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Elki

Do you have a favorite side character in a TV show, but don't know their name? Especially if they don't actually have a name, or need it. A character with character, that doesn't take a big part of any episode.

For me, it's the news reader from Rome. Reading one day that Caesar is an enemy of the Republic, a few episodes later that glorious Caesar has prevailed over his enemy, it does not matter to the news reader because he is doing a job, adding his own spice when appropriate. Rain or shine, to huge crowds or an audience of no one, the man keeps delivering the news. Here's to you, news reader.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0kO5qcPf8

Who's your fave?

RMS Oceanic

I'm reminded of the newspapers changing their tone as Napoleon neared Paris

Arch

Look, we blamed Nexus and then [chat] closed early

Coincidence?

I think not

Bogart

Ian McNeice! Always a pleasure to watch him sink his teeth into a role.

bloodyroarxx

The TV sales man in this clip I love him in all his various roles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l67ZRK1FS8

RMS Oceanic

March 9 wrote:

THE ANTHROPOPHAGUS HAS QUITTED HIS DEN

March 10 wrote:

THE CORSICAN OGRE HAS LANDED AT CAPE JUAN

March 11 wrote:

THE TIGER HAS ARRIVED AT CAP

March 12 wrote:

THE MONSTER SLEPT AT GRENOBLE

March 13 wrote:

THE TYRANT HAS PASSED THOUGH LYONS

March 14 wrote:

THE USURPER IS DIRECTING HIS STEPS TOWARDS DIJON

March 18 wrote:

BONAPARTE IS ONLY SIXTY LEAGUES FROM THE CAPITAL

He has been fortunate enough to escape his pursuers

March 19 wrote:

BONAPARTE IS ADVANCING WITH RAPID STEPS, BUT HE WILL NEVER ENTER PARIS

March 20 wrote:

NAPOLEON WILL, TOMORROW, BE UNDER OUR RAMPARTS

March 21 wrote:

THE EMPEROR IS AT FONTAINEBLEAU

March 22 wrote:

HIS IMPERIAL AND ROYAL MAJESTY arrived yesterday evening at the Tuileries, amid the joyful acclamation of his devoted and faithful subjects

Atomika

Elki did you say “adding his own spice” because Ian McNiece played Baron Harkonnen?

Of course you did, yes

nexuscrawler

Arch wrote: »

Look, we blamed Nexus and then [chat] closed early

Coincidence?

I think not

That's just what they want you to think

Powerpuppies

I like the ethics professor in newsroom who sticks around for like two episodes before his adult human communication makes him too competent for the show and he dumps Maggie and bails

SummaryJudgment

This isn't a TV show, but Jeffrey Donovan playing a mustache-and-glasses mercenary in the Sicario movies with panache

Elki

This is the first time I'm learning of this actor's name.

Winky

I think competence absolutely exists, and I have been pretty amazed by how much more confidence I’ve gained in my abilities just as a result of time and experience.

That said, competence is, I feel, almost always limited to sort of a defined domain. Whereas, the modern world is brimming with outside context problems that complicate things beyond what past experience can actually help us with.

And then there’s the fact that even the most competent people are going to bump up against the ceiling of human limitations, which are many, and it feels like we’re becoming more acutely aware of them every day.

syndalis

So Howard Stern yesterday played footage from one of his reporters at Fist Fest where the basics are exactly what you would expect. Spoilered for absolutely extreme sex stuff

It was a very large number of dudes, who enjoyed fisting, a lot. Basically based much of their identity around it from their twitter handles to their day to day life. The stuff they were into is EXTREMELY bodily damaging and highly risky. Many of them have prolapses many inches long (one of them over 10 inches)... everyone seemed happy and joyful even as they were discussing stuff where if one person did one thing wrong the person would just die (eg: someone shoulder deep inside another person, inches from their beating heart).

I do marvel at the breadth of the human experience, even if my desire to participate in most of it is less than zero. It was absolutely fascinating to me looking/listening through this window of experience I have no frame of reference for and hearing the happiness of the folks involved.

Chanus

Winky wrote: »

I think competence absolutely exists, and I have been pretty amazed by how much more confidence I’ve gained in my abilities just as a result of time and experience.

