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becausethathappens · 2 years

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imagine what that would go for on the open market

#bang for your buck #dick jokes etc #things i made #rhink nonsense #shitposts #.png

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playfullygrownup · 7 months

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Clever, low-effort but high-impact DIY Halloween decor: lanterns (with candles) from old photos or prints. Tutorial by David at Mod Podge Rocks.

Happy Halloween!

#Halloween #decor #decorating #DIY #lanterns #photos #old dudes #glowy eyes #spooky #creepy #low-effort #high-impact #bang for your buck #black and white #black & white

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carkkr · 8 months

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Mega Racer D3S/D3R/D3C HID Headlight Bulbs – 6000K Diamond White, 35W 12V 8000 Lumens, Xenon Gas, Metal Stents Base, Automotive Replacement Bulbs for High Low Beam, IP68 Waterproof Rating, Pack of 2

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spooksicl-e · 8 months

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deep waters

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official-linguistics-post · 2 months

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What's your favorite sound that isn't present in English (and how do you say it, like, what do you do with your mouth)?

i think i've said q' in the past, which is an ejective uvular plosive, and i barely know how to describe in layman's terms what the process is. you.. say a uvular plosive but with extra pizzazz??

#ejectives in general are fun #extra bang for your articulatory buck

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sukimas · 7 months

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New England Clam Chowder for the Broke Tumblr User

@damnbluewires

What you'll need (cooking implements)

-A very, very large pot -Cutting board -Knife that can cut vegetables -A couple of bowls to store pre-chopped things in if you don't want to be chopping vegetables at light speed -A spoon to stir the chowder while it cooks -A bowl to serve yourself the soup out of

What you'll need (ingredients): -1 quart (32 oz) heavy cream (~$5 at walmart) -Red or russet potatoes (~3-4 lb, $3-4 at walmart) -Clam juice (8 oz) ($2.50 at walmart) -Canned clams (13 oz, 2 cans) ($4.50 at walmart) -Worcestershire sauce (to taste) (Preferably not Great Value, so ~$2 at walmart. If you go with Great Value, $1) -White onion (2) (about $2.50 at walmart) -Flour (a couple teaspoons for thickening) (2lb bag is ~1.50 at walmart) -Garlic (2 bulbs, or less if you don't like it that much) ($1.50 at walmart) -Black pepper (One container is $2 at walmart) -Water (Pennies on the dollar)

Optional, but goes over the $25 budget: Butter (a tablespoon or so, about $4 for 4 sticks.)

Recipe:

Mince the garlic. Put it in a bowl.

Chop the onions and potatoes to roughly cubic inch-sized pieces. Put those in separate bowls.

Put the pot on the stove, set to low heat.

Place EITHER: 1 TBSP butter OR 1.5 TBSP heavy cream into the pot. Stir to prevent burning. (You can eyeball this amount.)

Add an equal amount of flour to the pot. Continue stirring until it has completely mixed with the butter or heavy cream and has begun to brown a tiny bit.

Add the onions, the garlic, and the clam juice to the pot. Add heavy cream and water in equal parts until the onions are covered. Continue stirring until the onions soften such that they can be cut with a fork.

Add the potatoes to the pot. Add the rest of the heavy cream here, if any remains; add water until the potatoes are covered if none remains. Stir for about 5 minutes.

Rinse off the clams and add them to the pot. Simmer for about 10 minutes; add Worcestershire sauce and pepper to taste at this point. (I usually use around a tablespoon of the former and who knows how much of the latter). If you have any other spices on hand that you think would work, you can add them here.

Simmer until the potatoes are soft enough to cut with your cooking spoon.

Serve (with more pepper if you like.) This should make about 7-8 bowls that are filling enough to be an entire dinner if you eat around 2000 kcal/day. If you have some extra money, you can either serve with oyster crackers or toasted bread. Due to the overall richness of the dish, it's best served in the colder months; it is also best stored in the fridge (rather than the freezer). Ideally, the result should be a slightly tangy, creamy, and vaguely clam-flavored soup, with a hearty body.

