#volunteer fire department

[vfdinthewild]

"The volunteer fire department, the ambulance squad as well, rely on contributions to their monthly pancake breakfast, to raise funds for a new engine."

-from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, 6:47:15

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #robin wall kimmerer #volunteer fire department #book #audiobook #clocking vfds in audio is more challenging than you might think #this was a really excellent book #about indigenous ways of thinking about land and resources #volunteer #fire #department

[oh-look-another]

u know the best way to start a presentation & be inclusive is to start it with ‘greetings, firefighters, fire-starters and flammables’ bc it makes ppl question their morality (? mortality? idk) and if they would make the active choice to burn down a building/save ppl from said building or if they’re just bystanders in a fucked-up world where fire-starters still exist. oh, and u also get to inform an entire ‘secret’ organisation that u know about their existence.

#vfd #volunteer fire department #asoue #atwq #all the wrong questions #im not gonna tag anything else im tired and i need water #a series of unfortunate events

[multicolored-malpractice]

When we grab you by the ankles,

Where our mark is to be made,

You'll soon be doing noble work,

Although you won't be paid,

When we drive away in secret,

You'll be a volunteer,

So don't scream when we take you,

The world is quiet here

#VFD quotes #vfd #count olaf #the world is quiet here #a series of unfortunate events #netflix #books #lemony snicket #kit snicket #jacques snicket #the baudelaire children #the baudelaire orphans #volunteer #volunteer fire department #esme squalor #tv shows #movies

[free-my-boy-grumbot]

made some silly little asoue userboxes because this site is not nearly cringe enough about asoue and i’m trying to fix that. ejnoy

#asoue #a series of unfortunate events #vfd #volunteer fire department #village of fowl devotees #prufrock prep #lucky smells lumbermill

[mr-mentally-ill]

Is Mr Poe an ex vfd volunteer?

We know that the baudelaire parents threw parties with very specific friend(s), Poe being one of them. All other friend(s) of the baudelaire parents are implied/stated to be ex/current vfd volunteers. Why would they be friend with just a random banker?

Adding on to this, Poe is always there when misfortune falls onto the baudelaire children. As if his presence there causes it. What if it actually did?

Think about it, what startles the baudelaires that leads to Dewey Denoument's death? Poe. Who gets Jacques Snicket arrested and killed? Poe. He is always there.

Who gets the news first? Poe. Who tells the baudelaires about the fire? Poe.

Adding on to @femmefatalegoth Poe is a villain theory, if he wasn't an ex-volunteer, why else would he insist on never listening to the baudelaires? He only listens when indisputable evidence is shown.

Mr Poe gets treated horribly by Olaf when they 'meet', yet he speaks of the count kindly while talking to the children.

If he was an ex-volunteer– he must've left vfd. Why, you may ask, would he have a reason to leave vfd as a volunteer? Easy.

His children. To protect them from vfd recruitment.

Also, what reason would he have to be at the Vile Village? He says he's "running with this crowd!" A vague answer. Likewise, he's familiar with the rules of the VFD village— an old vfd station.

This all makes sense if Poe is an ex-volunteer. Why he knows so much about the baudelaires personal lives? He knew their parents very personally.

A cause for his cough? One theory from popsugar.com suggests it could be from fires he might've helped set. Another personal theory of mine is that it could be to do with the medusiod mycelium. We know it makes you cough a lot as by what happens to Sunny when she ingests it.

Could a younger vfd volunteer Poe be on a mission when he was exposed to the medusiod?

In both the book and the show, one of the lines in "The End" is "at this time Mr. Poe was better known as his stage name" suggesting that he was an actor at some point. Acting is a profession that a lot of vfd volunteer take on.

It is also stated that the baudelaire(s) smell smoke around figuratively (and sometimes literally).

We know that sometimes ex-volunteers that join the 'evil' side of the schism will put on a dumb act as to not be caught. Could this be why Poe is always so stupid?

Anyways.. thats just my two cents!

#asoue #im gay and tired #mr poe #asoue mr poe #count olaf #vfd #violet baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #volunteer fire department #a series of unfortunate events #asoue theory #a series of unfortunate events theory

[wreckitremy]

I was watching a tiktok about rural life and it reminded me of something.

You know that post that's like "deer aren't mysterious, they are actually very clumsy and accident prone"? Well how that person felt about deer is how I feel about Volunteer Fire Department.

