Okay so you know how on The Krusty Krab there are flags on the front
Right, so I remembered the other day that there is a Maritime Flag Language for sailors, and each flag has a different meaning, but when put together, they spell out a word. I have decided to figure out what it says.
Mkay so here’s the thing this center flag
does not exist so I can only assume that they are trying to mimic the first flag on the list? Also, the 4th one appears to be upside-down.
But what it says (if you assume it’s the first one) is Romeo-India-Alpha-Uniform-Kilo or RIAUK which, from detailed internet research, only seems to be a 43-year-old woman on a dating website I’ve never heard of. Since that is not a word, I am going to investigate into the ICS (International Code of Signal) flag meanings using Wikipedia.
So according to Wiki, it says
(Kay so Romeo doesn’t have an ICS meaning so we are off to a great start)- “I am altering my course to port.”- “I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.” –
“You are running into danger.”- “I wish to communicate with you.”
So what we can gather from this is that the creators/artist for the classic series Spongebob Squarepants have absolutely no idea what the Maritime Flag Language is.
i was hoping to find somerhing interesting and then u pull the rug
reading this was completely useless for sure
Wait though!
What if these flags fell down from sailors/ships from above, and thus the whole thing is upside down (and backwards)! Thus, KUAIR
(I actually used the 1969 edition of the ICS guide because it was revised in 2003 AFTER Spongebob actually came out)
So, what the flags actually say is:
1. I wish to communicate with you
2. You are running into danger
3. I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed
*THIS IS WHERE IT GETS RELEVANT*
So, OP is right that R, by itself, means nothing. However, the combination of I and R means something interesting to the show:
4.
I am engaged in submarine survey work (underwater operations). Keep clear of me and go slow.
(Not for eating. Usually. But they love children, and sometimes their ideas of ownership are, uh, not the same as ours. Bells in nurseries are not unwise.)
Ghouls have beautiful eyes that shine like gems in the darkness. You are not their food, but if they think you’re taking their food, keep in mind that they dwell in packs. Hope you run faster than they do, and that the cemetery you invaded has iron or steel fencing. Sometimes, however, some *extremely* fast apologizing means you won’t have to run. Much.
The older the cemetery, the more likely it is to feel like an extremely peaceful place. This is not by chance.
If the old cemetery feels like it’s staring at you even in broad daylight, find another place to hang. Ghouls protect what is theirs. If there is no protection in place, things far more worriesome move in, and they are probably hungry.
I don’t care if you think you’re just dealing with a ghost. Giving unknown entities permission to use your body or energy is A STUPID FUCKING IDEA. Don’t do it.
Hearing someone call your name when no one is there is not a bad thing, even if you answer.
Hearing someone call your name and then tell you to do things? That is where the bad part comes in. Say no and tell the thing to fuck off. It’s your living space; you have the authority to do so and they don’t.
Waking up to the sensation of something holding you down is annoying; it’s only a fear tactic. Roll your eyes and go back to sleep. Stupid shit will be gone when you wake up again.
If your dreams are repeating themselves, either exactly the same or by the exact same subject matter, someone is trying to tell you something, or they are trying to teach you something. Pay attention. This also applies to nightmares. There is more than one way to learn an important lesson.
Symbols only work if you’re using them on yourself. To use them against another, especially another of a differing faith/religion, is a grave insult.
(I did not intend that pun and I refuse to take it back.)
If you walk through any place that feels peaceful and suddenly realize that you now hold something in your hand, stop and investigate it. Usually it’s something explainable, but ask: “Is this meant to be mine?” If it disappears, you’ve gotten an answer. If it does not? Take it home and keep it safe.
Yes, the crows really are making fun of you. They get bored easily.
Yes, your cat really is watching something that you can’t see. Unless they’re freaked out, it’s fine.
If the cat is freaked out, light a candle against the darkness. That saying exists for a reason.
A flashlight or a lightbulb is not a candle. An electrical current is a form of fire, but you want fire that is breathing the air, not trapped behind glass.
Do not be rude or afraid of something just because it doesn’t fit your ideals of pretty. Unless it’s trying to hurt you, chances are it’s just another person trying to go about their business until you started screeching at it.
If you scare the shit out of someone and they run away, apologize, even if all you were doing was sitting there minding your own business. Sometimes they don’t expect us any more than we expect them.
Research your family tree on all possible sides as far back as you can. Sometimes it is very important to know where your blood came from.
Sometimes learning where your blood came from makes you start to headtilt because Whut and HOW and WTF WAS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU, WHY.
(Why did lineal descendents of Charlemagne (one line from each kid) all decide to get on a boat in the 1600s, cross the ocean, go straight to a random valley in Kentucky, and stay there? Fucking weirdos.)
Oh, and:
MANNERS, MANNERS, MANNERS.