Total time (prep+cooking) is usually around 1.5-2 hours. Potatoes are finicky, as is cream. If you'd like to add other things to your soup and have some extra cash, options include green onion, bacon, or diced carrots. None are really necessary for the dish, though.

I have not tried making this as a vegetarian dish, but mushrooms should have a fairly similar texture to clams; the clam juice can theoretically be replaced with water (or vinegar.) Worcestershire sauce can be replaced with balsamic vinegar in that case.

#recipe #this can be modified as much as you like #but it is Lighthouse Keeper Food #which is to say not particularly flavorful except for the alliums and worcestershire sauce #but very good bang for your buck. lighthouse keepers were not paid enough.

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rohirric-hunter · 4 months

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I've long lauded the entertainment value of running around LotRO on an overleveled hunter and oneshotting everything.

Little did I guess the entertainment value of running around LotRO on an overleveled brawler and oneshotting everything.

#lotro #i am having so much fun rn #context: i stopped running all the moria world instances on leonys prime #because i did the math and you get more bang for your buck from crafting instances #so instead ive been running crafting instances on all my high leveled chars #actually thats not even true i started with drof who is 62 #and even she can take them apart in less than 10 minutes each #someone who knows what theyre doing with a guardian could probably do better #anyhow i have like five or six characters her level or higher #and one of them is indarant #who got valared because #*checks notes*#i didnt want the valar taking up storage space #but ooh hoo hoo #unrelated but her current appearance was just meant to be a placeholder but im kind of liking it #i might keep it mostly as is tbh

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triaelf9 · 11 months

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Hey FYI, the yen is like 143 to the dollar, so if you join my supporters on any platform (either one time or monthly, or yearly) it comes out as way more yen, and I budget and pay everything in yen, so your support will go EVEN farther right now!

#tria talks #like seriously #it probably won't hold this high #but currently the yen is really weak so you can get a lot more bang for your buck lol

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hotwaterandmilk · 1 year

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I started writing this last week, then my tonsillitis floored me so @bunnymajo beat me with her own post on the topic (it's v. good, check it out!!), but I still wanted to share a few of my thoughts about why y'all should consider picking up the Discotek release of the Kaitou Saint Tail anime series on blu-ray.

I'll be honest, Kaitou Saint Tail wasn't my favourite magical girl series growing up in the mid-90s, I found myself far more drawn to Sailor Moon, Wedding Peach, and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (in that order). However, as I've grown older and re-watched the anime series a couple of times, I've grown to appreciate a lot about it that perhaps I didn't so much when I was young and had a million anime series vying for my attention.

The anime

If you've never seen the Kaitou Saint Tail anime, Haneoka Meimi is regular teenage student by day who rights wrongs by night as the thief Saint Tail. How does she know about what bad things have gone down in the local community? Why her BFF (Mimori Seira) is a nun-in-training, of course! So when Seira hears about things being stolen etc. she relays this information to Meimi so she can set things right.

Complicating the situation is Asuka Daiki, the son of a local detective who notably failed to catch a previous phantom thief (hmm!). Asuka Jr. wants to stop Saint Tail no matter what and luckily the local mayor is cool with giving him the status required to do so. Meimi slowly finds herself torn between how she feels about Asuka Jr. (whom she bickers with but ultimately cares about) and how Asuka Jr. feels about the thief Saint Tail.

So obviously if you like magical girl-type series and you're keen on a cute lil tween romance with some wacky kids' show thieving then you're going to be keen to watch (or read, the manga is adorable) the series no matter what. If you're on the fence, here are a couple of things I found to be stand-outs in Kaitou Saint Tail that you might like about it too.

Saint Tail = Seira & Meimi

Saint Tail the thief is really a team of two people. You've got Seira who gathers all the intel & helps plan, then you've got Meimi who acts as the muscle and executes the scheme. If you removed either of them you wouldn't have the legendary phantom thief everyone talks about in the series. Seira is never magical herself, she goes between God/Meimi/the community to help save "lost lambs" but her role is vital and Meimi's feats as Saint Tail are truly part of a team effort.

