#the replacer

[pabsterthelobster]

For a time, the advertisements for Call of Duty DLC packs placed emphasis on these fictional organizations which would help you get your CoD fix.

For the "Black Ops" subseries, this was showcased with the appearance of the Replacer, portrayed by actor Peter Stormare. As his title implies, he is an agent from the "replacement business" who would replace players in their daily lives to ensure said players could enjoy themselves with the latest DLC content without interruption. He was often shown to have his hands full, often juggling tasks he seemed to have little to no experience in. There were even advertisements where he was seen accompanied by a second Replacer (portrayed by J.B. Smoove) because he just couldn't do his job alone after the first BO2 pack's release. There is also a third Replacer with the given name of Arnold who appears in the Vengeance DLC gameplay trailer, though his actor is unidentified and the scene with the Replacers is shorter than the previous two trailers before it. Stormare's Replacer became quite popular, and was brought into the games proper when he was made playable for BO4's Blackout mode. He also ended up getting a snazzy green and pink alternate "Liquidator" outfit later down the line.

Similarly, for Call of Duty: Ghosts, there was the "CODnapper", portrayed by Stephen Graham. He and his team took a more forward approach to the whole thing, staging a kidnapping of players while they're stuck doing some mundane task like attending a business meeting or shopping with the family. They would then take these players to an unmarked location with Ghosts on standby, with comfy seats and yummy snacks on hand to provide you as much CoD time as you feel you need before returning you to your loved ones. The CODnapper's team does it this way because they know that some players just can't say no to some responsibilities, so players will hire them to cause a scene that will make said players seem sympathetic to those around them while they sneak off to play CoD. The CODnapper and his team only appeared in the trailer for the first Ghosts DLC, Onslaught, so while he's not as prevalent as the Replacer, he fills a similar role to his Treyarch backed counterpart.

Edit - 5/3/23: Updated to reflect the existence of the third Replacer. If anyone can identify him, you're welcome to tell me below.

[narwhalsarefalling]

my (cis) brother is using my old license to buy wine and it has the gender marker F on there. so whenever he gets asked he just says “oh i’m trans”. its literally worked every single time.

[wormy-business]

I saw this question posed on tiktok, but I think Tumblr would really enjoy it too.

If a fae creature offered to give one million dollars for a bone FROM YOUR BODY chosen at random, how many bones would you allow them to take?

Light clarifications; The fae is not the one choosing the bones. The bone is taken at random. Each bone, no matter the size or importance, is worth a full million dollars. You must also declare the exact number first, you can't go bone-by-bone. You either say 2 or you say 10, you can't work your way up to a higher number. The bones are removed instantaneously, and the money is given immediately as well. You will not get in government trouble for acquiring the money.

Tell me in the tags/replies how many bones you'd let the fae take. And as always, reblog for bigger sample size.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

"smart appliances" fuck u i want them dumb as a brick and incidentally as sturdy and enduring

[theoldaeroplane]

worried that thing you put in your art or writing or game or music is too self-indulgent, too self-referential, too niche for anyone but yourself? fear not! you can do whatever you want forever. and you should.

[genderkoolaid]

i don't know what autistic person needs to hear this but they are not watching you. the entire world is not constantly waiting for you to do something weird and laugh at you behind your back. you do not need to constantly self-police whenever there's the slightest chance another person might see you. you have a right to be your autistic self in public spaces. stop fighting yourself for their sake.

[tiger-grace]

headcanon that after Dick Grayson being Robin all of the batkids interchangeably use “holy ____ batman” even at the worst possible moments

Steph, staring down at Tim in the medbay cot: holy common cold, batman

Tim: please stop

Steph: holy spleenless sillybilly batman

Tim: steph please

Jason Todd on the floor, bruised and bloodied: dad?

(The timer ticks down to three seconds)

Jason: well holy shitballs batman I’m going to fucking di-

KABOOM

[yuribeam]

for whoever needs to hear this:

starting HRT doesn't have to be a huge momentous all-or-nothing decision. you can just try it like you would an antidepressant you've been informed of the risks of.

there won't be any immediate irreversible changes overnight. you can always stop, change your dose, change your delivery system, decide it's not the right time. you can even microdose if you want to.

you don't have to tell anyone. you don't have to announce it if you don't want to.

stop waiting for a perfect time in your life because it won't come.

stop waiting to reach a mythical level of certainty that never comes to anyone, for anything.

you've been thinking about it long enough. if you have the opportunity, just give it a shot. you're worth the courage it takes to make a change in your life.

[muirneach]

fuck it this is about neil now

[harvocel]

snastries (snail pastries)

[sickfreaksirkay]

if i had my way the round table would look like this. and charlie brown would be knighted

[simkatu]

computer desktop override

free download on patreon

I've been looking forward to override the desktop textures for a long time. I replaced textures for all interactions on the computer !except games! because I know that there are already many such overrides, so I wanted my mod to be compatible with these mods.

accelerated gif with fragments of different interactions:

all of the pictures were taken from pinterest, and the funny and lifestyle videos were replaced with the cutest works of art from the youtube channel HolyDuck 🦆

p.s.: sometimes the computer screen can become overexposed and the picture may deteriorate. in this case, you need to go to the settings and play with the graphics settings: make the “lighting” or “edge smoothing” a little worse, then the picture will immediately change for the better (without leaving the game). screen glare can happen even without a mod, so we'll have to live with it...

[thatrandomblogsays]

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

enough toxic masculinity I'm ready for salubrious masculinity. I'm ready for a social movement that encourages (esp straight, cis) men to indulge in things that make them more joyful, emotionally healthy, and help them strengthen not core muscles but core compassionate communication skills.

[habken]

inko <3

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[thornshadowwolf]

In complete seriousness, they need to make laws about ads that say they can take no more than one, maybe two, clicks/taps to close/skip. No more "wait 10 seconds until you can skip the video, wait 10 seconds until you can skip the fake playable ad, wait 5 seconds until you can close the 'download now' overlay, puts up a half-screen in-app appstore pop-up (which at least you can close immediately)." This should literally be illegal to do.

Edit: this is blowing up so I just wanted to add (haha ad) that this was my "reasonable request" I also think there should be way more and way stricter laws around all advertising in general. I think most advertising as we know it today should be abolished.