#Karen Abbott

[thepaperquillco]

#book review #Karen Abbott #civil war #women in the civil war #temptress liar soldier spy

[xinesegalas]

The Lit Lounge - Unveiling May's Audiobook Gems: Reviews and Reflections

📚 Dive into May's Audiobook Gems! 🎧 Join us in the Lit Lounge as I unveil captivating reviews and reflections on the latest literary adventures. #AudiobookGems #MayReads #LiteraryEscape #BookLoversUnite

May, a month of playful weather pranks, toyed with us through its ever-shifting temperatures, swinging from the frigid clasp of the high 30s to the scorching embrace of the high 80’s, keeping us suspended in an eternal meteorological dance. Ah, layers, the indispensable companions of our New Hampshire existence, for we embrace them regardless of the whims of the weather gods. And so, amidst these…

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#American Shaolin #audiobook reviews #Book Club #book recommendations #book reviews #Civil war #Goodreads Reviews #history #Karen Abbott #Liar Temptress Soldier Spy #Matthew Polly #The Lit Lounge

[davidpotash]

1920s Crime & Craziness

1920s Crime & Craziness

The Ghosts of Eden Park, Karen Abbott’s 2019 popular history, tells a dramatic true-life story. So much happens – it is so over-the-top – that it is difficult to believe. Nevertheless, it’s all true. Abbott, who now goes by the name of Abbott Kahler, is a skilled writer who found success with other histories: Sin in the Second City, American Rose, and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. Drawn to…

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#Abbott Kahler #ghosts of eden park #Karen Abbott

[saywhat-politics]

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) chastised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after the governor sent a busload of migrants toward the city while it was bearing the brunt of its first tropical storm in more than 80 years over the weekend.

“It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning,” Bass said in a statement Monday.

#los angeles #mayor #karen bass #texas #republican governor #greg abbott

[thegayfangrrl]

#melissa schemmenti #karen walker #abbott elementary #will and grace #lisa ann walter #megan mullally #milfmadnesspoll

[macmanx]

“While we continue to collect evidence, I want to say this very clearly: State-sanctioned kidnapping is not a public policy choice, it is immoral and disgusting,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass slammed Abbott. “It is abhorrent that an American elected official is using human beings as pawns in his cheap political games,” she said in a statement.

Bass said shortly after she took office last December, she directed city departments to begin planning in case L.A. “was on the receiving end of a despicable stunt that Republican Governors have grown so fond of. This did not catch us off guard, nor will it intimidate us.”

#immigration #human rights #los angeles #karen bass #texas #greg abbott

[selfieignite]

Currently watching because of you. Dumped my entire backlog for it despite my lack of free time lately, so I just want to congratulate you on your excellent marketing skills. I hope they bring it back one day, you earned this

Wow, thank you for the kind words!! I'm honored. Have fun watching! It's definitely a show that needed time to grow. On top of a stacked cast, Selfie also shares the same writers as Abbott Elementary, Superstore, New Girl, etc. Here's hoping for that revival! :)

#ask #selfie abc #john cho #karen gillan #abbott elementary #superstore #new girl #save selfie #selfie tv show

[alltrekvarnews]

'Abbott Elementary' y 'Top Gun: Maverick' se llevan a casa los máximos honores en los ICG Publicists Awards

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#Abbott Elementary #Jerry Bruckheimer #Karen Chamberlain #Premios #Premios Publicistas del Gremio Internacional de Cinematógrafos #Quinta Brunson #Tom Cruise #Top Gun Maverick

[fandomsandfeminism]

Well, I *almost* ruined belated in-law Thanksgiving.

Some context- I am a teacher. My sister in law is a teacher. My mother in law was a teacher. My sister in law's sister in law (my husband's sister's husband's sister) is a teacher.

And my sister in law's mother in law *votes Republican.* I know this. We generally avoid the subject at family gatherings. We are not so close that she feels comfortable breaching Southern Hospitality protocols to make it an issue. We get by.

But here's the thing. Karen (her name really is Karen) asks me how the school year is going. Not great, I inform her. The teacher shortage has been somewhat disastrous at my district (some of which is national and state factors, some of which could have been mitigated at a local level and werent.)

And she's like "they've got to do something to help yall. They need to pay you better or something."

But Karen, I explain, *they*, the people in charge *cough*, don't WANT to help. This is what they want. It's sabotage. Public education isn't profitable. They want to make it awful for us so they can push for vouchers and funnel money into for-profit private schools.