That said, competence is, I feel, almost always limited to sort of a defined domain. Whereas, the modern world is brimming with outside context problems that complicate things beyond what past experience can actually help us with.

And then there’s the fact that even the most competent people are going to bump up against the ceiling of human limitations, which are many, and it feels like we’re becoming more acutely aware of them every day.

i actually have this pill that lets me use 100% of my brain so

nexuscrawler

Imposter syndrome is a hell of a drug

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bloodyroarxx

I cant believe i read that jesus

Six

As an imposter

Atomika

bloodyroarxx wrote: »

I cant believe i read that, my lord Jesus, please forgive me

Chanus

syndalis wrote: »

So Howard Stern yesterday played footage from one of his reporters at Fist Fest where the basics are exactly what you would expect. Spoilered for absolutely extreme sex stuff

It was a very large number of dudes, who enjoyed fisting, a lot. Basically based much of their identity around it from their twitter handles to their day to day life. The stuff they were into is EXTREMELY bodily damaging and highly risky. Many of them have prolapses many inches long (one of them over 10 inches)... everyone seemed happy and joyful even as they were discussing stuff where if one person did one thing wrong the person would just die (eg: someone shoulder deep inside another person, inches from their beating heart).

I do marvel at the breadth of the human experience, even if my desire to participate in most of it is less than zero. It was absolutely fascinating to me looking/listening through this window of experience I have no frame of reference for and hearing the happiness of the folks involved.

i definitely feel like my life has immeasurably improved after at some point i can't define i started thinking "those weirdos sure do love doing their weird shit and that is delightful to see them so happy" instead of turning up my nose at things i don't understand or don't have experience with or even just plain don't like

Six

Everyone’s fucked up in their own way. Can’t judge won’t judge

Chanus

also i was cool reading that spoiler until the very end when my own heart felt like it skipped a beat and i got extremely nauseated for like half a second haha

bowen

Chanus wrote: »

syndalis wrote: »

So Howard Stern yesterday played footage from one of his reporters at Fist Fest where the basics are exactly what you would expect. Spoilered for absolutely extreme sex stuff

It was a very large number of dudes, who enjoyed fisting, a lot. Basically based much of their identity around it from their twitter handles to their day to day life. The stuff they were into is EXTREMELY bodily damaging and highly risky. Many of them have prolapses many inches long (one of them over 10 inches)... everyone seemed happy and joyful even as they were discussing stuff where if one person did one thing wrong the person would just die (eg: someone shoulder deep inside another person, inches from their beating heart).

I do marvel at the breadth of the human experience, even if my desire to participate in most of it is less than zero. It was absolutely fascinating to me looking/listening through this window of experience I have no frame of reference for and hearing the happiness of the folks involved.

i definitely feel like my life has immeasurably improved after at some point i can't define i started thinking "those weirdos sure do love doing their weird shit and that is delightful to see them so happy" instead of turning up my nose at things i don't understand or don't have experience with or even just plain don't like

I feel like at some point one can go "huh that's weird but okay" still though.

RMS Oceanic

Six wrote: »

As an imposter

Are you an imposter?

Really?

The real imposter?

Blameless Cleric

In some of the porn circles I ran in on Tumblr you'd occasionally get someone into fisting who was really into severe vaginal prolapse and wanted to figure out how to cause it in themself and it generally came from a very bad case of misunderstood anatomy and there were lots of posts that were shared around that were like: PSA that's definitely A Thing than can happen but it's bad please go to your doctor if it does !!!

(I am not into fisting and my place in these communities remains ambiguous)

Elki

"And Marcus Junius Brutus" *his lips and brow form into an approving shape, as he nods*

Elendil

bloodyroarxx wrote: »

The TV sales man in this clip I love him in all his various roles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l67ZRK1FS8

the deeper cut is Just Stamp the Ticket guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqPXN8qyJTk

MrMister

The weirdos are living their best life and that’s fine but also generally try to pick hobbies that don’t involve wiggling around next to people’s beating hearts

Mojo_Jojo

syndalis wrote: »

So Howard Stern yesterday played footage from one of his reporters at Fist Fest where the basics are exactly what you would expect. Spoilered for absolutely extreme sex stuff

It was a very large number of dudes, who enjoyed fisting, a lot. Basically based much of their identity around it from their twitter handles to their day to day life. The stuff they were into is EXTREMELY bodily damaging and highly risky. Many of them have prolapses many inches long (one of them over 10 inches)... everyone seemed happy and joyful even as they were discussing stuff where if one person did one thing wrong the person would just die (eg: someone shoulder deep inside another person, inches from their beating heart).

