I’ve been doing my rewatch of TVD and I would have loved for Lucy Bennett became a series regular or at least have a recurring appearance on the show. I honestly feel like the writers should have actually had Lucy in the show. What was the point in saying that Lucy would see Bonnie soon which well didn’t happen? I’m so disappointed we didn’t get Lucy in the show. Lucy actually seemed like a cool witch like Sheila and other witches that I actually liked in the fandom.

Edit: I’ve been in the process of making my own The Vampire Diaries fanfic with my own OCs and I’m thinking of making Lucy a main character because it’s fanfiction and as a writer I can add my own twist to it through my OCs.

Watching that scene again she said:

>My mother is Johanna, first cousin twice removed from Pauline, niece of Sheila AKA Grams.

Oookay. So if Pauline is Johanna's grandmother's cousin, and Pauline's mother is Grams sister, then Grams is four generations from Lucy, which makes Bonnie two generation older than Lucy.

So if instead Pauline is Johanna's cousin's Granddaughter, Pauline's mother is Grams' sister. Then Lucy and Grams are in the same generation and Bonnie is two generations younger than Lucy.

With these two scenarios, and lot's of cousins and such, it seems like the Bennet family is big, no? Okay so the question is..

HOW THE HELL IS BONNIE THE ONLY ONE LEFT!

I mean someone should look into that. Is there a revenge seeking vampire sho's systematically wiping generation after generation, leaving only one alive to carry on the line?

I need answers

Early in the show when Bonnie meets her distant cousin Lucy after subduing Katherine, what ever happened to her? She said she’ll see Bonnie again but I have no memory of her returning to the show after that one episode

so in season 2 in the masquerade episode when katherine made lucy help her with the moonstone that night at the party and lucy ended up screwing her (which katherine hella deserved), lucy assured bonnie they'd see each other again soon. anyone else find it odd the show didn't really follow up on that except for a mention of her name cause of her blood and that brief moment where she helped bonnie with the hellfire? like if that's what they meant by soon then okay but i assumed from that statement that she'd have more of a role tbh.

I know she's not going to make an appearance. But, when we first saw her helping Katherine at the masquerade ball get the moonstone, then she runs into Bonnie and explains that they are cousins down the family tree, she says to Bonnie before she leaves that they will see each other again. But then we don't hear from her ever except as a vague reference in season 6 when they get her blood for Damon and Elena to rescue Bonnie from the prison world and then in season 7 when it's said Virginia St. John killed her after sealing the vault in the Armory. So basically, that whole "I'll see you again" in season 2 was poppycock. Which I personally was disappointed because I wish they had included Lucy into Bonnie's growth as a witch.

Domestic Broadcast:

TV: CBS Sports Network

Digital:

Paramount+ (Subscription) [2-6pm]

CBS Sports HQ (Free), CBS Sports's Twitch & YouTube [2-4pm]

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In the College Draft, all 12 teams will be picking from former NCAA players. Draft order determined by league finish as well as trades.

