But it’s a naaaaame.
That’s like saying - “Sorry, your name just doesn’t sound quite right for our culture, even though it has nothing to do with us, and is in fact, the name for your country with a completely different culture! Anywhoo, we have decided to change your name to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. Thank you.”
Also - it’s not just us who do it. For example, in Espana (as I shall now call it), English is ‘Inglese’. So it’s not just an English-speaking supremacy thing.
- Great Intelligence: "What is your name?"
- Doctor: *begs* "Please."
- *tomb opens*
- Me: I'm sorry what
Naming Countries
Why do we choose different names from a country’s own name for itself for countries who speak different languages? For example, that place we call ‘Germany’ is actually called Deutschland. The place we call ‘Spain’ is truly named España. Why don’t we English speakers just call them España and Deutschland, instead of thinking we had the right to tell these countries what their names actually are?
I sound grumpier than I actually am, but I am insanely curious (and a little bit annoyed).
Answers please?
it is the 50th anniversary. clara asks the doctor why he chose the name “the doctor”.
john hurt appears out of nowhere and says “the wand chooses the wizard, mr. potter. it’s not always clear why” and turns into the great dragon and flies away
the screen turns black
that’s the episode
while my prof was setting up for his lecture…
gold
excuse me while I reblog this for the 36th time
Martin Freeman & Rupert Grint | Wild Target
Martin’s still annoyed he wasn’t cast in any of the Harry Potter movies.
“I am Loki, of Asgard, and I am burdened with a glorious Props Department”. #Avengers #BehindTheScenes#stupidity
GOOD MORNING STARSHINE THE SUN SAYS HELLO
OHGOD
I STARED INTO THE VOID
AND THE VOID FUCKING ATE MY FACE OFF
OH GOD
MOON MOON ARE YOU FUCKING OKAY
OHGOD
FUCKING HELL MATE, NEARLY GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK
Let’s talk about the sheer, simply brilliance in the way Tony Stark pierced Bruce Banner’s shield.
Bruce is, or once was, a truly depressed and damaged man. He sees himself as a monster, perhaps a failure at life and science for becoming one, and had gone as low as attempting suicide and even failed at that. He had sunk into obscurity, seeking peace in solitude and had long accepted that humanity in general will fear him, loath him, tiptoe around him, and forever see him as a monster.
He was not prepared for Tony Stark, who in his own simple, arrogant, self-absorbed way, ignored literally everyone’s perception of Bruce and formed his own opinion of the man before even meeting him. He walked in and commented on the hulk in the room as casually as if he was complimenting Bruce’s shirt. One could almost see his mental process upon seeing Bruce - “my age - cool; seems nice - cool; almost as smart as me - double cool; big green months thing - bitchin’”.
Tony Stark had likely decided before even meeting Bruce Banner in person that they were going to be friends. No matter how anyone else tiptoed around Bruce, Tony treated him like he did anyone else, by being a friendly, charming, outgoing, and generally irritating prick. His casual manner around Bruce allowed Bruce to relax around him. Just by being himself, he told Bruce wordlessly that it’s OK, there’s much more to him than the monster inside, and someone sees that.
It wasn’t so much that Tony wanted to show Bruce he didn’t care about the monster - he truly, genuinely did not care. He’s Tony “genius billionaire playboy philanthropist” Stark. He couldn’t be bothered with some little medical problem his new BFF has on the side. It just wasn’t a big deal. Not when there’s so much science to be done and so many toys they could play with together.
And all Bruce ever needed was for his big problem not to be someone else’s big deal.
BEST
FRIENDS
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
I adore these two so much.
