Steven Marsh

@stevenmarsh

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Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· 25d

Nikki (who’s VERY selective about her gaming stuff) had this to say upon seeing the announcement…

A balloon from Apple's Messages app: "I know what I want!!"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· 29d

The Geordi La Forge "No/Yes" meme. The top image ("No") has the CD card "INTELLECTUALS". The bottom image ("Yes") has the CD card "THEY MAY BE GIANTS"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jul 13

For any '80s kids who want a hit of nostalgia, I direct your attention to the toys and video-games section of the 1984 Sears Christmas Wish Book on archive[.]org.

catalog ad for Dungeons & Dragons from p. 588 of the 1984 Sears Christmas Wish Book.

[edited to fit]

1. Only at Sears! We are proud to present to D&D fans and lovers of fantasy, a limited edition D&D Poster of stunning beauty! Created by the famous painter Elmore, this poster is a must for setting the proper mood for playing D&D or just sheer enjoyment. The poster is a gigantic 24x36 in. high. $2.99

2. As your adventuring party explores the different levels of the dungeon, they will encounter the Golden Dragon, one of the mightiest beasts that lives within! But beware, magic is the only weapon that will save you! …[O]ne of the finest, most enchanting sculpted-metal models ever created. The proof lies in the exquisite detail and craftsmanship This dragon is essential for role-playing games like D&D. $14.99

D&D Poster (1). and Golden Dragon Set (2). Separate prices total $17.98, $15.98

3 thru 6. These Advanced D&D Books provide all the information needed to participate in an advanced D&D game. Classics-to-be are bound with beautiful full-color hard covers

3. Players Handbook, a great starter book, 128 pgs. $8.99
4. Dungeon Masters Guide; a treasure. 240 pgs. $11.99
5. Monster Manual I; a special accessory. 112 pgs. $8.99
6. Monster Manual II. 100 pages. $8.99

7. D&D Basic Set with simplified rules. $8.99

D&D Expert Set. For those who have mastered the D&D Basic Set. $9.99.

8. D&D Companion Set for new fantasy and game play. $9.99

9. Unbelievably striking, the D&D Puzzle is sure to give you hours of fun! 551 pieces. $5.99

10. Re-create St. George's quest to save Princess Andromeda! This set of sculpted-metal miniatures from Grenadiers Dragon Lords Series contains a mounted armoured knight, a lovely princess and two monstrous dragons. 25 mm. scale larger dragon stands 4¼ in. tall. $19.99

11. The D&D Endless Quest Gift Set has 4 great titles in a shelf box. Set includes: Dragon of Doom, Raid on Nightmare Castle, Under Dragon's Wing and Dragons Ransom. $7.99.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jul 10

An animation frame of Chairface Chipendale staring at the moon, which he began to carve with his name but was stopped . . . having only successfully inscribed "CHA" into the moon.

This is from the 1994 animated series THE TICK.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jul 4

The @rifftrax.com version of that movie was amazing. Because of them, whenever I think of this film, I remember the bespoke fish icon the computer graphics guys in the movie came up with to lure Godzilla.

A low-res computer graphic of a blue fish icon.

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Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 29

Approves.

Jabba the Hutt, from STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 28

The title treatment for the Fourth Doctor era of DOCTOR WHO, with an episode name of "THIS MAY BE A SAPPHIRE & STEEL EPISODE BY MISTAKE… WE WON'T KNOW FOR 21 MINUTES"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 28

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 22

An image of the starship Enterprise-D title card with the title "Explosion" — a reference to the RachaelAtWork tweet: "Star Trek TNG episodes are called like 'Explosion' and the episode is about a big explosion. TOS episodes are called 'What yonder soul doth go hence...a brother??' and are about an omnipotent space frog who makes everyone take their clothes off"

A title card for the original Star Trek with the Enterprise orbiting a planet. The title says, "WHAT YONDER SOUL DOTH GO HENCE... A BROTHER?" — An image of the starship Enterprise-D title card with the title "Explosion"

This is also a reference to the RachaelAtWork tweet: "Star Trek TNG episodes are called like 'Explosion' and the episode is about a big explosion. TOS episodes are called 'What yonder soul doth go hence...a brother??' and are about an omnipotent space frog who makes everyone take their clothes off"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 17

"Cannot overstate," yes.