Here's the draft's Wikipedia article which will contain more info on picks

#Draft Order

##Round 1

Pick 1 - SD - Naomi Girma - DF - Stanford

Pick 2 - LOU - Jaelin Howell - MF - Florida State

Pick 3 - NCC - Emily Gray - MF - Virginia Tech

Pick 4 - LOU - Savannah Demelo - MF - USC

Pick 5 - ORL - Mia Fishel - FW - UCLA

Pick 6 - NCC - Diana Ordoñez - FW - Virginia

Pick 7 - KC - Elyse Bennett - FW - Washington State

Pick 8 - RGN - Zsanett Kajan - FW - St. Johns

Pick 9 - SD - Marleen Schimmer - MF/FW - Grand Canyon

Pick 10 - ORL - Caitlin Cosme - DF - Duke

Pick 11 - ORL - Julie Doyle - FW - Santa Clara

Pick 12 - NCC - Kaitlin Fregulia - DF - Long Beach State

##Round 2

Pick 13 - POR - Sydny Nasello - FW - South Florida

Pick 14 - WAS - Tinaya Alexander - FW - LSU

Pick 15 - WAS - Madison Elwell - MF/FW - Vanderbilt

Pick 16 - LOU - Charmé Morgan - DF - Oklahoma State

Pick 17 - KC - Chardonnay Curran - MF - Oregon

Pick 18 - CHI - Ava Cook - FW - Michigan State

Pick 19 - CHI - Samantha Fisher - MF - Notre Dame

Pick 20 - RGN - Claudia Dickey - GK - UNC

Pick 21 - RGN - Ryanne Brown - FW - Wake Forest

Pick 22 - POR - Gabby Provenzano - MF - Rutgers

Pick 23 - CHI - Lucy Shepherd - FW/MF - Hofstra

Pick 24 - NJNY - Kelly Ann Livingstone - DF - Georgetown

Pick 25 - SD - Sydney Pulver - MF - Washington State

Pick 26 - LOU - Jordyn Bloomer - GK - Wisconsin

##Round 3

Pick 27 - SD - Belle Briede - MF - Stanford

Pick 28 - ACFC - Hope Breslin - MF - Illinois

Pick 29 - NCC - Haleigh Stackpole - MF - Ole Miss

Pick 30 - LOU - Jenna Menta - FW - Wake Forest

Pick 31 - ORL - Jada Talley - FW - USC

Pick 32 - RGN - Kailie Halverson - FW/MF - Santa Clara

Pick 33 - RGN - Olivia Van Der Jagt - MF - Washington

Pick 34 - NJNY - Hensley Hancuff - GK - Clemson

Pick 35 - CHI - Sarah Griffith - FW - Purdue

Pick 36 - ACFC - Lily Nabet -

Hi everyone,

It's that time of year..to write essays on your favorite albums instead of essays for school!

Starting in January, we will be taking a look back at some of our favorite albums of the year as part of the 2021 AOTY Write Up Series. This is our 5th year doing this, so if you know the drill, sign up in the form down below:

Note: the sign ups will be open for about a week, and albums will be assigned sometime in the following week

SIGN UP HERE

Copy and pasted from last year...if you are unfamiliar with this, what is this write up series?

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What does a writeup look like?

There isn't a strict set of guidelines for how to do an AOTY writeup. I encourage writers selected to go about it how they want to present their opinions. Writeups posted across the last two years have ranged from short reviews of the album to essays that are so long they have their own subreddit to navigate through them. Generally, I do suggest including both a background of the artist and album as well as some kind of deeper analysis, along with discussion questions at the end for the comments.

The Quality Post section of the Wiki has the an archive of AOTY posts to date if you're looking for inspiration.

How do I get a writeup?

Below (and above) is a Google Form that you can use to request up to 5 albums from 2020. Follow the instructions in the form, and everything should be fine. Requests can be filed from now until December 18th. If you're concerned about privacy with the form, your email will not be collected and I won't be able to see it.

SIGN UP HERE

What should I request?

If you want some advice from me on what to request if you want the best chance of getting a writeup:

• The albums you request must be from 2021, for obvious reasons. However, if an album came out in December 2020 and wasn't covered in last year's AOTY series, I will still consider it!
• If you would like to team up with someone else to co-author a writeup, that's allowed. Several people in the past have done this, particularly for highly coveted albums. Each album is only going to get one writeup day in order to cover as much ground as possible.
• Add some variety! We strive to be inclusive in terms of genre on this sub, and I've always tried to follow that with these writeups. If everyone was jus

Last name begins with G and ends with “ner” two syllables.

Susan would be an honor name after my mother who we lost last year. Would want that to be middle name.

Patrick is a name my husband really likes and is his middle name, open to other suggestions though!

Girl:

Maeve Susan, Lucy Sue, Quinn Susan, Shay Susan, Kara Susan, Abigail Susan, Gwen Susan, Nora Sue, Marley Sue, Willa Sue, Stella Sue

Boy:

Rye Patrick, Rory Patrick, Bennett Patrick, Patrick John, Ryland Patrick, Max Patrick

in which Crixus is reincarnated as a Roman (!) and fights Lucretia aboard a ship in Xena Warrior Princess (S5: E18)

https://youtu.be/VI-AJnz5pYg?t=181

I believe this is the first time Manu Bennett and Lucy Lawless acted together.

Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7LErFbivM

Bit of a long list, but I'd personally love it if some of these people competed on TMS at some point:

Brandy

Monica

Keyshia Cole

Shanice

The Braxtons (Tamar, obvs, but all of them now that Toni opened the floodgates)

John Mellencamp

Pat Benatar (not sure whether or not Neil Giraldo should accompany her - they feel like a package deal, but does Neil sing?)

