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all tongues that rise against the album RAM shall fall

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umm.

rode all night doesn't have that line at all, and it really doesn't read like a song about sex at all?? the back seat of my car, why don't we do it in the road, day tripper, the man connects transport with sex, sure, but not in rode all night.

the banana double entendre in hi hi hi, hello paris banana milkshake??

“In 1970, when McCartney released his first solo album, the world was teeming with priapic rock bands singing about – in the parlance of the day – “having it off”. The BBC banned Wings’ 1972 hit Hi Hi Hi for its references to sex and drugs. But love, rather than sex, has always been McCartney’s songwriting forte. Why is that? For a split second, he looks a bit awkward. “Sex is something I prefer to do, rather than sing about. Hi Hi Hi was from a period when everybody was getting stoned and having sex… I suppose singing about sex is not really in my genre.” It’s odd to hear McCartney, who’s just worked with Kanye West, talking about “my genre”. “When the Stones sung about sex they came at it from that blues tradition, where it was black guys getting one over on the white folks with hidden meanings,” he explains. “You know, ‘I’m like a one-eyed cat peepin’ in a seafood store…’ Where the one-eyed cat is, er, the penis. “It’s the same with trying to write angry songs,” he continues. “I can’t do it.” Really? “Yes. I wrote a song called Angry. Recorded it here with Phil Collins and Pete Townshend. At the time I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve really slammed this…’ I can be angry but I can’t find a natural way to put it into a song. It’s the same with sex. I don’t come from that ‘one-eyed cat’ tradition.” He sounds almost apologetic. “I did a song called Rode All Night… ‘Rode all night with my mama,’” he sings. “That’s about sex.””

— Paul McCartney, interview w/ Mark Blake for Q: Songs in the key of Paul. (May, 2015)

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Vanitas, 1680 by Carel Fonteyn (Flemish, c.1640--?)

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all well and true, if they (moftiss) (and even bc in one panel interview that i remember) hadn't also dropped hints about sherlock being sexually attracted or having sex with irene adler as the big huge clever secret that lasts for years and makes a huge, meaningful comeback in TLD.

(in case it's unclear, op, i'm happy you found validation! i just personally don't believe that was what they were telling us. i think they were indeed queerbaiting)

15 years later, bbc’s 2010’s sherlock is widely regarded as massive queerbaiting that left a lot of people disappointed but i think theres more value in a different reading even though the outcome was disappointing

admittedly i am one of the people disappointed by the lack of romance despite clear signals and such between john and sherlock and ive always thought of the ‘sherlock is ace’ claim as the writers hiding behind a less known identity as a way of saying ‘you cant get on us for not being woke enough’ but i need to propose a read that genuinely helps me cope with existing

sherlock being aro/ace means that despite having nothing other than platonic attraction towards john will go out of his way to keep him safe, pull him out of the line of fire, plan his wedding, save him from himself. and john in this interpretation is exactly the same. sherlock is his friend and ex-flatmate and he will do anything for him. he will trust him blindly, he is willing to die, kill and live for him.

this also means that mary, johns romantic partner, encourages their friendship, even leading them to get closer and telling them to stick together because she knows they need each other and will find as much fulfillment in that relationship as any other type of relationship and doesnt feel threatened by their friendship.

sherlock pledges himself to john, mary and rosie with the intention of repaying them for all theyve done for him

all of this means to me, an aro/ace person, that this exists. it can happen, it can work. there will be people out there who are willing to jump to battle stations with me just because we are friends. there will be people whose partners wont be jealous or insist we be less close and understand how much i need friendship to survive. this reading of sherlock gives me hope that there are people out there for me. that i can be ok.

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this show looks so good most of the time that this shot made me laugh out loud HELLO

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There’s a fic that I’m trying to find with no luck. Maybe you and your readers could help?? If I remember correctly, John is cheating on Mary with Sherlock and Mary doesn’t know. There’s a scene where Sherlock is invited over to John and Mary‘s for dinner. Mary makes a comment about Sherlock finding a romantic partner. Gosh! I feel like this is one of those JohnLock classics. Can’t believe I didn’t bookmark it! Thanks for any help you can give.🥰

Anonymous asked: hi! I found the “cheating” fic I was looking for! Of course, right after I sent you a message asking for help I found it! It’s The Impossible Word by SilentAuror. And while searching, I found another one…The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom. It’s been quite a while since I’ve read either of these fics, so not sure why they popped into my head yesterday, but I’m glad they did! Hope you’re doing well. Appreciate you so much.

The Impossible Word by SilentAuror (E, 30,156 w., 1 Ch. || Post-HLV Fix It, Infidelity, Drunk Sex, Angst, POV Sherlock, Pining Sherlock Third Person, Case Fic) – A pub night with the Yard turns into a large-scale mistake, one that will threaten to destroy Sherlock's friendship with John forever.

The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom (E, 62,006 w., 25 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || First Person Sherlock POV, Pining, Angst, Slow Burn, Infidelity, Sherlock Learns About Himself, Happy Ending) – Sherlock struggles with his feelings for John, makes a mistake, and learns just how important he and John are to each other. Non-BBC Mary / John, but it’s a *complicated* relationship.

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Hi Nonny!!

OMG I'm so sorry I didn't get a chance to queue this before your second reply came in a few days later, had this actually scheduled for today to post D: I feel really bad, BUT I am so happy that you found it, AND let me know which one it is.

AND thanks for sharing Ivy's fic. That is a brilliant fic and I am pleased to share it here too!!

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"i do not gaze at scully." yeah, he just does the triangle method and hopes for the best.

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I know Paul didn't die in 1966 because no one else on earth would have made Maxwell's silver hammer

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“You know my methods, John, I am known to be indestructible.”

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the way usamericans talk about their military fucks me up. thank you for what service like which service are they providing you with. they're protecting your country from what. they're fighting for the freedom of whomst. why do they need to do that for and why are they doing in it in the middle east

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finally some good fucking news

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An Ocean Away by westernredcedar

Johnlock Love Letters #2355

Sherlock Holmes has been gone for twenty long years, time enough for John Watson's daughter to make it all the way to Harvard University.

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Today's the day for a Wizard of Oz rewatch.

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Benedict Cumberbatch answering a question regarding his lisp at The Imitation Game Fandango Q&A [x]

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Gay as hell to be another man's groomsman like what are you gonna do? Stand there and wish he was marrying you instead? Gayass.

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reblog if you’re okay with people writing fanfics of your fanfics and/or fanfics inspired by your fanfics

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(opening the author’s works page after finishing a fic) and if im lucky they’ll have written this exact same fic but different a bunch more times