#johnny 10 watt

[pancake-breakfast]

Spoiler-free synopsis of To The Moon:

Johnny is dying. He's hired Drs. Rosalene and Watts to help him fulfill a dying wish with the help of memory-rewriting technology that allows them to go into Johnny's memories and spark his desire to complete that wish at an earlier time, which will cause a chain reaction in his memories allowing him to complete the wish within them.

This is a love story. Or maybe a story about love. Or maybe both.

Why you should play To The Moon:

Great story about the things that make life beautiful

Great characters with good dynamics between them

Excellent soundtrack that will absolutely linger with you

Main characters are idiots (Don't let Dr. Rosalene fool you. She's just a different kind of idiot.)

Canon autistic supporting character

Canon autistic side character (yes, there are two!)

Possible trip to NASA? And beyond???

Platypus

Why you shouldn't play To The Moon:

Basically a walking simulator

Actual gameplay may feel either needlessly complicated or simple and redundant (depending on how good you are at it)

Dr. Rosalene's digging at Dr. Watts might be a bit grating

So many pickled olives

Content Warnings:

End-of-life care, etc.

Death from chronic illness

Accidental death of a child (bloodless)

Loss of spouse

Loss of immediate family members

So much roadkill (bloodless)

Basically, this game about death has a lot of death in it

Post-death trauma (though not as much as you'd think)

The struggle for connection between people (especially when one of them is neurodivergent)

Mild horror elements (only in one part of the game)

Platypus slander

Pancake Rating: 8.5/10 pancakes, lightly buttered and doused in just the right amount of syrup, eaten mid-morning in late spring when it's warm but not yet too warm

[planetkiimchi]

the strings of fate | l.mk

no. 5 of my song collection (requested!)

featuring: mark lee x gn!reader, chenle

word count: 7351

warnings: arson, fire, burning, people die in the fire, death (funeral), rooftops (?) if you're scared of heights, there's mentions of nudity but not described, swearing, you'll probably hate me for this fic but idc

playlist: anaheim - niki; 10:35 - tate mcrae; psycho - jun; adelaide - johnny orlando; let me go - hailee steinfeld + alesso + florida georgia line + watt; after you - gryffin + jason ross + calle lehmann; haunt you - x lovers + chloe moriondo

summary — when mark lee, student council president of riize highschool goes missing, you’re the first suspect. as his best friend and well-known crush, you stood to gain the most from it. you’re also vice-president, and with mark gone, you’ve stepped up to be the president and predicted valedictorian. all eyes are on you, and one wrong move can send you to your downfall. but who’s that lurking in the shadows, tugging on the puppet-strings of fort irwin? the city is small, but you feel smaller as things go spiralling crazily out of control. OR mark loves you more than anything else in the world, but you're too broken to receive his love.

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5 months ago — if i could, i’d freeze this moment, make it my home

“Mark?” You peeked into the room, footsteps resounding in the hollow space. Mark had promised to meet you at the auditorium, but he wasn’t there, leaving you stranded in the middle of the school in a dark room with only the dark red seats to keep you company.

As you turned to leave, you heard a muffled sound that sounded suspiciously like someone landing on the carpet floor. You looked behind you just in time to see Mark removing his mask, breathlessly calling after you, still clad in his Spiderman outfit.

“Just as I thought I’d been stood up,” you told him.

“Nope. In fact, I would have been early if someone hadn’t tried to mug me on my way here. It took some time to get changed and wrap him up in spiderwebs before I dropped an anonymous tip to the police station.” As he spoke, Mark reached into his back pockets, which were luxuriously deep and could seemingly fit as many things as Doraemon’s bag.

“I brought you the book you said you wanted,” Mark said as he pressed it into your hands. His smile was contagious, and you couldn’t fault him for having a heart of gold. It wasn’t his fault that he wanted to make things right, so you forgave him for it.

“Aren’t you gonna get changed?”

He blushed and made some vague motions with his hands before settling on, “Yeah. If you could just- turn around?”

You turned around swiftly, lips pressed together as you tried to ignore the hot blush spreading across your cheeks. You fiddled with the book in your hands, the thumping of your heart making it difficult for you to hear when Mark told you he was done.

He gave you a thumbs-up, and you saw his mask hanging out from the open pocket of his bag. You walked over to him, tucking the mask inside and zipping the pocket up before reaching up, tiptoeing slightly to reach his head, and smoothed out his hair.

He shook his head slightly and wiped the sweat off his brow with a grin. “Better?”

“Better.”

“Since we’re already here, why don't we take advantage of the projector and watch a movie?”

You hesitated, shifting your weight from one foot to another. “I’m a little busy,” you said, rubbing the back of your neck as you thought about the countless assignments you had piling up.

Mark smiled disarmingly and extended his hand, shooting webs from his wrist. They reached the control room, hitting the “on” button. The screen blinked on, showing the default screensaver. “I didn’t mean it as a question, more like an invitation. I know you’re still not over Chenle, so I thought this might cheer you up.”

You were given little choice when Mark slipped into one of the back seats, procuring popcorn from his bag like a magician, patting the seat beside him as he projected his Netflix account onto the screen, and “Little Women” started playing. You couldn’t lie, you had a soft spot for that movie, and seeing it playing was all it took for you to cave in and slump into the seat next to him, dispelling all thoughts of work from your mind.

“Are you supposed to be using your student council pass to get access to the auditorium for a movie?” You asked curiously, reaching for the popcorn.

Mark passed you the box with a dismissive shrug. “If they didn’t want me to take advantage of it, they wouldn’t have given it to me. Perks of being liked by the teachers, I guess.”

That was Mark Lee for you. Handsome, smart, popular—well-liked by both the student body and the faculty. He was perfection in a nutshell, and his heart was yours. You only regretted never being able to give him the same.

3 months ago — you’re all i want to, want to know

Dangling your feet off the rooftops, breeze soft against your skin as you watched the sunset. Yellow waves of light washed over the red sky, turning it gorgeous shades of orange and pink and purple, if you squinted hard enough.

The sky was a vast expanse of intangible matter, the whispers of the wind calling out to you. Instinctively, you reached out for it, hands grasping at thin air. It felt like it was just out of your reach, and you leaned further, hands outstretched…

You forgot that you were on the rooftop, stomach rising to your throat as you fell from the building, scream caught in your throat which was squeezed so tightly you could barely breathe.

Every second of the fall was torture. You could feel the air rushing past your face, hard enough to chafe but not dense enough to cushion your fall. Your hands flailed about, scrabbling for something to hold onto, desperately searching for holds to grab onto, until you felt a tug on your back.

Mark lowered himself to your height, and you found yourself swinging like a pendulum from the top of the building while Mark leaned into his pants like he was going rock climbing with his friends for leisure, fully trusting his webs to hold him up.

“You good?”

You nodded, gulping nervously. Don’t look down, don’t look down, don’t look down…

Mark seemed to sense your fear, one hand wrapping around your waist reassuringly. The concrete touch of his arm against your back calmed you, and you inhaled deeply while staring straight into his eyes, refusing to look down for fear of how high up you were.

“You know, if you wanted to swing around town, you could’ve just asked.”

Your face dropped as you glared at him, your grip around his torso never loosening even for a second. “Ha ha, very funny. Please bring me back up before I throw up.”

“My pleasure.” Both of you shot up suddenly, and you almost collapsed in relief when your feet found hard ground again, but you made sure to move far, far away from the edge that time.

“I think I’m happy just staying here,” you said cautiously from the middle of the roof, as far away from all the sides of the building as possible. You knelt down to feel the ground, afraid that it wasn’t sturdy enough, before falling into a cross-legged position with a grunt.

Mark bent down to sit beside you, guiding your head onto his shoulder as he rubbed your back comfortingly. “I know it’s scary, but hey, the sunset’s worth it.”

Its beauty was almost comparable to Mark’s.

2 weeks ago — i can tell you mean it when you kiss me slow

Your hand tightened in Mark’s as he ran gleefully towards the ferris wheel, dragging you along behind him as he stood in line for the ride.

Autumn was all around you, in the air as auburn leaves drifted past on a breeze, gently gusting over your hair and leaving you feeling chilly but not cold. The crunch of your footsteps against the ground, the smell of apples all around, the earth heralded the third season of the year.

Mark’s figure was stark against the rest, dressed in all black against the neutral tones of fall, taller than everyone else. Mark was your rock, and sometimes he seemed a little larger than life.

The queue moved slowly, but Mark kept you entertained with silly jokes while it inched forward, and you found yourself lost in the sound of his laughter. It sounded muffled to your ears, like you were hearing it while you were submerged underwater. How could you bring yourself to hurt someone like him?

Your knuckles whitened as they gripped the side of the carriage tightly when you boarded the ferris wheel, eyes staring straight ahead—anywhere but down—while you fought to calm your racing heart.

“It’s not too scary if you look at me, right?”

You had to admit that he was right. If you focussed only on Mark, the world disappeared into a blur of white lights and cloudy skies, and the ground felt solid under your feet.

It was a reassuring thought to know that Mark had your back. So when you reached the top of the wheel, sky-high above the rest of the world with no weight on your shoulders, and Mark kissed you, you kissed him back.

You kissed him like your heart didn’t belong to someone else, like you didn’t care if it hurt him. Because you selfishly wanted his heart, even if you could never reciprocate his love for you.

1 day ago — but please don’t ask me, the answer’s no

You woke up in Chenle’s bed, his hands tangled in your hair while you wrapped your arms around him. The blanket was at your feet, having been kicked off in the night. Chenle’s breathing was peaceful, and the steady rise and fall of his chest pulled you out of your trance.

Chenle had done nothing to Mark, yet he had unknowingly hurt him again and again. You kept coming back to him even after you had broken up, slipping into his arms after shitty decisions late at night, clothes strewn over the floor as you willingly hurt yourself again and again.

To Chenle’s knowledge, you were single, and it was true—to a certain extent. You didn’t love Chenle, and he didn’t need to love you either. You had come to a mutual agreement that he would keep you warm on lonely nights, and there would be no questions asked.

In the mornings, you would leave, and there would be no expectations of breakfast or loving words when you woke. 

And so, you became a ghost of yourself, hovering in spaces just long enough for you to be seen before vanishing again, never happy or satisfied.

You pried yourself from Chenle’s hands, slipping into your clothes, running your hand through your hair in the mirror before rinsing your mouth and washing your face quickly. You left no traces of yourself behind, save for the guilt-ridden kiss you left on Chenle’s cheek with a sad smile.

Mark didn’t know what had happened when you met him that morning, reaching out to envelope you in a hug when you stiffened, pushing him away with a grimace. “Don’t- I don’t want to do this to you, Mark.”

He raised his hands in surrender, but you could have sworn heard his heart shatter, the pain in his eyes too much for you to bear. You turned towards the school, firmly avoiding his gaze as your lead-filled limbs brought you further and further away from him.

now — in a perfect world, i’d kill to love you the loudest

mark: can we talk? mark: i feel like there's something you're not telling me mark: i'm always here for you, you know mark: even if just as a friend

(i don’t know if that’s enough for you)

The messages he left on your phone burned a hole through your pocket. You didn’t want to answer them, but you didn’t want to ignore him either, so you opted to climb into a cab and asked it to take you to an isolated area just out of town. It was close enough for Mark to go to, but only as Spiderman. If he took any other form of transport, he would arrive too late.

you: 📍live location you: come over you: please

“Y/n?” Mark was in his Spiderman suit, eyes shielded by the mask. You couldn’t decipher any of his mixed emotions, but you saw his fingers twitch slightly before he reached out to touch the fence that separated you, hesitance laced in his voice. He sounded unsure, afraid even.

“Are you okay? What are you doing out here?” You had never heard Mark scared before. To you, he had always been the brave one, the one who walked first in haunted houses and killed insects while you screamed and leaped away. He wasn’t afraid of heights or those he fought against, and he seemed to shrink in front of your eyes when he was afraid.

“Can you come over to this side?”

Mark scaled the fence and dropped silently in front of you, cautiously moving towards you as his hand reached to pull his mask off.

“What’s going on?”

Mark felt somebody grab his hand, pulling him towards them with his face away while they held him in a chokehold. He felt a needle poking into his neck, injecting anesthetic into his bloodstream. He went limp in his captor’s arms, and was gently laid on the ground while his captor reached for their phone and stopped the recording.

“I’m sorry,” they whispered as they anonymously sent the video of an unmasked Spiderman to the news station they could count on to deliver their news the fastest.

but all i do is live to hurt you soundless

Mark came to in a dark room, hands tied behind his back. He tried to move his feet, and found that they were also tied to the legs of the chair. Defeated, he slumped in the chair, breathing heavily as he surveyed the room. It was small and empty, and he was the sole occupant inside it.

Welcome, Mark Lee. I hope you make yourself at home. With that, the speakers crackled and went quiet.