VFD in a Series of Unfortunate Events is supposed to be this mysterious organization that's a metaphor and stuff for social schisms, and that wasn't clear to me until the TV show bc

there is nothing mysterious or cool about a volunteer fire department.

It's literally just a group of ppl who signed up to be on call in case there is a fire, bc the village isn't big enough for a proper fire department. It's not even cool ppl. My gym teacher was part of that team. He was a smarmy asshole.

#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #volunteer fire department #vfd #series of unfortunate events #june 2023

[garfrigerator]

thats literally vfd what

#asoue #asoue books #a series of unfortunate events #vfd #volunteer fire department

[thermodynamic-comedian]

a thing i noticed while rewatching asoue.

ok so. there's this consistent theme of count olaf not being able to work with other villains, right? and that was always implied to be because he's bad at teamwork (a traditional bad guy trait), and just kind of left at that.

BUT. HERE'S THE THING:

olaf being bad at teamwork makes perfect sense for his character. he's extremely self-centered, and never really had that "other people exist in the same way as me" realization that most people go through during their childhood. in other words, he completely lacks any sense of sonder, which is why he won't hesitate to leave someone the second they deviate from his plan.

but ohh no, that's not all.

see, another thing i noticed is that the reoccuring reason for other villains ditching olaf/olaf ditching other villains is a lack of understanding.

esmé and olaf never worked well together, because their motives were so different; esmé just wanted her sugar bowl back, meanwhile what olaf was seeking was much more complex: both a material good (the baudelaire fortune), but also a symbolic, indirect revenge on beatrice baudelaire for her involvement in his father's death. the reason the two couldn't work together was because they couldn't understand each other's perspectives.

it's even more interesting of a pattern when it comes to olaf and carmelita: in my head, it seems like olaf genuinely was reminded of a younger version of himself at first, but got irritated when she was too much like a younger version of himself (no experiance of the real word, spoiled rotten), from before his father died. in other words, a version of himself that was still in that place of privilege that he'd lost with his father. so olaf wasn't just annoyed with carmelita's entitlement, her presence and personality reminded him of what he'd lost and how that loss had changed him.

overall, i think a lot of olaf's actions have this theme of not having a lot, or having lost a lot. his house, his outfits, all of it indicates that at this point in his life, he's at his lowest. his dad's status implies he grew up in a place of privilege, but his life quickly went downhill afterwards.

i think that that's, to some degree, the reason he hates displays of wealth or wellness so much. even on a moral basis: he openly criticizes members of vfd for their perceived moral pureness or goody two shoes attitudes, because he sees it as dishonest. he's seen the bad side of vfd, and no longer has any sympathy for the "good" side. but beyond that, i think he envies their morality, since it's something he never had despite being raised the same way.

i also think that maybe olaf feels like he was never given a fair chance to do the right thing, since he was approached by the man with the beard but no hair and the woman with the hair but no beard right after his father's death, when he was emotionally vulnerable and easy to manipulate. he thinks that this means that he had no real choice, and is therefore not responsible for his actions.

but vfd members that have been through similar tragedies (the snicket siblings, larry, monty, josephine, etc) and still continue to do the right thing constantly remind olaf that the problem is his own nature (irresponsible, emotional, irrational, morally bankrupt) making him easy to manipulate, not just the circumstances of his life. their very existance proves that he had just as much of a fair chance as anyone else; that's why he hates them so much. he doesn't want to be responsible for his actions.

uhhh this got very off-track, and turned into me just analyzing count olaf's character, but oh well-

#fritz rambles too much #asoue #asoue headcanon #asoue netflix #count olaf #carmelita spats #esme gigi genevieve squalor #lemony snicket #snicketverse #vfd #volunteer fire department #aunt josephine #montgomery montgomery #sugar bowl generation #sugar bowl gen #larry your waiter #the snicket siblings #kit snicket #jacques snicket #character analysis #tw caps #beatrice baudelaire #the baudelaire orphans

[unfortunatetheorist]

Was Justice Strauss' grandfather a member of VFD?

As a theorist, (ahem, @snicketsleuth, @snicketstrange, @thesnicketfile, thank you all for inspiration) it is important to take into consideration any and every interpretation of all available evidence that may contribute to new ideas. In the case of A Series of Unfortunate Events, this particular theory is related to the Netflix iteration of the series, and it's tie-in book, 'The Incomplete History of Secret Organisations: An Utterly Unreliable Account of Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'.