Melanie Chisholm

Jessica Simpson (or Ashlee - or both)

Mandy Moore

Tyra Banks (she'd be so obvious trying to not be obvious because she's a terrible actress, but she might be fun, or good cringe material)

Weird Al

Jonathan Bennett

Tina Fey

Kelly Rowland

En Vogue (ideally, together - Terry Ellis, Cindy Heron, and Rhona Bennett would be the most likely configuration, unless Dawn and/or Maxine joined. If it had to be one member, I'd want Terry or Dawn. Moreso Terry)

Eva Marcille

JC Chasez or Lance Bass

Ciara (not much of a singer, but her dance skills are insane, and I think she'd pull off some memorable performances in her costume at least)

David Archuleta or Elliott Yamin... leaning towards Archie, since he's better-known, even if I stan Elliott

Jordin Sparks

Chanté Moore

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Queen Latifah

TC Carson

John Goodman

Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie (to complete the iconic Whose Line Is It Anyway? US lineup. No disrespect to Aisha Tyler, I'd want her on as well. I feel like Ryan and Colin would have to compete together.)

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. Again, together. Or separately, but imagine them competing together.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Shakira

Matt LeBlanc

David Hyde Pierce

india.arie

Eva Longoria

Lucy Liu

Sutan Amrull, aka Raja (I mostly know Sutan from America's Next Top Model. I adored him, and I think he'd be fun on TMS. If I were more familiar with RPDR, I'd name more alumni for the list)

Jay Alexander, aka Miss J

Natalie Imbruglia (might be more likely to do TMS Australia, though)

Stevie Nicks (probably never, but I adore Stevie)

Evan Peters

Sarah Paulson

Jennifer Love Hewitt

John Roberts

Alanis Morissette

Ne-Yo

Paula Abdul

JB Smoove (I thought he was Octopus, TBH, and now I've realized I want him on)

Grace Jones (no chance. But I love her)

Niecy Nash

Joyce DeWitt

Nancy McKeon

Mindy Kohn

Kim Fields

Tamia

Missy Elliott

The (Dixie) Chicks, or Natalie Maines by herself (but ideally, the three of them together)

Rascal Flatts (or Gary LeVox solo... but again, prefer them together)

Martina McBride

Kal Penn

Aziz Ansari

Faith Hill and/or

I've already read: And Then There were None & Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie The Guest List & The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley An Unwanted Guest - Shari Lapena In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10 & One by One - Ruth Ware Shiver - Allie Reynolds One of Us is Lying - Karen McManus An English Murder - Cyril Hare In the Dark - Loreth Ann White

To be Read: The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle One by One - Freida McFadden Whisper Island - Carissa Anne Lynch The Weekend Escape - Rakie Bennett

I like anything where the protagonists are trapped, either because of location because they're on an island, for example, or because of circumstances such as a blizzard etc and a person/s in the group is killed.

Thanks again!

Do your worst!

Hello there!

This year, I'm doing a themed bingo square with trans or nonbinary characters in every book. As such, I've spent a lot of time (too much time) compiling books that fit for each square. I had originally intended to post this list after finishing my board with a write-up, but seeing as we are past halfway through the bingo year and I'm on track to finish pretty late, I’ve decided to put this up early so it can hopefully actually be helpful for people still looking to fill their boards.

Books are listed under each category they fit, but I didn’t always check for some of the harder ones (eg. first person, forest setting) if they fit something obvious (eg. published in 2021, cat squasher). Books are sourced from the recommendations thread, the focus thread, the queersff database, readsrainbow, various Goodreads lists, and various threads in other subreddits. Also, disclaimer, I haven't read all these, so categorizations may be inaccurate. Please let me know if you notice that this is the case, or if there are any books I should add or remove!

Without further ado, here's my list of 250+ books that qualify for the trans/NB character square plus at least one other square:

Five Short Stories

Behind the Sun, Above the Moon edited by Brooklyn Ray

Diana Comet and Other Improbable Stories by Sandra McDonald

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K Jarboe

Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die edited by Dave Ring

Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead

Love: Beyond Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope Nicholson

Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes edited by Gwen Benaway

Meanwhile, Elsewhere edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett

No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll

Portland Diary: Short Stories 2016/2017 by Jamie Berrout

The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance edited by Melanie Gillman and Kori Michele Handwerker

Trans-Galactic Bike Ride: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories of Transgender and Nonbinary Adventurers ed. by Ly

Hello, I am pregnant with baby #3. I don't know the sex yet, but I like it be prepared..