A screenshot of MacOS's dictionary and thesaurus entries for "overstate":

o•ver•state |‚ovar'stat |
verb [with object]
express or state too strongly; exaggerate: I may have overstated my case to make my point.

verb
he admitted that he had perhaps overstated his case. EXAGGERATE, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, catastrophize, color, embroider, embellish, enhance, magnify, inflate, amplify, make a mountain out of a molehill; informal make a big thing out of, blow up, blow up out of all proportion; archaic draw the long bow.
ANTONYMS understate.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 7

Going to the link you provided — www.kickstarter.com/projects/atl... — takes me to a 403 error.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 5

Same energy . . .

Two panels from Tales of Suspense #92, with Captain America throwing a punch:

PANEL 1: Okay, mister -- I'm READY for you! So let's WRAP it up! Only ONE of us is gonna walk out of here-- under his own steam--

PANEL 2: -- and, it won't be ME!

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 3

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· May 1

I gotchu, fam.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Apr 27

Hope this helps . . .

A screenshot of the DC Universe wiki — https://dcuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Boris_Wolnix — with a red circle around the line:

"Boris Wolnix is an author who wrote the foreward of A Better World."

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Apr 26

I made this one eight years ago (although I'd be shocked if someone didn't do it before me). It's fitting that it popped up on my Facebook memories feed, since tonight's the last day of a three-date stop in Indianapolis for They Might Be Giants . . . @tmbg.bsky.social

A version of the American Chopper Argument meme:

OLD GUY: I'm your only friend

YOUNG GUY WITH BASEBALL CAP: I'm not your only friend

OLD GUY: BUT I'M A LITTLE GLOWING FRIEND

YOUNG GUY, THROWING CHAIR: [bold] BUT REALLY I'M NOT ACTUALLY YOUR FRIEND

OLD GUY, POINTING: [bold italic] BUT I AM!!!!

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Apr 17

𝐍𝐎.

The header of a Gen Con email to Steven Marsh that reads "Curious About Becoming a Game Designer? 🎲"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Apr 16

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Apr 6

I just tried it without logging into my account, and it seems to be working...

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Mar 20

A variant of the DUNE poster with the DUNE font that says "PAUL BLART: MALL COP"

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Mar 12

Could this be a solution?

A repurposing of the original map giving the option to go LEFT off the map, going through a Pac-Man maze portal, following the dots, emerging on the right-hand side of the map by the pickup point. The central desert portion has the for Pac-Man ghosts from the center, with a red "X" over it.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Mar 2

What're you talking about?! We had our decades-long heyday... from 2012-2014!

A graph from the Pew Research Center entitled "Millennials became the largest generation in the labor force in 2016"

It shows Gen X being the largest generation in the work force from 2012-2014 (tied with Boomers in 2011 and below them before; and tied with Millennials in 2015 and below them 2016+).

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Feb 2

DOCTOR: Whatever you do, don't blink. Don't EVEN blink. Blink and you're dead. BRAK:

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jan 20

A short from MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 called "Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm" features a ludicrously busy (and, thanks to quips, unfun) day. At the end of that day, Crow (Trace Beaulieu) quips, "Day one is over at long last." For some reason I'm thinking about that line a lot today, on January 20.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jan 18

A chapter header: "Chapter Eleven: Combat." To the left of the text in the chapter title is a medieval marginalia drawing of a rabbit beheading a man with a sword. (To be clear, the rabbit has the sword.)

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Jan 16

It's also a dynamic with a LOT of room to maneuver, creatively. From James Gunn's depiction to "Thanks! My mom made it for me" to Clark drinking ROOT BEER with his dad to . . .

A four-panel scene from the Justice League animated cartoon, at the Kent's dinner table:

PANEL 1
PA KENT (TO MARTIAN MANHUNTER): This little guy was crazy for Christmas.

PANEL 2
PA KENT: We used to wrap his presents in lead foil so he couldn't peek.

PANEL 3
CLARK KENT: You mean SANTA wrapped them.

PANEL 4
MA KENT: Of course dear.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Dec 19

A comic-book panel with the text:

" 'Do it?' "
"Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome?"
"I did it thirty-five minutes ago."

The words are in a too-small font, mixed case lettering, and white lettering on a lime-green balloon.

Steven Marsh@stevenmarsh· Dec 7

I had no idea Gillian Anderson was so versatile.