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thatneedslube( It took this long because all I can really say is HOLY SHIT BALLS )
Why don't I have a White Collar icon? I should make one.
Why don't I have a White Collar icon? I should make one.
thatneedslube[science] Should Your Pairing Date?
Aug. 20th, 2010 06:12 pmthatneedslubeAnd by date obviously we mean sleep together, because that is the point of this amazing flow chart we discovered the other day and decided needed to be applied to fandom, stat!
Play along with us in the comments, FGers. There have to be loads of pairings we've missed that you think should be run through the system.
( Sometimes the answer is oh god, how badly do you want something? )
Aside from a worrisome cascade of incest possibilities for the upper right hand side of the chart, that's it -- we're spent. What about you? What fandoms do you see when you look at the chart?
Play along with us in the comments, FGers. There have to be loads of pairings we've missed that you think should be run through the system.
( Sometimes the answer is oh god, how badly do you want something? )
Aside from a worrisome cascade of incest possibilities for the upper right hand side of the chart, that's it -- we're spent. What about you? What fandoms do you see when you look at the chart?
whyareyoulikethisDon't adjust your computer monitor, this picture (probably) actually happened:
Yes, random fangirl, Matthew Bomer totally photobombed the picture you took with Zachary Quinto. Whoever you are, you win at life.
Of course this could be shopped, but since ZQ and Matt Bomer are college buddies who know each other in real life and are developing a pilot for the CW called "Nashville" (yes really), we think this is probably legit.
And even if it's not, who cares, this picture is important for two reasons:
1. It makes us sad that Matt Bomer never got to play Clark Kent/Superman. Look at whateverthefuck pose he's striking! He's clearly two seconds away from running to a phonebooth and ripping his shirt open to reveal his superhero digs underneath.
2. It reveals Matt Bomer's true spirit animal, the photobomb squirrel:
You're welcome.
Yes, random fangirl, Matthew Bomer totally photobombed the picture you took with Zachary Quinto. Whoever you are, you win at life.
Of course this could be shopped, but since ZQ and Matt Bomer are college buddies who know each other in real life and are developing a pilot for the CW called "Nashville" (yes really), we think this is probably legit.
And even if it's not, who cares, this picture is important for two reasons:
1. It makes us sad that Matt Bomer never got to play Clark Kent/Superman. Look at whateverthefuck pose he's striking! He's clearly two seconds away from running to a phonebooth and ripping his shirt open to reveal his superhero digs underneath.
2. It reveals Matt Bomer's true spirit animal, the photobomb squirrel:
You're welcome.
[memes] The Broccoli Test
Mar. 17th, 2010 11:36 pmwhyareyoulikethisGather ‘round, children! It’s Fandom Storytime!
Once upon a time, long ago, when people were into The Professionals fandom- this was when dinosaurs roamed the earth and people still made vids with VCRs and shit- two fangirls were in a grocery store in California. They were on opposite ends of the produce section. One fangirl wanted the other fangirl to get broccoli, but didn’t want to yell, “HEY GIRL HEY GET SOME BROCCOLI YO," because that’s obnoxious.
And lo, there were broccoli charades (“You want me to pick up a nuclear bomb? Some testicles? What? What is that hand motion?") but it didn’t take (“You thought I was miming balls? Seriously? What’s wrong with you?"). When they finally reconvened, the first fangirl grumped that if it had been Doyle and Bodie of the Professionals going grocery shopping, Doyle would have been able to tell Bodie to get broccoli with the merest flick of an eyebrow instead of having to flap his hands like a drunk hummingbird. And thus the broccoli test was born.
“Passing the broccoli test" became fandom shorthand for the couple that could convey everything from “Don’t order the chicken here, it sucks" to “I love you and want to have your babies but I’m still too pent up by heteronormative standards of masculinity to act on it- wait for me!" in a single significant eye-fucking glance.
That said, failing the broccoli test doesn’t make your OTP less T; plenty of pairings fail the broccoli test with flying colors. I’m thinking of Ray Kowalski and Fraser from Due South, who only nailed the silent communication thing after they rode in a submarine and stole a Canadian pirate ship with Leslie Nielsen.
I’d really like some broccoli. Also, buttsex.