Chills ran down Mark’s spine as he heard the voice playing. Where were you, and why couldn’t he remember anything? His mind was foggy and he couldn’t remember a thing, except for your text. He remembered receiving it, and going to a shady, isolated place….

Could someone have kidnapped you and taken your phone to trick him? The idea of it caused his throat to seize, heart thumping painfully inside his chest.

The clanging sound of a door opening startled Mark, and he strained to see where the door was. He heard metal grating against the floor and the thump of footsteps, coming face to face with a masked silhouette. The white of the mask was a stark contrast to the dark cell, and it was the only thing Mark could make out.

A spoon clattered to the floor as the silhouette knelt down and set a tray of food on the floor, the water in the cup sloshing out at the impact. The silhouette’s voice sounded robotic when it spoke.

“I will untie your hands, and you can reach down to take your food. This will last you until tomorrow, so ensure that you don’t finish it all in one sitting. If you struggle or try to escape, just know that you won’t like the consequences.”

Mark’s hands felt numb, and he winced at the feeling of pins and needles as the blood gratefully rushed to his wrists, and he rubbed at his sore shoulders. He bent down gratefully to take a bowl of rice and meat from the ground, and when he sat up again, the masked person had vanished like a wisp of smoke.

say you see i’m lying, babe, and let this go

Mark was going insane. An entire day of silence was enough to drive a man to the brink of insanity, but Mark was just barely holding on. He had estimated the length and width of his cell, tried to write it down and realised that the best way was to write it in his food; hopped around, trying to stand up, and fell multiple times; and was growing bored.

He counted the seconds it took for him to breathe one full breath, then held his breath for as long as he could, then glanced back down impatiently at the analog clock he had found on his food tray.

If it was telling the right time, then 12 hours had passed since he had first woken up in his cell. He had fallen asleep in his chair during what he hoped was nighttime, but woken up with a crick in his neck that had been irritating him the entire day.

It didn’t feel like daytime, although it was supposed to be past noon, simply because there was no natural light filtering into the cell, and the only way he could see was by the light of the clock’s hands and numbers, and the dim light coming from what he assumed was a corridor outside his cell.

Mark drummed his fingers against his lap and rubbed the back of his neck tiredly. He had eaten breakfast when he woke up, then lunch just after noon, but his water was running low and his parched throat itched.

It was odd, he thought, that the food that he had been given actually wasn’t that bad. It was simple, but the meat wasn’t as hard as he had expected, and he had been so hungry that he had scarfed it down in one go.

He was just about to risk hopping over to the door of the cell and yelling for help when the speaker that had scared him the night before suddenly crackled to life.

Fort Irwin is a little small for mysteries, but the latest case of Spiderman had everyone puzzled. Mark Lee, 17, was reported to be missing yesterday evening. According to reports from 35.7Hz Radio, the unmasked Spiderman circulating on the internet is exactly the same boy that has gone missing.

However, the hero was spotted swinging by a Target today, persuading a teenager to return the goods they had shoplifted from the store. Has Mark simply run away from home but felt obligated to continue enforcing the law, or has he been kidnapped?

And, more importantly, if Mark Lee has gone missing, then who is his replacement Spiderman?

Mark’s heart dropped as the speaker went silent. There had been a video of him being unmasked in his Spiderman suit? But he hadn’t even worn it in the past 24 hours—oh. Mark looked down at himself to check that he wasn’t wearing it anymore, finding his own clothes on his body.

Odd. He had only brought his phone with him when he went to find you, and he never wore his regular clothes under his suit. However, the clothes that he was wearing were definitely his—they even smelt like the laundry detergent his mum used when she washed his clothes.

If he was wearing his own clothes, then where had his Spiderman suit gone? He craned his neck to the side to look for it, immediately wincing in pain when he felt the burning pain sear through his neck. He had completely forgotten about his stiff neck.

He rubbed his neck, and the door creaked open, the masked silhouette standing there. “Good afternoon,” they said casually, picking up the empty bowls and cutlery from the floor. Mark had been bored enough to stack them up, so it was an easy task for his captor to collect the items and place them on the tray.

“If it were a good afternoon, I would be at home doing homework,” Mark snapped.

i can never promise you tomorrow

“Watch your tone,” his captor said. “I could kill you if I wanted to.”

“They’d find you,” Mark said, but he wasn’t very sure that they would.

“I don’t need to set my hands on you to drive you crazy. In fact, you’re already halfway there,” the silhouette sneered, and Mark could hear the contempt in their voice. He shuddered at the thought of going crazy, knowing that the boredom would surely drive him to do things he never would if he were in the right frame of mind.

“You should show me your face.” It was a weak attempt, but Mark didn’t want to hear anymore about his future loss of sanity, and he wanted to at least be able to identify the culprit if he ever got out alive.

“You’re changing the topic. And I don’t think I will,” the captor said. They grabbed the back of Mark’s chair and forcefully turned him around, facing him away from the door as their footsteps retreated out of the confines of the cell.

Later, the clang of a metal tray on the ground informed Mark that his food and water had been replaced, and he found that it had come with a chamber pot.

‘cause i have yet to learn how not to be his

Chenle’s hand traced lazy circles over your back until you turned to face him, legs intertwined in his.

“How are you- what do you think of the… y’know, the Mark situation?” He asked hesitantly. It was crossing some boundaries, that was for sure. Your and his relationship was meant to be free from emotional baggage, romantic gestures, and only meant as a way of comfort for both of you.

But at the end of the day, Chenle and you had dated once. Even if you had hated him for a while after the breakup, and he had ignored you for a good couple of months, he did still care about you, although he didn’t know how to—or whether he should—show it.

“I’m dealing with it,” you responded curtly. The truth was, it hurt more than it should. You were being investigated by the police, and when they found the last texts you had sent to him, it didn’t help your case much. The best you could do was to defend yourself, telling them that you had really only been in a bad place and wanted a friend to comfort you.

What they forgot was that he was still your best friend, and even if you didn’t love him back the way he loved you, he was still important to you. You didn’t want him to come to any harm, though it might seem differently to some.

You were, after all, vice-president on the student council. Now that Mark was incapacitated, you were the acting president. Besides, Mark’s crush on you had never been a secret, and half the student body thought that you had taken advantage of his crush on you to get rid of him.

His parents were the most worried, and you could barely look them in the eyes, knowing that you might have been the reason that Mark was missing. They didn’t suspect you, fully trusting you as Mark’s friend, but you didn’t want to let them down if the police found that you had led the kidnapper to Mark.

Mark’s exposed identity was also an issue. You and his parents had known since he decided to create an image for himself, but he had always wanted to keep it private for two reasons: he believed that good deeds did not need to be rewarded, and he was shy.

He didn’t want people to think of him differently because he was a “hero”. You admired him for that, but you also hated him for it. That he could be so noble and righteous, and you hated the jealousy you felt when you saw him walking around school and waving at everyone.

Superhero student council president Mark, who was only missing a lover in his otherwise perfect life.

this city will surely burn if we keep this as it is

Riize Highschool has been set on fire. 5 bodies have been recovered, and the number of injured individuals is 36 and counting. Authorities are working with the school to investigate the source of the fire. It is suspected to have been an arson attempt.

Mark’s mind ran wild with questions. Who could have tried to set the school on fire? Why? What was going on in the world, and why had his “replacement” not done anything about it?

His hands itched for something to do. The cell seemed to grow smaller by the day, the space constraining him and shutting him in. If he couldn’t escape soon, he would explode, and all the parts of him he’d tried hard to keep hidden would be on display for all to see.

He tried to pull his legs from the metal chains strapping him down for the hundredth time, pushing away from the back of the chair until he lost his balance and fell face-flat on the floor.

Blood dripped from his lips from where his teeth had torn skin, and he tried to push himself up from the floor. But the exhaustion and the weight of the chair on his back combined made it difficult, and his arms quivered from the effort.

He lay on the ground, breathing unsteady as he wondered if it was really better to be left in there alive or to leave the world peacefully.

i'd give anything to stop time

Mark missed being able to walk. He missed the sensation of sun on his face, of light reaching his eyes, he missed the freedom of not being trapped in isolated boredom the whole day. He missed his family and his friends, and most importantly, you.

He missed the curve of your neck and the warmth of you when you leaned into him on a cold day. He missed the way your waist felt in his on the rare occasions you let him hold you, missed your smile when you laughed at a silly joke on your phone.

He missed the way your face lit up when you saw him, missed sending you texts between classes, he missed everything about you. And he realised that lately, you hadn’t even felt like friends anymore.

Mark. You have fifteen minutes to leave this cell. You have been given all you need to leave, and I suggest you do it quickly.

Oh, by the way, your beloved Y/n is also trapped here. If you don't rescue them and leave in time, you can imagine what will happen.

Mark couldn’t tell what was going on in the cell, but it seemed to him that he could smell gasoline and smoke. His head whipped towards the door, seeing a flash of silver in his peripheral vision. A pair of wire cutters lay on the floor near the door of the cell, and he lunged for it, hands shaking as he tried to cut through his chains.

It was hard work, and his arms were tired and sore, and he struggled as he tried to free himself. When the second chain finally snapped, he dropped the wire cutters on the floor as he leaned back, spent.

But the reminder of you in danger spurred him on. He stood up shakily, fumbling for the key on the floor, and his trembling fingers only made it more difficult to unlock the door. As soon as he did, he stepped out into the hallway.

Smoke drifted in slowly, illuminated by the lights along the corridor. He couldn’t tell where it was coming from, but it was getting thicker by the minute.

“Y/n!” He yelled, voice hoarse from dehydration and misuse, desperately hoping that you would answer.

He almost collapsed from relief when he heard your voice. “Mark?”

“I'm coming! Please just keep talking, okay?”

“Okay.”

He ran down the hallways, your voice keeping him company as he searched for you.

“I miss you. I’m tired. I want to go home. Mark, we’ve all been worried sick while you were gone. I hate the responsibility you shoulder even more now that I know what it feels like, and I can’t believe you had to go through all of that. You’re insane for holding out for this long and I’m so glad you’re alive. Most of all, I miss every part of you. I’d give anything to have you back.”

“You sure about that?” The proximity of Mark’s voice filled you with relief. You turned towards the sound of his voice, and the blindfold over your eyes was the last barrier before you got to see him again. You heard the creaking of the door hinge and felt Mark’s hands land on your shoulders before he wrapped you into a hug.

As soon as he removed your blindfold, you were taken aback by how exhausted he looked. Dark circles were prominent under his eyes, his face gaunt and the cheekbones that used to be covered in a soft layer of fat seemed like a thin layer of skin over bone. His body, which used to seem taller and bigger to you just a week ago, had grown skinnier. He wasn’t taller, but somehow his body proportions looked off. He was smaller, taking up less space.

The outgoing, cheerful, popular Mark was gone — he had been replaced by someone a little awkward and unsure of himself, having grown used to living in fear.

You were in no place to comment on his appearance, however. Neither of you were in great shape; you were trussed up and your wrists were red from struggling against your bonds. Your ankles were bound tightly with rope, and it was clear to Mark that you had not been meant to stay there for long.

“We have to get out of here.”

“Yeah, no shit. Do you have a map or something? What’re you gonna do, navigate us out of here?” You were taken aback by Mark’s tone, and hurriedly amended your statement.

“I know there’s something in this room that you’re supposed to take. I was told that I would be able to get us out. Can you search the room?”

Mark scanned the room quickly before his eyes landed on you. Without a word, he knelt down in front of you, searching your pockets thoroughly. Your jeans pockets were empty, but there were a few surprises hidden in the thick folds of your hoodie.

“Got it,” he said triumphantly. He opened up his hand, and in his palm lay a few crucial items. His phone, car keys, and a sticky note.

“These are my car keys… how?” While Mark looked between his car keys and his phone, the gears in his mind whirring as he wondered how it could be, you snatched the sticky note from his hand and read the message aloud.

“Drive home, and never come back. Your car is outside. Leave.” The note ended on that threatening note, messy handwriting trailing off into a scrawl scratched across the page. Smoke drifted into the cell and you grabbed Mark’s hand.

“Run!”

As if on command, you saw the pathway lighting up. At the end of the corridor, a door opened up into light and with it, freedom. You ran toward it, the fire lapping at your heels. Although it hadn’t touched you, you could feel the blistering heat of it on your back, and the first thing you could think to do was flee.

The signs of freedom continued to greet you in the form of Mark’s car, and you ran over to the driver’s side while he unlocked the doors.

and drive around anaheim at sun down

Mark was blinking furiously, shielding his eyes from the sun with one hand while you sped off, unused to the influx of light. Luckily, you hadn’t been in darkness for long, so you adjusted quickly enough to be able to drive safely.

You sat in silence like that for a while, and Mark leaned across to stare at the building, watching it go up into flames.

