[ SECRET POST #4168 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4168 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[South Park]



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02.
(The Scarlet Pimpernel 1999)


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03.
[Daniel Mallory Ortberg]


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04.
[Twin Peaks]


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05.
[Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, by Fannie Flagg]


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06.
[Lip Sync Battle: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Channing Tatum, Tom Holland]


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07.
[Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez]












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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

Do you believe in them.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

No.

Re: UFOs

[feotakahari]

Tautologically so. If there are flying objects that are unidentified, then they are Unidentified Flying Objects.

More strictly speaking, I believe that new military aircraft gets seen sometimes before it gets declassified. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

I'm willing to believe that alien spacecraft may at one point in history passed by the Earth

I'm also aware of the fact that the CIA encouraged the belief in UFOs to cover up for their very human aircraft testing

I'm not willing to believe UFOs containing large-headed humanoids decided to randomly visit to speak to the government for no particular reason then leave again after probing the butts of a few farmers 'cause I guess they found nothing much interesting up there

They also seem to have gone extinct with the advent of cell phone video

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, but I assume UFOs are mostly just weird military aircraft/experiments. I believe there’s life out in the universe and think that some of it might be intelligent, because the universe is mind-bogglingly huge, but I doubt there’s aliens zipping around in Earth’s atmosphere.

Re: UFOs

[cbrachyrhynchos]

UFOs, yes.

Are they aliens visiting us? Almost certainly not.

Re: UFOs

[nightscale]

Well the term does mean something outside of aliens so yes, UFO's are real in the sense that any object that isn't identifiable is as UFO.

But do I believe that aliens come and visit us in space-crafts to test or observe us? No.

I do think alien life exists somewhere out there in the universe, but whether or not it has the same level of intelligence or technological advancement is the question.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

I think that most reported UFOs (that aren't straight-up hoaxes) are regular, explicable things - whether natural phenomena, or manmade things - perceived or remembered weirdly. A very small percentage of them might be weird artifacts of human consciousness or something like - perceptual/cognitory bugs in the machine, maybe kinda similar to shamanic or religious or mystical experiences, and with the same underlying validity.

I don't think any of them at all are physical spacecraft, piloted by alien intelligences, etc, etc, etc, etc. It's a very unlikely explanation.

Re: UFOs

[philstar22]

No. I think there are aliens out there, but there is no reason to think they have the technology to make it here or that they would want to if they could.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

According to The History Channel, the greys are directly responsible for everything useful that ever happened to mankind... But no. It’s classified aircraft and hallucinations. There probably are aliens out there somewhere, but they don’t give a shit about improving us or molesting our cows.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

Well, yeah. Lots of flying objects aren't identified officially. But if what you mean is, do I believe in aliens in spaceships visiting our planet... then no, that doesn't seem very likely.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

I personally think that UFOs of the explicable kind are very pretty to look at. ( Also crop circle pranks: equals massive gorgeous in my book. )

The other kind that all the tabloid reading whack jobs are obsessing over...
...not so much. Friendly aliens would be wonderful to talk to, even over interstellar distances. Unfriendly ones with butt probes, etc., obviously not.

Unfortunately, there's still no proof of anybody or anything willing to talk to humanity out there at all. I still wonder if planet Earth is experiencing the equivalent of an intergalactic phubbing.

Re: UFOs

[(Anonymous)]

I believe people see (or perceive or think they perceive) flying objects they can't readily explain. I believe not everyone who claims a UFO encounter is willfully lying and rather they "experienced" something, even if was all in their heads or a misinterpretation of an explicable phenomenon. I don't believe we are being buzzed by aliens come to anal-probe us.

I take it as a given that life exists elsewhere in the universe. We now know planets are common, and the universe is so vast... it is statistically very unlikely Earth is unique in supporting life. Plus, all you really need for life as we know it is liquid water. You don't even technically need sunlight (while most life on Earth is ultimately dependent on the sun, we also have entire food chains that are mosyly cut off from the sun and are dependent on deep sea volcanic vents instead).

OTPs

[(Anonymous)]

Tell us about your OTPs (or OT3+) and why you love them

Re: OTPs

[kaijinscendre]

Vegeta/Bulma. It was the first time I ever shipped anything. They are two assholes who love each other and that is beautiful.

Steve/Bucky. Steve will always choose Bucky and I love that. Also, if one of the was female, they would totally be canon.

Jaime/Brienne. They both respect each other after seeing the worst of each other. And Brienne totally convinced Jaime to leave Cersei.

Those are my three big ones.

Re: OTPs

[philstar22]

Melkor/Sauron: A combination of so many things I love. A strong bond that lasts millenia. Angst. Villains who are completely evil but still can love each other.

Steve/Bucky: Strong bonds again. And angst.

Doctor/Master or Missy: Enemies that used to be friends, complicated relationship that is fascinating.

Kylo/Hux: Villain ship again. But what makes these two interesting besides the chemistry is that they are rivals as much as they are allies.

Luke/Mara: Their relationship was complicated. It was never easy, and it took a long time. But it worked, and they were the perfect match for each other.

Re: OTPs

[(Anonymous)]

Spock/McCoy. Still my favourite pair of people who will argue all goddamned day, sometimes viciously, about anything and everything under the sun, and still be willing to die for each other, be tortured for each other, or bear each other's literal souls if need be. Also, on the shallow side, there's a distinct physical power differential that the show goes out of its way to emphasise, so there's that.

Molly Grue/Schmendrick. Childhood pairing, this. Again, people willing to both argue with each other and sacrifice for each other, but with these two there was also the comparison between them and Lir/Amalthea, the feeling of something simpler, more worn, more battered, and more enduring. No mystic love story, but a stubborn ex-bandit and an idiot magician doing their best for each other and everyone around them. They made me feel safe as a kid.

Rick Blaine/Louis Renault. I developed a bit of a fondness over the years for morally ambigous people inspiring something a little less tawdry in each other, and this was probably one of the earlier examples. They were both at their worst at the start of the movie, and by the end of it they've both risked their lives for something brighter than themselves, and in Louis' case largely because of Rick. I always liked that.

Rick O'Connell/Evelyn Carnahan. Because they were the most goddamn fun to watch happen. They're just amazing. She has all this passion, drive and curiosity, and he has all these street smarts and dry wit and willingness to roll with everything she does. They're so stupidly in love, and they stay stupidly in love, and they gleefully tackle mummies and the occasional apocalypse together. They're the best.

Do you watch or follow any sports?

[(Anonymous)]

Traditional, e-sports, or things like chess/trading cards.

Fandom Pet Peeves

[(Anonymous)]

Share yours.


Mine: Why do people make gifsets and set the saturation/contrast to 1000%. Does anyone think this looks good?

Example: https://78.media.tumblr.com/7a31f23c780df37d6650afc8e120b66d/tumblr_p9e9avOzZi1uhh267o3_400.gif

Lost in Space (2018)

[(Anonymous)]

Does anyone know if this show picks up? I'm halfway through the second episode and I'm really struggling to get through it. It's just so full of useless family drama?

I'm only watching this in the first place because I loved Toby Stephens in Black Sails. I've never seen the original version, either, so nostalgia is not a factor here. So... does it stay as dull as it's been the entire way through?

Archive sites you used to visit

[(Anonymous)]

What were some of the great destinations you used to frequent for fic or fan material before the advent of AO3, Tumblr, and the like? Is the site still up?

Inspired by yesterday's Wolverine/Rogue thread, and an anon who mentioned all of their recs are on an archive that is likely defunct...

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