But, she says, what will happen to the kids who can't go to private schools? Who private schools won't take? (I credit her daughter for this excellent question. Good job, Kendra. I see you trying to de-program your mom. It's working)

*They* don't care about *those* kids, Karen, I say gently. *They* don't want *those* kids to be able to read. To grow up and *vote* because kids from *those* families tend to not vote for Greg Abbott. *They* know that college educated voters vote more blue. It's sabotage.

I see her get quiet. I wonder if she'll push back now that I've named names, said the party, made it explicitly political. There is a tense moment where I can see her respect and love for her daughter and public Ed and education in general suddenly bucking against a lifetime of voting red in Texas. It didn't used to be this way. Republicans didn't always hate education, at least not so directly and openly. I wonder if this is the time when I went just a touch too far and now Thanksgiving is going to get real awkward real fast, because my in laws are VERY good at keeping the drama away from family gatherings like this and I may have just kicked a hornets nest a little too hard.

She stays quiet.

My mother in law says it's time for pie.

We eat pie. Karen made chocolate mousse, and it's wonderful.

#theres no moral to this story #i just keep thinking about this interaction #and wonder how many red voters are like karen #upset about the outcome of policies that were made by politicians they voted for without realizing it #sure that their people will try to fix this problem but not seeing that their people caused it on purpose #will it swing her blue? i doubt it #but I can hope

[theantonian]

The Antonian Reading List

Mark Antony: A Life by Patricia Southern (Highly recommended!)

Mark Antony: A Biography by Eleanor Goltz Huzar (Highly recommended!)

The Life and Times of Marc Antony by Arthur Weigall (Recommended)

Marc Antony: His Life and Times by Allan Roberts (Recommended)

Marc Antony by Mary Kittredge

Antony & Cleopatra by Patricia Southern

Antony & Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (By far the most negative book on Antony by a modern historian, the Cleopatra portion is better)

Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man by Paolo de Ruggiero (Recommended)

Mark Antony and Popular Culture: Masculinity and the Construction of an Icon by Rachael Kelly

Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins

A Noble Ruin: Mark Antony, Civil War and the Collapse of the Roman Republic by W. Jeffrey Tatum (Highly recommend!)

Mark Antony & Cleopatra: Cleopatra's Proxy War to Conquer Rome & Restore the Empire of the Greeks by Martin Armstrong

Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War by Robert Alan Gurval

The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme (Recommended)

Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra by W. W. Tarn

Fulvia: Playing for Power at the End of the Roman Republic by Celia E. Schultz

Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley (Highly Recommended!)

Cleopatra by Michael Grant (Highly Recommanded!)

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Highly Recommended!)

Cleopatra - A Biography by D. Roller

Cleopatra and Antony by Diana Preston

Cleopatra by Alberto Angela (Recommended)

Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott

Cleopatra the Great by Joann Fletcher

Cleopatra and Egypt by Sally-Ann Ashton

Cleopatra and Rome by Diana E. E. Kleiner

Cleopatra Her History Her Myth by Francine Prose

Cleopatra Histories, Dreams, and Distortions by Lucy Hughes Hallett (Recommended)

Cleopatra’s Daughter Egyptian Princess by Jane Draycott

The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard (Good for beginners)

The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar by Peter Stothard

Robicon by Tom Holland

Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul (Campaign) by Nic Fields

Actium 31 BC: Downfall of Antony and Cleopatra (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Pharsalus 48 BC: Caesar and Pompey – Clash of the Titans (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Philippi 42 BC: The death of the Roman Republic (Campaign) by Si Sheppard

Mutina 43 BC: Mark Antony's struggle for survival (Campaign) by Nic Fields

The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium by Barry Strauss

The Battle of Actium 31 BC: War for the World by Lee Fratantuono

Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC by Gareth C Sampson

Rivalling Rome: Parthian Coins and Culture by Vesta Curtis

Classical sources:

Plutarch’s Lives

Cicero: Philippics, Ad Brutum, Ad Familiares

Appian, The Civil Wars

Dio Cassius, The Roman History

Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars

Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War

Livy, The Early History of Rome

Tacitus, Annals and Histories

Friction:

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra by Willian Shakespeare

All For Love or The World Well Lost by John Dryden

The Siren and the Roman – A Tragedy by Lucyl

Caesar and Cleopatra by George Berbard Shaw

Cleopatra (play) by Sardou

Antony by Allan Massie

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

I, Cleopatra by William Bostock

Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard

Cleopatra by Georg Ebers

Kleopatra (Vol I & II) by Karen Essex

Last Days with Cleopatra by Jack Lindsay

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer

The Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough

Caesar's Soldier: Mark Antony Book I by Alex Gough (Ongoing series)