You said nothing as you turned on the highway, heading towards Anaheim. It was your hometown, and though it was a little out of the way, at least no one you knew would be there. For the time being, both of you needed some peace and quiet.

When the main road branched off, you took the first exit, finding yourselves next to a grass field. You shifted the car into reverse, parking along the side of the road and turning towards Mark.

“C’mon,” you gestured to him over your shoulder and went outside the car, feet sinking into the ground as you laid back onto the grass.

The sun had set on the drive there, and you could see the moon peeking out from behind the clouds, the small visible crescent shyly waving at you. You grinned back in response and felt Mark plop down next to you, one of his arms snaking under your neck and settling on your shoulder.

to teach my mind to put you first

Even if it was Mark’s hands around you, all you could think of was Chenle’s lips on yours and his hands in your hair, and not a single thought your restless mind conjured up was of Mark.

You wanted to rip the grass from the soil and scream into the void. Why couldn’t you just love him back? After all that Mark had done for you, all he had sacrificed for you, all he had given up just for a sliver of your heart? Why did your traitorous heart despise him so?

Perhaps it was because you didn’t deserve him, and despite all the selfish greed you harboured, you knew deep down that Mark deserved so much better.

here you are, a hero

Mark had grown comfortable next to you, breathing quietly as he let loose of every muscle in his body. He could feel every knot filled with tension dissipate, could feel the pain of every cut and bruise on his body finally sinking in, almost as if he’d been too scared to register it.

"Mark-"

"Y/n-"

"You go first."

"No, you."

“I want to kiss you” was his confession, blurted out like a bad choice from the depths of his subconscious, said aloud before he even had time to think it through.

“I’ll try hard not to make this feeling a crime,” he said as he cupped your face in his hands and kissed you tenderly, tears falling silently down his cheeks.

You knew you were only putting salt on the wound when you kissed him back, claiming the parts of his heart you had known were yours all along. You knew he liked you, and you hated hurting him but you never wanted to lie to him. You didn’t want Mark to think you loved him when you didn’t. Though you’d done so much to him, you didn’t ever want Mark to have his heart broken by someone who told him they loved him when they didn’t.

Not with all of their heart, at least. You did love Mark, platonically, but the important parts he wanted were the ones he couldn’t have, the ones that belonged to someone else.

You could feel Mark’s sadness piercing through your heart, his tears saltier than the dead sea. He was so genuine, so raw with his hurt as he kissed you, you almost caved and told him you could give up on Chenle. Almost.

But you couldn’t- you couldn’t do that to him.

you wanna be my new home

He pulled away, and as you stared at him, the pale yellow glow that emanated from him seemed to grow brighter before it faded. Mark, your guardian angel, who had fallen from glory and had been reduced to naught but a shadow of his former self. Everything that had made Mark stand out was gone.

And it was all because of you.

You had first started to want to know how to make Mark's webs synthetically when he first used his powers on you for target practice. His webs were long and unwieldy, and uncomfortable to use. You had been curious to see if you could possess those powers too, perhaps better than Mark.

The point where your intentions went from harmless to harmful was when you were about three-quarters of the way through the process. Mark had told you that he had won a scholarship that you had been eyeing.

It had been a tiresome period of jealousy for you, constantly feeling outdone by Mark. Him getting the scholarship you wanted had been the tipping point for you, and you were jealous that it seemed like Mark had the perfect life, while you were always competing with him. Sick and tired of it all, you had decided to give him a taste of his own medicine.

“Your turn,” Mark said, interrupting your thoughts. “What did you want to say?”

“It was me, a week ago, that knocked you out and kidnapped you. I had been planning it since you had gotten that scholarship I had wanted, and by the time I realised that I wasn’t upset with you any more, it was too late. You had been gone for 3 days and I didn’t know how to let you leave without anyone figuring out that it had been me.

“I wanted to come clean, yet I was scared of the repercussions. It took me a few days to come up with a plan to get you to ‘save’ me so you wouldn’t suspect me, and I would burn the place down so no one would ever know.

“I wanted to live your life, Mark. I wanted to know what it was like to have everyone adore you, to be at the top of the world, carefree and loved. I was sick of hiding in your shadow, I wanted to know what it was like to be a hero, to no longer settle for second best.

“But after experiencing it? I don’t think I want that life. It’s not for me. The amount of pressure you must have been under every day of your life is not something I envy. I understand now why everyone admires you. You’re worthy of that, and I’m not.”

Your palms were clammy with sweat, unsure how he would react. “I’m sorry for all I did. I hope now you understand why I would never be worthy of your love. And I hope- I hope that you won’t love me anymore in ways I can’t return.”

You didn’t know what you had expected from Mark, but it definitely wasn’t acceptance, much less his forgiveness.

When he said, "It's okay," you looked at him in confusion. What was he talking about?

"What you've done is in the past. We're both here now, aren't we?" At that, you understood. It was because he was Mark Lee, angelic and purer than you could ever hope to be, with a heart bigger than the universe. Only he would be able to forgive you after everything you had done. You nodded, and when you stood it felt like your feet were weightless against the cotton candy clouds soft under your feet.

but baby, let up

By then it was getting late, and the sun was starting to set. Mark had been silent for a while, and though it worried you, you had other concerns. The most important one at the moment was how you were going to get back home, because you were still stuck on a little road in Anaheim when you lived all the way in Fort Irwin.

It was late at night and Mark’s phone was dead, so you handed him your phone to ask him to navigate. It was an unfamiliar place and you couldn’t wait to be back in the comfort of your home, and you wanted to get Mark back to his parents as soon as possible.

Deep down, maybe you wanted to prove that their trust in you wasn’t misplaced, wasn’t unwarranted. But when you slipped your phone into Mark’s hand, it was freezing cold, and when you turned to look at him, it sent shivers down your spine.

“Mark?” He disappeared before your eyes with a sad smile, fading into nothingness while you grasped at him in a panic, refusing to believe that he wasn’t real. Your attempts were all futile as your fingers met with cold air until all that was left of Mark was your memories and regret.

i won't ever recognize these roads

You sped back after that, unsettled and afraid. If you hadn’t saved Mark, then your guilty conscience wasn’t cleared after all. How long had you been hallucinating him? Had Mark ever been real, or was he simply a figment of your imagination? How much of your reality could you trust?

Your foot on the accelerator never let up, speeding across the highway with a sinking feeling in your stomach. If Mark was real all along, and you had kidnapped him, but he wasn’t there with you, then there could only be one possibility…

'cause i am lost, but not in you

“Chenle,” you managed breathlessly while Chenle looked at you in horror. He was dressed in pajamas, as if he had been about to sleep, and you knew you were a mess.

Your wrists were red from struggling against the bonds that you had tied for yourself, an effort to make your kidnapping look real to Mark. Parts of your hair had been singed in the fire, and you smelt strongly of smoke and sweat. Your clothes were stained brown from the wet soil of the grass fields, and your shoes were falling apart.

“I think I killed him.” You wished the revelation would hurt, but Chenle slamming his door in your face hurt you more. You sank to your feet, defeated, back against his door as you sighed.

Perhaps it would be better if you ceased to exist, too. At least in hell you would get the punishment you deserved.

epilogue.

The sky burns bright like ochre, burnt umber streaks like autumn. As if on cue, as the coffins are lowered side-by-side into the earth, thunder rumbles across the sky. The sky weeps as if haunted by memories, harbouring the guilt of the murderer and the pain of their victim.

The land sings its heart out, crickets chirping and nightingales drifting by as the sky darkens. Chenle tightens his grip around the chrysanthemums in his hand as he watches the disfigured silhouettes descend.

He doesn’t know what to do. Mark Lee had been a friend of his. Granted, not a close one, but a friend nonetheless. And to think that his fuck-buddy had killed him in cold blood was a burden he wasn’t sure he wanted to bear.

He breathes in and sighs. Even if he loved you, it was too late to change the course of things. All that had happened would have happened some way or other, and all he could do was try to right things in his own way.

Chenle watches on in silence as the families of the bereaved pay their respects. He’s hidden under the shelter of the umbrella, drawn to his eye-line so no one can make eye contact with him. He observes silently as the families mourn their loved ones, not knowing that the two best friends hadn’t been kidnapped, but that one had killed the other.

When you had showed up at his door, Chenle had the fright of his life. Your pants were dotted with blood, tears streaming down your cheeks. When he heard what you had done to Mark, his first instinct was to deny it. He slammed the door in your face, head spinning, stunned by your confession.

There was nothing else he could have done.

He could not have stopped you, headstrong as you were, heading back the entire way to Mark’s deathbed, where you hugged him tightly as flames enveloped you, burning away all traces of your guilt.

When the authorities found you a day later, the forensics seemed to match up to logic—the unknown killer had killed both of you, burned you to erase their footsteps, and you two had huddled together in fear during your last moments.

He kneels to the ground and weeps with the sky, umbrella dropping to the side as the downpour drenched him and the earth as if they were one. His sorrow would melt into the soil if it could, but as it could not, it remained heavy in his heart.

Onlookers would see a grieving boyfriend, crying for his lover and friend. It was not far from the truth, but nothing they thought would come close to what had really happened to the unhappy dead.

If only they knew the truth.

fin.

if you liked it, REBLOG it.

[jimothy-hopkins]

Random Bully HCs idk man

Russel and Pete are very good friends.

Everyone thinks Dr. Slawter is a murderer. He most definitely is.

Thad is non-binary.

Bif has had two nose jobs thanks to boxing.

Bo and Mandy are dating because I said so and because it cute.

For Halloween I’d like to think Lefty pulled up as fancy Elvis Presley.

Pete went trick or treating with Russel when he had enough of Gary’s antics that night.

Davis has so much childhood trauma that he doesn’t even realize is trauma.

Tom and Ethan are very concerned for him.

The townies and punks would probably be best friends.

Dr Slawter has a degree in vet science.

For a lesson a colt (baby male horse) was brought in to be gelded. (Neutered)

He had Gary help him with that and had him hold the horse’s testicles and take a photo.

Yeah Gary was a little bit traumatized after that one.

Regardless he went out of his way to interrupt whatever class Pete and Jimmy were in to show them.

If he has to be mentally scarred so do they.

Trent can’t swim very well.

Johnny has shattered his pelvis. Twice.

Also broke his femur.

Broke his Pelvis from a fall and his femur was broken by a car in a freak accident.

Johnny to use a walker both times he broke his pelvis and got made fun of so much.

Derby is a big fan of sweets.

Beatrice collects animal bones to study.

Chester was a stray puppy Chad begged his parents to let him keep.

Kirby eventually joins the cheer team cause he found out that’s where it’s at.

He’s Bullworth’s first official male cheerleader and is VERY proud.

“It’s not gay! I’m literally picking up chicks!” -Kirby to his dad.

Wade absolutely kills it on the drums in band.

Earnest plays the clarinet and yes he gets called squidward.

Tom and Jerry actually do argue with one another a lot and will try to pull up on sight.

Constantinos and Ivan are besties,

Constantinos could be a jock. He sit at their table and everything but he just doesn’t bother initiating himself in.

He clowns Justin for being such a try hard.

Justin has a Disney Channel Original Movie way of showing his affection.

It’s so cringeworthy but you gotta let him do it for entertainment purposes.

Ivan has at least 10 missing assignments and homework that’s a week overdue.

Pedro follows Jimmy around like a little sibling.

He’s one of Jimmy’s favorite little kids.

Sheldon and Ted are cousins, their dads are brothers.

Many injuries/accidents occur in shop class.

Neil is like Farmer’s Insurance he knows a thing or two cause he’s seen a thing or two.

He’s trained in CPR and more than basic first aid.

Neil also teaches agriculture classes.

Mrs. Phillips does ceramics too.

Mrs. Peters is band, choir, theatre, orchestra, and show choir.

Burton and Hattrick are both fired thank god.

Dr. Watts teaches physics and astronomy.

Dr Slawter teaches biology, zoology, and human anatomy.

Galloway also helps with theatre and teaches creative writing.

Jimmy calls the hobo grandpa and they actually have a pretty nice friendship.

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

Doom & Gloom 2022: The Year In Bootlegs

So many bootlegs! If you need to get caught up, here's a handy list of these Doom & Gloom exclusives. Some of the old standbys, some new faces. Thanks to all the tapers out there, you are the real heroes.

What will 2023 bring?! I don't know, but I'll still be here. Oh and hey, have you signed up for the Doom & Gloom Substack yet? It's a good time.

