#the mouse that roared

[copperbadge]

A very important question about the history of Askazer-Shivadlakia has just occured to me. Have they ever found themselves at war with the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, and if so, who won? (Since I'm not allowed to post links in here, look up "The Mouse That Roared" on Wikipedia if you need context.)

I desperately want to take this ask seriously but first I have to say that all I can think about is Jerry saying scornfully, "Grand Fenwick isn't real, it's from that book," while folding his hands in his lap and looking slightly smug that he has read The Mouse That Roared. "It's not like Askazer-Shivadlakia or Ruritania."

I did look it up and the Duchy of Grand Fenwick is only three miles by five, making it as wide as Galveston Island but about one-fifth of its length (hello BOIs and IBCs). Now, when I was inventing Askazer-Shivadlakia I didn't have a super strong handle on just how small European micronations tend to be, so I actually made it kinda large. Monaco, on which it was meant to be based, is about half the size of my neighborhood in Chicago (0.78 square miles to 1.58 square miles). Askazer-Shivadlakia stretches from Menton in France to Ventimiglia in Italy along the coast, and from the Ligurian sea up the French-Italian border, tapering to a point just south of Geneva. I think it might actually be bigger than some European countries (well, bigger than Vatican City and Monaco for sure) but shh.

Wikipedia says the Duchy of Grand Fenwick lies in the Northern Alps, so I like to think they share a disputed border with Askazer-Shivadlakia and have been at war with them for centuries over it without either side ever sending an army to fight said war. Grand Fenwick says Askazer-Shivadlakia is too cowardly to invade and the Shivadh reply that they'd invade but it's so small and remote they can't find it. The actual border dispute is entirely between Francois Jones, a Shivadh dairy farmer, and John Belotti, a sheep farmer from the Duchy. The fence between these two farms demarcates the entire Fenwick-Shivadh border, and Jones and Belotti have been fighting over the ten-foot span of grazing land on said border for fifty years. If they could each raise an army they would.

At some point when he feels everyone could use a nice party or an excuse to go touring, Gregory is going to call up whoever is ruling the Duchy now (who he was definitely at school with in Switzerland) and suggest they formally broker peace and have a peace-signing treaty at a beautiful chalet-spa he knows of in the area. Make a weekend out of it, hold a parade, maybe co-sponsor some sort of feast. Gregory is a serious young man with an MBA and a high political office but he also knows what his people want, which is to be entertained and amused.

(This novel: definitely Gregory and Eddie uncovering a star-crossed romance between the children of the two farmers, who have secretly been teaching each other to spin wool and make cheese.)

Anyway once the peace treaty is signed and Gregory and Eddie return to Fons-Askaz they are greeted with a banner informing them that the people of Fons-Askaz in their absence have consulted with Prince Noah and Princeps Ioanna and declared His Majesty "King Gregory the Peaceable". Gregory immediately has a commemorative coin minted (Gregory also knows his people want to sell useless tchochkes to clueless tourists).

An unofficial side poll declared Eddie "King Theophile the Friend of Farmers" because there is not a dairy farmer in the country that Eddie hasn't bought cheese from. Eddie, on discovering this, is so touched he cries a little.

#shivadhverse #the mouse that roared #duchy of grand fenwick

[thefirstthinguc]

Title Design by Maurice Binder.

The Mouse That Roared (1959).

#maurice binder #the mouse that roared #columbia logo #columbia torch lady

[motionpicturelover]

"The Mouse That Roared" (1959) - Jack Arnold

Films I've watched in 2022 (187/210)

Full film:

#films watched in 2022 #The Mouse That Roared #Peter Sellers #Leo McKern #William Hartnell #Jean Seberg #David Kossoff #MacDonald Parke #Jack Arnold #comedy

[appendingfic]

The Mouse That Roared is a satire about a small European nation that notes after the US invades a place it subsequently invests a lot of money in reconstruction

Consequently, they decide to declare war on the United States and lose as quickly and decisively as possible to get all the aid money without necessitating being bombed and invaded first

#the mouse that roared

[10moonymhrivertam]

Trying to figure out if these costumes are *supposed* to evoke hi-vis vests or they’re just leftover from black-and-white days

#the mouse that roared

[omophagic-beast]

so ive made a character whos backstory is that she was essentially the chosen one of a YA novel (got an animal companion, magic sword, was going to save the world with a colorful cast of characters, ect) but then she fucked up and accidentally gave her name to a fae (one of those "could I have your name?" moments and she just didnt think about it) n lost everything. her friends, her magic sword, her grand quest, all belong to a name that she no longer owns

anyways. now im making memes from the fandom of this YA book that doesnt exist

#the beast roars #shes called jane doe now #i ended up writing out the whole plot of what her YA novel was #she had a talking fox companion named fleetfoot #a mouse with a needle sword named riddick the brave #a living scarecrow with a fiddle named hokey #a ghost named sophie #and ofc one other human in the party who was named lance

