Tumblr Code.

geekishchic

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is “I like your shoelaces”

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

always reblog tumblr identification

This is an absolute tumblr relic. I feel like an archaeologist right now. This is incredible that this is on my dash.

squided

this is from an era long passed

It has 3 million notes

Oh my god

This is so old

How did I find it

Oh 2013….

amicaniiya

Finally, it is my time to witness this icon as well

destielhoneybee

Always reblogging

ba-ba-baker-street

An ancient boi

This is a relic

dont-give-a-bother

This gives me a strange feeling i cant describe, I cant believe i got to witness this on my dash

holylulusworld

Always reblog this relic…

waiting4inspiration

Holy wow, this is a relic😂😂

theladyoffangorn

Reblog!!

@reincarnatedsoul a relic!

Must reblog, must relive!

cobraonthecob

👀👀👀

angelofthequeers

I feel like I’ve been given a glimpse into the Olden Days

2sunchild2

Old

alicentrasers

I’d like to point out that I’ve found this twice now

cannot believe this ancient relic just appeared on my dash

holy fuck

i whisper-screamed omgggg

Everyone will knows the code tho even tho is so old that’s te amazing part

Are we still doing it though? Because I will

I can’t believe I’ve found this. I’ve only seen this in screenshots.

be still my beating heart

aj-thequeerishere

woah

the17thmeatball

This is beautiful

bad-puns-n-finger-guns

I have once again discovered the ancient artifact!

o h

m y

g o d

avatar0ftheeye

We’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty

@y33tdoodles

pleasantlyspookycreation

spongebobssquarepants

gae-bolg-alternative-dot-exe

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serraphique

emswift

ho ho holy shit it’s december first (1st)

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spongebobssquarepants

willgrahamscock

I’m losing my mind at the implications that this show was so gay that two men kissing wasn’t going to add to it’s gayness

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spongebobssquarepants

headlesswarlock

“WHATS THIS? WHATS THIS?”

i wish i never made this post ill never get my dash back

keiko-evans

Yes

feels-fics-fandoms

It’s a tradition to bring this back, I’ve got it schedule for like the next eight years to post this on the first and last day of October

pleasantlyspookycreation

patovpran

"Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood." (Teaser)

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nostalgictimetraveler

It just means so much to me :’)

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kazs-inej

STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (EPISODE III) OBI-WAN KENOBI: PART VI

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kozmomay

Reblog if you are ASEXUAL, SUPPORT ASEXUALS, or really really want to WEAR A REALLY FANCY BLACK CAPE

I support and really really want to wear a rally fancy black cape

pleasantlyspookycreation

kozmomay

youre-only-gay-once

Reblog to drop jk rowling into an active volcano

kozmomay

I dream about it at night

pleasantlyspookycreation

spongebobssquarepants

babyanimalgifs

A young polar bear cub filmed over the first 83 days of her life

video via Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

allthatglittersgirl

I don’t know about you, but I needed this purity in my life and on my timeline.

princess-kidatheart17

@disney-lover01 @prismaviolet

pleasantlyspookycreation

spaceempress

lukastiktokstash

marzipanandminutiae

Church of San Vittorino, Cittaducale, Italy (built in 1613)

terribleadventuresdotcom

girl run, i’ve played Dark Souls ur in the ruins of a forgotten church and that’s fuckin boss music

pleasantlyspookycreation

spongebobssquarepants

glossynympheteyes

this movie is so fucking creepy jesus fuck

It’s by Tim Burton, what did you honestly expect?

porcelainandgold

Actually, it’s Henry Selick, who was the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The book was written by Neil Gaiman, though, and is far…far….worse.

whatpunkin

Sorry, I’m about to geek the hell out.

The movie is captivating, but the book is twenty kinds of terrifying, even now, ten years after I first read it. As disturbing as the movie may have been to some, the things Selick added really serve to cushion just how horrific the story really is.

First of all, the character of Wybie does not exist in the book. Coraline is facing all of this nearly alone, with her only help coming from the sly comments of the cat, a warning from the circus mice, and the stone given to her by her neighbor, presented with no comment but that it “makes the unseen seen.”

Second, the Other Parents are never quite as warm (and, dare I say, normal) as they are in the gifs above. They’re described as having paper-white skin and the Other Mother’s hair is said to move on its own, and her long, red, claw-like nails don’t ease any uncertainty that she is absolutely, positively up to no good. The first time Coraline meets them, they (and the rest of the Others) seem to be playing roles (for whatever reason, Coraline does not seem to pick up on this), like they all know what to say and what to do and are simply waiting for Coraline to make her move in their terrifying play world. This is shown to be partly true when the Other Parents tell her they know she’ll be back soon after she refuses the buttons - this time, to stay.

Third, the Other Mother commits atrocities that really should not have been in a book for anyone not fully grown up. She physically deforms the world around Coraline to slow her progress in their game beyond any mild traps the movie portrays, and, instead of turning the Other Father into the wandering pumpkin-thing seen in the film, she simply ceases to use him and throws his body away in the cellar, leaving him to rot with whatever bit of sentience he has left. She begins to lose her touch, as Coraline gains the upper hand. Her world doesn’t just become a nightmare - it falls apart completely. No creepy but oddly cool bug furniture here, just the house that now appears to be a child’s drawing. Whatever the Other Mother is (a beldame, but something tells me she’s much more ancient and powerful than that), she does not give half a hump about what she has to do to ensnare Coraline. Destroy the supporting characters of her twisted creation? Done. Allow herself to be dismembered to ruin Coraline’s life in the normal world? Not even gonna bat an eyelash.

On a final, personal note, imagine eight year-old me, ignored by my parents, absorbed in the story and identifying with Coraline from the start. Imagine me finishing this bloodcurdling book and immediately thinking of my basement, where there is still a locked door that my grandmother swears up and down is nothing more than a storage room, but has not once in my (or my mother’s) lifetime unlocked.

Can you see why this book still scares me?

hematite2

Fun fact I learned from seeing neil gaiman speak: when he first wanted the book published, his editor said it was too scary. He suggested she read it to her young daughter, and then decide. So she did, and her daughter wasn’t afraid, and it was published. Years later, Gaiman was sitting next to that daughter at an event and told her this story, and she said “oh I was terrified I just didn’t want to tell my mom”.

Coraline WAS too scary to be published, but exists anyway because a girl lied to her mother.

petrichormeraki

feyariel

@neil-gaiman, is this true about the publisher’s daughter?

neil-gaiman

It was my literary agent, Merrilee Heifetz who read it and said “you can’t seriously expect this to be published as a children’s book.” So I suggested she read it to her daughters. And she called me back a week later and said “They love it and they weren’t scared at all. I’ll take it to Harper Children’s.”

A decade later, at the Opening Night of the Coraline musical, I was sitting next to Morgan, Merilee’s youngest daughter, and told her how her not being scared had made the book happen. And she said “I was terrified. But I needed to find out what happened next. So nobody knew.”

So, yes.

space-trash-princess

This website can be toxic at times, but the fact that people can just tag Neil Gaiman to get his input, like a sorcerer invoking a benevolent spirit, is definitely a bright spot.