#SummerOfPavement

John Fahey - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, July 14, 1976

Through Hills and Valleys, Over Creeks and Rivers: Crazy Horse’s Deep Cut Epics, 1984-2013

Public Image Limited - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, April 4, 1983

Low - Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1, 2016

The Velvet Underground - Music Hall, Cleveland, December 1, 1968

Sonic Youth - Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 14, 1982

Lou Reed - Mile End Sundown, London, United Kingdom, November 1, 1972

Richard Thompson - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, October 16, 1994

John Cale - Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge, England, May 13, 1975

Elkhorn - Volume 2 at Never Ending Books, New Haven, Connecticut, September 12, 2022

Lou Reed - Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan, October 26, 2000

Lou Reed - Palace Theater, New Haven, Connecticut, March 7, 1996

Lou Reed - The Bottom Line, New York City, February 25, 1983

Neil Young & The Transband - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany, October 11, 1982

The Necks - Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 26, 1998

R.E.M. - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, April 14, 1982 / October 6, 1982 / July 17, 1983

jaimie branch’s FLY or DIE - Boot and Saddle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 18, 2016

John Cale - Oxford Ale House, New Haven, Connecticut, June 20, 1979

Silver Jews - 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, March 10, 2006

Air with Amiri Baraka - WDR Studio, Köln, Germany, March 20, 1982

King Sunny Adé - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, February 7, 1983

Patti Smith w/ Lou Reed - Central Park, New York City, June 27, 1977

John Fahey - Unknown Venue, Santa Barbara, California, January 1968

Neil Young - Acoustic H.O.R.D.E.

The Willies - The Peanut Gallery, Haledon, New Jersey, April 24, 1983

The Slits - Dingwalls, London, United Kingdom, May 13, 1977

Neil Young with Poncho and the MG’s - Rock Am Ring Festival, Nürburgring, Germany, May 18, 2002

Neil Young with Booker T. & the MGs - Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California, June 9, 1993

Lou Reed - Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, England, June 27, 1992

The Feelies - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 19, 2022

Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn Sings Again

Wilco - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, September 16, 2000

The Feelies - The Grotto, New Haven, Connecticut, August 30, 1986 / Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, May 11, 1991

Sonic Youth - This Ain’t No Picnic Festival, Oak Canyon Ranch, Irvine, California, July 4, 1999

Lou Reed - ZigZag Magazine, Conversation with John Tobler, December 1971

Television - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, December 1, 1992

Tom Verlaine - Toad’s Place, New Haven, Connecticut, October 10, 1981 / May 26, 1982

Jerry Jeff Walker & David Bromberg - WBAI-FM, New York City, 1969

The Replacements - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 5, 1981

Lou Reed - The Robinson Apartment, New York City, March 1971

[fpp64]

All time best album 100

1. Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry Is On Top (59)

2. Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (60)

3. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (60)

4. John Lee Hooker - Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (63)

5. Grant Green - Idle Moments (65)

6. Miles Davis - Nefertiti (67)

7. Quarteto Nôvo - Quarteto Nôvo (67)

8. The Doors - The Doors (67)

9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (67)

10. The Beatles - The Beatles (68)

11. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (68)

12. The Beach Boys - Friends (68)

13. Blood, Sweat And Tears - Child Is Father To The Man (68)

14. John Hartford - Housing Project (68)

15. Andy Pratt - Records Are Like Life (69)

16. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (69)

17. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (69)

18. The Band - The Band (69)

19. Nina Simone - Nina Simone And Piano! (69)

20. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left (69)

21. Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief (69)

22. Bob Dylan - New Morning (70)

23. Jimmy Webb - Words And Music (70)

24. かまやつひろし - "ムッシュー" かまやつひろしの世界 (70)

25. The Who - Who's Next (71)

26. Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man (71)

27. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (71)

28. Aretha Franklin - Live At Fillmore West (71)

29. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (72)

30. Jesse Ed Davis - Ululu (72)

31. Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles (72)

32. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? (72)

33. Eric Justin Kaz - If You're Lonely (72)

34. Terry Callier - What Color Is Love (72)

35. Bobby Womack - Understanding (72)

36. Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You (72)

37. George Jackson - George Jackson In Memphis 1972-1977 (09)

38. Donny Hathaway - Live (72)

39. Bill Withers - Live At Carnegie Hall (73)

40. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (73)

41. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (73)

42. Marcos Valle - Previsão Do Tempo (73)

43. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (73)

44. Frankie Miller - Frankie Miller's High Life (74)

45. Brinsley Schwarz - The New Favourites Of... (74)

46. Brian Protheroe - Pinball (74)

47. Bruce Cockburn - Salt, Sun And Time (74)

48. Kenny Rankin - Silver Morning (74)

49. Tamba Trio - Tamba (74)

50. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live! (75)

51. John Martyn - Solid Air (75)

52. Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah (75)

53. Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today (75)

54. Leroy Hutson - Hutson (75)

55. Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't That A Bitch (76)

56. Antônio Carlos Jobim - Urubu (76)

57. Azymuth - Aguia Não Come Mosca (77)

58. Ivan Lins - Somos Todos Iguais Nesta Noite (77)

59. Taj Mahal - Brothers (77)

60. Jorge Ben - A Banda Do Zé Pretinho (78)

61. Lô Borges - A Via Láctea (79)

62. Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! (79)

63. NRBQ - Tiddlywinks (80)

64. Joni Mitchell - Shadows And Light (80)

65. Steely Dan - Gaucho (80)

66. Van Morrison - Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart (83)

67. Fred Frith - Cheap At Half The Price (83)

68. The Police - Synchronicity (83)

69. Ben Watt - North Marine Drive (83)

70. Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen (85)

71. Milton Naschimento - Miltons (88)

72. Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (89)

73. XTC - Oranges & Lemons (89)

74. Paul Weller - Paul Weller (92)

75. G. Love And Special Sauce - G. Love And Special Sauce (94)

76. Ron Sexsmith - Ron Sexsmith (95)

77. Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter (95)

78. Tony! Toni! Toné! - House Of Music (96)

79. UA - FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDS (97)

80. Stereolab - Dots And Loops (97)

81. Caetano Veloso - Livro (97)

82. Elliott Smith - XO (98)

83. Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham - Moments From This Theatre (99)

84. Badly Drown Boy - The Hour Of The Bewilderbeast (00)

85. Common - Like Water For Chocolate (00)

86. BONNIE PINK - Let go (00)

87. paris match - typeIII (02)

88. CARNATION - LIVING / LOVING (03)

89. Steve Winwood - About Time (03)

90. Luis Alberto Spinetta - Para Los Arboles (03)

91. Metheny / Mehldau - Metheny / Mehldau (06)

92. Domenico - Cine Privê (12)

93. Diggs Duke - Offering For Anxious (14)

94. D'Angelo & The Vanguard - Black Messiah (14)

95. Prince - HITnRUN Phase Two (15)

96. Ryley Walker - Primrose Green (15)

97. Ian Lasserre - Sonoridade Pólvora (17)

98. Kurt Rosenwinkel - Caipi (17)

99. Sam Gendel - 4444 (18)

100. Catbug - Slapen Onder Een Hunebed (21)

[epicmiscellaneousponderings]

Top Thirteen Thursday

It's spooky season and while it has been some time since my last post. So let's make a change about that! Have some of my Top Thirteen movies, more or less ;) to watch for Halloween in no particular order. As always feel free to buy me a coffee and to leave your favorite Halloween movies in the comments!

The Canterville Ghost (1996) staring Sir Patrick Stewart. This is an easy and mild movie for Halloween but a classic non the less.

2. Winchester (2018). This another fairly mild movie with a rating of PG-13 that has some well placed jump scares and tense moments, overall a more story driven movie with supernatural/ghost elements.

3. Tower of Terror (1997). This is a Disney movie and honestly just a lot of good fun, it is not rated oddly enough though I can't really see it being rated more than PG-13 at most.

4. What Lies Beneath (2000). Rated PG-13 and staring Harrison Ford. This is more of a psychological supernatural story. Fun fact is that it's screenplay was written by Clark Gregg so that's cool!

5. When A Stranger Call (1979 rated R & 2006 rated PG-13). So speaking of Clark Gregg, he shows up momentarily in the 2006 version of this movie. Both of these versions are a good suspense thriller as the protagonist tries to stay alive with killer playing cat and mouse with them. Also When a Stranger Calls Back (1993 rated R) is worth a look if you like the 1979 movie.

6. Dream House (2011). Rated PG-13 staring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts. A simple plot with a mystery. The actors do a good job of carrying the story, which yes isn't very deed but it is well executed.

7. Sleepy Hollow (1999). Rated R and staring Johnny Depp. It's a ride wild on Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow and slightly odd at times but a good watch and an interesting take on the characters involved.

8. House on Haunted Hill (1959). Not Rated and staring Vincent Price. Five guests in a maybe haunted mansion and murder afoot. Honestly just about anything staring Vincent Price will more than likely fit right on in with the spooky season!

9. A Quiet Place (2018). Rated PG-13 and more of a science fiction suspense than a horror, but let me tell you that had to be the quietest theater full of people ever when I went and saw it with family.

10. The Sixth Sense (1999). Rated PG-13 this movie is a classic with it's famous line of "I see dead people" and if you don't know the twist I most certainly am not going to spoil it.

11. Shutter Island (2010). Rated R and staring Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ben Kingsley. This is categorized as a Thriller/Mystery and the story that is told has re-watch value to notice all the details that the makers made sure to put in there. I'm not saying a lot here cause I don't want to spoil it but my family when we first watched went right back and watched it immediately again, not because we were confused but because you can get a new experience with knowing eyes the second time around.

12. Stonehearst Asylum (2014). Rated PG-13 and staring Ben Kingsley, Micheal Caine, and David Thewlis. This is a Thriller/Mystery/Horror mix that keeps you on your toes trying to guess what is really going on and who the main character can actually trust.

13. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966). A classic and only 25 minutes long, I got a rock.

And there you have my Top Thirteen Halloween movies! There is certainly a list I could make of Honorable Mentions, but maybe I'll do that next year... Stay Spooky!

[wrestlingisfake]

ROH Fake Rankings, 12/2/2023

Men's singles division - babyfaces

Eddie Kingston (ROH men's world champion, STRONG men's champion)

Dalton Castle

El Hijo del Vikingo (AAA mega champion)

Komander (AAA cruiserweight champion)

Ethan Page

Lee Johnson

Gravity

Trent Beretta

Metalik

Willie Mack

Men's singles division - heels

Wheeler Yuta (ROH pure champion)

Brian Cage (ROH trios champion)

Kyle Fletcher

Tony Nese

Josh Woods

Evil Uno

Nick Comoroto

Unranked: Fred Rosser, Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel, Slim J, SK Bishop

After Tony Khan launched AEW in 2019, ROH went through a bit of a dark age until Khan acquired the promotion in 2022. Few names from that era remain on the roster--Castle, Yuta, and Woods are the most prominent on the weekly TV series right now.

We're two weeks away from ROH's next pay-per-view, Final Battle, and the men's side only has one match announced--a six-way for the television title, which Samoa Joe abandoned. Joe is putting his focus on chasing the AEW men's world champion MJF, who has been one of the ROH tag team champions for three months and has yet to appear on an ROH show. As for the six-way, only Castle and Komander have been confirmed as participants thus far.

I assume there won't be a men's world title match on the PPV, since Kingston is busy with AEW's Continental Classic tournament. Similarly the pure title has seen more action in AEW than ROH. Brian Cage and the trios title are effectively on ice until his tag partners return from New Japan's World Tag League.

I have no doubt Final Battle will end up being a good show. But with ROH in the state it's in, the quality of the show will largely depend on how many big names from AEW (or perhaps New Japan) will come in for exactly one night, tear the house down, and then not stick around. That approach isn't going to convince people to pay $10/month for the weekly TV.

Men's tag team division - babyfaces

Darius Martin & Action Andretti

Dralistico & Preston Vance

Iron Savages - Boulder & Bronson

Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo

Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal

The Outrunners - Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd

Colt Cabana & Brandon Cutler

The Boys - Brandon Tate & Brent Tate

The Bollywood Boyz - Gurv Shira & Harv Shira

Men's tag team division - heels

Gates of Agony - Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona (ROH trios champions)

The Righteous - Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch

The Butcher & The Blade

Shane Taylor Promotions - Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty

The Workhorsemen - Anthony Henry & JD Drake

Cole Karter & Griff Garrison

Spanish Announce Project - Serpentico & Angelico

The Wingmen - Ryan Nemeth & Peter Avalon

The West Coast Wrecking Crew - Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs

Unranked: Jacoby Watts & Sebastian Wolfe, Trevor Outlaw & GPA

On paper this looks like a stacked tag team division. However, most of the teams listed are booked like jobbers when they appear on AEW teleivison, and get booked 50/50 in ROH matches. I think the Iron Savages, the Infantry (Dean/Bravo and Trish Adora), and the Outrunners have a ton of potential, but I can't fool myself into thinking they're being pushed right now. Andretti/Martin and the Righteous are presented like big deals, but their win-loss records don't reflect that--hell, the Righteous couldn't even beat MJF two-on-one.

The main exception is Kaun and Liona, who are booked like monsters. But there's no sense of that leading to them challenging for the ROH tag title. The main idea is that they're part of a monster trio with Brian Cage. But after a year at the top of the trios division, they've destroyed every possible trio combination on this roster, and it feels like only an AEW superteam could topple them.

