#thread: cruisin' for a bruisin'

[peerlessscowl]

The one place Linus could say he actually enjoyed at this blasted school was the training area. All things considered, it was pretty nice -- good weapons to choose from, lots of room and plenty of options when it came to opponents. Sure, he couldn't get as carried away here as back home, but at least it wasn't boring like most of the places within Garreg Mach.

In fact...

Someone was already going through their paces by the time Linus strolled up. Analyzing someone's fighting style for the fun and knowledge of it was more of Lloyd's thing, but the closer Linus watched this guy move, the more he started to catch some familiar techniques. The way the blade was handled, the footwork, things like that. To someone who didn't care or didn't have the experience, it probably all looked very similar.

But there were some things that you picked up in certain places, and what he was seeing was not incredibly common in Fodlan.

No, this was very familiar, indeed.

Grinning, now even more excited at the prospect of a good spar, Linus didn't hesitate to grab an axe and get way too into this guy's space. There was absolutely enough room on the field to do his own routine by himself, so he was making it clear from the get go, he wanted he good throw down and he wasn't going to be denied.

"Hey, hot stuff, wanna go a round or two with somethin' more solid than trainin' dummies? Promise I'll make it worth your while," Linus interrupted with absolutely no tact, tongue running over his canine teeth in anticipation.

Redheads were always fun to play with.

Cruisin' for a Bruisin'

Raven had a very particular routine designed around making sure he spoke to as few people as possible. He ate his meals at the very start or the very end of meal times, if he didn't take them in his dorm; he arrived to his token classes just barely on time and left the second he was able; he took no devotions in the cathedral, nor spent any time in the library; and most importantly, he trained before the sun came up. 

It was less an austere life than it was a careful one. His reputation wasn't so weighty in Elibe that his face might trigger a response, but he could certainly not allow anything to slip out. He wasn't here for friends; he was here for family. 

So he often found himself working through his paces in the training lot, early as sin, working through his daily routine in his head as he spun, sliced, swiped at the training dummies. 

It wasn't as fun as it sounded, but it was what he had. 

Today, though, was some festival or other, and so every inch of the monastery had been packed: from pilgrims receiving benedictions in the cathedral, to the kitchen preparing feasts, to the hallways themselves, with students simply milling about. One delay in his routine led to another, to another, to another, and in the end he weighed the decision in his mind to forgo training altogether, or to suck it up and hope that his supposed surly ambiance was enough to intimidate the students into leaving him the fuck alone. 

He opted for the latter with a sigh, taking up the clumsy training sword and claiming one of the battered spinning dummies farthest from the entrance. He went through one routine, dissatisfied, made a few adjustments to accommodate for the frankly garbage weapon, tried again. 

By the time he felt the presence, the other man had already infiltrated his space, and Raven had enough presence of mind to be taken aback – this lunk managed to slip by almost unnoticed? Are you serious? 

He skipped away from the dummy to get his back away from the intruder, taking him in with narrowed eyes: broad, taller than he was though not by too much, and a gaze that said killerkillerkiller. He had seen that look before, and he was sure that if anyone looked close enough they would see the same in him.

With the momentum of his backstep, Raven allowed the training sword to continue swinging, bringing it to halt just before the apple of the man's throat. 

He said nothing, his body loose and at the ready, eyes bright with the promise of violence.

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Kitty Katswell - 'Cruisin' for a Bruisin' | T.U.F.F. Puppy

A quick colored of Kitty jumping off a diving board from that one episode....

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❤💛💚💙💜😍😘😻💖💕Valentine's Day Playlist😽💝🌹😙💋💌💓💞💘😚

