the powerpoint meme

[littlemiracles]

the powerpoint meme Look. You know your character is a nerd about something. There's a hill they want to die on, there's a topic they want to argue about. Here's their opportunity to make their case. This isn't a strict meme. Your character's powerpoint presentation can be an actual powerpoint, a bulletpoint list, images made in paint, description of a video they filmed... however they would like to make their presentation. some things that they can be making presentations about: ranking various items/people/concepts, why _ is better than _, the ocean is/isn't soup, what constitutes a sandwich, etc.

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"Ranking Cheese" by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Watchtower

[ciadirector]

[ She is ranking best and worst cheese, complete with a tasting table for the team to sample. Thanks Bucky for the Costco run and Mel for the idea. ]

And...whoops, let's skip that slide, I forgot to delete it..anyway, the second worst chesse is blue cheese. You can only pair it with some things. A lot of people are allergic to it...

[juniorvarsitycap]

Why is… why?

[endof_theline]

Oh...wow. Glad I didn't have to pick that one up at Costco.

[fireds]

By that logic, where do you rank feta? I missed a few slides.

[immaterialgirl]

I hate that I agree with most of these.

[thedevilsworkisneverdone]

This is my tax dollars at work, huh?

[white_widow]

1. If that's designer, that's a terrible designer.
2. You leave Irish cheddar off a cheese ranking list? It's a pointless list.

[battleshipping]

Not gonna lie, this is all a bit cheesy.

[fuzzily]

Why is the cheese thong swiss themed when swiss is your number 1 worst cheese? You're undermining your argument, here.

Which is fine with me because swiss is pretty good?

michael afton | five nights at freddy's

[ptoma]

reasons why my dad sucks in no particular order:

• capitalism
  
• he's a jerk
  
• he's ugly
  
• he's a furry
  
• i'm a zombie because of him
  
• scared mom off but she sucks too so whatever
  
• raging child murderer
  
• more capitalism
  
• mean left hook
  
• alcoholic + mad scientist is always a bad combination
  
• thinks he's funny but his jokes are shit
  
• he sucks

Thanks for coming to my fucking Ted Talk.

[owltavia]

[This makes her feel slightly better about her own Daddy Issues, though not enough to actually want to talk to him.]

I know you said no particular order, but I think raging child murderer should probably be top of the list.

[revmeup]

Should we kill him? Let's kill him.

[kusuriuris]

Were it not for the laws binding me I'd help you kill this man.

[survivedthewinter]

...At what age did you become a zombie?

[Look, "raging child murderer" and "i'm a zombie because of him" together does not bode well! She's concerned!]

[brother_alone]

When'd the left hook come into the picture, outta curiosity?

Pros and Cons of San Francisco.

[domineer]

It's a hastily scribbled set of notes on papyrus, scanned into a flatbed scanner and somehow, through tortured technological alchemy, turned into powerpoint slides for the love of the game.

Foggy, dirty, noisy, expensive. Wildfires. Abject human misery, no parking. Weather is appalling and makes my joints ache.
Versus:
Diverse, fascinating, close to amenities like the realm of the Western Gate and nature.
Can't Decide if Good Or Bad:
Artsy, has people I know from home, including one I am smitten with, but sworn mortal enemies and so on.
Should you live here?
It honestly depends. Visit first. See if you can handle the fog and the ancient ungracious gods who have nothing better to do than interfere in mortal affairs.

[mikoshi]

Recommendations:
Wears flowers in your hair.

weird taxidermy, a ted talk by octavia goetia | helluva boss | ota

[owltavia]

[All of the slides are of Via taking a selfie in front of very weird taxidermied animals, all with the same patented bored teenager expression. Though as she's talking about it, she has a smile and enthusiasm is clear in her eyes.]

So, weird taxidermy is pretty cool. Not the boring kind where the worker knew what the animal looked like, but the sort where they had to guess. It makes some really messed up looking things that kind of put Hell to shame, I just... think it's pretty cool that sort of stuff can exist in a place not meant for eternal torture.

And some of it's cute. I guess.