Women's division - babyfaces

Willow Nightingale

Billie Starkz

Leyla Hirsch

Rachael Ellering

Kiera Hogan

Trish Adora

Women's division - heels

Athena (ROH women's world champion)

Marina Shafir

Nyla Rose

Mercedes Martinez

Diamante

Emi Sakura

Robyn Renegade

Charlette Renegade

Unranked: Amira, Brooke Havok, Heather Reckless, Heidi Howitzer, Johnnie Robbie, Kel, Ronda Rousey, Zoey Lynn

The biggest storyline in ROH lately has been Athena training Starkz to be her "minion," and feuding with Shafir, until Starkz flipped out on both Shafir and Athena, and challenged Athena for the title at Final Battle. At this point I'm not sure which of the three are supposed to end up being babyfaces or heels, but the story's still in progress.

They're also doing a thing with Hirsch trying to decide whether Ellering or Maria Kanellis truly has her back. So good for ROH for actually having multiple women's storylines, although I wish the second one wasn't the same passive-agressive "are you really my friend?" stuff we see all the time in women's wrestling.

The Renegades have gotten involved with both of these storylines, in tag matches against Athena/Starkz and Ellering/Hirsch. That's a good idea to keep things interesting. Unfortunately the Renegades have the same problem the Bella Twins had in WWE--their whole deal is being a cohesive duo, but the promotion doesn't have a women's tag team title for them to dominate.

OK, this next part is where I list wrestlers who are on the roster but haven't had a match in over a month. Thing is, ROH doesn't really have an official roster. So this is just a selection of wrestlers who are either on AEW's official roster or free agents that seem to be ROH regulars.

No televised ROH matches in 30 days: Allysin Kay, Blake Christian (GCW world champion), Kip Sabian, Lady Frost, Marti Belle, QT Marshall, Rocky Romero (CMLL historic welterweight champion), Scorpio Sky, Skye Blue

No televised ROH matches in 60 days: Angelina Love, AR Fox, Claudio Castagnoli, Chuck Taylor, Jimmy Jacobs, Leila Grey, Nick Wayne, Silas Young

Last televised ROH match between June 1 and August 31: Alex Reynolds, Big Bill (AEW tag team champion), Cheeseburger, Daniel Garcia, Eli Isom, Jacked Jameson, John Silver, Leon Ruffin, Madison Rayne, Mark Briscoe, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Miranda Alize, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Rhett Titus, Samoa Joe, Stokely Hathaway, Stu Grayson, Tracy Williams

Looking at all these names, you can see talent that will probably be back before long, and others who have clearly moved on. I really doubt Castagnoli and Samoa Joe will be back. The Kingdom (Taven and Bennett) feel integral to 2020s ROH, but their AEW act with Roderick Strong is so hot right now that it'd be silly to move them back here. In other cases (for example, Isom, Cheeseburger, Williams, Titus) I never know if they're just on a hiatus or if Tony Khan has just decided to stop booking them altogether.

I would guess about half of these names will return to ROH now and then over the next six months. But "will return" could mean "will appear weekly leading to a PPV match" or just "will do one match and then nothing for another six months."

Inactive

Bandido (left wrist - triangular fibrocartilage complex tear)

Katsuyori Shibata (leave of absence)

There's no way to know if either of these guys will be ROH regulars when they return, but they were when we last saw them. By the same token, Dante Martin (who was injured on an ROH show months ago and has just made his return) could be headed back here or maybe he won't.

Conspicuous by their absence on this list are the ROH tag team champions, since Adam Cole hasn't wrestled under the ROH brand since 2017, and MJF never has. I thought it was possible they'd at least show up for Final Battle, but there's no timetable for Cole's return from an ankle injury. MJF could show up to defend the tag belts solo, or with a substitute partner. But considering he's working through a torn labrum, and trying to make it to the December 30 show, Final Battle is probably a low priority for his schedule.

[ao3feed-winterhawk2-archive]

I want your midnights

by lady-hawkman (marianneT), marianneT

"Yeah, it gets lairy," Clint says, through the coms. "Lairy's one way of putting it," Bucky grumbles, Gwen sprinting past his outstretched arm and straight towards the…

"What even is that?" Bucky asks. "I'm not sure," Kate says. "Um."

Gwen slides straight through it and out the other side. She's covered in jelly.

"Gelatinous cube!" She yells, throwing her fists up in triumph.

Words: 2020, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of Act on Impulse

Fandoms: Black Widow (Comics), West Coast Avengers, Hawkeye (Comics), X-Men (Comicverse), Winter Soldier (Comics)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Clint Barton, James "Bucky" Barnes, Quentin Quire, Kate Bishop, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Gwen Poole, America Chavez, Johnny Watts, Ramone Watts

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton, Clint Barton & Kate Bishop, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton & Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers, Kate Bishop & Quentin Quire, Clint Barton & Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson, Clint Barton & Yelena Belova, James "Bucky" Barnes & Yelena Belova, Yelena Belova & Kate Bishop, Gwen Poole/Quentin Quire

Additional Tags: Post-Comic: West Coast Avengers (2018) #10, Friendship, Team as Family, Nightmares, Bucky Barnes Has Nightmares, Deaf Clint Barton, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov Friendship, Natasha Romanov Feels, Natasha Romanov Is Not A Robot, Clint and Bucky love Nat, And will do anything to protect her, Natasha's Family, Steve is a good guy, Post-Marvel Comic Event: Secret Empire (2017), Clint has his demons, He stores them in his trailer, Kate is perpetually bemused and/or angry, And she deserves it tbf, Clint and Bucky bickering, Clint and Bucky and Sam bickerinf, One chapter later on is very frisbee heavy, so look forward to that, This fic is kinda my baby but it's also a mess, Like Clint?, Clint is too old for the 24/7 dance party, And Bucky's even older, Not in time outta the ice I suppose but you know what I mean, there's a lot of texting in this, I should use one of those cute text image things but I cba, Chaos, Man so much chaos, This is the inside of my brain all the time

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48560782

[alex99achapterthree]

Once upon a time...

Long long ago I was an announcer at a small-town AM radio station. 1000 watts daytime, 250 watts at night.

This was my console...

... a Gates "Gatesway" 8-channel mono board. Ours wasn't as pretty as this one. On either side of me when I sat at the board were...

... giant transcription turntables for the records.

In a cabinet over the board were several (3 or 4) ...

... cart machines of various brands and makes for playing...

... Fidelipac tape carts. These weren't 8-track, they were single-track mono available in sizes from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. They held station ID, commercials, jingles, songs... in the studio around the announcer were racks holding hundreds of them.

Hanging in front of my face was an older version of this...

...and we had pretty nice Sennheiser HD-414 headphones to wear.

Of course, back then there were records. Cabinets in the studio held thousands and thousands of records... LP and 45 records carefully cataloged and sorted and filed in colored sleeves called "shucks"...

... each color holding a certain type of record. Red for rock, yellow for country, blue for adult contemporary. Everything got moved into green when they came out of rotation and went to the record library.

We also got taped programs and advertising agency commercials. The commercials got transferred to carts and the programs were played on the air from our big Ampex 351 reel-to-reel tape deck in the equipment rack across the room...

...or the smaller Ampex 601...

... that stood on the counter beside the left-hand turntable. Besides programs on tape there were "transcription" records holding syndicated shows like "Our Changing World" by Earl Nightingale...

...that got played once then tossed in the trash.

It was all great fun. The announcer played the music and jingles, wrote copy for advertisers and recorded the spots, conducted in-studio interviews, read the United Press International news every hour, ran the transmitter and made adjustment and took readings (I had to get the FCC third-class restricted radiotelephone operator permit to legally operate a 1KW AM transmitter), answered the phone in the evenings and took out the trash. I wasn't "Doctor Johnny Fever" by any means, but I sat in a studio like his and did what he did.

Now it's all computerized and automated.

I still have recurring dreams that I'm on the air and I don't know any of the music and don't know what record to play next. We didn't have "playlists", it was up to us to mix the music in a pleasing manner and that is hard if you aren't familiar with any of it. Also, I dream that it is coming up to a 30-minute newscast on the top of the hour and I don't have any news copy to read.

40 years later I still miss it.

Thanks for listening to my memories.

[deareststurns]

ミ ABOUT ME .ᐟ

彡 Hey babies, My name is Addi, i’m a sagittarius, and I go by She/her .ᐟ

彡 SOME HOBBIES .ᐟ

- I love listening to music 9 times out of 10 I have airpods in my ears blasting music, I like to cook and bake because I grew up doing it, watching TV shows / movies, writing, hanging out with friends, painting, sewing, and shopping .ᐟ

彡FAV ARTISTS .ᐟ

- The weeknd, Chase Atlantic, Lil Skies, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Jacquees, Kehlani, 21 Savage, Maggie Lindemann, Jhené Aiko, Travis Scott, Isabel LaRosa, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Deftones, mostly just a variety of things .ᐟ

彡FAV CELEBS / INFLUENCERS .ᐟ

-Sturniolo Triplets, Larray, Johnnie Guilbert, Hansumfella, Chase Keith, Carrington, Vinnie Hacker, Jordan Huxhold, Quen Blackwell, Tara Yummy, Jake Webber, Matthew Gray Gubler, Grant Gustin, Sam and Colby, Maggie Lindemann, Lucy Hale, CJ Stroud, JJ Watt .ᐟ

彡FAV TV SHOWS / MOVIES .ᐟ

- Criminal minds, Pretty little liars, 10 things I hate about you, Tangled, Cars, The lion king, The flash, Shameless, Magic Mike .ᐟ

[the-firebird69]

2005 Johnny Pag "Pagsta" 49cc Harley Chopper Motorcycle Moped~Rising Pho...

This is one of the early packs to bikes and it was not a chopper it's more like the other bike they were having made in China And it looks like the rebel kind of and they still were making in 2010 that's when they stopped though. But this is a very decent motorcycle for the price. These things were around $1500 but in 2010 they moved up to about 3500 but they had a 300CC motor this has a 50CC motor. If it were for sale today it would be about $1500. It's got quality parts it works great it's just not real fast the parts are like a scooter part level a little bit above it it's like a small dirt bike quality parts but really it is a nice bike for the price it's a great way to get around town and the new one looks more like a rebel and is accepted this one is a little bit small but he says for smaller people it's a great bike it is an awesome bike for smaller people 49CC's you don't need to have a motorcycle license and in Florida you don't even have to have insurance. we so we would suggest strongly that if you get when you get insurance and you could insure it for about$20 a month.'cause bike is worth practically nothing. And we don't want our son on one but it would move him well enough and he would go about 40 miles an hour top speed and he could drive around without worrying about all sorts of things on the sidewalk but the road is kind of worse. But a lot of you drive these Honda Grom and granted they go about 55 but a few way 220 even you're only gonna go 40 miles an hour but if you weigh what our son does you're gonna go 40 to 45 on this. And you can change the sprockets and go about 55. Now that's not a bad bike and it won't last for too long meaning you can't drive it too long to overheat probably about 30 minutes you can get a cooling jacket and you can run it for an hour or two. In other states you can ride a 110 cc as a scooter and with our son on it it will go about 60 five to seventy miles an hour and you could write it for about an hour but if you put a cooling jacket for about 3 hours. Really pretty good. 300CC with this small bike our son could go about 100 mph and with the cooling jacket no without the cooling jacket he could go for about an hour but with a cooling jacket for about five or six hours true too. That bikes are real bike but these other ones are just for going around town. Go around town and you park it and you Go around town and you park it and you go you drive all day long but you're cooling it off and you're heating it up and you won't notice it it'll eat up in about half an hour but if you weigh 150 pounds you could go for about an hour on the 49th cc and for about two hours on the 110CC and four hours on the 300CC if it was not liquid cool if they're liquid cool the 49CC will go for an hour to an hour and a half the 110CC would go for about three hours or four hours and the 300 CCO vote for about seven or eight hours. Now those are some pretty decent numbers this is not is not a bad bike it's a ride around as a scooter it's kind of fun it would be a very nice bike for him even at 49CC and he wouldn't have to take the course and he could get insurance and would not break the bank and a gas wouldn't break the bank but he has no place to put it and it's too dangerous. And we don't want him to make it into an electric although there are kits and he looked and they're not much money like for four or $500 he could get a 3000 watt kit and a mid engine motor that has gears and it's a quick charge no it takes like three hours to charge but we think he would probably go about 70 miles a charge now if he got a more expensive kit for like $1000 it would be a quick charge and he could go couple 100 miles. And he was thinking about doing that if he got money but we don't want him on the road and it would be a motorcycle at that point and they don't limit the electric motorcycle if it's not a bicycle it's a motorcycle. and With the $1000 kit it would go too fast now you could take a motorcycle that the engine died in and get it for free almost and put an electric kit in it sincerely don't want him on the road and he's bummed out because that's a solution.

