#it's goofy it's sincere it's pretty it's zany

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Science Humanities Minis: Philosophy

A little jaunt over to celebrate some of the humanities with two friends sitting and debating the day away 🤍

This was inspired by the HD rerelease of the classic flash game Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher. It's a beautiful little gem of a game, perfect for anyone who likes indie games or philosophy or Ace Attorney-style visual novels. You can get it for free on Steam today!

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Yax, the How and Why:

Part 1: Why do people ship them?

Decided it was time I put together all my thoughts about why I think Yax works particularly well as a ship, and what they all bring to the table.

There's a lot to talk about here, and I'm going to try and hit at least all my big points. I'm also going to be looking at them from the standpoint of Goof Troop, and A Goofy movie, as well as the Og Animaniacs and reboot, Wakkos Wish, (even though that's out of universe for animaniacs) comics, and even the toys.

This is about to get really long, so I'll put it under a read more.

From a personality standpoint, they compliment each other's strengths and weaknesses so well.

Max is earnest and honest. He always has been.

From Goof troop where he wants so badly to do good things, and goes immediately to an adult when he messes up, to A Goofy Movie, where he goes so far to impress the people around him, to his want to do a good job in House of mouse. It's a constant whenever we see him on screen.

Max has seen a lot of growth through his shows and movies, but he's also been consistent. Goofy has clearly done an incredible job raising Max. Max is pretty open about his emotions. He doesn't hide them from his friends or family. There's a level of vulnerability that comes from that, and despite being bullied and picked on, he knows who he is, it only become a matter of insecurity getting other people to see that.

In A Goofy Movie, he doesn't worry about being good enough for roxanne. He says with conviction that "after today, she'll be mine". He doesn't doubt his own abilities. He's confident in what he does, and what he knows he's good at, like skateboarding.

Max is dramatic, he's flamboyant and a show off. He has made himself the center of attention on purpose before; as long as it's something he's well versed in and is confident he can impress with, he thrives. He loves to have that positive attention from big crowds. It pushes him forward.

He is also, and this is very important, a troublemaker.

He always has been, and not just in a well meaning sense.

In Goof Troop, he shows that he's the scheming type, he's the type to cause problems on purpose, just because it's fun. It's often the problem or the solution to several episodes.

Just like the Warners.

Now, these are never super harmful, he's a good kid at his core. He's kind and patient and understands his mistakes, but he's an absolute menace. He would have no trouble fitting in with patented Warner antics.

This next point is talked about a lot.

Max's issues and insecurities make for a fantastic story of growth with Yakko and his siblings. He's worried about being laughed at, at people hearing his laugh (something that is the best part of individuals and their expression of self) and worries about what other people think of it. This issue of his hits against Yakko's need to make people laugh.

They're complimentary. They're foils to each other.

Yakko is similar, but because of how he grew up, and the role he was forced into, he mirrors Max's traits as well.

Yakko is sarcastic, he undercuts a lot of sincerity with humor or hides it behind a veil of snark. He hides his feelings for fear of backlash. Unlike Max, who has his emotions on his sleeve, and has been encouraged to feel them openly from a young age.

Yakko's not able to be so open emotionally, because doing so has gotten both him and his siblings hurt.

Yakko is smart. He's tactical where Max is emotional. He schemes as well, as the spearhead and leader of the zany trio, but he sees more angles than Max does.

He does it out of self preservation in ADDITION to doing it to be a menace and for fun. He's the mastermind of the group, just like Max is to his own group. They're both the snarky personas. Yakko wants, NEEDS to make people laugh, his self worth is tied to it, it's what he was made to do. It's a source of anxiety for him, but also a source of joy. We've seen several instances of moments where Yakko falls back on his "Nations of the World" song, because he wants to make a good impression. We also have evidence of him stressing about his ability to perform in his sleep.

Being able to tell exactly how others are feeling helps Yakko pivot his plans and react in line to the antagonist. He has a hard time being sincere sometimes, prefers to keep himself protected.

But he also craves attention. Loves to be at the center of it, loves it more when it's something he's passionate in or prides himself with.

His jokes, his wit, his singing. His ability to sing and speak tongue twisters that nobody else can. All things he's confident in.

Yakko's strengths lie more in his mind, as opposed to Max's physical capabilities.

Together, they create a dynamic duo of mischief, being people with similar senses of humor, (we have seen both Yakko and Max tell almost identical jokes)they make each other laugh.