I do marvel at the breadth of the human experience, even if my desire to participate in most of it is less than zero. It was absolutely fascinating to me looking/listening through this window of experience I have no frame of reference for and hearing the happiness of the folks involved.

That made me feel pretty ill! Good work, it's quite rare to get a physical reaction from something on this forum.

It was my own fault though. You labelled that spoiler very clearly.

Echo

Bogart wrote: »

Ian McNeice! Always a pleasure to watch him sink his teeth into a role.

Oh hey I thought he looked rather like Vladimir Harkonnen.

Atomika

I’m watching Anne with an “E” right now and it’s really well done but I have to wonder how much of the constant child abuse was actually a part of the era or just something the show has dialed up for dramatic effect, because it can be harrowing to see with such frequency and ubiquity

A 10-year old gets his face kicked in and robbed by grown adults and the show just plays it like, “Yep, shit was wild back then,”

Evil Multifarious

Okay this was a bit much for the morning

I need a coffee

Six

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

Six wrote: »

As an imposter

Are you an imposter?

Really?

The real imposter?

Well, I’m A imposter. I’m not THE imposter. At least, I don’t think.

But I’m clearly winging it and am waiting rather impatiently for it all to come crashing down.

Echo

syndalis wrote: »

So Howard Stern yesterday played footage from one of his reporters at Fist Fest where the basics are exactly what you would expect. Spoilered for absolutely extreme sex stuff

It was a very large number of dudes, who enjoyed fisting, a lot. Basically based much of their identity around it from their twitter handles to their day to day life. The stuff they were into is EXTREMELY bodily damaging and highly risky. Many of them have prolapses many inches long (one of them over 10 inches)... everyone seemed happy and joyful even as they were discussing stuff where if one person did one thing wrong the person would just die (eg: someone shoulder deep inside another person, inches from their beating heart).

I do marvel at the breadth of the human experience, even if my desire to participate in most of it is less than zero. It was absolutely fascinating to me looking/listening through this window of experience I have no frame of reference for and hearing the happiness of the folks involved.

dead dove.jpg

Elendil

https://twitter.com/jeremysmiles/status/1114343593047666693

evilbob

Elki wrote: »

This is the first time I'm learning of this actor's name.

I just refer to him Baron Harkonnen when I can't remember it.

Winky

But if we’re looking at, like, the whole of human endeavor and asking “do we have everything under control?” the answer is no and we never have. There aren’t really any static periods in human history, none of the things we think of as being solid and stalwart really last all that long without changing dramatically on any scale that exceeds a human lifespan. Most of our perception of long venerable traditions just completely ignores the fact that they’ve been in constant flux and we’re just smoothing over all of that when we look back at them, etc.

Blameless Cleric

Atomika wrote: »

I’m watching Anne with an “E” right now and it’s really well done but I have to wonder how much of the constant child abuse was actually a part of the era or just something the show has dialed up for dramatic effect, because it can be harrowing to see with such frequency and ubiquity

A 10-year old gets his face kicked in and robbed by grown adults and the show just plays it like, “Yep, shit was wild back then,”

I haven't read the book recently enough to remember how much of that was accurate to what was written, but definitely some I think ? There was definitely a sense in some of it like there was some vaguely scary stuff that Marilla was keeping from Anne in bits like that.

Atomika

evilbob wrote: »

Elki wrote: »

This is the first time I'm learning of this actor's name.

I just refer to him Baron Harkonnen when I can't remember it.

Barry, to his friends

Evil Multifarious

MrMister wrote: »

The weirdos are living their best life and that’s fine but also generally try to pick hobbies that don’t involve wiggling around next to people’s beating hearts

You horrific fascist tyrant, I am going to sit on this rake just to spite you

Six

Being successful seems to mostly be a function of either getting out of bed in the morning and doing something or convincing other people that you didn’t really need to get out of bed in the morning and do stuff and it would be better if they just did it for you.