- There are other things you can do but nothing is really that great so we're sitting around thinking about it and he's stuck for real they have him held there and it's really bad and she's stuck too. Everything about our people who are stuck and what he's trying to do and we're doing the work and we're doing the job in other projects but we see what he's saying these people are so damned annoying and other people go out and would have to and it would create an atmosphere where there are more people driving around and we put up with the crap a lot less or it could backfire but we have seen it work so we're watching people try and put it together this will encourage them it's Tommy F and he sees that his guys are on minibus and it's really awful for them to be on those it's heartbreaking. We do need to get it going there are ways to do it and we're working on several right now we have several other projects going of course big ones but hers is now a priority they want to get going he's assigning children to it and they start to push and they're pushing for the Pagliani Electric BMX and they want BG to design it and he is going to try jason can race it he'll be part of a racing team of youngsters trying to beat BG BJA that is. and BG wants to know why shocks**** and the answer is Jenna said I can't control it and shocks help you with that and ja Was riding in a rut or something the inside was not worn that much she thinks and it's true that's what he says they don't go fast enough to have to go in the middle. And a little wider tire possibly she likes the idea so she's going to work on it with BG. And Jason and Jason can get the tires he knows just watch which one to use and the only parameter is you have to use the same size motor. And it looks like a mid drive and they're correcting him now it is a mid drive and that's excellent that's excellent because it's a real motorcycle for children and it's a joy. And if this starts off Harley Davidson might make electric dirt bikes and enduro and more but it's gonna be fun because India will hopefully want it indian and he says he does so it's going forward and he's a guy.

Thor Freya We have other things to report we're gonna publish

Olympus

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Hank Ballard, Brand X’s 1977 LP LIVESTOCK, Jake Brockman (Echo & the Bunnymen), film composer Carter Burwell, Michael Carabello (Santana), trumpeter-bandleader Don Cherry, Imogene Coca, Linda Evans, Fabolous, composer-violist Lillian Fuchs, Kirk Hammett, Mexican Golden Age actor-singer Pedro Infante, Amanda Lear, Cherokee activist Wilma Mankiller, Paul McCartney’s 1985 single “Spies Like Us,” Metallica’s 1997 RELOAD album, Jeramy Mohler, Eugene Ormandy, Graham Parker, John Parr, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Cindy Blackman Santana, Rudy Sarzo, Compay Segundo, Duncan Sheik, astronaut Alan Sheperd, the 1930 Fred Astaire/Bob Hope musical SMILES, Howard Thurman, Shania Twain’s 2002 UP! album, Brenda Vaccaro, J.C. Watts, Kim Wilde, Owen Wilson, and the Great American singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer. 

Among his many hit songs are now-standards such as “Autumn Leaves” and “Moon River”—all told he wrote lyrics for 1500 published songs. Besides winning many awards, he co-founded Capitol Records, the first “indie label” of the 20th Century not dependent on the film industry or other corporate interests. Mercer was one of those fabled “napkin writers,” meaning he’d grab any scrap of paper handy, throw down lyrics, then have a demo ready within hours. “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” was inspired by a sermon he heard on the radio. Normally he’d pitch the song to other singers but it was perfect for his voice. His recording was a Top 10 hit and has been used in several films. Here’s my take—I’ve grown fond of it and it’s a touchstone of my “assisted living home set.” 

https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/ac-cent-tchu-ate-the-positive

#johnnymercer #positive #accentuate #singersongwriter #greatamericansongbook #napkin #film #soundtrack #assistedlivinghome #carehome #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #birthday

[paulisded]

The Ledge #580: Some Stuff

Tonight's show is a mishmash of primarily recent releases. There's some material from great box sets. There's a set devoted to a classic old live album and one brand new one. I've got a set from that great new tribute album, Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies, along with more material from the tribute album I premiered last week, Goo Goo Muck - A Tribute to The Cramps. There's also a Rum Bar Records set, and previews of new records by Graham Parker & The Goldtops, Tamar Berk, and others. It's a show featuring a wide variety of genres that you only hear on shows like The Ledge.

As for this week's "52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks" series, I have a mystery track by a band called The Shades. The cover is from the soundtrack to the Elle Fanning film, Teen Spirit, but I have yet to find out any information regarding the band. Could it be something cooked up in the studio by the film's musical directors? Who knows? And like always, I must again plead with y'all for more versions of "Teenage Kicks". If you are a musician, or have any contact with artists that could record their own take on the classic, please contact me!

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1. The Shades - Teenage Kicks

2. Nick Piunti - Til The End of The Day

3. The Gold Needles - Village Green Preservation Society

4. Johnathan Pushkar - David Watts

5. The Anderson Council - This Is Where I Belong

6. The Grip Weeds - Where Have All The Good Times Gone

7. Graham Parker & The Goldtops - Cannabis

8. The Connells - Slackjawed (Demo)

9. Animal Piss, It's Everywhere - Jesus Got Under My Skin

10. Tamar Berk - sunday driving

11. David Bowie - Medley: The Jean Genie / Love Me Do(feat. Jeff Beck)

12. David Bowie - Round And Round (feat. Jeff Beck)

13. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey 

14. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Sometimes Always 

15. The Brains / Rezurex - Goo Goo Muck

16. Night Beats - I Was A Teenage Werewolf

17. Flamin' Groovies - Fissure Of Rolando

18. Shooter Jennings - Human Fly

19. The Cornfed Project - Date Night

20. The Cruzados - Motorcycle Girl (Live)

21. JJ & The Real Jerks - Girl I Want My Money Back

22. The Gypsy Moths - A Six Man Bicycle

23. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Unfree Child

24. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Watch Yourself

25. Star Arcana - Tomorrow Never Knows

26. Mick Flinn Band - Do What You Wanna Do

27. Eddie & The Hot Rods - Ignore Them (Always Crashing In The Same Bar)

28. Lonesome Kings - Zodiac (Preacher Boy Mix- feat Preacher Boy)

29. The Monks - Johnny B.Rotten

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"Cards for All Occasions" "oin the Army and See the World- or What's Left of It" "Laughing Gas" Number 22 o'Brien's Kosher Restaurant Recruiting Headquarters «When You Get Back Booby Dupes "Don't Chop the Wood. .." "My, what a beautiful head of bone you have!" SAP 752 Skeleton Fish "Tuna Fish. Boofy and the Beast "That's good; I never could dance before." "Wake up and go to sleep!" Brideless Groom Cousin Basil "Impossible"

M. Benton Miss Dinkelmeyer Miss Hopkins "Professor Shemp Howard--Teacher of Voice" Susquehana 2222 Uncle Caleb "Voices of Spring" Bubble Trouble Amos Flint Cut Throat Drug Store Eenginzoemen, anacanapanasan "Everything from a Needle to a Battleship …" Fountain of Youth "Horseradish" "It's putrid!" "The mortar the merrier!" Pinch Penny Market Serena Flint "Tastes more like marshmallow gumbo" Zendayfus, mishegas, pyareecon, cotton Busy Buddies "Are you casting asparagus on my cooking?" Cackle soup "Can U Take It? Try Our Mush" Carrot County Fair Champion Milking Contest Collision mats Cow Jive Café "live Dinners- 4 Bits_-Bloop Soup, Reat Meat, Jake Cake, Hava lava" K. O. Bossy $97 "No Sale" Sellwell Advertising Company Cactus Makes Perfect "Finders Keepers" Ghost Town Hotel Gold Collar Button Retriever "Gold, gold, we want gold . .. zoot!" "I shoot an arrow into the air, where it lands I do not care; I get my arrows wholesale!" "Incomprehensible and utterly impractical" The Inventors Association "It's In His Left Pocket" The Lost Mine Mother's Pies Calling All Curs Anacanapon and piddledictatar Botanical offshoot Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, and Dr. Howard G.C.M. Garçon "I got my eyes closed" "I Must Not Eat Out of Garbage Cans" "I'm trying to think, but nothing happens!" "Mazel Tov!" Mrs. Bedford "To say the least if not less"$2,000

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A gallon of gasoline, two tumblers of bicarbonate of soda, an ounce of jodine, and a pinch of mustard "Henna color at all" Hook, Line, and Sinker Juanita, Conchita, Pepita, and Rosita Manuel "No, but I get a little attack there every time Ieat too much" "Opportunities in Mexico. Pamo Hair Remover Pedro Ruiz Business Opportunities

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"I'm a victim of circumstance!" Kirk Robbin Polly Dizzu Defectives Bonzo The Brooklyn Building Daily Chronicle Gypsom Good Inc., Antiques I. Doolittle "I'm poisoned!" Mr. Dill "Mysterious Burglaries Panic City_-Police Shakeup as Ape Man Strikes Again" "There's no future in it" Dizzy Dociors "Brightens Old Bodies" Brighto Brighto Medical Company Doctor Bright "Hello ma, hello pa. It wasn't much of a fight. I stood like that . . . but not for long" "If you have a knick knack with a nick in it, we'll knock the nick out of the knick knack with Brighto" Los Arms Hospital "Quiet- -Do Not Disturb" "Tell him to dial inflammation" "Three of the best salesmen who ever sailed" Dizzy Pilots The Buzzard Hydrogen gas Joe Strubachincoscow Republic of Cannabeer, P.U. Sky Aircraft Company Stincoala, Moronica "Vice? I have no vice. I'm as pure as the driven snow." Wrong Brothers

Don't Throw That Knife "Any Resemblance. "Cry in This" Earysyphillus Hospital Lucy Wykoff Dopey Dicks Main 2468 Ralph Sam Shovel 275 Mortuary Road

Dunked in the Deep Bortch "Danger Dynamite Caps. The Fishmarket Duet "Give me that fillum!" "Number Four in the Blue Book» "Old Holland Cheese .. Pier 7 Duriful but Dumb "CA MERAS PROHIBITED O PENAL TYOF DEATH" Click, Clack, and Cluck "If it's a Good Picture, it's out of Whack!" Mr. Wilson Percival DePuyster Star Dispatch "Viva Vulgaria!" Vulgaria Whack Magazine Even as I.O.U. Bearded Lady Dopey Dan's Daily Double "If You Buy a Home Like This It's a Miracle" Miracle Homebuilders, Inc. Press-Press-Pull Seabasket

False Alarms Maisy, Mimi, and Minnie Fiddlers Three Coleslawvania E.B.I. "Gone to Rest Under the spreading Chestnut Tree" "Jack and Jill" King Cole "Little Miss Muffet" Mergatroyd the Magician "Old King Cole" Prince Gallant III of Rhododendron Princess Alicia "Simple Simon" "A Small Kingdom … "Thou hath made me shoe the wrong mule" will Idge Fifi Blows Her Top Café lo-Mer-Essen

rid Blows Her top Café La-Mer-Essen Floward, Fine and Besser- Stage Screen and Radar" Katrina Leiloni Baggiagaloupe Maria Parasites Wienerschnitzel Straza Rue de Schlemiel and Rue de le Pew Flagpole Jitters Calamity Insurance Company Garden Theatre Gottrox Jewelry Company The Great Svengarlic

"He'll Steal Your Breath Away!* "Here This Week- The Great Hypnotist Svengarlic-He'll Steal Your Breath Away A Stellar Attraction-Scientific-Educational-2 Performances Daily" Mary Nice cold hotcakes smothered in vinegar Flat Foot Stooges Annie and Fannie Butch Chief Kelly "Engine 1 M.F.D." "I'm too pleasingly plump as it is" Midland Fire Department Miss Kelly Reardon "You're not even married"

Fling in the Ring Big Mike Chopper Kane Creampuffs Crushed eyebrows Gorilla Watson "He'll feblonger him" Kitty Majestic Fight Arena Moose and Chuck Oscar the Dummy Slap-Happy Gym "Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick" Fling Saucer Daffy A.B. Cloud & Co. "Actual Photo of Flying Saucer Sets Country Ablaze" Bleep Bluep Blop Daily Star-News Facts and Figures Magazine "Flying Saucer Photo Alerts Capitol" "Flying Saucer Photographer Awarded City's Highest Honor' Giggle water New York Gazette 200 Vapor Blvd., Zircon Tyra and Electra Washington Chronicle Zircon For Crimin' Out Loud "Councilman Goodrich Threatened with Death--Promise to Clean Up Vice and Corruption Brings Threat from Racketeers" "A couple a pip pips, a little barbecue, and what have you!" "Don't let 'em kill you till we get there!" "Highly polished mahogany and termites with big blue eyes" "I mean business!"