I've honestly always loved this about the series, that Seira isn't some friend kept in the dark nor is she another magical thief to team up with, she's got her own unique role to play that utilises her skills just as much as Meimi's role relies on her talents too. Together they are a phantom bigger than any one tween girl could ever be.

Meimi is physically adept

There's room for all types of magical girls in the genre imho and these days we've seen lots of magical girls who can land a solid punch as well as those better suited to intellectual challenges. However, in the mid-90s at a time when Tsukino Usagi and Hanasaki Momoko said it was OK to be clumsy and not great at athletics, Meimi said it was just as OK to be athletic and have excellent fine motor skills.

One thing I didn't note in my above summary of the series is that while Meimi does a whole lot of VISUALLY magical girl things like transform in the anime, she doesn't actually have any supernatural abilities. Meimi is instead adept at stage magic thanks to her father's profession and she plays a lot of tricks to get the job done (while following in her mother's footsteps as well). Meimi can't punch a bad guy through a wall like a Precure, but her strength allows her to frequently save other characters or pull herself out of tricky situations.

Asuka Jr. provides a great contrast

While Asuka Jr. can ride a bike pretty fast he's not that physically strong, which is a contrast to a lot of love interests in the genre who are tough enough to give the heroine enough time to finish the job (Tuxedo Kamen and Limone, for example). Asuka Jr. is more of an intellectual who despite managing to figure out a lot of what's going on with Saint Tail's capers, can never seem to get pin her down (and yeah yeah we know Meimi looks like Saint Tail but this is a cartoon for kids, being in on that while Asuka Jr. goes mad trying to find Saint Tail is part of the overall charm of the thing imho).

I think a decent chunk of what I like about Asuka Jr. as a male lead in Kaitou Saint Tail is that he's not some older, mysterious guy who helps solve problems; Asuka Jr. is a brat who causes most of Meimi's problems and because of his clueless youth he's also quite oblivious to her burgeoning romantic feelings for him. But I love that? They both feel like they're young kids challenging each other on an equal playing field.

While Asuka. Jr doesn't necessarily disagree with Saint Tail's objectives (to right wrongs), he doesn't support her methods (stealing is baaaaaad) and he's following his own moral code which is perhaps a little more conventional than hers. Meimi and Asuka jr. certainly bicker, but they have a lot in common that becomes apparent over time and their differences do indeed prove to be complementary to each other's in the long run.

The stakes are fairly low

Wait, isn't this a bad thing? Shouldn't the stakes be super high in order for us to care about the series? No, I don't think every magical girl series needs to have high stakes to leave an impact or be meaningful. I love that Kaitou Saint Tail isn't about a potentially world-ending event or magical abilities that could change reality as we know it. Heck, there's an episode where the entire goal of Saint Tail's elaborate scheme is to get back a notebook that a classmate gave to her crush accidentally before he can read it.

In that sense, it harkens back to a lot of older majokko shows that, while having some supernatural gifts for the heroine that Meimi doesn't technically have, still chose to focus on the lead solving personal problems or issues in the local community rather than fighting to save the planet.

This isn't to say there are no stakes at all or anything. Meimi's greatest problem lies in her diverging identities and the fact that, as ostensibly a criminal to those not helped by her talents, Saint Tail being unmasked would ruin her life. I know they're not huge stakes compared to galactic evils, but Saint Tail being an outlaw and the way the persona is both a blessing & curse to Meimi certainly is present throughout the series.

Kaitou Saint Tail's stakes might not be as high as those in Nurse Angel Ririka SOS, Tokyo Mew Mew, or any number of Precure seasons, but there's definitely a place for that in the genre and if you'd like something a little more laid back (that's still plenty of fun & with twists and turns a plenty, mind you) then this series might be worth checking out.