The broccoli test is an old school meme that hasn’t made the rounds in a while, so we here at Fanspastic thought it was time to revisit it with some new pairings.
( We spent 15 minutes trying to think of a hilarious quip to put here about broccoli that didn't devolve into a vegetable porn reference. We failed. )
Who did we miss? Put your pairings up to the test, fanspasticers!
Once upon a time, long ago, when people were into The Professionals fandom- this was when dinosaurs roamed the earth and people still made vids with VCRs and shit- two fangirls were in a grocery store in California. They were on opposite ends of the produce section. One fangirl wanted the other fangirl to get broccoli, but didn’t want to yell, “HEY GIRL HEY GET SOME BROCCOLI YO," because that’s obnoxious.
And lo, there were broccoli charades (“You want me to pick up a nuclear bomb? Some testicles? What? What is that hand motion?") but it didn’t take (“You thought I was miming balls? Seriously? What’s wrong with you?"). When they finally reconvened, the first fangirl grumped that if it had been Doyle and Bodie of the Professionals going grocery shopping, Doyle would have been able to tell Bodie to get broccoli with the merest flick of an eyebrow instead of having to flap his hands like a drunk hummingbird. And thus the broccoli test was born.
“Passing the broccoli test" became fandom shorthand for the couple that could convey everything from “Don’t order the chicken here, it sucks" to “I love you and want to have your babies but I’m still too pent up by heteronormative standards of masculinity to act on it- wait for me!" in a single significant eye-fucking glance.
That said, failing the broccoli test doesn’t make your OTP less T; plenty of pairings fail the broccoli test with flying colors. I’m thinking of Ray Kowalski and Fraser from Due South, who only nailed the silent communication thing after they rode in a submarine and stole a Canadian pirate ship with Leslie Nielsen.
The broccoli test is an old school meme that hasn’t made the rounds in a while, so we here at Fanspastic thought it was time to revisit it with some new pairings.
( We spent 15 minutes trying to think of a hilarious quip to put here about broccoli that didn't devolve into a vegetable porn reference. We failed. )
Who did we miss? Put your pairings up to the test, fanspasticers!
damngirlFor those of you unacquainted with this website, I ask: do you have something against hilarity? Against schadenfreude? Against enjoying other people making terrible life decisions?
As you can imagine, the situations and sentiments described on the site have, one more than one occasion, made me wonder if some of our fandom favorites had gotten their hands on their cellies and made some back decisions of their own. A lot of boredom later, enter the dragon, i.e., this post.
( (Tony DiNozzo): my facebook is like a giant collection of my one night stands )
As you can imagine, the situations and sentiments described on the site have, one more than one occasion, made me wonder if some of our fandom favorites had gotten their hands on their cellies and made some back decisions of their own. A lot of boredom later, enter the dragon, i.e., this post.
( (Tony DiNozzo): my facebook is like a giant collection of my one night stands )
stopitsomemoreWhite Collar turned fourteen whole episodes old this week!
By most accounts, it has had a pretty great inaugural season. It was slick! It was timely! It was fun! Importantly, to us, it was gay like balls touching balls! Even as we enjoyed the effervescent oxycodone-induced bespoke high of White Collar, we here at Fanspastic HQ struggled with an existential crisis the entire time we watched this show. Okay, maybe only I struggled with it the most, but we have a standing rule that the person who hates the series the most is required to recap it, so:
( Watching White Collar is extremely fucking vexing to me. No, the topless arts and crafts doesn't make it better. )
In other news, fuck you, White Collar, this recap was brought to you by three days, two fingers of vodka, a six-pack of Woodchuck, and 4200 words.
By most accounts, it has had a pretty great inaugural season. It was slick! It was timely! It was fun! Importantly, to us, it was gay like balls touching balls! Even as we enjoyed the effervescent oxycodone-induced bespoke high of White Collar, we here at Fanspastic HQ struggled with an existential crisis the entire time we watched this show. Okay, maybe only I struggled with it the most, but we have a standing rule that the person who hates the series the most is required to recap it, so:
( Watching White Collar is extremely fucking vexing to me. No, the topless arts and crafts doesn't make it better. )
In other news, fuck you, White Collar, this recap was brought to you by three days, two fingers of vodka, a six-pack of Woodchuck, and 4200 words.