I have name chosen if it's a boy (Griffin). But I cannot find a name for a girl, I am a boy mom (Immanuel & Bennett) so the girl thing isn't my forte.

All suggestions are welcome, I am open to all kinds of names!!

The numbers in brackets are the seasons they competed in. Feel free to copy and paste this into a list randomizer or something.

• Aaron Meredith [39]
• Aaron Reisberger [15]
• Abi-Maria Gomes [25/31]
• Ace Gordon [17]
• Adam Gentry [13]
• Adam Klein [33/40]
• Alan Ball [35]
• Albert Destrade [23]
• Alec Christy [29]
• Alec Merlino [37]
• Alecia Holden [32]
• Alex Angarita [14]
• Alex Bell [6]
• Alexandria Elliott [35]
• Alexis Jones [16]
• Alexis Maxwell [28]
• Alicia Calaway [2/8]
• Alicia Rosa [24]
• Alina Wilson [21]
• Alison Raybould [38]
• Allie Pohevitz [26]
• Amanda Kimmel [15/16/20]
• Amber Brkich/Amber Mariano [2/8/40]
• Ami Cusack [9/16]
• Amy O’Hara [11]
• Andrea Boehlke [22/26/34]
• Andrew Savage [7/31]
• Angela Perkins [36]
• Angelina Keeley [37]
• Angie Jakusz [10]
• Angie Layton [25]
• Anna Khait [32]
• Anthony Robinson [14]
• Aras Baskauskas [12/27]
• Artis Silvester [25]
• Ashlee Ashby [10]
• Ashley Massaro [15]
• Ashley Nolan [35]
• Ashley Trainer [19]
• Ashley Underwood [22]
• Aubry Bracco [32/34/38]
• Aurora McCreary [38]
• Austin Carty [12]
• Baylor Wilson [29]
• BB Andersen [1]
• Becky Lee [13]
• Ben Browning [19]
• Ben Driebergen [35/40]
• Ben Henry [21]
• Betsy Bolan [19]
• Bi Nguyen [37]
• Bill Posley [22]
• Billy Garcia [13]
• Blake Towsley [11]
• Bob Crowley [17]
• Bobby Jon Drinkard [10/11]
• Bobby Mason [12]
• Boo Bernis [14]
• Brad Culpepper [27/34]
• Brad Reese [41]
• Brad Virata [13]
• Bradley Kleihege [36]
• Brandon Bellinger [11]
• Brandon Hantz [23/26]
• Brandon Quinton [3]
• Brandy Finta [9]
• Brenda Lowe [21/26]
• Brendan Shapiro [36]
• Brendan Synnott [18]
• Bret LaBelle [33]
• Brett Clouser [19]
• Brian Corridan [11]
• Brian Heidik [5]
• Brianna Varela [11]
• Brice Johnston [28]
• Brook Geraghty [9]
• Brooke Struck [11]
• Bruce Kanegai [12]
• Bubba Sampson [9]
• Burton Roberts [7]
• Butch Lockley [6]
• Caleb Bankston [27]
• Caleb Reynolds [32/34]
• Candace Smith [18]
• Candice Woodcock/Candice Cody [13/20/27]
• Cao Boi Bui [13]
• Carl Bilancione [3]
• Carl Boudreaux [37]
• Carolina Eastwood [18]
• Carolyn Rivera [30]
• Carter Williams [25]
• Caryn Groedel [10]
• Cassandra Franklin [14]
• Cecilia Mansilla [13]
• Chad Crittenden [9]
• Charlie Herschel [17]
• Chase Rice [21]
• Chelsea Meissner [24]
• Chelsea Townsend [36]

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Pilot on me!!

I've always been jealous of the UK because the UK Office for National Statistics releases baby name rankings by age of mothers. This is my attempt to tease out age related baby name data for the US .

These are the names that are relatively (at least 75%) more popular in each state by overall popularity in the state over the last 5 years (*starred biggest difference). In Maine, 50% of mothers who were naming babies in 2019 were under 30 compared to 67% of mothers in West Virginia.

West Virginia (Younger Mothers)

Maine (Older Mothers)

Equally Popular

I picked Maine and West Virginia to compare because they are similar ethnicity-wise and have a large difference in percentage of young mothers. If I don't do this, the analysis also reflects the difference in percent of cultural groups by state.