The anime doesn't overstay its welcome

The Kaitou Saint Tail anime is a fairly tight production that deftly balances fun filler (remember when we were allowed to have filler eps???) with more emotional story touch points and doesn't feel at all drawn out, which was certainly an issue even for some of my favourite series of the period. While I wouldn't say the anime is perfect or anything, it really doesn't have any majorly weak arcs or huge dips in quality overall.

Kaitou Saint Tail has lovely music (I'm partial to the first OP/ED combo myself), some great 90s animators at work (Abe Junko, Ishino Satoshi, Kadonosono Megumi & Gotou Keiji, Watanabe Nobuhiro, Ochi Kazuhiro, Motohashi Hideyuki, etc.), and a cast of talented seiyuu (Sakurai Tomo as Meimi and Inoue Kikuko as Seira being the stand outs).

While there are some changes to the source material and a lot of the cute, whispy beauty of Tachikawa Megumi's original artwork is lost on screen, the animated version of Kaitou Saint Tail is worth picking up not just to support the release of magical girl titles in the US market, but because it is a solid little series that I know I always appreciate spending some time with.

Anyway those are my rambling thoughts on the series. It won't be for everyone, but if you're interested in magical girl classics then you might want to check out the upcoming US release from Discotek on blu-ray.

#kaitou saint tail #saint tail #magical girls #magical girl anime #ramblings #long post #i could ramble about light christian motifs or how cute meimi's parents are #but you get the picture #fun series #the remasters look gorgeous #it's a classic for a reason #etc.#very tired #sorry for any typos etc #obviously not everyone can afford to preorder the bds #even if they are interested #however if you do have the money and want to support the title #i think you're getting decent bang for your buck

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yuiwrong · 20 days

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thank you for your icey comic. it's not often i get to see fanworks for one of my favorite games so it's very much appreciated :)

Thank you so much!!! ICEY is fantastic, I recommend that game to everyone who's willing to listen. I wish it wasn't as obscure!

Everyone, if you're reading this, give ICEY a try!!! I promise it's better than you expect. Without spoiling the gimmick, it's not just a hack and slash platformer, there's so much more~ 💖

#its not that expensive either and you get a lot of bang for your buck #icey

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madroxed · 12 days

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would love some 911 headcanons or thoughts or unpopular opinions, maybe

oh no, how controversial do i want to be on this friday night?

you know what fuck it

season 1 is the best season because it did something tonally different to other procedural shows before falling into the tried and tested format from s2 on

bobby/buck would have been the big ship if eddie had never joined the show

abby did nothing wrong

michael was never a good character, just a good antagonist

they need to shrink the cast

way too many buddie shippers don’t actually like eddie, they just want buck to be christopher’s dad

tommy doesn’t need a redemption arc actually he did that already in s3

honestly the show has one more season left in it even though it’ll run until it’s dead in the ground. i say that with love. they have no new ideas.

#really though i have no truly strong opinions #but i figured i’d give you some bang for your buck #replies

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harrietvane · 1 month

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Sketch for a portrait of Justus Van Meerstraeten (about 1634) - Anthony Van Dyck

#anyway i saw this pencil sketch by van dyck at the ashmolean recently and he’s so economical with marks it’s upsetting #maximum bang for your (2mm chalk mark) buck #anthony van dyck #art

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rainbowcaleb · 9 months

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Six sentence Sunday

“Oh, well aren’t you a wretched little thing.”

The voice is sandpaper stuffed between his ears and pulled back out slow like the stretch of taffy. There’s a sour taste in his mouth, his tongue heavy with it, yet it pales standing next to the force of his headache. The pounding is a drumline shooting fireworks while balancing on rolling boulders; the idea of opening his eyes seems like insult to injury. But Essek does so anyways, because he needs to remember where he is and keeping them closed gives him no clues.

“There you are Thelyss, awake at last, who knew you had no stomach for the strong stuff.”