Pages 88-89 of TIHOSO tell us readers that, "...in the first episode, I surprised [Barry Sonnenfeld] with a painting on the wall of Justice Strauss' library that was theoretically Judge Strauss' grandfather..."

This, of course, raises the question: if Justice Strauss has a portrait of her grandfather on her wall, does that mean (given the misfortune of the Snicket-verse) she was an orphan?

My theory (although, of course, I admit that i could be taking this in entirely the wrong manner) is that:

Justice Strauss was orphaned:

Most likely as a baby or small toddler, as she admires her grandfather but we neither see nor hear any mention of her parents, implying that she (likely) forgot who they were entirely...

Given that Justice Strauss is a middle-aged woman at the start of ASOUE, logic [well, my logic, at least] suggests that her grandfather must be around Ishmael's age. This may mean that her parents knew, and opposed, (a younger version of) The Sinister Duo (Man With a Beard but No Hair & Woman with Hair but No Beard), meaning one thing - The Sinister Duo burned down [a presumable] Strauss mansion, and kidnapped Justice Strauss from her parents' home. From there, they would have (again, by my logic) 'rid themselves of the evidence' via Justice Strauss' grandfather. He (would've) looked after her, and raised her into the benevolent judge we all know and love.

The Sinister Duo, upon realising that Strauss has become a scholar of the law, became lawyers themselves, in order to corrupt and manipulate a volatile, naive and blindly-trusting Strauss.

OR

Justice Strauss' grandfather committed some shady crimes (i.e. did wicked things for noble reasons), which The Sinister Duo had to cover for. They didn't like the whole ordeal, leading to the burning of the Strauss' parents house, and then the above events.

This is just my theory. Of course, this is the only evidence that is related to such a (possible) storyline (to my knowledge?)

¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #asouetheories #justicestrauss #a series of unfortunate events #asoue netflix #vfd #volunteer fire department #theory #snicketverse

[themagicalmolly]

When we grab you by the ankle, Where our mark is to be made, You'll soon be doing noble work, Although you won't be paid. When we drive away in secret, You'll be a volunteer, So don't scream when we tell you: The world is quiet here.

Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events

#a series of unfortunate events #vfd #volunteer fire department #the world is quiet here #lemony snicket

[vfdinthewild]

"Bytown got a volunteer fire department in 1847, and by 1874 it was a professional department with steam engines and five permanent stations."

-from 305 Lost Buildings of Canada by Raymond Biesinger & Alex Bozikovic, pg. 98.

#vfd #lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #all the wrong questions #volunteer fire department #book #this has been a cool read #it's descriptions and illustrations of buildings that no longer exist #and whaddaya know #there's a vfd #volunteer #fire #department

[oh-look-another]

if i had a nickel for every time i read a book series which had a main theme of fire and one of the main organisations had an eye as their main symbol, i’d have two nickels. which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

#i feel like this has been done before #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #atwq #all the wrong questions #kotlc #kotlc neverseen #what’s funny is that the plots aren’t even similar #(i think) #what’s a nickel tho #i have never used a nickel in my life #how much is a nickel #vfd #volunteer fire department

[mr-mentally-ill]

okay this theory might be a little controversial..

First things first, we are ignoring the show's "genetically altered sugar" sugar bowl excuse, because that feels like it was pulled out of someone's ass.

Hear me out: there is nothing in the sugar bowl + esmé is still good.

So we know that the schism didn't start with sugar bowl gen, but thats when it really exploded. Esmé Squalor is personally mad, not because Beatrice Baudelaire is a volunteer, but because her trust was betrayed.

Esmé while talking to Dewey Denoument gets told, "The container is yours. Not what it contains."

This means VFD believes the sugar bowl itself is still Esmé's. We know sometimes Lemony will use metaphors for the plot, like the great unknown.

I believe the sugar bowl is a physical stand-in for the betrayal Esmé felt with Beatrice.

When VFD split, friends became enemies. We know this, right? And we know that Esmé and Beatrice were friends that became enemies.

What if the sugar bowl is just a figurative(?) show of that? Esmé doesn't really care about VFD or arson, she just wants her sugar bowl.

And while we get the 'olaf knows' scene, Esmé probably already knew. It doesn't say 'olaf and esmé know'.

Now hear me out again– Esmé holds out the information, not telling Olaf. In hopes that Beatrice will see that she is trustworthy and give back the sugar bowl.

