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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 20

Tolkien named "Bag End" (Bilbo and Frodo's home) for the literal French to English translation of "cul-de-sac" as a way of poking fun at the English habit of using French phrases to sound sophisticated.

Frodo lived in a cul-de-sac: 'end of bag'.

'Bag End' from Lord of the Rings, big round green door, which seems like a design flaw.

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 22h

and you can of in the cold food but you of out hot eat the food

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ChatsVoid @chatsvoid.bsky.social · 1d

This body is mine…

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 1d

as opposed to… uh… kristoph and… i guess maybe literally no one else

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 1d

autistic-coded ace attorney character named Tyrone Le’nol

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 1d

the true cause of global warming

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Victor @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't drawn them in a while...but here's Clyborne and his son Rin (trick-or treating on Halloween)

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 1d

*transfem larry the cucumber voice* “I love my hips!”

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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 2d

Remember when I came up with "buttons" to explain executive dysfunction just because I had an argument with my partner about getting things done?

I made an entirely new series for ADHD Awareness Month explaining motivation & ADHD. Coming next week 👀✨

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Comic showing a person with black hair and yellow antennae struggling to explain ADHD-related difficulties.
Panel 1: The character looks startled as another person enters cheerfully with a dog, saying, “Heyyy, I’m back!”
Panel 2: The person frowns, “You said you would clean up!” The character replies, “I wanted to eat breakfast first…”
Panel 3: The character adds, “But I couldn’t decide on what to eat, so I didn’t.” The other responds, “Well, now you know better. Next time just eat something.”
Panel 4: The character, frustrated, says, “Don’t say it like that! I already knew that!” The other person asks, “Then why can you do it NOW?”

Comic continuing the ADHD explanation using a stove metaphor.
Panel 1: A stove without buttons is shown. Text: “Because my brain is like a stove without any buttons. I know I have to cook, but how do I turn it on?”
Panel 2: The stove stays cold. Text: “Knowing the consequences doesn’t turn on the stove.”
Panel 3: Someone stands nearby; the stove lights up. Text: “When you’re next to me, it’s like you spawn a button for me. You are an outside source of buttons.”
Panel 4: The stove smokes slightly. The other person asks, “What can you do to get a button yourself?” The character replies, “Uhh… I’m not sure… Medication helps a bit.”

Comic concluding the “buttons and stove” metaphor for ADHD motivation.
Panel 1: The character explains, “ADHD is a disorder, it means serious impairment. You can do chores because you have to, right?” The other replies, “Well yeah, I have to.”
Panel 2: The character points to a vacuum cleaner. “That’s because you get buttons for all kinds of things.” The other says, “Look at all those buttons!”
Panel 3: The character shouts at papers, “I did so many pomodoros! WHY WON’T YOU TURN ON?!” Text: “I don’t get buttons for mundane tasks—it’s neurological, not motivational. You can’t just ‘motivate’ a stove to turn on.”
Panel 4: Surrounded by drawings, the character smiles. “I only get buttons for interesting tasks.” The other person says, amazed, “So many buttons!”

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 2d

magic system where the body bends to the yearnings of the mind

the shape you take is the self you know inside

the truth wrought in flesh for all to see

make peace with the soul and be embraced by those who love the real you

or become a twisted avatar of your own disgust, confronted in the mirror

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 4d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 3d

gender-affirming hot flashes and mood swings

also ow

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AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 3d

Hornet meeting anyone:

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 3d

why are there no southern superheroes

they’re all in, like, new york

give me a deeply tired neurodivergent dork with werewolf powers trying to protect atlanta from malevolent millionaires

or a tamaranian trying to fit in in st. louis while battling interdimensional shapeshifters

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 4d

Politicians who meet fascists half way, are just fascists.

Newsom is all about publicity & nothing about integrity.

It’s been depressing watching American ppl hero-worship a power crazed sell-out. It’s not just Kimberly Guilfoyle & cosmetic surgery he has in common with the Trumps. READ this:

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 4d

gosh i wonder why you have vampires on the brain

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Victor @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social · 4d

annnnd, she's done!

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 4d

in retrospect that last one may have been a kinda lame generic post and i would like to formally apologize

not deleting it tho

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 4d

there’s two kinds of storytellers:

“It’s raining in this scene to reflect the protagonist’s emotional state”

“it’s raining in this scene because i mapped out the meteorology of the entire world and the weather patterns would result in an 85% chance of heavy rain in this location on this date”

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Victor @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social · 5d

It's ALIVEEEEEEEE

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Victor @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social · 5d

T4T vibes.

(It's Canon. Jack Quaid came to me in a vision and said so)

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 5d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Victor @pjthetoonaddict.bsky.social · 5d

Made Cinnamon Rolls!

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A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 6d

you really dooooooo

A String Of Code @astringofcode.bsky.social · 6d

if you see this, quote with a game that released the year you were born

This game is the gold standard of point and click adventure games imo. There’s a lot of jokes in it that I still reference to this day.

The cover art for the video game The Curse of Monkey Island. A zombified pirate (LeChuck) with a flaming beard holds a cutlass above his head, ready to swing down on Guybrush Threepwood, a “mighty pirate” with blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. He holds a shimmeringdiamond ring up to LeChuck. Behind the flaming zombie pirate is a golden statue of a very angry woman.

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