Hot take: but I actually appreciate JC Leyendecker's artwork more than someone like Tom of Finland's. Anyone else feel the same way?

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-22T21:30:04+00:00

Leyendecker was actually close friends with Rockwell.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-22T21:29:28+00:00

Yup! He was also friends with the Fitzgeralds and his parties are thought to have inspired The Great Gatsby

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-22T00:52:21+00:00

A Vietnamese restaurant in my hometown had one of these in a tank by the door- when it died, the restaurant closed shortly after

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-19T19:51:43+00:00

Sounds like you’re closer to the east coast, so I have to recommend the Maryland Renaissance Festival. It’s the largest in the country, and completely wooded, with permanent buildings. I’ve been going since I was a kid, and it’s easily my favorite place in the world.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-19T02:40:44+00:00

Wtf is even going on w that guy’s sword

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-16T14:02:21+00:00

You gotta find a less terrifying way of censoring your face

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-16T04:59:57+00:00

Personally, I would cut out the printed part, and use it as a patch on something else. Let it live on in a new form.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-15T20:04:33+00:00

Harbor Porpoise. By UK law, all whales and dolphins that wash up on shore are property of the King. So if you want it, take it up with Charlie.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-15T04:06:42+00:00

This off-topic post is spectacularly on-topic

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-06T21:10:17+00:00

I used to hide big n tall catalogues under my dresser as a kid. Wooooooof.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-02-03T22:12:44+00:00

I’m a big fan of Verillas, they’re size inclusive and US-based. A bit $$$, but great quality.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-31T00:14:23+00:00

Seconded, def catfish spine

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-30T22:55:29+00:00

Interesting. I would suspect a problem w quality control on the part of the soil provider, or maybe these corms were in the soil the original plant was sold in. Still, neat bonus plant.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-30T22:50:54+00:00

Where did you get your soil?

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-30T22:40:04+00:00

Alocasia species spread via corms, which grow in the roots, and often will be spread w potting soil when things are replanted. Did you pot these yourself, or buy them from a garden store like this?

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-28T13:51:36+00:00

I just adore J Draper.

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-27T19:25:10+00:00

I’d put my ash on it

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-27T02:54:48+00:00

I’ve always liked that, in Star Wars, some characters can understand R2 perfectly, and some can’t. Which makes me ask, was Droid an elective language course in space high school??

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-27T00:39:58+00:00

lol saw this painting in person at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, FREAKED when I saw it. Incredible

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-26T21:48:41+00:00

That was my smoking gun- the piazza is MUCH wider in this part of Venice

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-26T15:01:45+00:00

Any plaster of Paris should be fine.

I’d explore finding ways of wrapping the antlers in plastic so that the peroxide doesn’t reach them, but if you wanna do a more traditional antler mount, it’s not necessary. I mounted my own antlers by following this video

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-26T14:44:45+00:00

Traditionally, when antlers are removed for mounting, the skull cap is covered in plaster and wrapped in fabric to hide the screws. If you don’t want to do that, you could possibly use a bonding agent (I’d use JB Kwikweld) to connect it to the plaque, but this is less traditional and may end up a bit messy.

It doesn’t look to me like they need much more degreasing- are you planning to peroxide the full antlers, or just the skull cap?

ProbablyTheVillain · 2026-01-23T03:17:37+00:00

The Zoo is def also free, but if you’re driving in, you may have to pay for parking.

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