The Cybermen on trampolines | requested by anon
Excuse me while I die of laughter
- bill: you know how I'm usually all about women, and then kind of people my own age?
- twelve: ya no worry i got u fam
- thirteen: ok how about this
Anonymous asked:
LOTTIE PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION WITH A HAMILTON RANT. ANYTHING HAMILTON. THANKS
lotstradamus answered:
I’VE ACTUALLY BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT HAMILTON RECENTLY, ever since I found out that it’s gonna move into Billy Eliot’s theatre in Victoria in 2017 and will be less than 2 ½ hours away from me on the train at all times. MOSTLY I’ve been thinking about the fact that HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL is going to playing in the WEST END, LONDON, UK, and how the General Theatre-Going Public are going to go and see it.
and, like, contrary to what America likes to believe (sorry, guys), we, The British, aren’t still smarting over losing the American War of Independence (you weren’t the first or the last to dump us). and since getting into Hamilton I’ve discovered that most British people generally don’t… know that much… about American history in general. pre-20th century, in particular, seems to be a mystery to those of us who haven’t decided to actively study American history (i.e. 99.9% of us). whenever I bring up Hamilton to people and explain a little of what it’s about, most of them are like ‘oh yes, I’ve seen Glory!’
I mean, the first time I listened to Hamilton I was ‘?????????’ all the way through. I was about six songs in before I realised that he wasn’t rapping about the Civil War. by the end of Act I I had three Wiki tabs open and I was lost. EVENTUALLY I discovered genius.com, which was a great help, because I literally had to look up explanations for every other fucking line. when I watched the bootleg (sorry, Lin) people were CACKLING at things that I didn’t even realise were jokes!! I don’t understand why people laugh every time they mention New Jersey!!! I still know absolutely NOTHING about the America that precedes or follows the 30ish years covered in this musical!!!! the only character I knew a thing about was George III!!!!!!!!
so yeah, I’ve been getting a REAL GOOD LAUGH out of imagining your Average Joe Brit watching this musical with no prior knowledge of this period of history or 18th century American politics. regarde:
BURR: And me? I’m the damn fool who shot him!
BRITISH AUDIENCE: WTF? HE SPOILED THE ENDING?!?WASHINGTON: We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn.
BRITISH AUDIENCE: As we do what, now?HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE: Immigrants, we get the job done!
BRITISH AUDIENCE: [palpable rift]JEFFERSON: Sally! Be a lamb, darlin’, won’t you open it?
BRITISH AUDIENCE: hm. must be his wife.ELIZA: Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the summer with his family!
HAMILTON: Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway.
BRITISH AUDIENCE: …who tf is John Adams?GEORGE III: [puts air quotes around ‘country’]
BRITISH AUDIENCE: [agrees]GEORGE III: John Adams?
BRITISH AUDIENCE: see, he doesn’t know either.EVERY CHARACTER: [loves France]
BRITISH AUDIENCE: Hhmmmpph.BURR: The Virginians emerge with the nation’s capital–
BRITISH AUDIENCE: New York isn’t the capital of America?CAST: [leaves applause gaps for where the US audiences go wild]
BRITISH AUDIENCE: [maintains complete silence, except for the end of songs where they allow themselves some restrained clapping]
I can confirm that all of these reactions have been had by me, near me, or, alternatively, in my head while watching the bootleg and realising that American Broadway audiences do not know when to shut the fuck up.
ANYWAY, can’t wait to prebook my tickets to be in the room where it happens! ‘it’ being jokes not landing and every single person in the theatre googling the American Revolution in the interval!!!
My (british) husband gets oddly het up about Lafayette like “oh did you THINK the Americans were going to HELP you with ANYTHING EVER”
and I’m like, “whoa dude who hurt you”
and it turns out he’s still bitter over Bletchley Park
More than anything I’m interested in seeing how the meta (the reason this show exists) is going to translate over on the other side of the pond. Like are they going to be so focused on that George III is the Act I antagonist that they miss the point that he’s the only white character? Will Britain get the symbolism of having, say, a Jamaican or Indian Hamilton? Or will its differing definition of “white enough” lead to a racial faux pas like casting a white Irish Mulligan? It’s going to be more interesting how they react to the casting than Britain not knowing the name of our second president.
