2018 Grinch has no edge. He’s got no bite. He’s not even that much of an asshole. He’s just a sassy gay furry with unusually nice teeth despite his famous theme song declaring otherwise.
1966 Grinch? Now that was a mean, scary bastard. He was a crusty old fuck who hated society so much that he only came off his shitty frozen mountain to commit crimes and terrorism out of spite.
Bennyhoo Cumberland Grinch comes down from his mountain to buy groceries.
You can round the edges off a character to make them more “relatable” or whatever, but you also run the risk of losing what defined them in the first place. The end result is bland and generic.
2018 Grinch is a reflection of modern society’s rejection of real character flaws in the interest of being “unproblematic” and in this essay i will
congrats OP this is literally the only grinch post i’ll ever reblog
A couple nights ago I had a hyper-realistic dream about driving down about two miles of perfectly normal highway. The only even slightly bizarre thing about the entire dream was the man on the motorcycle who drove past me wearing incredibly accurate obi-wan kenobi cosplay
According to Know Your Meme, on August 18th, 2005, Erwin Beekveld brought forth this work into the world. HAPPY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THEY’RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD.
sheds a single tear
every august 18th my notifications break and i go, fuck, tumblr has failed me once again, but it hasn’t. it hasn’t failed me. it’s just the taking the hobbits to isengard-iversary. happy 12 years
what if voltron was just a really long dnd campaign
matt: zarkon emerges from the ship with the black bayard in hand. what do you-
keith: i attack him
matt: …keith you’re a level three
keith: i’m rolling
matt: you arrive at your brother’s grave, confirming that he was one of the casualties in the battle. you collapse into tears in front of it and-
pidge: i’m rolling for perception
matt: wh- what is there to perceive? he’s literally dead-
pidge: it’snat 20
matt: i… you notice that your brother’s birthday on the tombstone is wrong. he’s left you a code. on his grave. for some reason. because apparently he’s not dead now
lotor: i try to convince them to ally with me
matt: you do realize you’ve tried to kill these people on multiple occasions right?
lotor: i’m going for it
matt: …okay. roll for charisma
lotor: …i got a 1
matt: you attempt to charm the princess by talking about her dead father for fifteen minutes
lotor: i try to convince them to give the galra empire unlimited access to quintessence
matt: i- you know what? fine. allura, roll a perception check
allura: ………i got a 1
matt: …you think lotor’s plan is absolutely wonderful and allow him to join your party
matt: the sea serpent follows in quick pursuit. it’s gaining on the blue lion fast and-
lance: can i roll to seduce it?
matt: no
lance: why do you hate me
matt: rax asks if your ship is still working so that you can leave
hunk: well we can’t leave without the crystal, and we still haven’t found out a way to get it…
coran: i have a plan. we attempt to impersonate a galra sentry
matt: you… do realize they’re robots right
coran: yes
matt: alright then. roll a bluff check
coran: i got a 5
matt: you grab a broken sentry and get on hunk’s shoulders, putting on a cloak to hide your body from view. the two of you stumble towards two guards, very obviously whispering to each other under the cloak, and attempt to convince them that their shift is over. they raise their weapons and ask for your identification number
hunk: …yeah i’m just gonna shoot at them now if that’s okay
Matt: Allura gives you instructions on how to shut off the main generator. Roll for knowledge.
Pidge: dang. Nat 1.
Matt: all the labels are in altean. You can’t read them. What do you-
Pidge: I stab them with my bayard.
Matt: you can’t just-
Pidge: I rolled for luck. Nat 20. Ha.
Matt:(internally: why am I even dm-ing for these people they’re all insane-) fine. You, miraculously, survive hitting the *high-voltage alien tech* with your bayard. The power goes off. I hate you.
Pidge: thanks. Hate you too.
Matt: Allura and lotor are separated, and in front of them a giant white lion begins to attack you
allura: i role to hug the lion
matt: uhh thatll be uhh seduction i guess?
lotor: thats dumb, i role to punch the lion in he face
konekorambles 