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Tweak says, "Let the sun Shine in"

Amycus Carrow (bithnyianking) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2020-10-06 23:51:00

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amycus carrow, jemma simmons, regulus black

For anyone who ever wonders where I got my particular sense of humor perhaps knowing what my father emailed me today will help with that - screenshots of where someone on Twitter called author Neil Gaiman a fake geek who had just started watching Doctor Who because the latest Doctor is a female and not a real geek because he hasn't been watching Doctor Who since the very beginning of the series. For those of you who aren't aware Doctor Who first aired in 1963. Mr. Gaiman, author of American Gods, Coraline, Stardust, Good Omens, The Graveyard Book, introduction to the first Doctor Who novelization and the Sandman Comics as well as several comics, was born in 1960, so he would have only been 3 when the series premiered.

But by all means yes the man who has won more science fiction and fantasy awards than I could possibly ever remember is a fake geek for not following a series that started while he was a toddler from the very beginning. Twitter never ceases to amuse me even when I don't have the luck to stumble across these little gems myself.

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	leonineserpant 2020-10-07 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Just so everyone knows, I've had to listen to this rant all day. Over text, over the phone, and over dinner. It's everyone else's turn now. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-07 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	You knew I got this way before you married me. NEIL GAIMAN REGULUS! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2020-10-11 05:15 am UTC (link)
	This is a good point, I picked you. I knew what I was in for. I know!! I aspire to be half the writer he is one day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-14 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	I tried to give you an out. Just so everyone knows. You refused it. You'll get there. And then I'll be making these rants about you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2020-10-20 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Yes, you tried to give me an out. And instead I decided to kiss you while you were in the process of firing yourself. Still the best decision I've ever made. And now I'm bright red. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-23 05:31 am UTC (link)
	I'm going to remind you you said that next time we have an argument. Just so you know. Your coworkers are all welcome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2020-10-27 03:48 am UTC (link)
	What, that I picked you? Or that you're the best decision I've ever made? There's an awful lot of teasing about what I could be texting about, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-29 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Both parts. Oh I know. My receptionist is enjoying the rare opportunity to tease me too. Borrow my response to her - ask if they're jealous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2020-10-29 02:35 am UTC (link)
	I think I'll just have to steal that, thank you Love. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-29 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	needanewplan 2020-10-07 11:22 am UTC (link)
	I can't say I'm surprised. The amount of times I've been told that my accent is clearly fake and not even a good one is absurd. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-07 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	I've sadly gotten used to being told that one. I don't sound British enough for them apparently since I don't talk like I'm in a Shakesperean play or a Dickens novel. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needanewplan 2020-10-07 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Right? And you know, not being from London proper but instead Sheffield so I get the oh so fun regional bias as well so people don't believe me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-08 07:01 am UTC (link)
	Oh the oh so fun regional bias. Never get tired of that one. That and asking if you know the Queen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needanewplan 2020-10-08 10:50 am UTC (link)
	So brilliant. Really and truly. Well obviously! If you're British, clearly you must know the Queen. Doesn't everyone? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bithnyianking
2020-10-11 06:05 pm UTC (link)

Have her round for dinner at least once a week and everything.

My parents have a title so I got dragged to some of the events growing up but we didn't actually interact with any of the family. It's hereditary from so far back none of us even know what ancestor did what to get it. It's a way for mum to get people to help with her charity work - I'm fairly certain that's the only time either of them have ever used it.

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	needanewplan 2020-10-11 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Obviously. If you don't then clearly there's something off going on. Really? Well, I guess if it's being used to get help with charity work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-16 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Really. It never stops amusing me how quickly people open up their wallets when they hear someone with a title is involved with a project. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needanewplan 2020-10-16 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	Clearly they're hoping to get into good graces with your family because it's all about having connections. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-16 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	Barking up the wrong tree there I'm afraid. Mum won't be used that way as my ex found out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needanewplan 2020-10-16 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	As well she shouldn't be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bithnyianking 2020-10-16 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	She's top of the list of women i hope mmy daughters turn out like. Followed by their aunties. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needanewplan 2020-10-16 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I can certainly see why. (Reply to this) (Parent)