The Antonius Trilogy by Brook Allen

The Last Pharaoh series by Jay Penner

Throne of Isis by Juith Tarr

Hand of Isis by Jo Graham

Woman of Egypt by Kevin Methews

The Ides of Blood 01-06 (Comics)

Terror - Antonius En Cleopatra (Erotic yet pure love, Dutch comics)

Cleopatra - Geschiedenisstrip (Dutch comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Marc Antonie (French comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Cleopatre (French comics)

Les Grands Personnages de l Histoire en Bandes Dessinees – Julius Caesar (French comics)

Cléopâtre (French Manga)

 Ils Ont Fait L'histoire - Cléopâtre (French Graphic Novel)

#mark antony #marc antony #marcus antonius #cleopatra #cleopatra vii #antony and cleopatra #rome #ancient rome #roman history #roman republic #roman empire #books #book recommendations #reading list #to read list #history

[landojpg04]

Revenge on the Ranch II//G.Tillman

Index

Go read part one if you haven't already!

Synopsis: Rumor and Gator reunite.

Warnings: R*y Tillman, slight mention of how R*y treats his wives, language.

I woke up to the sound of pans clinging. I rolled over to see eleven am on the clock. I haven't slept in this late since my freshman year of college. My body feels rested. I feel rested. I walk into the bathroom to at least get ready if I’m making my appearance late.

But as soon as I was done, I walked downstairs. Momma and Dad were making their famous BLT sandwiches.

“Oh, look who decided to join us today,” Pops says as he sees me.

“Told you she needed to get food in her. We practically put her into a coma last night.” Momma said. I just chuckled at her antics. I looked around, seeing that it was eerily calm. 

“Where's the boys?” I said.

“Rhett is already doing his prep for tonight. Jane and Robert went to her doctor's appointment and took Rylee with them,” Momma said. I nodded as Pops handed me a plate of food.

“I bet the city doesn't have good BLTs like these.” He said, I took a bite and was sent to heaven. The city doesn’t have a lot. 

I spent a few hours just sitting with my parents. There was not much talking; they were just taking in one another.

Jane and Robert came back with Rylee. Momma is making Rylee, and I eat a plate of fruit and vegetables. 

It wasn't until two hours later that I noticed Momma getting visibly worried. She’s always like this when Rhett has a competition. She begins to pray, sweat, and at times send herself into an anxiety attack. Robert jokes that the entire process is Rhett’s good luck charm. If Momma isn't visibly upset, he won’t win. 

Rylee wanted to get ready with me, which I could not deny. I helped her pick out an outfit. Braided her hair and added bows.

“Sometimes she is a spitting image of you,” Jane says at the doorway.

“Begging to dress up, always speaking what's on her mind, and not afraid to get her hands dirty.”

“Runs in the blood,” I say, smiling as Rylee tries to get her boots on.

“Rylee, go help grandma and grandpa with the car.” 

Jane closes the door as Rylee runs downstairs.

“Your turn,” Jane says, walking up to me. She sits me down at the vanity and plugs in the curling iron. One thing Jane loves doing is hair, so this is like therapy for both of us. I talked to her about everything. Missing home, especially missing Gator. She tells me he comes by often to check in with my parents, her, and Robert. 

Gator would never verbally say he felt more at home under the Abbott roof. With the past of Linda, Nadine, and now Karen, Reese was the only mother figure who was a constant in his life. He saw how his father treated his wives and vowed to Reese that he would never do that, even if he didn't marry me. 

Jane and I continue to talk; I tell her about work and some of the cases I’ve helped on. I also complain about Vincent from the coffee shop.

She jokes, “Gator would kill him if you asked.” But deep down, I know Gator would do anything if I said I was uncomfortable with someone. 

Jane finished up my hair and helped with my outfit, and we were on our way to the grounds. 

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“You’re never round here anymore, Rumor,” Peter said to me. He was in the competition and grabbed me as I was looking for Gator.

“Yeah, well, I did move the day after graduation.” I was annoyed with Peter’s antics.

“Well, is there anything that could make you move back? Maybe someone?” He said, moving closer to me; I noticed he was trying to move his hat to fit onto my head sneakily. I begin to laugh at his foolish antics.

“You put that hat on her, Collins I swear I will break every single bone in that arm of yours.”