.If We Solve Your Crime It's a Mirades It don't say anything, you gotta look at it" Miracle Detective Agency Nikko Old Man Goodrich 1313 Hysteria Terrace Fright Night Big Mike Chopper Kane Clark's Warehouse Creampuffs Crushed eyebrows Gorilla Watson Kitty "Love Tales" Majestic Fight Arena Muscle Manor Oscar the Dummy "Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick" From Nurse 1o Worse Bellevue Hospital Cerebrum decapitation City Pound Colossal Insurance Company Dr. D. Lerious "I raised it from a cent" Jerry Fuelin' Around "And the rest of the day for myself!" Captain Roarke Elementary Chemistry Half a pint of ectowhozis (may substitute with ectowhatsis), 4 grams of alkabob, shishkabob, jigger of sastrophonia, carbolic acid, squirt of haratang "It's our duty to posterior" Professor Snead Urania State of Anemia A Gem of a Jam Drs. Hart, Burns, and Belcher Hemoglober, sulfademus spectus-on-the-floorus Genis in a Jam Mrs. Magruder Rocky and Mrs. Duggan Uncle Phineas Bowman Gents Without Cens At the Front Bay of Rum Castor and Earle Revue Flo, Mary, and Shirley HIll 303 Manny Weeks Theatrical Enterprises "Niagara Falls* Noazark Shipbuilding Co. "So it shouldn't be a total loss, I'm tak. ing a bath!" "Two Souls and a Heel" We Just Stopped In to Say Hello The Ghost Talks A to Z Express Co. Charger Desmond of the Outer Soncor! Lady Godiva *Six lions were tearing me apart bit by bit" Smorgasbord Castle Spirit of Sir Tom

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Just Plain Bill Longhorn Pete Longhorn Saloon wild Bill Hicup Grips, Grunts and Groans Another turkey Hangover Athletic Club Ironhead Ivan Bustoff Kid Pinky Tony Wild Hyacinth Guns A Poppin "I got it for my bar mitzvah!" Intent to Commit Mayhem Mad Bill Hookup Nerve tonic "Not since I was a baby 106⅞ "The Original Two-Man Olarge "Shtunk Mfg. Co. «Sunny-side down and don't tum. over" Vitamins A.P.U. Gupped in the Denthous Box 41144 "Distilled Yesterday" "Home on the Farm" "I know how!" "I used to play in five flats but lgo kicked out of the last one" Jane "My Beautiful Jane" Old Panther "There must be a way to get that ring without getting into trouble with the censor" "Tired of being beautiful and alone. Woman Haters Club 87

Hall Shot Shoofers Admiral Hawkins' Flagship Captain Burke "hope it didn't hit the pool room" "I'm a pedestrian!" "Mazel Tov!"and "L'Chaim!" "No, Milwaukee" sergeant MacGillicuddy "U.S. Army Join Now" "Vacancies Exist" "You'll Never Know" Half-Wits Holiday A.A.M. (Amalgamated Association of Morons), Local 6⅞ "Completely illogical, preponderantly impracticable, and moreover, it stinks" Countess Schpritzwasser Fifty generations Jerkington Lulu Mink, skunk, and porcupine Miss Gottrocks Mrs. Smythe Smythe "No qualms or trepidations. $1,000 Petty larceny Stooge Professors Quackenbush and Sedletz (see Professors Rich and Nichols . ..) "Quit bragging" Sappington "Story Pictures of Farm Animals" "Tar ytrid eeth say. Glug zap snorglots ramitz. Ronassonce kibertz." Vacancy of the cranium Have Rocket, Will Travel Dr. Ingrid "Earthmen Return Home . . "Isn't he quisn't!" "It was nothing, Mademoiselle. J. P. Morse Knucklehead

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Marshal Boring Moronica (Larry) Shickelgruber Hoi Polloi Maskazino cherry "Oh, thank you. I couldn't dance a step last year" Professors Rich and Nichols, Quackenbush and Sedletz "Rubbish Permit 186" $10,000 "That's in case you do and I'm not around" "Yeah, two bucks!" Hokus Pokus Calamity Insurance Company Cliff The Great Svengarlic

"He'll Steal Your Breath Away!" "Here This Week--the Great Hypnotist Svengarlic-He'll Steal Your Breath Away- A Stellar Attraction-Scientific-_-Educational- 2 Performances Daily" Mary Nice cold hotcakes smothered in vinegar Schlemiel Number Eight Hold That Lion! Ambrose Rose Estate Cannonball Express Cess, Poole, and Drayne "Dububb, zedubb, wubbub, dewubb dee- dub-wub" Icabod Slipp Judge Woodcock R. Strinker Slipp, Tripp, and Skipp vote for Honest Icabod slipp- wake up and go to sleep -well Get That Filthy Lucre. well, we're not in my country Hoofs and Goofs Birdie Mr. Dinkelspiel Horses' Collars Decker 117, Opponents O~ *pice, Dancing, Dames, Drinking, and Dunking" Double Deal Decker Double Deal's Five "D" Delight Hyden Zeke Detective Agency Nell Stockyards 1234 WGN When in Chicago.. horsing Around Birdie Brooks Circus Piggy schnapps Winkelburg Hot Ice Dapper Dan 41 Correspondence School of Detecting Harold the Ape Inspector McCormick Muscles Punjab Diamond Scotland Yard Hot Scots A-1 Correspondence School of Detecting Angus and McPherson Below the McMason McDixon line The Earl of Glenheather

Glenheather Castle "HI, Lorna; how ya doone?" Inspector McCormick "Is my slip showing?" Lorna Doone Scotland Yard Hot Stuff "And the rest of the day for myself!" Captain Roarke Elementary Chemistry Government of Urania-Department of Inferior Half a pint of ectowhozis (may substitute with ectowhatsis), 4 grams of alkabob, shishkabob, jigger of sastrophonia, carbolic acid, squirt of haratang "It's our duty to posterior" Pig's feet smothered in lubricating oil, raw potatoes boiled in pure varnish, and head cheese garnished with rusty nails Professor Snead Routine Number Six State of Anemia Urania Urania Daily Bladder How High Is Up? Apex Construction Company "Men at Work" Minute Menders, Inc. "Three of the best riveters who ever riveted" Hugs and Mugs "The Management Reserves the Right to Refuse $1,000 Bills" Mugsy National Express and Storage Co. Shangri-La Upholstering Co. "Somebody's roasting a ham!"

"We Make Everything from Beds to Bustles" "What's a matter with my eyes; do they look like halvah?" Hula-La-la B.O. Pictures Corp. Luana Mr. Baines Raribonga Stage 19 Varunu Husbands Beware Cousin Basil Dora and Flora J. M. Benton Miss Hopkins "Professor Shemp Howard_-Teacher of Voice" Turpentine "Voices of Spring" I Can Hardly Wait Doctor A. Yank Doctor Y. Tug "She Was Bred in Old Kentucky" 6⅞ 13 "You burnt my little bugle!" Idiots Deluxe Intent to commit mayhem Nerve tonic "No Smoking No Hunting -No Fishing--No Nothing Go Home" "Not since I was a baby" "Oh, woe is Moe" 106⅞ "The Original Two-Man Quartet" Shtunk Manufacturing Company Sunny side down and don't turn em, Vitamins A.P.U. Idle Roomers -Amazing! Incrediblel Horrifle. Hotel Snazzy Plaza Leander's Carnival Lupe the Wolf Man Mr. and Mrs. Leander Room 810 "This End Up" If a Bodu Meets a Body Curly Q. Link "Curly Q. Link Sought. Jerkington Link, Mink, and Pink "The morbid the merrier!" Nice soup from a nice, juicy bone Professor Bob O. Link 67 Cents Net I'l Never Heil Again Amscray, Ixnay, and Umpchay Axis Partners Bay of Rum "The Characters in this Picture. Chizzilini Field Marshal Herring Gilda King Herman 6⅞ Minister of Rum Moe Hailstone Moronica "Moronica for Morons" Seeress of Roebuck Starvania I'm a Monkey's Uncle "According to Darwin …" Aggie, Maggie, and Baggie "Any Similarity .. Dogfish "Don't worry; you smell . .. good!" "Horsethieves!" Lily of the Alley "Me, three!" The most beautiful cave in Mesopotamia Poison gas "She loves me, she loves me not .. "You're telling me!"

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Loco Boy Makes Good Balbo the Magician Chisel Inn Hotel Happy Haven Hotel Kokonuts Grove "Mingle or I'll mangle!" Mr. Scroggins Nill, Null, and Void Paté D'Fagua "Rooms $1 a Month- Free Showers When it Rains" "She Was Bred in Old Kentucky" "Three Hams That Lay Their Own Eggs" Waldo Twitchell Ye Olde Pilgrim Hotel "You know I'm not normal!" Loose Loot Ambrose Rose Estate Cess, Poole, and Drayne Circle Follies Theatre Icabod Slipp "Invest with Honest Icabod Slipp" Judge Woodcock R. Strinker 919 Circle Avenue Slipp, Tripp, and Skipp "We'll Get That Filthy Lucre .. "Well, we're not in my country

Love af First Bife Café La-Mer-Essen "Distilled Yesterday" Fin Katrina Maria Old Panther Rue de Schlemiel and Rue de le Pew Malice in the Dalace Café Casbahbah Emir of Shmow Ghinna Rumma Haffa Dalla Hassan Ben Sober King Rootin' Tootin' Diamond Omagosh 1,000 Shilbleenas Shmow "Somewhere in the Orient" Start at Jerkola Mafri-Phony "All Unmarried Redheaded Maidens Ancient Erysipelas The back of the drapes "The Biggest Chiselers in Town" Curleycue Diana Dollar Day Larrycus Mohicus Octopus Grabus "Proclamation .. ." Tarantula A Tenth-Century Ras Bañas Ya-tee Benafucci "Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F; Gee, I like food!" Men in Black Anapanacag, cedascram falsyeth, anacanapon, and eenots Anna Conda Dr. Graves Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Ho "For Duty and Humanity! Los Arms Hospital Semert, anacome, senetoonum, anacanaponner, peenanar, anasino more cotton cotton, anic, needles, scissors, and" we graduated with the highest tempera tures in our class!" Merru Mavericks Clarence, Cassidy "Law Officers on the Way Red Morgan Peaceful Gulch Peaceful Gulch Saloon "Wanted for Vagrancy" A Merry Mix-Up Louie, Max, and Jack Luke, Morris, and Jeff Shingled roof Micro-Phonies Alice Bixby "Gritto spelled sideways is 'Ottri-guh-guh* Krispy Krunchies Radio KGBY Mrs. Bixby Sandra Sandpile Señorita Cucaracha Señors Mucho and Gusto Sextetrum Lucia Signor Six Tetrum Lucy Skin "Voices of Spring" "Yeah, it reminds me of the reform school" A Missed Fortune Bunion Eight

B-U-R-P Darwin 54.85 Hotel Costa Plente It ain't spring yet» Mystery Motor lackpot Show stix Fast Glue Thank you, Mr. Personally" that's nothin" He had a bed that went Tack to Sears Roebuck the Third»' gonkey Businessmen treaker-uppers of the peanut brittle foundry Thigh altitude, low prices. No matter what Dr. Mallard you got you'll lose it at Mallard's " Mallard's Rest Home and Clinic Miss Shapely 90 Proof smiling Sam McGann Tractohomolactometer, hammadeemaceemafaren Movie Maniacs C.M. & St. P. R.R. Carnation Pictures Fuller Rath Hollywood Storage Company Stage 7 Swinehardt Mummy's Dummies Ancient Egypt. In the Reign of the Great King Rootentooten." 489 Shekels 400 Shekels King Putentakeit Honest Moe, Honest Shemp, and Larry King Rootentooten Painless Papyrus Radames The Smiling Egyptians Stink Tomb of Old King Putentakeit Muscle Up a Liffle Closer Elmo Drake Matzohs Seabiscuit Food Corp. Tiny Musty Musketeers "A-Calling We Do Come" Coleslawvania F.B.I. "Gone to Rest Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" King Cole Mergatroyd the Magician Prince Gallant 111 of Rhododendron Princess Alicia "A Small Kingdom …" "Thou hath made me shoe the wrong mule" Tillyeth, Millyeth, and Lillyeth Will Idge Muffs fo You Butch Clux Dog Soap "Deposit Dogs Here" "Dogs Washed While U Wate . "He don't smoke, drink, nor chew" "Huck mir nisht a chynick, and I don't mean efsher!" "If you were over here I'd give you this!" "Inspector" K-9 Dog Laundry "Listen to that exhaust!" "Manning Baby Disappears" Mrs. Dennis O'Toole Mr. and Mrs. Manning Mr. Stutz "No Dogs or Babies Allowed"

Officer O'Halloran Wong Hi Lee Hand Laundry No Census, No Feeling "Census Takers Report Here" City Assessor 18 "Exit Tunnel 12" Fifi Fine powdered alum Lake Winapasakee "Players Only" Square Deal Swap Shop 30 22 No Dough, Boys "Hey You No Smoking" Hugo "Jap Sub Blown Up ..