1. "Young Love" - Eli Lieb

2. "The First Time" - Matt Fishel

3. "Radio-Friendly Pop Song" - Matt Fishel

4. "When Boy Meets Boy" - Matt Fishel

5. "Unchained Melody" - Vito and the Salutations

6. "Finally" - Matt Fishel

7. "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - Tom Lehrer

8. "Spring Cleaning" - Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen

9. "Zeppelin" - Eli Lieb

10. "If You Hadn't, but You Did" - Kristen Chenoweth

11. "Growing Old on Bleeker Street" - AJR

12. "Buy You a Rose" - AJR

13. "Call Me Maybe & Hello, Goodbye" - AJR

14. "Love Again" - Pentatonix

15. "I Need Your Love" - Pentatonix

16. "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" - Pentatonix

17. "Bang Bang" - Kurt Hugo Schneider

18. "You and Me" - Adam Wachter

19. "Halfway" - Ryan Scott Oliver

20. "Testament" - Matt Fishel

21. "Invisible Thread" - Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews

22. "Stay" - Steve Grand

23. "I'll Rust with You" - Steam Powered Giraffe

24. "Honeybee" - Steam Powered Giraffe

25. "A Way into Your Heart" - Steam Powered Giraffe

26. "Mecto Amore" - Steam Powered Giraffe

27. "Me and My Baby" - Steam Powered Giraffe

28. "Two Strangers" - Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk

29. "Swing Lover" - Indigo Swing

30. "Junkman" - Debbie Shapiro

31. "Therapy" - tick, tick, BOOM

32. "Rocket 95" - Alien Fashion Show

33. "Repent" - On the Twentieth Century

34. "Blue Moon" - The Marcels

35. "Mooning" - Grease

36. "True Love at the Star-Lite Tonight" - Five Course Love

37. "Your Man" - Home Free

38. "Rhythm of Love" - Plain White T's

39. "So What" - P!nk

40. "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" - GQ

41. "Forget About the Boy" - Thoroughly Modern Millie

42. "Hello Mary Lou" - Red Feet

43. "I Don't Have a Name for It" - Steam Powered Giraffe

44. "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon

45. "Come Softly to Me" - The Fleetwoods

46. "Marvin Gaye" - Charlie Puth

47. "The Black Dress" - John Jacob Niles

48. "Blue Suit Boogie" - Indigo Swing

49. "Vanilla Ice Cream" - She Loves Me

50. "Lollipop" - The Chordettes

51. "Mr Sandman" - The Chordettes

52. "Stars and the Moon" - Songs for a New World

53. "Heard it Through the Grapevine" - Musical Island Boys

54. "That's My Man" - Miss Benny

55. "Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin

56. "Sh-Boom" - The Crew Cuts

57. "Shangri-La/Rags to Riches" - Forever Plaid

58. "Cry" - Forever Plaid

59. "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" - Grease

60. "Those Magic Changes" - Grease

61. "Not a Day Goes By" - Merrily We Roll Along

62. "Boys Who Like Boys" - Eli Lieb

63. "Never Apart" - BENNY (Miss Benny now)

64. "Rice and Beans" - Cazwell

65. "Do You Love an Apple?" - The Dregs

66. "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" - Kristen Chenoweth

67. "Always a Bridesmaid" - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

68. "Happy Together" - Lemon Squeezy

69. "Maria" - West Side Story

70. "Fifty Percent" - Ballroom

71. "I've Got Love" - Purlie

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Rattled Cages

based off this thread that I’m not sure how to reply to warnings: lots of emotions, (very) mild violence characters: Sammy, Trixie (mentioned), variously named greasers, Rowan (mentioned)

“Things were different back then, Trix!” Sammy stood back up when she pushed his hand away, even took a few unnecessarily cocky steps back. “Y’know what! Fine!” He didn’t even hesitate to wonder why he was yelling after her. “I’ll go hang with them, then! I don’t need some wet rag tellin’ me how to live!”

Once he was sure she wouldn’t look back, he kicked on the curb out of frustration and started walking down the street towards the diner. He had a couple conversations to have.

A toothpick stuck in his mouth, Sammy ripped through the door to the diner and approached a group of leather-clad classmates, all of them claiming his friendship. “Eyy, Scratchy boy’s back!” “Told ya he would be.” “What’s the tale, nightingale?” “Yeah, what’s buzzin’, cuzzin?”

“Alright, nosebleeds.” Sammy’s hands were balled into fists and slammed against the table, lips curled into a sneer that would never quite fit his face. “One more big fight like the last one and it won’t be the other guys that are cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Ya got it?”

“Whoa, cool it, Sammy, it ain’t our fault! They wind up on our turf, they get what’s comin’ to ‘em.”

“Cut the gas, Johnny!”

By that, the whole diner fell silent. Not even his siblings had ever seen him this angry.

