overthinking it (Posts tagged what)

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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brendenfraser

“One of the most interesting things about Elizabeth Turner was her Kiss of Death. Throughout the trilogy, all of the men she locked lips with has died - including Sao Feng in At World’s End, and (if you want to be petty about it) her father, Weatherby Swann. Usually they would die moments after kissing her for the first time. This excludes Will Turner who has kissed her several times before and beat the odds every time. However, even he succumbed to her kiss and died as well minutes after the two were hastily married by Barbossa.

This is most likely a just coincidence and not something that was intentional, but years later it’s still fun to point out to friends and watch a dawn of realization hit their face when they realize that Pirate Queen Elizabeth may have also been the Grim Reaper.”

enbizaka-murders

Alot of people seem to miss these two additional details:

  1. The kiss of death only works when she’s on a boat (she never kissed Will on a boat until their wedding)
  2. When the effect does kick in, the killing is preformed by the crew of the Dutchman.

When Jack died, he was killed by the Kraken, summoned by Davy Jones.

When Sao Feng died, was by the damage from the canons of the Dutchman

When Norrington died, it was by Bootstrap Bill, a member of it’s crew.

And when Will died, it was directly by the hands of Davy Jones.

One more thing that has struck me as odd is when she interracts with Davy Jones, he acts as if he’s seen her somewhere before. When the Empress crew point her out as the captain he has a sort of “wtf, you, you are their captain?” reaction, now you could just shake that of as Davy Jones being a misogynistic but i don’t doubt he’s seen female pirate captains before, given how long he’s lived. And when they come face to face on the Dutchman, it feels like a meeting between sworn long time enemies (at least to me).

Elizabeth, what the hell are you even and what exactly is your connection to the Dutchman.

WHAT potc elizabeth swann
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argumate

what in the heck

wirehead-wannabe

“The obvious question you might come up with at this point is, “why can’t you just put out the fire?” That’s because of the incendiary nature of coal. In general, a coal fire is extremely difficult to deal with under the best circumstances. If you had all the resources in the world and a good deal of space to work, they can be impossible to put out. Aboard a ship in tight quarters, it gets even more difficult.

An example of the difficulties with a coal fire would be the coal fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania. This fire broke out in a mine in the Northeast United States and has proven impossible to put out. How impossible you ask? It’s been burning since May 27, 1962.”

Holy shit

“Another issue that has always caused confusion was the Titanic’s speed. It was running at full speed when crossing the Atlantic Ocean, even when there were warnings of icebergs in the area. There were rumors that the ship was trying to break some kind of speed record, but the Titanic was not built for speed. This mammoth ship was a luxury liner. Molony indicates that this could have been caused by the fire-fighting activities.

In order to fight the fire, the stokers had been shoveling the burning coal into furnaces to burn the fire away. If the stokers had been shoveling as much coal as possible that could be the reason for the speed of the ship. As excess coal was burnt, the engines would work harder, generating speed. The stokers had been shoveling coal into the furnaces nonstop for 3 days fighting the fire during the maiden voyage. Molony thinks this is the reason why the ship was going at full speed when it hit the iceberg.”

Wow that makes *so much sense.*

tuesdayisfordancing

I saw this article and just assumed it was political satire. What the fuck.

isaacsapphire

Ditto. What the fuck.

alexanderrm

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( DuPage County Register, 26 Apr 1912, Fri, Page 7 - I found this in the Snopes article on the subject)

Dilleys’ report was in newspapers in 1912; how did this not get into the massive cultural memory of the Titanic? I’ve heard accounts of how it sunk at least 10 times and never about this.

titanic excuse me what today i learned
silentwalrus1
silentwalrus1

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: Sam Wilson (Marvel), Sierra Wilson, Sierra Wilson’s Lesbian Elf Wife
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Magical Realism, Witch Bucky Barnes, Real Swamp Hags of Brooklyn, the blossom of friendship
Summary:

Sam’s gotta buy a wedding present, and nothing but elf booze will do.

westiec

You have THE BEST AUs, silentwalrus!

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ao3tagoftheday

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The AO3 Tag of the Day is: Stephanie Meyer to her publisher, probably
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#mod ej#fantasy#vampires#also#someone find me that crucifix nail nipples post#because it is highly relevant#twilight#submission 

here you go fam

ao3tagoftheday

Everyone please take this opportunity to read the crucifix nail nipples post. It is 100% guaranteed to improve your life.

westiec

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Originally posted by partyingzebra18

what wtf welp