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or cash and Hash Armored Car Robbers Identined Card Angel workers Name Loomis Gang" captain Mullins Elite Cafe Gladys Harmon Lefty Loomis oir's Well That Ends wen Red Dog Canyon oils to Bed, Oilu to Rise April, May, and June Clipper Fairport Theatre "Free Auto" Uncle Tim Unitarians widow Jenkins Out West Arizona Kid "Come to Papa!" "Distilled Monday" Doc Barker "'m going to get myself a cheap lawyer" «I've had it ever since I was a little kid" Molasses, Tabasco, seltzer. Nell Never in the history of motion pictures . . Old Homicide Red Dog Saloon "The Stooges have landed and have the situation well in hand!" "You're getting no place fast!" Outer Space Jitters "General Motorcycle: 17½, Anacanapana Steel: 25¼, Isimmis Incorporated: 17" The Goon Grand Zilch of Sunev The High Mucky Muck A nice salami sandwich smothere sour cream with cherry jelly Professor Jones Sunev The Ouflaws Is Coming Annie Oakley Elvis Kenneth Cabot Rance Roden Trigger Mortis "2 Hr. Parking 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.- Except Sundays, Holidays & Hangings"

A Pain in the Pullman Goldstein, Goldberg, Goldblatt, and O'Brien loe Johnson Mrs. Hammond Eggerley's Theatrical Apts. "The Panics of 1936" Paul Pain "Wake up and go to sleep!" Pals and Gals Belle and Zell "Come to Papa!" Doc Barker "I'm going to get myself a cheap lawyer" "I've had it ever since I was a little kid" Joe's Minstrels Songs and Dances Joe's Traveling Store General Merchandise Molasses, Tabasco, seltzer, eggs, paint, and paint remover Nell Old Homicide Red Dog Saloon Pardon My Backfire Betty, Hettie, and Nettie "Happy 10th Anniversary" San Brandon Penitentiary "That's too permanent!" Pardon Mv Clutch Claude A. Quacker Columbus "It must be something else" "Look in these shoes for some toes!" Marigold, Narcissus, and Petunia "Which one?" "You know, you should fish for a whale" Pardon My Scoich Breath O' Heather Vat 106 Plus I.T. ¡ones' Drugstore MeSniff McSnort McSnuff Mr. Jones Señor Louis Balero Cantino "Ver G'harget,""Over the River: and "Skip the Gutter" Dest Man Wins "A barking dog never bites. FIR "Got Ants in Your Plants? We'll Kill 'Em!" Lightning Pest Control Company Meadows Mrs. Castor Mr. Philander Phony Express Abdul's Cactus Remedy Dr. Abdul's Medicine Show 50 cents or 3 for $1 First National Bank Hayfever, spotted fever … "And lay you right down, too!" "Open 10 to 3" Peaceful Gulch Peaceful Gulch Saloon Red Morgan "Wanted for Vagrancy" "Wild Bill Hicup Due In" Pies and Guys "Completely illogical, preponderantly impracticable, and moreover, it stinks" Countess Schpritzwasser Lulu Mink, skunk, and porcupine Miss Gottrocks Professors Quackenbush and Sedletz (see Professors Rich and Nichols ..

sappington vacancy of the cranium paving the Ponies Adam and Eve on a Raft "At a loss for adjectives" Chili pepperinos 55000 Benson County Sweepstakes Flounder Inn H,O Lobster with frog legs Madcap Wins Ten Thousand Dollar Sweepstakes" 35 cents Thunderbolt "Thunderbolt Manager"

"Thunderbolt Nursemaid" "Thunderbolt Pilot" Vandy Legs, Bride's Biscuit, Muddy Water, Turtle Neck, and Hailstorm Pop Goes the Easel Anacanapanasan, eenar, anasanapacarscram "He drew twenty years with one stroke of the pen" "I Am Starving …" Kraft's College of Arts "Look at the grouse!" "Must Have a Job …" Professor Fuller "Stop Look and Listen"

Punch Drunks "Four slices of burned toast and a rotten egg" Killer Kilduff K. O. Stradivarius "Pop Goes the Weasel" Room 13 Punchu Cowpunchers Blackiack and Lefty Captain Daley Coyote Creek Dillon Gang Elmer "Fort Scott, Kansas, 1868 the Heroic Men of the U.S. Cavalry" TIl take a milkshake . . . with sour milk!" "The Killer Dillons" Nell Red Dog Saloon Sergeant Mullins "What size, madam? We have some lovely ground-grippers!" Quiz Whizz "About five-foot-five by five-foot-five" Consolidated Fujiyama California Smog Bags Daily Gazette G. Y. Prince Investors Inc. J. J. Figbee Montgomery M. Montgomery R. O. Broad Skin Resiless Knights Baron of Brains Baron of Gray Matter Count of Five Duke of Durham

Duke of Mixture "Every man for himself- Fife of Drum Kingdom of Anesthesia Parasites Prince Boris 3,000 guineas, two geese, and a dues Rhuthm and Weep "Doctor Dippy's Retreat" Eagon's Rehearsal Hall Theatre Garden Theatre Hilda, Wilda, and Tilda Mike Lipincranz Mr. Boyce Mr. Smellington Stooge Follies "Swing it!" "Swingeroo Joe" "We're dressed as ballerinas" Rip, Sew and Stitch I. Fleecem L-R-L-R-L-R-L 1-1-2-3-2-2-1 No Burpoline Pip Boys Lary Moe & Shemp Skin and Flint Finance Corporation "Slippery Fingers" I.H. Terry Hargen 200 percent wool "Unaccustomed Tailors" "What a beautiful messterpiece!" Rockin' Thru the Rockies Chief Growling Bear "Direct From Three Hot Weeks in Kansas" Frontier Inn Nell Nell's Belles "This fish looks like Moe!"

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Our Leader--President Ward Robey-The People's Friend" President Ward Robey Señorita Rita Shock Absorber for Earthquakes Singapore loe's Palace Hotel Valeska Scheming Schemers Day and Nite Plumbers 1414 Bleecker Street How to Be a Plumber
Mr. Norfleet
Norfleet Mansion
The Van Brocklin Painting
"We Never Sleep"
Scotched in Scofland
Angus and McPherson
Below the McMason McDixon line
The Earl of Glenheather
Glenheather Castle
"Hi, Lorna; how ya doone?"
"Is my slip showing?"
Lorna Doone O. U. Gonga Wide Awake Detective School Scrambled Brains Croakers Sanitarium Dr. Gezundheidt Drs. Hart, Burns, and Belcher Isle of Stromboli Nora Self Made Maids "All Parts in this Picture Are Played By the Three Stooges" Derstick, Anacanapooner Larraine Mergatroyd Moella Shempetta Shivering Sherlocks Angel

*Armored Car Robbers Identifled: Café Workers Name Loomis Gang" Captain Mullins Gladys Harmon Lefty Loomis Shot in the Frontier "Beneath This Diggs, Graves, and Berry Undertakers "Distilled Yesterday" Ella, Bella, and Stella "Friday the 13th" "Here Lies A Father of 28, He Might Have Had More But Now It's Too Late" M. Balmer "Mama Loved Papa . .." "No Use You're Doomed" Noonan Brothers Old Panther Storey's Saloon "To your last breath . .. Sing a Song of Six Pants

Fleecem L-R-L-R-L-R-L. 1-1-2-3-2-2-1 No Burpoline Pip Boys Lary Moe & Shemp Skin and Flint Finance Corporation "Slippery Fingers" T.H. Terry Hargen 200 percent wool "Unaccustomed Tailors" "What a beautiful messterpiece!" The Sitter Downers Corabell, Dorabell, and Florabell Gazette Journal "I got Stetson; which one is she?" "In the Spring . Metropole Flower Shop Mr. Bell No Honeymoon No Work/Unfalr io Union Husbands" this Lot Presented to the Three sudden Suitors -Upland Realty Co." "This Place Unfair to Union Sultore Upland Realty Company Slaphappy Sleuths Becky "Feel Tired?. Fuller Grime "Have You Sore Feet? Try Tic-Tac. Good for the Toe" Hazel

M. Greecy "In Onion There Is Strength" Just straight salary Onion Oil Company Popping Corn "Try Dr. Belcher's Compound for Gas on the Stomach" "Why don't you sing 'Mame"?" Slippery Silks Madame De France Mrs. Morgan Mr. Morgan Mr. Romani "Modes Modernistique" Romani Artistic Woodwork Uncle Pete A Snitch in Time "Antiques Made While-U-Waite. Hendrix Jewelry Store Miss Scudder Mr. Jerry Pip and Steve Steve Ye Olde Furniture Shoppe

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Mr. Winthrop Puckerless persimmon tree Rhum Boogie Roast Stooge Swamp soup Vitamin P.D.Q. Soup fo Nuts "This is the hottest June we've had since last July!" White on rye Bologna and whipped cream "Liver and milk . .. and a banana split" "The Elevator Dance" Space Ship Sappy Filet of sole and heel "Flying Saucer Photographer Awarded City's Highest Honor" "Gevalt!" Liar's Club 27th Annual Convention "Nobody lives here, either!" "Prof. A. K. Rimple No. 60" Professor A. K. Rimple Rockwood Steel, Ranacoma Copper, Your American Can, Pinpoint Pimple Sunev "Who came in?" Spook Louder J. O. Dunkfeather Miracle Massage Reducing Machine Mr. Graves Mr. Wallace "No Peddlers" The Times Spooks Congo Crumb's Pies "Divorce Evidence Manufactured . Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde George B. Bopper Mary Bopper Super Slueth Detective Agency *What a hideous, monstrous face!- Squarcheads of the Round Table "Are you short of money? Black Prince Cedric the Blacksmith "I can't die; I haven't seen The lolson Story!" "In Days of Old . . ." "it's sharp medicine, but It's a sure cure for all diseases" "Oh, Elaine" Princess Elaine Scowling Scotsman Sextetrum Lucia Sir Satchel "So We Stuck Our Little Tootsies in the Water" "That babe sure can cook!" Stone Age Romeos Aggie, Maggie, and Baggie B. Bopper Dogfish "Horsethieves!" Map of Unknown Lands Where Cavemen Are Still Supposed to Exist "Me, three!" The most beautiful cave in Mesopotamia Museum of Natural History Poison gas "She loves me, she loves me not. "You're telling me!" Studio Stoops B.O. Pictures Corp. Captain Casey and Brown

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B. Fletcher is the Moonbeams OfF My Elbow Room 1717 Spredy Termite Exterminators sweet and Hor The Heat Is On" Hugo Gansamacher "Let's Fall in Love" Tiny Landers Tassels in the Air Mademoiselle" "Men at Work" Mrs. Pendall Not Responsible for Hats and Coats" Omay Secondhand Thaddeus and Maggie Smirch Termites of 1938 Acme Escort Bureau Acme Exterminating Company At Your Service. Clayhammer If You Got 'Em-We'll Get 'Em|" Mandy Ramonones Sequidimes, by Fleeacrons simplex Rodent Exterminator Arthur van Twitchett Muriel van Twitchett They Stooge to Conga Fix-All Fixers, Ink. "General Handiwork Our Speshalty" Mile. Zora Shickelgruber Three Arabian Nuts "The genius!" John Bradley Superior Warehouse and Storage Co Three Dark Horses Abel Lamb Stewer " A Chicken in Every Pot with Egger "Cuddle Up a Little Closer With Hammond Egger* "Delegates Welcome to Convention City* "Don't Be a Muttonhead- Vote for Abel Lamb Stewer for President* "Don't look at me!" Hammond Egger "Hammond Egger Wants Your Vote" Secretary of the Offense, Secretary of the Inferior, and Toastmaster General Wm. "Bill Wick" "Yeah, but I'm goin' anyhow" 3 Dumb Clucks Complete Outfitters Daisy "Home Sweet Home" "Men at Work" Popsie Three Hams on Rue "Another Broadway Turkey B. K. Doaks "The Bride Wore Spurs" "Dangerous Keep Away Miss Janie Bell Nick Barker "Theatre Chit Chat" Three Little Beers A. Panther "I shot a seven, but they wouldn't give me the money!" Panther Brewing Co.

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[delistylehardcore]

i have to draw paul later i feel so bad that i didnt draw him im so sorry paul im unwoke

[katiramayrem]

Kinda recently I revamped Idris’ first design and made a separate new character out of her and paired them together. Her name is Sophia and she’s about two years old than her but doesn’t have metal manipulation like Idris does. She’s telekinetic and roughly as powerful as Idris is but not as delicate with smaller, more meticulous objects like locks on doors and small devices.

But anyway, ever since I put Sophia into Idris’ canon story with her I’ve been wanting to draw @delistylehardcore‘s characters with both of them but just haven’t had the umf lately to do much arting. Still don’t but had to do something. They’re his now. He’s their new dad.