Right on time. 

I turn around to see the carrier of that voice. Still in full uniform, standing well over six feet. He has one hand on his belt while the other holds the top of his vest as he stalks over. Peter audibly gulps, standing in front of me.

“Move. Your pony ride is coming up.” He growls out as he is now standing next to me. Peter nods and frantically turns to walk away.

“What the hell am I gonna do with you? Not even a full twenty-four hours back home, and these assholes are already on the prowl for you,” I just shrug at his comment. I turn my body towards him. I wanted to take him in. 

His hair is slicked back, but I can tell it's longer. He smells like cologne and nicotine. I know he didn't grow, but with his work boots on, I feel as if I’m straining my neck a bit more to meet his eyes. He looks good. He notices me taking him in; he grows red in the cheeks and lets a small smile pass through.

“You look good,” I say.

“I look good because I knew my girl was back in town. Should've seen me yesterday; I was a mess.”

It was his turn to take me in. His eyes travel down and back up.

“Your hair got longer since I last saw you.”

He grabs my arm. I can feel what he is gonna say next.

“Did your Reese yell at you for not eating enough down there?”

“She's been feeding me as much as Rylee the entire day.”

He laughs. “You look good, Rue, “ he begins to move closer; I close my eyes and feel him ghost over my lips “You look good.” 

He finally pressed his lips onto mine. His lips were cold; they’d always been cold. I wrapped my arms around his neck to pull him in closer. 

Fuck did I miss this. 

He grabbed the loops of my jeans to pull me closer than I was before. I gasped at the maneuver and Gator took this to slide his tongue into my mouth. I could tell he was hungry through the way he kissed me. I can't blame him, though. 

For once in what felt like a lifetime, the world was quiet. There were no fears circulating in my mind. 

“Jesus, would you two knock it off! She didn't go off to war Gator!” 

And there it was, the one thing I wish would blow away in the breeze. Roy Tillman. Gator and I broke away from each other. I looked towards the voice. God, did he look worse with age.  

“Nice to see you too, Roy,” I said.

Roy never liked me from the moment I was born. Said I was a mistake my mother made. My father and he were good friends, almost like brothers growing up, but now the bond was too big to break. My father never shared the same values as Roy, but he knows that the thoughts and ideas Roy thinks are just a representation of generational trauma. 

Growing up, Roy always tried to tell my parents that my mouth was gonna get me in trouble. He hated that I was outspoken, especially towards men. 

One day, he talked about how he respected the army, navy, and peace officers, especially Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. I then spoke about how I also wanted to work for the FBI. Roy laughed at me for over an hour straight. The next day he woke up with all of his tires slashed. Still today they are looking for that culprit. 

“Heard you’re back for a few weeks. Quantico, realize you don’t fit the job description anymore?”

“Dad, come on, leave her–” Gator began to but in, but I never miss a chance to tell Roy to fuck off.

“No, Roy, they sent me up here. Said to start an investigation about a crooked Sherrif in a small town.” I said with a stern face. Roy went white for a minute, like the statement I was saying had truth behind it, but then he realized I was just doing his favorite thing, running my mouth.

He laughed and then grabbed a cigarette from his pocket, lighting up.

“You think you're funny, Rumor. You think you're funny.” He said, sauntering off towards the bleachers. 

Gator let out a laugh the second Roy was far enough to where he couldn't hear.

“I don’t think he’ll show up to our wedding.” 

“I think he’ll put me on America’s most wanted the day he finds out you're not a virgin,” I said, backfiring at his comment.

Gator just wrapped me in his arms, placing his lips on my head.

“How long do I have you for?”

“Rhett or Robbie are gonna drive me back next Thursday.”

“I can drive you back,” Gator said. I just nodded into his chest, not wanting to break our contact. Gator was my security blanket up here.

“I miss you, G,” I said into his chest.

I felt him squeeze me even tighter in his grasp. 

“You have no idea, Rue,” He said. I looked up to meet his eyes again. I could stare at him for hours. He had soft eyes that went dark, but right now, they were gleaming. He leaned in once again, meeting my lips—a short and sweet kiss. 

“Come on, let's go watch Rhett,” I said, unraveling myself from his embrace, but Gator didn't let me stray too far as he placed one of his hands in my pocket, something he had been doing since we got together.

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Author's note: Hope you guys enjoy the reunion, next part will be a bit steamy 😉

Lmk if yu guys enjoy or want to see anything in this series!!