[watersacrificed]

Huh. [Aqua looks pensive, taking everything in, tilting her head one way then another. ]

That is pretty cool—not something I would’ve considered before. Some do look cute.

[ A beat. ]

Honestly, I thought this was more about animals in different poses, but this was better than what I thought.

Cassie Cage | Mortal Kombat | OTA

[nutkrusher]

Okay, so I'm only going through THIS slide once. Here's a non-exhaustive list of fake Bruce Lees that the Hong Kong studios tried to push after he died:

[Click.]

FAKE BRUCES (I promise you these are all real)

• Bruce Li


• Bruce Lai


• Bruce Le


• Bruce Lie


• Bruce Leung


• Dragon Lee


• Bruce Chen


• Brute Lee


• Also they tried making Jackie Chan into a Fake Bruce for a minute

There were a lot of movies made starring Not Bruce Lee. A few of them were almost good. But my favorite one is The Dragon Lives Again, because it has Fake Bruce team up with Popeye to fight Dracula in Hell.

Any questions so far?

[Her father has taught her well.]

[brokeassgoing]

[he raises a hand]

Yeah, does Jet Lee know you're coming for his ass?

The Medicine Seller/Kon | Mononoke Film Trilogy | OTA

[kusuriuris]

Reasons You Should Consider Cutting Red Meats From Your Diet:

One: Cows and pigs are highly intelligent and empathetic animals, with pigs regularly ranking in the top ten of smartest animal lists.

Two: Pig waste from slaughtered pigs is highly toxic to both humans and the environment.

Three: The nutrients found in red meats can be found in other foods; proteins and vitamin B12 are found in a multitude of seafoods, as well as eggs, many vegetables are also rich in protein such as beans, zinc is found in seafood as well, not to mention grains such as rice and oats, even pumpkin seeds.

Four: Cows and pigs are susceptible to diseases that can be passed through the meat.

Lastly, I know I can't convince you to do anything you don't want to do, but please consider eating less red meat. Or failing that, look for products from ethical farms that make sure their livestock is healthy and happy.

[intheline]

[ Not Akari raising her hand as if she were in a classroom. ]

Yes, teacher.

[ Not your teacher?? ]

Isn't it worse if the cows and pigs are happy? That means they'll feel sad and betrayed by the people that took care of them. I doubt they're as smart as pokemon, but... Thinking about a happy pig being killed does make me sad. Cows are cute too.

Shisui | Loulan ཐི Apothecary Diaries ཋྀ OTA

[survivedthewinter]

(ooc: cw for insect talk)

[Shisui has a stack of incredibly detailed and well drawn insects by her side along with ink staining her clothes and hands. One hand is currently holding up a sheet with a beautiful moth on it, the other wildly gesturing to whoever is listening. She's been here for the better part of the past two hours.]

—and it's absolutely gorgeous! It shines beautifully under the moonlight, almost like a tiny lamp! Unfortunately, they don't live for very long because they don't have mouths to eat but the moths live an eventual life anyway. I still haven't figured out how the entire wings glow, though I think its of a similar mechanism to the fireflies I saw when travelling. There must be something on the wings causing it, a kind of reaction I think? They aren't poisonous to touch, though I wouldn't know about ingestion...maybe its a warning? To other animals? Bright colours on plants usually warn for poison, so it could be the same reason here, though it doesn't live for very long...I'll note it down.

[She carefully places the paper down under the stack and pulls out another sheet, this time a kind of beetle.]

This is a really cool one...! It's not usually found in Li, so it definitely snuck over on the trade ships, and lived in pockets of forests just around the rear palace gardens. It makes a kind of clicking noise by rubbing its wings together, so its really distinctive which makes it easily identifiable.

[That was the last of her stack of sheets, which contained drawings of several bugs— butterflies, beetles, dragonflies, grasshoppers, cicadas and a bunch of sketches that were hastily drawn— probably of the insects she saw around here— shoved under a jade cicada.]

My favourite would probably be the clicking beetle, just because its so rare to find in Li. Its really cute too! They rest easy in your hands once you catch them and just kind of buzz around. I had a hairstick once, that made a ringing sound like a cicada when you moved...I wonder if I could find one for this beetle...