As someone who grew up in a house with a jinn and ghosts: If you are going to use boiling water to wash the floor, warn ahead If you come across a lone grave, or an untended one in a graveyard, say a prayer. Sometimes a person who died suddenly and or violently won’t know they are dead. Say a relevant prayer when you pass them. Jinn and other fair folk might borrow your stuff. If you can’t find something, ask loudly but nicely for it. Usually it turns up somewhere you have searched several times before. Your pets have souls – and ghosts. You might end up with a ghost pet. Be nice to them. Light up a candle once in a while and talk to your loved ones. They will hear you. Give out small alms in form of what your loved ones liked, like cigarettes or specific sweets. They will receive the spirit of it.
((Yes, they totally borrow your stuff and put it back a few hours later in a place both you and your husband looked 6 times I’m not kidding))
I have never witnessed something in my entire life that kept me so interested within a roller coaster of socio-economic company history and tax evasion schemes that really boiled down to the greatest personal conclusion of this man’s day.
No holy shit this is the greatest video ever seen in existence
The more he went on the more intriguing he became. And then by the end, I realized it really was the best video ever made.
Being part of the social justice culture or the “stay woke” culture, I usually thought that the main purposes were to:
1) Unlearn what was taught to you
2) Learn what was never taught to you
3) Educate those around you with the knowledge you have
But you see…
You will come across people that will ask questions that may sound problematic but they just genuinely are confused about the matter and just want to learn
I had a white girl, sweet as hell, that was curious about why White people can’t say the N-word but Black people can say it.
Now… If this was Black Tumblr/Twitter, y’all wouldve ate her alive and spit her out. Like, why would you ask a question like that????
I didnt take any offense to the question, because again, you have to educate.
I broke it down simply…
“Bitch was a term used by men against women… If you call your female friend ‘my bitch’, theres nothing wrong with that… but if a guy did the same thing to his female friend, that wouldnt not look too good…”
Then she understood! She doesnt like when men call her or other women bitches but she noticed how women call each other bitches (almost) all the time in a friendly context.
Some SJW ppl would resort to just straight ridicule. Like relentlessly roast you, and you just wanted to ask a question, get your answer, and just go.
I understand some people would come outta nowhere with smartass comments and deserve that roasting, im 120% for that, but yall really need to learn the difference between those 2 groups of people.
I remember saying/doing something problematic not too long ago. This guy just went off on me, called me stupid, and vaguely explained why what I did was problematic. When I asked for a more in-depth answer as to why it was an issue, he didnt want to explain, he didnt have the “energy” to explain but had plenty of energy to say what i did was wrong and i was stupid to do it.
To this day, I STILL dont know exactly what was wrong but I am avoiding that action for sure.
To cut it shortly for yall,
Some people genuinely dont know what they do/say was wrong. Some ask questions to learn and educate themselves. Relax…
Ridicule or slander shouldnt be a first option to everything, if anything, its more counterproductive. Not to mention yall do this for notes and attention on social media.
ALL. OF. THIS.
If you don’t have the energy, that’s okay! Explaining things 20 times is exhausting, have some helpful links to articles on hand so you can just… send it to them.
cops in america are legally allowed to take people’s property (including large sums of money) purely because they feel like it. it’s called civil forfeiture and there are literally thousands of cases of pigs taking people’s property. that is looting.
i watched this happen to my roommate after the cops kicked our doors in at 6 AM on a weekday for a no-knock raid that, surprise surprise, didn’t turn out anything. they opened his wallet in front of him, took out about $300 and told him that since they had no record of where it came from on premises, that they’d have to take it from him. they took this man’s rent money right in front of him while he was in cuffs and told him “too bad”.
there was also a friend’s car in our drive way that had broken down so they left it over night. the doors were locked and the windows were up, and since the owner wasn’t there, they decided it’d be cool to just bust in all the windows to perform another fruitless search.
In Philly it’s been a HUGE and MASSIVE problem with cops taking people’s bank accounts, cars, electronics and pretty much anything worth any amount of money under a law that lets the DA seize property they think is related to a crime. “Related’ is a vague term though. They once forced a women and her grandchildren out of her home to sell it at auction because her son was found by police with $20 worth of weed.
(Depending on the property in question it can go under Civil Property Seizure or Seize and Seal, they’re not the same law but they work the same)
They don’t have to prove it’s related to a crime before or after, and even if the person suspected of the crime is cleared at questioning or acquitted at trial, you have to go through a MONTHS long process of court appearances (you can’t miss one or be late or you lose, no rescheduling) in hopes that they MIGHT get their stuff back. Most don’t.
Most people don’t think it’s worth the expense of days missed at work and a lawyer to get back a couple hundred dollars or whatever else the police stole. The city makes MILLIONS of dollars each year off this, around $6-10 (The DA doesn’t provide figures)
This bill, introduced by Rand Paul, guarantees that people who are the victims of civil asset forfeiture have a right to a lawyer, and also redirects all funds gained through it to the US Treasury, to discourage police departments from using civil asset forfeiture for financial gain.
Screw the pigs.
All cops are bastards. Every. Single. One. Fuck the police.
Didn’t one cop department use the money gained for a margarita slushee machine?
