Robert Rae

@backgroundbob.bsky.social

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Published theologian (like, *barely* tho) and general lurker everywhere I'm tolerated. All views my own, except when riding the coat-tails of my betters.

A really lovely college lawn with trees and some beehives in the distance.
A sign on a fence which reads 'do not remove barriers'.
Loki from the Avengers movie saying "I'm not overly fond of what follows."
The Blade runner "tears in the rain" meme captioned "like benches becoming men".
A still from the anime series 'Pokemon' in which a giant, jellyfish-like creature lays waste to a city centre.
A scene from the Simpsons in which Mr Burns demonstrates the 'sun blocker' to Mr Smithers.
A panel from the "Girl Genius" comic by Kaja & Phil Foglio: Othar Tryssvassen (Gentleman Adventurer) attacks Baron Wulfenbach, shouting "Have at you, Tyrant!" The Baron, smiling bemusedly, notes, "Tryggvassen! Astonishing! I am actually pleased to see you! What a strange future this is!"
A sundrenched back lawn of Nazarene Theological College, Manchester.
A character from the webcomic 'Namesake' says "The universe should be rebuilt by those who don't leave others behind."
A screencap from the Zotero programme, showing a drop-down menu allowing one to add various contributors to works, including 'Translator' (highlighted).
John LaMotta in an episode of ALF.
A screencap from IMDB crediting "John LaMotta" as playing "Ivan Gregor (as John La Motta)".
Jack Donaghy from the TV show 30 Rock gazes at an (out of shot) bottle of "Donaghy Estates Sparkling Wine" and notes "Donaghy Estates - tastes like the urine of Satan".
Daniel Craig portraying James Bond, pouring himself a glass of Heineken in one of the basically-interchangeable Bond films (seriously, who even knows which was was 'Spectrum' and which was was 'No Time For Pie' or whatever).
A powerpoint slide with a screenshot of the post, footnoted with a 'translation' of the post into the passive voice. The creator of such a thing must be a real dick.
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.