Esmé was obviously there when the dart was thrown. She was standing directly across from Beatrice. She definitely saw Beatrice throw the dart.

So why do we still get the 'olaf knows' scene? If Esmé was truly evil, wouldn't she immediately tell Olaf so they could incriminate them?

Esmé wants to be trustworthy, she wants to be Beatrice's friend again, she wants to hold the sugar bowl again.

Esmé only hurts the baudelaire children at Olaf's command.

"I helped you chase those orphans through the least in places in the hinterlands" That's what she says. She could care less about revenge.

In Penultimate Peril, Esmé has the opportunity to poison everyone. She doesn't. She genuinely does not want revenge.

(This is definitely less believable than my Poe is an ex-volunteer theory.)

But.. thats just my two cents lol

#im gay and tired #asoue theory #a series of unfortunate events #asoue #violet baudelaire #sunny baudelaire #klaus baudelaire #sugar bowl #sugar bowl gen #asoue sugar bowl #vfd #volunteer fire department

[free-my-boy-grumbot]

she volunteer on my fire til i depart! [LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER SOUND]

she fire on my department til i volunteer! [LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER SOUND]

she depart on my volunteer til i fire! [LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER SOUND]

she fire on my volunteer til i depart! [LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER SOUND]

sh

#cameron monologues #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #vfd #volunteer fire department #she x on my y till i z

[asouearchitecture]

The sugar bowl

#Asoue #Vfd #volunteer fire department #lemony snicket #snicketverse #the sugar bowl

[mincentmango]

here's some Series of Unfortunate Events VFD members (from before the schism) incorrect quotes cause I recently rewatched the series :)

characters included: Josephine Anwhistle, Beatrice Baudelaire, Bertrand Baudelaire, Monty Montgomery, Gustav Sebald, Jacques Snicket, Kit Snicket, Lemony Snicket, Larry Your Waiter, and Count Olaf. (sorry if i've missed anyone!)

Colour Thingy (mainly for me to remember while writing this)

Josephine , Beatrice , Bertrand , Monty , Gustav , Jacques , Kit , Lemony , Larry , Olaf

(yes there will be jacques x larry content here they were in love and i will die trying to prove it. (there will also be lemony x beatrice here because i love them with my whole heart.))

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Bertrand: Fellas, I gotta know for science. Is the opposite of red green or blue?

Larry: Technically a mix of green and blue?

Bertrand: So blurple.

Larry: That's implying you're mixing blue and purple.

Bertrand: Would you rather have fucking bleen? MOTHERFUCKING GRUE?

Larry: You were confusing before but now I'm scared.

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Olaf: I'm totally useless :(

Jacques: You're not totally useless.

Jacques: You can be used as a bad example.

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Beatrice: I can do anything I put my mind to. I once figured out Kit's phone number just by choosing random numbers.

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Larry: Jacques is playing hard to get.

Larry: Little does he know, I'm a master at playing hard to get rid of.

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Lemony, opening a Capri Sun: Guess I'll drink my sorrows away.

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Josephine: Do you care if I take the skin off this Furby?

Josephine: I want to make him a god. Once he is free of his sinful flesh, he can begin a path towards enlightenment. He will take care of us.

Joesphine: I also want to softhack his circuits.

Kit: I literally could not care less but never say anything as frightening as that ever again.

to be continued :)

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Olaf: If I make you breakfast in bed, a simple "thank you" is all I need.

Olaf: Not all this "how dif you get into my house" business.

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Monty: HYDRATE OR DIE-DRATE!! *aggressively throws water bottles*

Kit: Uh... what's up with him?

Gustav: He's trying to yell mental health and wellbeing into us.

Monty: I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!!

Larry, crying: It's working.

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Jacques and Lemony: *accidentally set the kitchen on fire*

Lemony: WE NEED AN ADULT!

Jacques: Lemony, YOU ARE AN ADULT.

Lemony: WE NEED AN ADULTIER ADULT!! GET KIT.

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Kit: I have a problem..

Olaf: Kill it.

Kit: Can you chill for like, two seconds??

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#a series of unfortunate events #asoue #asoue incorrect quotes #incorrect asoue quotes #incorrect quotes #josephine anwhistle #beatrice baudelaire #bertrand baudelaire #montgomery montgomery #gustav sebald #jacques snicket #kit snicket #lemony snicket #larry your waiter #count olaf #vfd #volunteer fire department