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This game also had levels known as the Elite Four. (no, not that Elite Four) We’re talking about the four hardest
levels in the game, “The High Road” (level 19), “Jaws Of Darkness”
(level 22), “The Lab” (level 24), and “Fumbling In The Dark” (level 27,
or secret level 2). It didn’t help that these levels had annoying enemies, hard jumps, dark areas, and bottomless pits everywhere. If you could even beat
these levels, let alone get the gems from these areas, you should be
proud of yourself for accomplishing one of the hardest goals in a game
ever. 

I did all four of the levels with gems! yusssss

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amischiefofmice:

flatluigi:

commonpeople-fic:

aapstra:

Common People by Jamie Hewlett.

This rare seen comic is an illustration of the lyrics from the 1995 Pulp song Common People. It came with the French edition of the single. It was never sold seperately.
Source: PulpWiki. 

Via OFF LIFE.

‘cos everybody hates a tourist.

holy shit

wow i never knew this was a thing!!

10 Reasons You’re Not Fit To Call Yourself A Doctor Who Fan

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10 Reasons You’re Not Fit To Call Yourself A Doctor Who Fan

tillthenexttimedoctor:

lyricwritesprose:

scriptscribbles:

intimeofperil:

adititripathy:

Think you’re a true Doctor Who fan? Or d’you think you’ve got the makings of the worst Doctor Who fan? Find out on WhatCulture!

The entire concept of this list is shit.  It’s the picky, stupid sort of thing some people do to exclude others.  Take it from me, someone who’s engaged in every aspect of the Whoniverse:

have you seen an episode of DW, enjoyed it, and want more?  You’re a Who fan.

Only watch the show?  Still a Who fan.

Only pay attention to Classic/Big Finish or similar combination?  Still a Who fan.

Only watch New Who?  Congratulations, still a Who fan.

I don’t care if you ship something I can’t stand, or only watch the “cute” Doctors, or we differ on fave companions, or anything like that.  I love Doctor Who.  I’m a Who fan.  If you love it, in whatever form, you’re a fan too.

The person who made this list, and all of their ilk?  Also a Who fan, if a shitty human being.

I am increasingly filled with overwhelming irritation at WhatCulture’s articles in general. The recent Who articles I’ve seen have been irritating at the very least. I prefer to avoid the site.

Okay, against my better judgment, I actually went and looked at this article.  Shocker: it’s bullshit.  More than that, some of it is offensive bullshit.

For instance, their number one reason why people aren’t “real fans” is having a crush on the Doctor.  They also hate people who get too engaged in a ship.  Those are both specifically aimed at a common perception of How Women Do Fandom.

They also criticize people who hate companions, but mention only companions from RTD era and before, ignoring the fact that one of their writers wrote a piece that was highly negative towards Clara (although none too complimentary towards the other companions it mentioned, either).

The rest are, for the most part, just irritating completist stuff.  I could go on a rant about how expecting people to be able to access all kinds of media that Doctor Who has appeared in is actually ableist, but I think that’s stretching it.  And, frankly, the negativity towards “fangirling” is enough to make this article well worth avoiding.

(Please use donotlink to access if you have to read that… thing, no need to increase the popularity of that “article” any more.)

I think there’s another interesting thing to point out – that it absolutely ignores the idea of Doctor Who as a family show.

My sister is 10 years old, and I’m pretty sure she thinks it’s “just” a show. She pretty much skipped Nine except for two episodes, completely ignored the Tenth Doctor, and claimed the Eleventh Doctor firmly as her own. Her first question about any main character tends to be “Will he/she get married?”. The idea of watching 1960s television is out of the question (and in black and white, too! it might as well be 300 years ago and not 50)… and the audios clearly wouldn’t appeal to her, even if she somehow were able to understand them (wrong language). She has both a surprising memory for details, and yet often no recollection of major plot developments. Forget about Classic Who or the EA – she even dreads the Twelfth Doctor. Too old, too unattractive (10-year-olds are shallow, who knew). But I hate to break it to anyone; she’s a fan of Doctor Who. Her excitement speaks for itself.

If attempts at gatekeeping exclude an essential part of the audience completely – in this case, most children, often first-time viewers who the show particularly targets with every new season and special – then… well, it’s a piss poor attempt at gatekeeping. Which is probably a good thing. May your attempts at gatekeeping remain shitty in quality and obviously wrong.

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prongsmydeer:

You know what I just realized? The last words Sirius said to Harry are an echo of the last words Harry heard from James. 

 ’Harry, take the prophecy, grab Neville and run!’ (OOTP35)

‘Lily, take Harry and go! It’s him! Go! Run! I’ll hold him off-‘ (POA12)

He lost his father and his godfather in the same way. They died running into battle to keep him safe, and they did so before he could even fathom that losing them was a possibility.

British Memes Gothic

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storywonker:

  • There is a Nandos on every street. They are all cheeky. You do not know what makes them cheeky. Each houses a garrison of lads. You do not want to enter, but you cannot resist a cheeky Nandos. The smell of banter and peri peri overwhelms you.
  • A meerkat is trying to sell you insurance. You have forgotten what the insurance is for. All that matters is the comparison. If you are good and do not protest, the meerkat promises, you will get a free meerkat toy.
  • Freddos are too expensive. No-one you know remembers a time when they were the right price. You stare at the sweet shelf, lost in the glamour of the Pick’n’mix and the little chocolate frogs.
  • The DFS sale is now on. It is always now on. Has it ever been off? No matter. It is now on. If you hurry, you can get a year of interest-free payments.
  • Jamie Oliver is on the television. Jamie Oliver is in your school. Jamie Oliver is in your kitchen, cooking an eight-course banquet in 30 minutes. It’s full of big flavours. He always has enough herbs. You do not ask where he gets them from. You can only be thankful it’s Jamie Oliver and not Heston Blumenthal.
  • Everyone watched Dick and Dom when they were a child, no matter their age. Do they age? Where have they gone? What was the nature of their bungalow? Are they of the same deathless kindred as Bruce Forsyth? You suspect Graham Norton may also be involved.
  • There are four candles. Everyone you mention them to thinks you’re talking about utensils.
  • A car races past you. Behind the wheel is a man screaming about POWER. This is the worst day… in the world.
  • When you sleep, you can hear Stephen Fry behind your eyelids, asking you about the significance of the march hare to the Aztecs. You say that they worshipped them. Klaxons blare from all around.
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