I didn’t even realize this was going to Britain and I am actually dying thinking about it.
He’s trying to communicate
mads mikkelsen knows absolutely nothing about anything he is in. he probably just saw an image of the death star after being asked the question and went with that
he never watched silence of the lambs, he just wandered onto the set of hannibal one day making gourmet food and sniffing human beings like he normally does and they decided to keep him around
If you look at the ingredients list and it’s a bunch of words you don’t even know… neither does your body (x)
Just like if you break apples and grapefruit down into their chemical components, I’m willing to bet that most people wouldn’t recognize the “ingredients” either. It’s a bunch of words you don’t even know:
Don’t use these scare tactics - Chemicals aren’t inherently bad. Literally everything is made up chemicals. Trust me, your body knows what niacin is. It knows how to digest fructose and calcium sulfate. Even if you only consume the most basic and “real” foods that are pulled directly off the vine, you’re still ingesting a series of chemical compounds that you probably can’t pronounce. That’s okay.
“If you can’t pronounce it, it’s bad for you” is literally the worst pseudo-scientific scaremongering bullshit tactic. I hate it so much.
I’m pretty sure you can pronounce “arsenic”, but that doesn’t change the fact that arsenic is highly toxic. On the other hand, you couldn’t pronounce “cycloadenosine monophosphate” or “nicotine-amide-dinucleotide-phosphate”, though both of them serve vital roles in human biochemistry and you would die if your body wouldn’t produce them.
Cyanide: Easy to pronounce, very bad for you.
Eicosapentaenoic acid: Difficult to pronounce, very good for you.
It’s more important to know what the chemicals are and why they’re in there. Anti-intellectualism helps no one.
Chemical discourse aside are y'all niggas really gon act like fruit loops are just as healthy as fruit lmao
I WAS GONNA SAY
Obviously fruit loops aren’t as healthy, it’s the WAY that they’re going about it. Using scare tactics. These people legit thought dihydrogen monoxide WAS A CHEMICAL. Dihydrogen monoxide is the chemical name for water. These ignorant people were literally protesting WATER, okay? That! Is! Why! You! Don’t! Say! Things! You! Don’t! Understand! Are! Dangerous!
best 12 moments
- ‘the tiniest-’ [GUITAR SOLO] ‘…anachronism’
- SHUTTITY UP UP UP
- there’s a horror film called alien? that’s REALLY offensive
- ‘there’s an alien in this school’ ‘yes, ME’
- DOOOOOOOODS
- i am the doctor … and this .. is my SPOON
- *obnoxiously whistles we don’t need no education while clara is trying to teach*
- [to a monstrous corpse ambling towards him] i’m the doctor and i will be your victim this evening! are you my mummy?
- HOW can you think i’m her dad when we both look EXACTLY the same age?
- The Flashcards
- [to a bunch of eight year olds] do NOT touch ANYTHING. ANYTHING. HHOKAY?
- you look lovely today have you had a wash?
- can u just hurry up please or i’ll hit u with my shoe
- i can use this to blow up this WHOLE ROOM if i see something i don’t like. and that includes karaoke and mime so take no chances.
- this:
BYEEEEEE
Jared Leto: Please tell me this time, are you guys doing anything later??
Margot: No
Margot:
Jared: You’ll tell me if you guys are doing anything, right Jai?
Jai: We’re not doing anything, honest.
This is my favorite thing about the press tour
Jared: Yo Joel, you down for a guy’s night out?
Joel: Uh, maybe later Jared.
Joel:
Jared: Guys, please, this is the last time you won’t call me, right?
Karen: Yeah ofc haha we’ll call you next time
this post is better than the movie