#gator tillman #gator tillman x reader #joe keery #gator tillman fanfic #rhett abbott #outer range #gator fargo #fargo #fargo fx #fargo s5 #fargo season 5

[murkyhazed]

STARTER CALL! specify one of the following muses and i'll write a starter for you! as always mutuals only, and please specify your own muse if you're a multi too!

mary adler (gifted)

shannon mullins (the heat)

alan grant (jurassic franchise)

alexis murphy (jurassic franchise)

ellie sattler (jurassic franchise)

karen smith (mean girls)

regina george (mean girls)

aragorn (tolkien)

bilbo baggins (tolkien)

frodo baggins (tolkien)

gimli (tolkien)

gollum/smeagol (tolkien)

pippin took (tolkien)

tauriel (tolkien)

theoden (tolkien)

thorin oakenshield (tolkien)

bella swan (twilight)

carlisle cullen (twilight)

charlie swan (twilight)

evan buckley (9-1-1)

maddie buckley (9-1-1)

bobby nash (9-1-1)

melissa schemmenti (abbott elementary)

madame satan/lilith (chilling adventures of sabrina)

alice smith (riverdale)

betty cooper (riverdale)

cheryl blossom (riverdale)

gemma teller (sons of anarchy)

jane hopper (stranger things)

nancy wheeler (stranger things)

daryl dixon (the walking dead)

michonne hawthorne (the walking dead)

negan smith (the walking dead)

the guide (what we do in the shadows)

tess servopoulos (the last of us)

bobbi dougherty (zombie apoc/twd oc)

mateo perez (private investigator oc)

veronica sterling (gta v oc)

teeny bradbury (stranger things oc)

adelaine collins (the society oc)

charlotte jackson (twd oc)

#* &. starter call.

[allamericansbitch]

Hi everyone! Here’s the newest addition to my Creator Shoutout Series (march 5 - march 12)! For info about the series, I explained it in the first post here, but generally, it’s to show appreciate to editors and their creations that i love from the past week. To track this series or look at previous shoutouts, please check out the tag on my blog *creatorshoutouts. Have a great week everyone!