With strong senses of justice, they both aren't afraid to bring out the schemes on "special friends", or on people who deserve it; we see that a lot in Goof Troop.

Max is used to havoc. He's closely acquainted with it, he's been doing Goof Luck damage control since he was a small child, constantly being pushed to take the wheel of his dad's mishaps, sometimes very literally.

He would fit in seamlessly to the Warner's adventures, egg them on or do damage control. He's perfectly suited to fill in the space where he's needed, like a liquid changing shape to its container.

They're two sides of the same coin. They are opposites but they support each others weaknesses.

The emotional openness vs. The guarded emotions.

The need to make people laugh vs. The need to not show his laugh.

The physical vs. mental strengths.

Together, they gain inner and outer strength. They'll have someone to confide in, someone with much different upbringings and experiences than their own. Both in and out of universe.

But that's not really all there is to it, is there?

No, because family is so integral to both of their characters, we can't really talk about how good Yax is, and why it works, without talking about Goofy, Wakko, and Dot.

Yakko would never date someone, or even be friends with someone if they didn't like his siblings. Not just get along, like.

The Warners are "All for one, and one for all times 3". There is no talking about such a major change to the Warner dynamic without addressing every Warner, because they're affected too.

Dot and Wakko need someone to be friends with outside of themselves. They need familiarity and kindness.

Who better to open the Warner's to a kinder life, than a toon from a company all about the power of familial and romantic love? The themes that surround Max and Goofy(as well as many other Disney's), are exactly the kind of thing that those kids need the most.

Wakko and Dot need to have love that comes from the outside. Love from a parental figure who isn't their older brother, and love from a real friend, someone who cares about them who they aren't related to and can talk through issues they may otherwise be uncomfortable talking to their siblings about. The Warners are closer than any siblings that have or will ever exist, but there's still some things that are easier to talk about with a third party.

With Goofy, (someone who knows how to raise a kid, and what they would need to thrive) the Warners can finally, just be kids.

Yakko being happy is a the big part, but having the Warners brought into the Disney family by Goofy Goof, the man with so much understanding and love to give, who GETS kids, and has always let Max be a kid and help him through it?

It would help all three of them lean on outside help.

His appearance through Yakko and Max knowing each other, gives the Warners a positive adult figure in their lives who will be there to support them instead of criticize them for being "too much".

Yax isn't JUST about Yakko and Max, it's about the connections these kids make beyond the studio lot.

The connections that start with the eldest himself opening up. Start with Yakko overcoming that fear of rejection and letting people in.

It's about learning the world around them isn't just filled with people who want them locked up.

It's also about Max having someone who can match his energy. Max already has some friends who let him be himself and are wonderful people , but The Warners open up a different side of Max that can allow him to show that freer, mischievous side and have fun in that same way he had enjoyed in Goof Troop. He's allowed to revel in it, instead of worrying about stressing out his friends by getting them in on the antics.

The world is also filled with people who embrace their weirdness and energy, and who will guide them.

Even if you just like yax as friends, it's easy to see the potential and benefits

The Warners and the Goofs, to have lives grow richer.

And more, with them being from separate companies, their worldview would be able to grow to incorporate new ideas and thoughts.

The Warners aren't very open with their emotions, so a father son duo who have always been open and communicative would be able to show them the benefits of doing so themselves.

Plus, watching the Warner Siblings wreak havoc with a smile, hurting no innocents, would be exactly the type of thing to make Max smile in turn.

They deserve each other, deserve kindness and acceptance. ALL of these kids do. And every single one of them get that through Yax.

Plus, through Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Yakko and Max exist within the same universe. They're so close. It's not a stretch to see them interact and understand each other.

Now, there's a lot more to talk about. How it came to be, and how the shipping climate and the timing of the original shows allowed for this to line up to happen.

So look out for that in Part 2, featuring an interview with the person who started it all.