[ear_worm]

[ The little alien has been sitting unobtrusively on the furniture nearby, waiting for whoever Shisui is talking to to excuse themselves, but listening raptly to her speech and taking in her illustrations with big luminous eyes. It's no chore to be patient here, and to hear something so mundane talked of with such love and energy.

His voice, when he talks, comes from a tiny radio around his neck, as his mouthparts aren't great at forming humanly recognizable speech. ]

How wonderful. Perhaps you'd like to bind your drawings into a book to keep them safer?

"Daggers are versatile tools so technically I'm not hoarding" by Ea Lowkey

[infernaling]

- also, I'd like you to pay close attention to this section in particular. [ the fantasy!PPT changes to a new slide, which says:

What you CAN use a dagger for:
- backstabbing
- front-stabbing
- side-stabbing
- buttering your toast (please clean it of blood first)
- that really cool stabbing where you shove the dagger in the monster's chin from below and it hits its palate and it dies
- picking the dirt from under your nails
- subtle intimidation
- modifying your clothes
- making a point
- counting items on a list

Which means that yes, she's been pointing and counting the items on this list with a dagger. ]

Anyway, they're versatile tools and you will pry the fifteen daggers in my Bag of Holding out of my cold dead fingers.

[impertinently]

Fifteen is neither a prime number or a rounded number. You need seventeen or twenty.

John Goblikon | Right Now | ota

[johnnygobs]

John Goblikon's guide to Life

Pt. 1: How to not care about anything and also care about everything intensely.

Pt. 2: "...and that's why you should fake your own death to get out of awkward conversations."

Pt. 3: What's up with trolls? (They're the worst.)

Pt. 4: Tips on friendship: Call up your buddies before bed and tell them you hope they sleep well.

Pt. 5: The Green Goblin is not actually a goblin and he's making us all look bad.

Bolt Leclair's Guide to Why the Internet is Good, Actually

[servescunt]

Listen to me. Look me in the eyes. Both of them. Even the weird one.

[He's got a large set of lightning bolt-shaped facial scars radiating out from his right eye. The prosthetic matches iris color to the bright pink-purple of his remaining eye, but the pupil is a white star, and the entire prosthetic glitters when he moves.]

I know there's been a lot of debate recently on whether or not modern tech is worth the headache, but I think it is. I'll tell you why:

• The memes. You seriously think this shit isn't funny? That's golden.


• You can talk to people even if you're holed up in an abandoned temple, alone and shunned.


• You can be anyone on the internet! You don't need to talk about your failures or your fears. You can choose to act however you want!


• Finding info is a breeze! No more dusty libraries.


• If you have a weird symptom, you can find out exactly how fast you're going to die!


• You can connect with all sorts of people from all different realms. It really brings people together!


• Cat. Videos. I rest my case.

I have more arguments for anyone still unconvinced, but I think you can see my point, right?

Pleakley | Lilo & Stitch | OTA, but read my pinned post first

[wendypleakley]

[Why you should appreciate mosquitoes.]

I made this in five minutes! If I had taken more time, I could go on forever!

What Constitutes A People in Thedas -- Observations Thus Far

[disruptionmage]

There Are Two Major Categories of People

-First are the non-physical, like spirits of various types, including demons.
-Then you have the physical. Often but not always they are made of meat.
-Both have various levels of feelings and opinions regarding what is around them.
-Both are fundamentally harmed if cut off from those.
-Both tend to be self-aware.

Each Category Has Its Unique Drawbacks

Examples:
-The non-physical tend to relegate their strongest impulses toward one or two things.
-Being forced to deviate from that tends to change and harm them.
-The physical are pretty much the opposite: they start to suffer personally when they stick to just one thing for too long.
-Physical people tend to filter everything through a central machine (their body).
-Since meat is a thing that does indeed go bad, this means physical people tend to not stick around for very long and suffer forms of deterioration specifically related to that.
-General life spans are often but not always tied into their relative size.

[parthalan]

All well and good until the non-physical people fuse with the meat people and, well... But don't let me stop you. There's a reason I skipped out on the Circle.