the last of us: ellie and joel gifset by @rogerhealey

abbott elementary: janine and gregory gifset by @nessa007

taylor swift: speak now era headers by @cametotheshowinsd

the last of us: ellie in 1x08 gifset by @zen-coleman​

stranger things x the last of us gifset by @ellie-joel​

boygenius: not strong enough gifset by @phoebesbridgers

taylor swift gifset by @loversmore

the last of us: 1x08 + tags gifset by @buckley-robin

stranger things: steve and eddie gifset by @machine-slays-dragons

taylor swift: movie gifset by @missegyptiana

daisy jones & the six: daisy jones in 1x03 gifset by @riley-keoughs

the last of us gifset by @manny-jacinto

parasite gifset by @waymond-wang

the last of us gifset by @nick-nelson

halsey: ashley graphic by @h-f-k

taylor swift: last great american dynasty gifset by @cametotheshowinsd

the last of us: 1x08 gifset by @reputation

boygenius: not strong enough graphic by @wispygirl

the last of us: ellie in 1x08 gifset by @tayloralison

taylor swift: speak now graphic by @sadbeautifulttragic

parks and recreation: ben and leslie gifset by @trueloveistreacherous

taylor swift: lavender haze music video gifset by @ethelcainn

paramore: hayley and taylor gifset by @paramores

the last of us: 1x08 gifset by @daenerys-stormborn

daisy jones & the six: camila dunne gifset by @alicntsdnce

taylor swift: bejeweled gifset by @cametotheshowinsd

the last of us: ellie and riley gifset by @a-hologramgalaxy

sharp object edit by @cavarage

samia: sea lions gifset by @killherfreakout

the last of us: ellie gifset by @joelmillrr

taylor swift: seven edit by @bymine

stranger things: max mayfield gifset by @avacolemn

daisy jones & the six: soundtrack gifset by @madeline-kahn

taylor swift: champagne problems graphic by @superhell

lucy dacus: night shift gifset by @ethelcainn

brooklyn nine nine: rosa diaz gifset by @glendoll

taylor swift: ivy graphic by @h-f-k​

taylor swift: the 1 graphic by @the-punk-panther

boygenius: not strong enough graphic by @cruellesummer​

paramore: crave graphic by @nowicrave

taylor swift: illicit affairs graphic by @taylorswifts13

teen movies inspired by clssic literature gifset by @glendoll

the last of us: ellie and joel gifset by @joelmillrr

daisy jones & the six: daisy jones gifset by @kenshivrome

heartstopper: season one movie posters gifset by @jennsortegas

the last of us headers by @trashcora

scream 2022: tropes gifset by @justaleapoffaith

daisy jones & the six: outfits gifset by @gownegirl

taylor swift: red era gifset by @wylanvannecks

the last of us: pantone colors gifset by @maxbegone

daisy jones & the six gifset by @rileykeouhg

taylor swift: paris edit by @starsbythepcketful

the last of us: sam and henry gifset by @williamsmiller

taylor swift: midnights posters as 1970s ad edit by @indemne

gone girl gifset by @stydixa

the last of us: 1x02 gifset by @elliesjoels

phoebe bridgers graphic by @superhell

taylor swift: red era gifset by @antoniosvivaldi

song lyrics as monopoly cards edit by @carlytayjepsen

hayley williams art by @stargirl-lina

the last of us: 1x08 gifset by @julianavalds

daisy jones & the six: karen sirko gifset by @van-eck

yellowjackets: season one gifset by @chaoticevils

the last of us: ellie in 1x08 gifset by @userpedrito

abbott elementary: gregory gifset by @nessa007

taylor swift: paris gifset by @paintedtaygolden

10 things i hate about you: kat stratford gifset by @maya-hawke​

scream 1996: trivia gifset by @misty-quigley

the last of us: 1x08 gifset by @userjoel​

taylor swift: mirrorball edit by @ilostyou​

#*creatorshoutouts

[dlndjarin]

tag 9 people you want to get to know better

thank you so much Karen @thisainttexas and Nat @toshimasas for tagging me <3

last song: high horse by kacey musgraves currently watching: abbott elementary season 2 three ships: kanej, everlark, pynch favorite color: red currently consuming: a latte first ship: can't remember relationship status: single last movie: the holdovers currently working on: job applications and starting an online class

tagging: @pallases @tommishelby @ohwarnette @delilahsbard @acotars @hightowres

#tag games #thank you for the tag 🫶🏼

[saleintothe90s]

489. General Foods International Coffee

(eBay seller dreamofthepast)

We all know thee lil cans. Some of them were probably out first forays into coffee, maybe our mom let us have some instead of hot cocoa on a cold day. No wait, this seems more like a drink your Aunt Patty n Selma would have at their house and drink every day. She let you have some to feel grown up.

Or maybe you shared a cup with your new Gothy roommate in the 80s?

Even the boys who played football enjoyed it!

and just maybe you sipped French Vanilla Cafe with your friends and joked "who was that waiter's name in Paris?" "JEAN-LUC!" like in the commercial. (yes I'm aware of the Mad TV bit)

Although in an article about annoying commercials that ran in the Rocky Mountain News in 1992, reader Dennis Lancaster said of the ad: "The ad that really bugs the heck out of me is that General Foods International Coffee ads with the two ladies there and the French cafe coffee or whatever it is. I wish they'd have stayed in France." 1

lil samples of Irish Cream Cafe was given out at Black Friday one year at Target!

I noticed that General Foods would advertise their instant coffee a lot in college newspapers in the 1980s.

See, even Corky on Murphy Brown dank it.

Before we had frappuchinos, there would always be the same recipe every year for a frozen or a cold coffee drink, just with a different flavor each year, it seemed.

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See what I mean?

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In the late 90s, they came out with the Cappuccino Coolers drinks, which I adored back then. It was powder that you mixed with milk -- so yeah, gotta be near the bathroom when drinking those. Maxwell House just discontinued these this year. By then they were called iced lattes.

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My all time GOAT when I was a teenager however was the Kahula flavor. I miss it every day.

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Anybody remember the variety packs? They were like, half a serving! Enough for a mouse! The Suisse Mocha design always reminds me of the Murder She Wrote logo.

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General Foods International Coffee debuted in 1973 with these three flavors. Looks like Cafe Au Lait became Cafe Francais shortly after. You walk into the store today, and guess who is still there almost every time:

(Maxwell House took over around 2011)

I bought all three flavors in the last month and yup they all taste a lil watery. Maybe 'cuz we're just used to stronger coffee in 2023.

Related:

Maxwell House International Coffee Still Missing General Foods, Jean Luc

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ABBOTT, KAREN. "'FEMININE' PRODUCTS SPARK MAJORIOTY OF READER CALLS." Rocky Mountain News (CO), March 12, 1992: NewsBank: Access World News. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view? p=AWNB&docref=news/0EB4D9FC6ACBBE66.

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