[lookherecomethewormies]

my wacky animal crossing band AU headcanon hehe haha huhu

okay real talk i’ve had this little fake band thing in my head for years and I wanna get it out

so this is inspired by a line where isabelle da dog mentions having a band. they play fast wacky post-hardcore jazzpunk together.

the lineup is:

cherry - guitar, occasional vocal

tabby - bass, main vocalist

isabelle - percussion, other main vocalist

idk what their band name is. i prob would've named them something stupid like "Yeastie Girlz" or some shit if that name wasn't already taken.

isabelle and cherry know each other from youth when they did juvie kid shit back in the day lol. they stayed hooked up with each other when they went through their own young adult periods, and then went back to living in the same town when they moved to the poppin island village of Mycelium. they met tabby on that island and she joined up with their band because of simpatico vibes.

releases are usually albums with a shitload of small tracks with maybe one or two kinda long ones, and then sometimes an EP with a small number of really long tracks. cherry throws a lot of effects on her guitar so her playing ends up sounding like a bunch of loud chirping and wobbly metal scraping and wee woo wee woo. tabby plays her bass lines fast, has a boppy funky sound to playing, is not afraid to put on an effect pedal though usually to make her bass to sound like a wall of grotty rhythmic drones. isabelle can’t really go free jazz freakish on percussion bc their songs are ultimately too structured to allow that, but she tries! she can also do blastbeats. really fucking technical, building all those PWPs must’ve made her jacked

they're all pretty serious about their love of jazz. alright here's more info about them individually

isabelle - she grew up in the country and still has that farm kid twang to her voice. crazy childhood but filing taxes really ended up affecting her deeply and now she's by far the most well-adjusted member of the group if you define "well-adjusted" in a certain way. got a very impressive engineering degree in college, and as a reward she now works a lousy government job for a pittance + 500 bells that she WILL spend impulsively on something stupid. cherry sometimes jokes around about how she's a sellout for that but it aint serious, she understands the common worker's struggle. and, yknow, isabelle sincerely cares about doing the best for her town in the system she's stuck in so like, cmon dont be harsh on her. her public face is pretty mild-mannered, sometimes shes kinda matter-of-fact about things, but overall she nails that peppy energy everyone loves to receive from people in service when she's not flubbing stuff too much. in her personal life -- well, she doesn't have THAT many friends out there -- but with the ones she does have, she likes to be a little goofball, especially when linking zany energies with tabby. she has like a 4 year old's sense of humor but if anyone can sell peepee poopoo humor its her dumb ass. sings lead vocals on about half of their songs, her voice is loud, bright, and honestly pretty goofy because of that Country Gurl accent she has, but fits well with the generally nonserious and kinda everything-happening-at-once vibe of their music. what're her fits like, btw? an absolutely delightfully meticulous (she comes up with 90% of her wardrobe on the fly) combination of christian girl autumn, normcore, sillywave, raymondpunk, bio-wibbletech, and just a dash of edgy looking band merch or novelty t-shirts to really complete the look.

cherry - the thoughful, philosophical engine of the group even though she hardly writes any lyrics and mostly sits in the back making funny neenee noodleynoo noises with her guitar but trust me here. grew up in the same rural town as isabelle, and ended up moving back in a town where izzy now works! (its only like 75% a coincidence, she had to chase the money and figured Mycelium job market and being able to see her bestie was the best choice) She works a dead-end bullshit retail job on the island and always looks like she wants to kill everybody there. very loudly a proud commie through and through, she likes to wear this little red-guard lookin hat everywhere. the band are not embarrassed about their leftist messaging but cherry is by far the most motivated to stir up some shit. she helps organize locally and is very serious about reading up on Theory and has very little tolerance for poseurs. VERY occasionally does lead vocals, in that case she's writing the lyrics, hers are a lot more existential and political in nature than the other two's. very deep voice, she basically sounds like a scary Goth yknow? her singing voice is monotone and basically just her normal voice with more authority. she likes to put on an austere face but she's the easiest to make laugh, even at isabelle's dumbass jokes -- the other gals of course take advantage of this to tease her. as a strongly passionate individual she is also the most likely to start ranting at her computer screen when she's having trouble with something. she's got a pretty solid costume for concert appearances and photo ops that makes her probably the most recognizable member: Mao hat, long jacket, ragged looking pants, combat boots, and a pair of sunglasses.

