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🎶 Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow,
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam

Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home 🎶

$200: This blocky mascot represented Italy in 1990, and means both hello and goodbye in the language. >!Who is Ciao?!<

$400: This 2010 mascot’s name is a portmanteau of the country code for South Africa, and the number 10 in different languages such as Swahili. >!Who is Zakumi?!<

$600: As the United States hosted its first tournament in 1994, Warner Bros. Animation designed him, a goal scoring position. >!Who is Striker?!<

$800: [VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE] This French mascot had a daughter named Ettie who represented France in the 2019 Women’s World Cup. >!Who is Footix?!<

$1,000: Dressed in red, white and blue, he’s the first ever mascot, representing the 1966 champions, England. >!Who is World Cup Willie?!<

Nostalgia Con came to my home state this past weekend and I had the pleasure of meeting Candi Milo (Dexter’s Laboratory, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Maya & Miguel, etc.), Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron, Toy Story, Jay Jay the Jet Plane), Dan Green (Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sonic X, Pokémon), and Megan Hollingshead (Pokémon).

They are ALL amazing and wonderful people. 🤩

Candi Milo is just the sweetest and she’s super funny!

“I HAVE SCURVY!” - Cheese 🧀

TW ⚠️: trauma, blood, death

1. Queen Aemma (Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon): This happens on the first episode, no less. The baby Queen Aemma is carrying is breech, putting both her and the baby at risk of dying. King Viserys is confident that the baby will be a boy. He gives the Grand Maester his consent to perform a C-section, but Aemma did not consent to it. Viserys reassures her that the baby will be fine, and then the Grand Maesters just start. While Aemma is fully conscious and not realizing what is happening until it’s too late. Without her consent. While she is screaming. With no medical support. Both the queen and the baby (a boy) die anyway.

2. Polly (Invincible: Atom Eve Special): Polly is Atom Eve’s biological mother who was a test subject for Dr. Elias Brandyworth. Her amniotic fluid was altered to genetically enhance her unborn child. Months later, she goes into labor despite not being due until two weeks. In addition, atomic beams shoot from her eyes and mouth. This continues on the way to the hospital, with each burst of atomic energy more painful than the other before one more apparently kills her. A crude C-section is performed and then the newborn baby is switched with another family’s (The Wilkins) stillborn daughter. It turns out Polly was brain dead, but her body was kept in a state where she could continue breeding children similar to Atom Eve.

3. The High Priestess (Samurai Jack): The High Priestess gives birth to seven daughters all at once. No medial help. Nothing. Just screaming in a dark room while the members of the Cult of Aku worship the statue, and a gong going off as each daughter was born. This is traumatic for the daughters as they were shown no love the second they were born. It’s even more fucked up as to how they were conceived. Aku leaves some of his essence and then the High Priestess drinks it all. Probably a factor as to why she walked it off after the birth whereas in real life, it would be impossible without some sort of medical help.

I’m winning, yes, but Henri has been causing me SO many problems this game. 🤣

1. Livia Soprano (The Sopranos): Abusive, narcissistic, emotionally manipulative and just plain miserable, she is mostly responsible for how Tony is. She even almost had him killed just because he wanted to place her in a retirement home, showing absolutely no remorse. She was also a factor in why AJ, her grandson, declined mentally. Sadly, her influence rubbed off on Janice after Bobby’s death.

2. Saki Arima (Your Lie in April): She is vehemently obsessed with making her son, Kōsei, the perfect pianist, often going way too far. She’d beat him repeatedly over little mistakes. After a performance, she beats him with her cane until he bleeds, despite the performance being pretty much flawless.

3. Mrs. Turner (The Fairly OddParents!): Mrs. Turner parents Timmy as well as Mr. Turner does; not well at all. Completely negligent and oblivious to whatever Vicky is doing to Timmy.

To anyone that grew up with a mother like these, please know that it’s not your fault. Be kind to yourself. You are loved. 💙