[squisheebugdoodles]

gotta take a break from art for a bit cuz of hand pawblems again but I am working on some stuff for my commission blog and patreon when i can, though I'm sorry I wasn't able to post more there this month ;; , and i still have some artfight attacks that i hadn't posted yet so I hopefully won't die completely for a bit at least

#gonna need a week or two to recover from the fact that I have been the most productive art-wise in the last three months than i've been able #to be in Years since the hand injury #but it is reminding me it never fully healed so i gotta take it easy even typing nd using a mouse hurts more #i'd get out of the house but i can't unfortunately so #i'm gonna take this time to watch some shows maybe play some oblivion on my xbox cuz that hurts less to hold those controllers #idk but i wanted to update y'all!! #squish roars aewin mumbles

[tothesolarium]

Did ya know I illustrated a book? The way of Loving Kindness: an imperfect process of spiritual engagement by David Orendorff. I keep forgetting to make a nice post about it with teasers and stuff but- this is my grandpa, one of the kindest people I’ve met next to my Nana and some friends.

They’re the reason I’ve been able to work on my art and story so much recently, and have been keeping me from drowning in these… Emotions, to say the least.

The book is about the universal love and the work of being kind to the whole. He is a Methodist and a retired pastor, but he considers my magic and demons to be just as loving and good as what he does. Well, he’s certainly helped more people directly than I have, but he’s an old man! Give me time to catch up fhfhdhs

So to my witches and whoever else follows me, I really recommend this book. It’s got ten illustrations of mine, and a lot of good words.

He’s a wizard but wouldn’t call himself one, but has a better altar than I do.

Y’all better know what a big deal it is for me to recommend something like this

#it’s taken me awhile to read it cuz- i know quiet a bit of what was going on it and helped make it less Gody lolol #but still makes me like almost cry seeing myself listed as one of his grandkids #family is good #often it’s the chosen ones but #damn I’m lucky and grateful #anywho check out the book 10/10 #I’ll do links and stuff tomorrow #i hope #but I’ve been sick #pop story time- the lion was feeling wounded and weak so he went up to the gazzel and roared who is the king of the jungle #the gazzel said you sir! you are the mightiest king! #the elephant and boar did the same #the lion went to the small mouse and roared who is the king of the jungle #the mouse sniffled and said not me I’ve been sick #i sick mouse but when we get better kings tho #taken me awhile also cuz I’m distracted by so many books #but yah I’ll make this with some pics and links tomorrow #if I don’t do this now it’s not gunna happen! cuz !! scatterbrained

[gnot-art]

ROAR!!!!!!!

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#gnot me #gnot art #commissions #ych #furry #fursona #fox #manokit #rabbit #bunny #mouse #pink #orange #purple #.white #fluffy #roar #noisy #make noise

[oswednesday]

normally i haaate stock sounds being used but i dont hate this, its like Fitting because its like a comice book

#i dont hate found audio or stock sounds just when theyre applied really bluntly to clarify like if im watching a huge budget movie or an #indie project where the person clearly has skill and i hear that canned monster roar or stock from the 50s mouse squeek im killing you

[necodrop-archive]

Mappy was such a beloved game of mine but why they had to make the mousey a cop 😭

#heros roar! #''heres a game about kitties and mice :3'' YAY ''the mouse is a cop'' BRUH

[jomilky]

found Mickey on a shirt

#mickey milkovich #not Mickey Mouse as you can see this’s a kitten #and Mickey is a roaring black kitten nobody can deny me

[dezinomania]

(via "The Ferocious Roar" Mouse Pad for Sale by DEZINOMANIA)

#findyourthing #redbubble #ferocious #tiger #tiger art #tiger illustration #tiger print #tiger drawing #tiger face #tiger king #roar #tiger roar #mouse pads #printed mouse pads #custom mouse pads

[appendingfic]

There's a book (and subsequent movie) called "The Mouse that Roared".

It's about a tiny European nation that conceives of an idea - if they can declare war on the United States and lose FAST AND DECISIVELY ENOUGH, they can secure US aid without the normal prerequisite bombing and invasion - sort of a geopolitics-themed "The Producers"

#like the producers it all goes horribly right #the mouse that roared #idk why i felt like bringing this up rn

[instantarmageddon]

Wild mice feel so weird. Like little pouches full of bones 🐁

#its humane mouse trap season folks and we're off to a roaring start #lil man was too scared to exit his mouse uber so i scooped him up and placed him in some weeds #10/10 would hold a mouse again

[ur-mag]

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