tabby - every band needs the crazy one! she could bomb a hospital and the band would still have to drag her along because she's just that fucking good at bass. absolutely crazy mastery of speed and technique, her bouncing basslines usually provide a melodic counterpart to cherry's industrial vague notions towards "music" and whatever the fuck isabelle is doing back there. she's the only one without any classical training, though! as the lead bassist, she keeps the lead guitarist and lead drummer in check, creating a beautiful homeostasis of chaotic, highly technical songwriting and playing with all the brutality and energy of hardcore punk but also some of that inherent nerd-ass quality that comes with having three extremely proficient instrumentalists that know how to do a lot of things with their instruments. but enough of that bullshit, we gotta get to her VOCALS! she covers the majority of non-isabelle songs and her voice contrasts nicely -- isabelle has a deeper voice, sings brashly and over-the-top like she's eartha kitt doing i wanna be evil if she held her notes twice as long, but yknow she's been in classes for that and knows what she's doing and has a wide octave range. tabby meanwhile sounds like a living cartoon character.... BECAUSE SHE IS ONE!! but seriously she's got that high pitched peppy voice, but with enough roughness and scratchyness to it to make it actually fit the music. her speaking voice is actually pretty normal, but on the mic she leans into the most nasal, obnoxious tones possible. she got that shmorky voice to her i wont lie BUT SHE MAKES IT WORK!!! just say shes like uhhhh female psychicpebbles or something so you dont make her look lame. im being overdramatic about her voice btw, she actually has a pretty decent range and a FANTASTIC growl + scream but those only come out every-so-often. her lyrics are often violent, disgusting, brutally blunt in detail, and she's the one most inclined to doing crazy antics on stage. she usually comes to concerts in full leather wrapped with chains and parts of her body tied up and shit and like whatever nasty looking medical equipment she could find to put on her face and after each concert will be taken home bleeding from at least 2 or 3 different places. she's pretty chill irl though, but definitely as big as a goofball as isabelle. isabelle's the one that always takes leads on a goof attack, and tabby plays second-hand along with chief goof-strategist much to the annoyance/mirth of cherry. isabelle and cherry dont know much about her past yet bc she's pretty mum on talking about it much, but apparently she had rich parents but cut contact with them years back, and now just has an average ol life doing part time as a janitor, odd jobs on the side, and living in a nasty little apartment with her roomie katt. still, that general wealth helped a little, and she was able to build what she saved into a fairly stable life, so she's usually the one paying out of pocket for most of the band expenses. she's legit though, u know that because cherry would've beat her up otherwise

umm yess that's basically all i have to say i will post more if i remember more. if nintendo hires me i will also add to the canon that their 1st album name is "Poopin in the Boys Room" but that's not canon yet.

[agdistis-sanctified]

Another thing that has really held up about Duggan’s Deadpool run on a second read is the treatment of continuity, and god, does it hold up. The first time I read it, the only other thing I’d read was (a third of) the Joe Kelly run. Now that I’ve read pretty much every single appearance or mention of Deadpool- including guidebooks and shit, and yeah, that got exhausting- I can confirm that the Duggan run is both extremely accessible to new readers, and extremely rewarding for old/dedicated readers. This is one of those series where you can feel that the creative team actually values and understands the character (as well as the fans).

This run takes the messy pieces of Deadpool’s past and puts them all together in a deeply fulfilling way, both lording over them as the new defining canon and honoring them all as important parts of his life, legacy, and puzzle. It takes previously contradictory elements and respectfully builds bridges, allows for ambiguity where ambiguity is appropriate, while simultaneously leaving us with some long-overdue definitive answers. Duggan takes every other Deadpool series and earnestly builds on them, in many cases improving on their work, but never tearing them down. It links together all of the character traits that were highlighted in different runs, showcasing the bitter wistfulness, danger, and pain of the early 90s, the thoughtfulness of Gail Simone’s Deadpool, the "playful but actually sincere” outcast dynamic, pathos, and humor of Cable & Deadpool, some of the zaniness and desperate self-hatred from the Way era, and the compassion, isolation, and yearning for a family of Uncanny X-Force. The dark and quiet periods, the insecure rambling, the protectiveness toward children and friends, the jokes, the other jokes, the anger, the love, the foolish impulses, the clever solutions, the themes of self-esteem, loneliness, responsibility, and consent: it’s all represented, and it all makes sense. Furthermore, Deadpool is allowed to go new places, to build on himself. He starts defending himself to others more often. Reassesses his priorities. Gets to speak to “god.” Gets to a point where he’s able to start putting a family and life together.