It was interesting to see the Adaline/Adalynn, Grace/ Gracelynn and Brady / Brody difference. Girl names are far less concentrated in the top 10 or 20 so the names on these lists are generally less popular than the boy names, and the most popular girl names are mostly on the equally popular list. Charlotte is the outlier.

Is this a good comparison? Or is this just cultural differences between the two states? The two states share a lot of popular names too, they are still pretty similar in name style overall. Are there any oth

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

Round 1

No. 1: San Diego Wave FC — Naomi Girma, defender (Stanford)

No. 2: Racing Louisville FC — Jaelin Howell, midfielder (Florida State)

No. 3: North Carolina Courage — Emily Gray, midfielder (Virginia Tech)

No. 4: Racing Louisville FC — Savannah DeMelo, midfielder (USC)

No. 5: Orlando Pride — Mia Fishel, forward (UCLA)

No. 6: North Carolina Courage — Diana Ordoñez, forward (Virginia)

No. 7: Kansas City Current — Elyse Bennett, forward (Washington State)

No. 8: OL Reign — Zsanett Kajan, forward (St. John’s)

No. 9: San Diego Wave FC — Marleen Schimmer, forward (Grand Canyon Univ.)

No. 10: Orlando Pride (trade with OL Reign) — Caitlin Cosme, defender (Duke)

No. 11: Orlando Pride — Julie Doyle, forward (Santa Clara)

No. 12: North Carolina Courage — Kaitlin Fregulia, defender (Cal State; Long Beach)

Round 2

No. 13: Portland Thorns FC — Sydny Nasello, defender (Univ. of South Florida)

No. 14: Washington Spirit (trade with San Diego) - Tinaya Alexander, forward (Louisiana State)

No. 15: Washington Spirit (trade with OL Reign) - Maddie Elwell, midfielder (Vanderbilt)

No. 16: Racing Louisville FC - Charme Morgan, defender (Oklahoma State)

No. 17: Kansas City Current - Chardonnay Curran, midfielder (Oregan)

No. 18: Chicago Red Stars - Ava Cook, forward (Michigan State)

No. 19: Chicago Red Stars - Sammi Fisher, midfielder (Notre Dame)

No. 20: OL Reign - Claudia Dickey, goalkeeper (North Carolina)

No. 21: OL Reign - Ryanne Brown, forward (Wake Forest)

No. 22: Portland Thorns FC - Gabby Provenzano, defender/midfielder (Rutgers)

No. 23: Washington Spirit (trade with Chicago) - Lucy Shepard, midfielder/forward (Hofstra)

No. 24: NJ/NY Gotham FC - Kelly Ann Livingstone, defender (Georgetown)

No. 25: San Diego Wave FC - Sydney Pulver, midfielder/defender (Washington State)

No. 26: Racing Louisville FC (transfer from ACFC) - Jordyn Bloomer, goalkeeper (Wisconsin)

Round 3

No. 27: San Diego Wave FC - Belle Briede, forward/midfielder (Stanford)

No. 28: Angel City FC - Hope Breslin, midfielder (Illinois)

No. 29: NC Courage (trade from Orlando) - Haleigh Stackpole, midfielder (Ole Miss)

No. 30: Racing Louisville FC - Jenna Menta, Forward (Wake Forest)

No. 31: Orlando Pride - Jada Talley, forward (Southern California)

No. 32: OL Reign - Kelly Halvorsen, forward (Santa Clara)

No. 33: OL Reign — Oli

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

Here are the names which are at least 75% more frequent in each state compared to each other (CA vs NY and then CA vs WA). For example if the frequency of Chase in New York was 0.12% (or 1 in 800 babies born) and it was only 0.05% in California (or 1 in 2000 babies born) then Chase is 2.5 times more popular in New York than it is in California, although there are still kids named Chase in California.

They are sorted by popularity and the name with the biggest difference is starred. The New York boy list starts with Moshe which ranked 57th on the state's popularity list and they just get more uncommon from there. Moshe was about 30 times more popular in New York than in California though. The NY girl list is a bit more popular.

The California vs Washington list had very clear outliers on the Washington side and the California list is dominated by Spanish names. The Washington list seems be what I call trending names but a mix of the modern and the traditional style.

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Bob

The 20 most common names given to newborns in Hungary in 2020 (English equivalent in brackets where there is one):

So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."

Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.

Just to clarify, 12345678

Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...

Notices there's only 2;

Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."

I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.

There hasn't been a post all year!