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ALL AMERICAN 6.01 Things Done Changed

#RED HAIR PIRATES. #:') <3 <3

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I've been working with middle schoolers (11-14) at my new job and it just really helps put the drama of the shuggy break up in the rain in a new perspective

#the number of times kids come up and say “miss! so and so left my group” “miss! they say they don't wanna work with me” #the teacher i'm working with and i both have experience with high schoolers and i'm discovering that this age group #are just tall toddlers #zero emotional intelligence but need bandaids all the time #and are in everyone's business

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me: i'm so gonna be here also me getting sick for TWO WEEKS

#i just can't stop losing 😔😔😔 #my allergies were getting better and then the wind picked up and made it worse again so i'm just....chilling this weekend #a 3 day weekend though!!! so i'm gonna queue things !!!!

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Quick pirate facts:

Jolly Rogers.

There are two base options for piratical colours (’colours’ here meaning the banner under which they sail, not the colour of the fabric… which I am discussing oops) black and red. 

The black was the more common of the two, and indicated that quarter would be given should the prize strike (surrender). Of course, should the prize fail to strike, the pirates would allow no quarter.

The red indicated that no quarter would be given. It was clearly less common because it made things more difficult for the pirates - prizes that knew there was no prospect for mercy would not strike, and would always try to flee or fight. 

Additionally, a pirate’s Jolly Roger carried a unique sigil - this is a cricisim of Black Sails that I’ve seen several times and it’s the worst. People claim there are no “proper” pirate flags (meaning the iconic skull and crossed bones or crossed swords), but in fact the blacks shown in Black Sails are much closer than most in their portrayal of pirate colours. (Though the skull and crossed bones/swords were indeed common sigils, they were far from the only ones, and there was no universal symbol for ‘pirate’ - the black flags were sort of like calling cards so prizes would know who was attacking them and hopefully be intimidated into submission.)

Finally, Jack Rackham popularised the skull and crossed cutlasses seen in Pirates of the Caribbean, although his colours are shown to feature a tricorn hat in Black Sails. This is because Disney copyrighted his actual jolly roger. Because they assholes. 

#reference. #okay i literally just finished black sails #(and loved it) #but this is great op thank you

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Since I'm just saying a bunch of shit right now, here's some more <3 : this blog is going to be more selective from here on out.

I've said I'm selective on this blog the entire time I've had it, but I really haven't been. I've already gone through and unfollowed/blocked some 100+ blogs because I was just following way too many people who I wasn't interacting with and don't plan to.

#i'll probably start doing periodic cleanups on here #and i'm going to stop following back as frequently #because my 'selective' before was still following like 95% of people back lmao #this isn't to say i'm going to stop following/following back but i gotta try to keep my numbers down a bit #from following back 95% of the time to like 75% maybe #still not super selective but just a bit more #OOC.

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I have a (still unfinished) carrd now! There's been a slight rule change regarding ages: I won't follow anyone under the age of 20. I won't be unfollowing if we're already moots, so this'll be going forward.

I also started my new job this week! It's given me way more free time, but I'm still adjusting obviously and won't be able to be online while I'm at work.

#i'll put the carrd in my links soon enough #felt the rule chance necessary since i turned 32 this week and....yeah #gonna try to look at messages before i leave to go out tonight #maybe get some writing done #wanna add some more babes to my multi also <3 #OOC.

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#shanks in this tbh #AESTHETIC.

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@ravarui is evil twin confirmed

#ravarui #boop war #dash comm. #scopohobia tw

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#guys #GUYS #sdlfjaldsfja #OOC. #TBD.

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   boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop boop—  the boop war begins, and luffy is repeatedly smacking booping the older pirate on the head much like a cat might whack someone.

“FINE! FINE!”

How in all the seas is he expected to fight back against two stretchy hands. He concedes. @gumpistol is truly the King of the Boops.

“You win, ya brat, now stop smackin' me.”

#gumpistol #ANSWERED. #this before i go beddy bye #you've super booped his heart #(and mine)

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This is not the double team he had in mind with @chatcambrioleur.

#straw hat team up #gumpistol #chatcambrioleur #rip to my notifications

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 ❝you might have the advantage- ❞ two hands.  ❝ but you're definitely not gonna win.❞

         ❝ i'm gonna win at the boops. ❞

#they're just slapping each other at this point #gumpistol #watch it you

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back for the boops 😔

#ooc.

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500 third batch icons of Shanks from One Piece for @akagamiko

Open for commissions | $8.00/100 icons

More commission info here!

Before & after under the cut!

#CREDIT. #amazing and beautiful as usual thanks you so much #<333

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BLACK SAILS 210. XVIII

#idk if i've rb'd this before but i'm on my black sails bs again <3 #CH. STUDY.

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young upstarts. filo-irish shanks realness or something

#SHANKS. #MIHAWK. #love love love this #el gago indeed <3

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"working in a library must be so peaceful"

i spent 15 minutes today trying to explain to some grown ass lady that we can't move our fiction books featuring parallel universes into our nonfiction science section just because she watched a youtube video about them

#most interesting conversation i've had in a while #me: fiction and nonfiction books are very different.... #her: i KNOW that #me: clearly you don't though #i'm pretty sure anytime someone thinks about how nice and quiet libraries are it triggers the universe to send us the most unhinged patrons #i know i'm still at work but i'm done with it for today lmao #bout to start biting people #OOC.