“I’m not holding out for an 11th hour miracle that makes Bernie Sanders the nominee (in fact, I agree with many of Clinton’s supporters — he probably should have dropped out awhile ago). But just as I didn’t have to vote for Clinton because of our mutual sex, I don’t have to be happy or grateful or appreciative that this is the woman who changed American history.”
concept: Aliens who have absolutely no cultural or personal use for humor as a concept, but are very adept at figuring out socio-linguistic systems and how to manipulate them. Being funny makes humans more comfortable and easier to negotiate with, and it’s easy enough once you familiarize yourself with a particular culture and set your speech synthesizers to the correct setting.
and i mean sure eventually they’re great at it, but at some point in time a group of haggard aliens in a room somewhere compare notes on irony, hyperbole, and cultural references, with one exhausted individual clicking “No, Gxiiijhux VIII, puns are a no-go, puns are counterproductive, I don’t care if Susan emitted optimal pleasure decibels, everyone else in that room hated you.”
Gxiiijhux VIII finds xemself unexpectedly annoyed at the Merchant-Leader’s correction.
Although further experience indicates that the Merchant-Leader is right about the puns, Gxiiijhux VIII somehow cannot help xemself from clicking out several more of them during the next negotiation session. (All of the humans in the room groan except for Susan, who, again, emits optimal pleasure decibels)
“You need to stop,” the Merchant Leader clicks in frustration.
(But Gxiiijhux VIII can’t seem to stop.)
Gxiiijhux VIII realizes halfway through the trade negotiations that xie is more interested in causing Susan to emit the optimal pleasure decibels than in the successful negotiation of a lucrative trade regulation treaty. This causes xem much stress and confusion.
Eventually, the marriage of Gxiiijhux VIII and Susan is included as a feature of the treaty.
(Gxiiijhux VIII’s former associates breathe a sigh of relief as the merchant ship pulls away from the space station, leaving Gxiiijhux VIII, Susan, and the terrible puns behind.)
Gxiiijhux VIII never does quite get the human concept of humor, but xie is quite content to spend xyr life listening to Susan make the optimal pleasure decibel sounds anyway.
If u have a physical disability, a visible disability, need aides like prosthetics, wheelchairs, braces, canes, oxygen, you get stared at, unwelcome comments, and just generally have to deal with the backlash of being AS WELL AS looking disabled
-you’re important
-you’re a babe
-you look so damn good
Because we get left out of *everything* (including body posi) too much and it just needs to be said that you are whole and more than enough and beautiful the way you are
Okay, this is such a yucky subject, but unfortunately it could happen to anyone. I just went through ALICE training at my school and I wanted to share what I learned just in case
1. Get as much information out as possible. Obviously the best tactic for this is like in a school setting announcing over the PA where the shooter is and what he looks like. That way people not near there can get away
2. GET AWAY. Run. Get out. Don’t huddle in a corner like school lock down drills teach you. Pretty much no school shooting death has been someone the shooter chased. They’re there to hit as many easy targets they can then kill themselves, so don’t just wait for them to shoot you. Make a barricade if you can to buy yourself time then find a way to get out.
3. If you run out of other options due to circumstance or proximity, throw something at the shooter. Do something to surprise them and throw off their concentration. They’re generally not trained to ignore distractions. So throw things at them, then SWARM them. The strongest body builder you know couldn’t fight off 5 people at once. Everyone grab a limb ( grab the one with the gun first is the beat option obviously). If you’re not able to coordinate efforts, just find the bravery to dive at them. Statistics and psychology say that others will join in help once they see one person taking action.
4. This is a scary thought, but good to know. If you are shot and conscious, chances are VERY high you’ll live. Like 85%. Humans have a habit of getting shot so doctors and first responders have gotten very good at fixing them. So just keep in mind that (while it won’t be pleasant) its not over if you get shot. Remember that when you’re deciding whether or not to dive at the shooter.
5. If you happen to get the gun away from the shooter, kick it away and secure it (put a trashcan or something over it) but DO NOT PICK UP THE GUN!! if the police get to the scene and see someone waving a gun around, who do you think they’ll shoot first? Secure the gun and the bad guy, but do not hold the gun ever.
Again, not a nice thing but I know a lot of teacher blogs follow me, plus it could happen anywhere. Pls be safe. If you have questions ask because maybe they covered it in my training!
Also: in the event that someone has been shot, grab something like a shirt and apply as much pressure as possible. It will not be fun for anyone involved (applying pressure tends to make the pain level skyrocket), but slowing the bleeding raises your chances of survival significantly.
You hear all these “you’re not a real fan unless” and it lists a hundred things, but I met a dude today who saw my Deadpool pin and asked what my favorite story arc was, and I explained that while I loved Deadpool, I was new to Marvel (I only really got into it a year and a half ago) and hadn’t been able to find a lot of the comics. Instead of making a face or a derogatory comment, he just offered to send me all the stuff he had. That is a true fan.
I told the guy at the comic shop when I went in for Black Widow that I’d seen a few Harley Quinn panels on Tumblr and thought it looked badass but didn’t know where to start because my entire involvement in DC fandom was watching the Batman cartoon as a kid. This guy sitting at one of the tables playing Yu-Gi-Oh, wearing a comic shirt and carrying a definitely-hardcore-fan amount of swag, spins around and goes “dude! You’ve never read DC? Check out the back issues wall. They’ve got all kinds of Harley Quinn.” He then proceeded to explain how “New 52″ was a spinoff, and had some split opinions in the fandom, but either continuity is good as long as you pick one and stay with it so you don’t get mixed on what’s going on.
True fans love to see other people loving the stuff they love.
See how easy it is to be “that cool person who helped me get into X” instead of “that asshole who made me feel bad for not knowing everything about X”?
IT’S NOT EVEN DIFFICULT TO NOT BE A SHITLORD. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. And you never had one.