Sammy had just told the head of the gang to shut up.

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me, Johnny.” Said with the spit of his toothpick, in Johnny’s direction.

With that, the leader stood, squaring Sammy up with just a look on his face. “Ya better shoot low, Sammy, we’re ridin’ Shetlands. Ain’t lookin’ good for ya.”

“Never knew you were still an ankle-biter.”

Johnny was fuming, rushing around the table to get face-to-face with Sammy. “You think you’re real funny, don’t’cha? Lemme tell you, you gotta be lookin’ for a knuckle sandwich, kid, ‘cause you’re just about ready to get one.”

“You ain’t got the spine.”

“I aughta--” He was quickly cut off by another greaser, Frank, who grabbed at his elbow as he pulled back to throw a punch. “Ay, ay, ay, take it easy guys, this is Antsville.”

Johnny pulled away from Frank’s grip to pull Sammy by the collar of his shirt. “Ya better get outta here before ya get creamed, kid.”

“Drop dead twice.”

Sammy was pushed away, no words from the other as he walked away from the table towards the door. “Frank, tip the waitress, would’ja? An’ Mike, tell Rowan his little brother’s out.”

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15 Delightful Slang Words And Phrases From The 1950s We Should Bring Back

Every era has their own unique charm that sets them apart. On top of evolving fashion, technology, and aspects of everyday life, even the words we use to communicate transform over time.

Personally, I’ve always loved the quaint slang from the 1950s. There’s just something about the words and phrases they came up with back in the day that sound just a little more fun to say.

In fact, I try to pepper in a few of the examples below on a daily basis! Sure, some folks might not understand a few of the more obscure ones that have fallen bythe wayside, but it’s nice when you see the look of recognition in someone’s face when you talk about going back to your “pad” or showing off your new “threads.”

Take a look for even more flashback slang from the 1950s and be sure to let us know if we forgot any amazing words or phrases from the past that you loved.

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1. Big Tickle

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Meaning: Something really hilarious.

Example: “I always get abig ticklefrom I Love Lucy!”

2. Chrome-Plated

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Meaning: Someone who is really dressed up.

Example: “Cindy got chrome-plated for the prom.”

3. Beat Feet

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Meaning: To run away very fast, usually to get out of trouble.

Example: “We need to beat feet before the fuzz finds this graffiti.”

4. Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’

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Meaning: Looking for trouble.

Example: “You’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’ if you don’t stop talking about my girl.”

5. Classy Chassis

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Meaning: Someone with a nice figure.

Example: “Barbara loves showing off her classy chassis at the beach.”

6. Copacetic

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Meaning: When everything’s alright.

Example:“Don’t worry, everything is copacetic.”

7. Razz My Berries

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Meaning: Something that excites or impresses you.

Example: “Have you heard the new Elvis album? It really razzes my berries!”

8. You Dig?

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Meaning: Used by the beat community to ask if someone understandssomething.

Example: “Don’t get any scratches on my Duke Ellingtonalbum, ya dig?”

9. Drip

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Meaning: Someone who is very uncool.

Example: “Ugh, my little brother is such a drip.”

10. Word From The Bird

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Meaning:Telling the truth.

Example: “Jenny’s going to dance onAmerican Bandstand tonight and that’s the word from the bird.”

11. Kibosh

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Meaning: Put a stop to something.

Example: “I was going to cruise tonight but my dad found out and put the kibosh on it.”

12. Passion Pit

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Meaning: A drive-in theater, referring to the amorous activities that frequently went on in the cars.

Example:“Idon’t think I saw even one second of the movie at the passion pit last night.”

13. Ring-A-Ding-Ding

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Meaning: Something super exciting, most frequently used as sarcasm and became a catch phrase often used by Frank Sinatra.

Example: “The soda jerk gave me an extra cherry on my sundae!” “Well, ring-a-ding-ding.”

14. Tube Steak

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Meaning: Another term for hotdogs.

Example: “I’m so hungry I could probably eat 20 tube steaks.”

15. The Living End

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Meaning:Something amazing and extraordinary.

Example: “Betty, that new dress is the living end!”

Did we miss any of your favorite slang from the 1950s? Let us know in the comments and pleaseSHARE with family and friends!

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