It makes some fairly obscure references to past events, hearkening back to events even outside of his own series such as old Heroes for Hire issues (where he first met Madcap and teamed up with Luke and Danny!), it jokes about old alternate universes like Heroes Reborn, it references important figures like Blind Al and T-Ray where appropriate, it touches on his history as a sexual assault survivor, it pulls his long-lived adoration of Captain America into a solid (and breathtakingly painful) narrative, it follows up the goofy Rhino arc of yesteryear, it mirrors the original “I don’t give up” scene, the throwaway “Remember that thing with zombie Nixon?” line from Uncanny X-Force’s future scene becomes an entire arc to provide said “thing with zombie Nixon,” and so much more, all while introducing these past elements in a totally newcomer-friendly way. It was a full ride the first time, yet everything has taken on new meaning now that I’m reading it again.

"Best” run? I don’t know. That’s hard and also an apples/oranges question in a lot of ways. A fair portion of Deadpool readers I know have a different favorite- there’s always that one character approach that’s a little more in your niche, that one older arc that meant a little more to you, that one dialogue style you prefer. I’m not even entirely positive it’s my own favorite. So much to consider. So many phenomenal scenes from the past.

That being said, this is exactly the sort of series I want to read when I love a character, and exactly the sort of series I want to read, period. It’s also arguably the most complete Deadpool experience, the most “Deadpool” Deadpool series of them all, since it's such a great intersection of everything else. It’s so defining, explanatory, and emotionally rounded that it serves as a full and satisfying package.

In short, the Deadpool (2012) -> Deadpool (2015) + Uncanny Avengers -> Despicable Deadpool saga was the bomb and if you haven’t read it (which... you probably have if you’re on my blog at this point/bothered reading this post), please do.

[spongebob-reviewed]

Episode 196b: Married to Money

“Eugene, you have everything I've ever wanted with a man: An exoskeleton, freakishly long eyestalks, and the secret Krabby Patty formula.”

Recommended by: @lesbang

Synopsis: When Mr. Krabs admits he’d marry money if he could, Plankton comes up with a new scheme to steal the secret formula.

Well, everybody, it comes down to this: the ninety-ninth review this blog has published. Next is the big one-hundred review milestone, then it’s on to the future. Anyway, figured that I could get this request out of the way before we get to what might have to be my biggest review yet, so here it is: the Season 9 episode “Married to Money.”

SUMMARY:

“Married to Money” at its core, admittedly is another one of those “Imitation Krabs”-type episodes. You, know, the ones where Plankton disguises himself as X thing to get the formula. Lots of these episodes admittedly, aren’t that great. “Gramma’s Secret Recipe” and “Shellback Shenanigans” are pretty forgettable, “Someone’s in the Kitchen with Sandy” may be downright atrocious, and “Spin the Bottle” is just a smidge too zany for my tastes. Listen, while I’m never huge on repeating elements from earlier episodes, I can excuse it if there is enough to distinguish the newer episode, and if the episode can stand on its own, and “Married to Money” just happens to do both. It’s different from a lot of other SpongeBob episodes in several regards. It definitely focuses a little more on the story than the humor, but honestly I think it kinda does a really good job showing just how Krabs’s relationship plays into the lives of other characters on the show.

For a recap, the episode basically begins with Plankton performing a Sea Bear attack on the Krusty Krab, which is successfully foiled by SpongeBob. Plankton and Krabs get into a bit of an argument, and Plankton jokingly pulls the ol’ “If you love money so much, why don’t you marry it?” card. Krabs admits he would if he could, and Plankton cooks up a new scheme: disguising himself as a sentient stack of money to seduce Krabs into giving him the formula. It’s a pretty goofy scheme, but as you slowly see Krabs’s relationship with “Cashina” evolve, you really realize how sincere Krabs feels about this. While yes, I do enjoy a more comedic episode, sometimes there are so many other little things that can really help an episode. Honestly, while so many other episodes paint Krabs in a “hate” or “love to hate” light (think of episodes prior like “Jellyfish Hunter” or “Kracked Krabs”), this episode does reveal a somewhat sympathetic side to him: Mr. Krabs is kind of lonely, and would probably do anything just to feel some love, even if it’s dating a pile of cash with lips.

Heck, this episode is still pretty solid in the humor department as well. I feel some of Plankton’s dialogue as Cashina is pretty dang funny, especially when getting out of a conversation with Pearl (” ...and I was all, "You call this a mugging?" And then I suplexed him until he gave me my purse back! “) which really just helps spice up an episode with a lot to appreciate otherwise. I can understand some complaints some may have with this episode, particularly the ending which is... a bit of a downer, really, but honestly I was really enjoying most of the ride when watching this episode. It’s difficult to explain exactly all that’s good about this episode, but from the aesthetics to the character interactions, to even the humor, “Married to Money” feels like a solid episode all around. It’s a good episode, perhaps in different regards to many of the other episodes I’ve considered “good” in the past, but being a different flavor of good doesn’t really stop my enjoyment of an episode.

