsat ruled out a bid for it.

The company, which previously rejected a bid approach from US peer EchoStar, is rumoured to be the target of several rival firms amid ongoing consolidation in the satellite communication industry.

Under intense competitive pressures in the market, Inmarsat has been going through a difficult patch as excess capacity in the industry weighs on pricing. The company, which recently cut its dividend by 60%, saw pre-tax profits fall by nearly a quarter to $230m last year.

Looking ahead, it has warned about a “lack of visibility” around future cash payments from Ligado Networks, an important US partner that leases spectrum in North America. The payment uncertainty from Ligado, a company which has had difficulty in obtaining a licence from the Federal Communications Commission, could have a significant impact on Inmarsat’s free cash flows at a time when the company needs to push ahead with big capital investments.

Lucrative airline sector

It is looking to expand in the lucrative commercial airline sector, a market which is booming on fast-growing passenger demand for on-board Wi-Fi internet. The company predicts in-flight broadband will generate $130bn of total revenue for the entire sector by 2035.

Orders from the airline industry are increasing, and revenues from the sector climbed 39% in the first-quarter of 2018. On the downside, it will take some time before growing revenues from this division become a significant source of profits because of high investment costs and aggressive pricing by rivals to capture market share. After all, Inmarsat needs to invest in its next-generation network and establish itself in the market in order to compete.

Near term, there’s not a lot to look forward to. There are few signs that competitive pressures will ease any time soon, while City analysts expect underlying earnings to decline by another 11% this year. Valuations aren’t tempting either — its shares trade at a pricey 21.2 times forecast earnings.

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[12niko13]

Перевод мини комикса от speyerboot (Translation of the mini-comic by speyerboot)

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Some EE sketches from tonight 

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Whishing everyone in the Epithet Erased Fandom a very Stinky Friday