#benefit of writing longass sentences: more bang for your buck heehee #essek thelyss #mighty Nein #critical role fic #critical role fanfiction #critical role #lucien tavelle #yuuuup this is a glance into my LucienEssek saga #damn I’ve been working on this one for a while #my fic

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carkkr · 8 months

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always-is-always · 1 year

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HYBE’s thirst for money

The stark reality is that HYBE and Bang PD are completely driven by money at this point. It was bound to happen, considering where Bang PD began with BTS. Humble beginnings to put it mildly.

Bang PD has been bitten by the “bug”, and his thirst for more and more is reflected in the choices he is making as a music mogul. It’s reflected in the way he’s playing the “game” with the big boys and the way he is cowtowing to the almighty powers-that-be, behind closed doors.

They know exactly what they are doing. They know that ARMYs all around the world will spend every last penny(or coin) of their hard-earned income to “support” BTS. People will buy and buy, and buy more. People will go to all the labels out there that appoint Namjoon, Yoongi, Jin, Hobi, Jimin, Tae, and Jungkook as “Brand Ambassadors”, and SPEND THEIR MONEY. All because of the naive belief that it benefits the guys.

{Sorry not sorry here.....} They KNOW how to milk the money cow, and they will continue to do so. They will milk it and milk it, and never look back. They will never take into consideration that there are ARMYs out there who cannnot afford that concert ticket, or that tee-shirt, or that newly released album, BUT THAT ARMY WILL SPEND THEIR MONEY ANYWAY because they think it benefits BTS.

Yes I have spent my money on some items on Weverse. I’ve done it because I’ll never have the opportunity to see them in person. I’ve done it to somehow feel a part of the community. I’ve done it when I couldn’t afford it because it somehow made me feel a tad closer to the guys.

When they announced the “Direct Messaging” service that was coming and that it would be a paid service, I knew what it was. I knew that they are doing it not because it actually gives ARMYs a chance to “message” the guys, but because it was another way to MAKE MONEY. Think about how many people will actually pay for that! It is insanity. Pure greed on the part of HYBE.

With all this being said I will add one more thing. I DO NOT believe that BTS in any way is a part of this and I don’t believe that they are driven by greed. They have enough money to live the rest of their lives without working. I just want to be clear here so no one misunderstands my words.

We as a buying power/ARMY have choices. We can choose to continue to give our hard-earned (I work to support myself completely) money to the machine(HYBE), OR we can use our power to make a statement.

For this ARMY, the buck stops here.

#bts #bangtan and army #bts army #save your money #it doesnt benefit bts like you think #bang pd greed #sorry not sorry #stark reality #squeezing more money out of army #love bts #i support bts #the buck stops here

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mangacat201 · 9 months

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Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Athena Grant/Bobby Nash, Maddie Buckley/Howie "Chimney" Han, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson/Karen Wilson Characters: Evan Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Christopher Diaz, Maddie Buckley, Howie "Chimney" Han, Athena Grant, Bobby Nash, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Karen Wilson, Mentioned Natalia Dollenmeyer Additional Tags: Hurt Evan "Buck" Buckley, Sad Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Pre-Relationship Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz, Canon up to 6x15, 911 Reverse Bang 2023, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Supernatural Elements, Canon-Typical Violence, Death Summary:

Buck thought he finally got it. He understood living was a gift and knew where he was going with a new relationship and outlook on life. But he's cheated Death one too many times for her to let it slide - she is a cruel mistress when her affections are scorned.

However, before she can come for what she considers rightfully hers, Fate steps in with an objection. And Buck is given one last chance to look back and get it right. He needs to prove that his thread isn't ready to be cut - or Death will have her way after all.

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Look what I (what WE) did!!?!?

@911onabc, @911reversebang, @rewritetheending, @thewolvesof1998, @comfortbuddie, @giddyupbuck, @eddiediaaz, @honestlyeddie, @cal-daisies-and-briars, @monsterrae1, @djdangerlove, @noxsoulmate, @anxieteandbiscuits, @spaceprincessem, @renecdote

#911 #911 fox #911 abc #911 reverse bang #buddie #fanvid #evan buck buckely #eddie diaz #christopher diaz #mumford and sons #they're so family shaped your honor #mangacat201 works

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