RECAP:

THE GOOD:

Listen, while a poorly written love story can just feel cliche and overdone, one done right is always something I can get behind, so feel free to count that in this episode’s favor for me.

It’s really interesting seeing how this relationship plays out with the other characters on the show. Pearl’s role in particular is a shining moment of the episode.

While there are fewer jokes than so many other episodes, the ones that do hit hit pretty hard.

Somehow, Krabs manages to be painted in a sympathetic light.

Sea bears.

THE BAD:

Listen, I’m not gonna deny that the ending is a little bit of a downer. After having so much of an episode making you feel sympathetic for Mr. Krabs, the ending really just sorta punches you in the gut. Not really sure if this counts as a “bad” thing as it is a fitting end, but nonetheless.

While it is a better Imitation Krabs plot, it’s still an Imitation Krabs plot.

VERDICT:

“Married to Money” is definitely an episode I’d consider a highlight of Season 9. Really, it’s an episode with so many little things to appreciate, that as a whole, I can really just think positively about the episode. It’s an episode I would willingly come back to, and do appreciate in many degrees. I can understand if this episode may not be someone’s taste, there is a lot of things here that make it different from so many other SpongeBob episodes, but for what it’s doing, I think it does pretty good. Perhaps, if I were to recommend a SpongeBob episode, I’d be talking about one that represents the essence of SpongeBob more, like “Chocolate with Nuts” or “Fear of a Krabby Patty.” However, “Married to Money” manages to move at its own beat and really just show that the show can do more than your typical goofy plot.

FINAL SCORE: 9/10

THE SIDE-NOTES:

So are Mr. Krabs and Plankton married by all technical means? Is Cashina a legally recognized Bikini Bottom citizen? Am I overthinking a goofy plot about someone marrying a stack of cash?

I don’t really have too much to say here.

I don’t even know if half that review was coherent.

Maybe I should make a point to never be understood again.

Blagh-zarble-goober-blehb.

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[mandabear72]

Positivity week

Yeah, why the hell not? I'm participating in this.

Day 1: What made you subscribe? What do you like about Mark/Jack/Felix?

Mark: Well, I remember first watching Mark around January 2014 though I didn’t sub to him until July that same year (wanted to make sure). He seemed really goofy and silly. Even though I was by no means an expert on games (and I’m still not), I liked how he broke down certain things about them. I also thought he was pretty funny, too. But I also loved that he was kind, genuine, and sincere with everything he did and seemed to care about his fans overall.

Jack: Mmmm, let’s see….I first saw Jack in a GMOD sandbox collab he did with Mark in April 2015. I didn’t really watch any of his videos and the only ones of him that I daw were ones where he collabed with Mark, Bob, Wade, and a few others. Then I think sometime in fall 2015, I started watching him more, though I don’t remember why. Needless to say, I loved his enthusiasm, his humor (‘cause he’s fuckin’ hilarious), his in-game sass, he’s VERY whimsical…but I also loved that he was altruistic and on the up-and-up. So, I subbed to him October 2015.

Pewds: Now Pewds is a bit of a different story. Tbh?…..I actually used to hate him. Truth be told at this point, if you asked me why I hated him, I wouldn’t be able to tell you because I don’t remember why I did. But I remember when I first saw him. It was around the time Slender man first came around (I wanna say that was 2012?) and I remember seeing a lot of shit drawn on deviantart with the monster INCLUDING…..a blonde guy with headphones on running from him. Someone had a link in one of the art descriptions and I watched this swedish guy scream to high heaven during the video. I didn’t know who he was at that point and continued on during the years. It was my friend, Sunny, and my own curiousity about things he’s done that made me stop hating him. While I’m not subbed to Pewds, I watch his videos from time to time. He’s VERY zany and bizarre. His humor IS kinda out there, but most of it is cool with me (sans the latest debacle). But I respect his honesty and how he owns up to his mistakes. In a way, I kinda view him as the Chaotic good of Youtube and he’s a pretty nice guy. The persona isn’t him and I feel a lot of people think it’s the same thing.