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Although business process (re)design is often the 1st step when looking for process innovation and process improvement, it is often the implementation of the (re)designed processes – and keeping the implemented improvements sustainable – that are the most challenging.
Many studies also have shown that organisation wide projects, including enterprise wide software implementations – e.g. ERP, CRM, SCM, etc. – , failed due to a deficient change management.
Since business processes often cross many functional departments, no one will deny that process changes are also organisational changes.
Hence, let us first have a look at some main change management frameworks or models reflecting the process of change. This may help you to increase the chances for your process management related projects to be successful.
You will also read about the levels and causes of resistance to change and how to manage these.
Finally, the blog concludes with the 6 batteries of change, actually critical success factors for organisational change.
John Kotter's 8-steps model
Professor John Kotter observed and analysed many enterprises on why some succeeded in organisation wide transformations, while others failed to change. Based on the success factors which he identified for organisational change, he came to an 8-step process for leading change. Kotter's conclusion was that for any organisational change to be successful, no one of these 8 steps should be skipped. The 8 steps are:
1. Sense of urgency
The first step that leaders need to take is to emphasise – or even to generate – the need for change. Thus the urgency and the importance of the change – e.g. for the organisation to survive, to improve processes, to increase customer satisfaction, to grow, etc.
When your company is losing market share because of a loss of competitive advantage for instance, then you need to make the entire organisation very clear that its future is in real danger if nothing will be done.
This is a key step to create the overall support needed for the coming change. Why would staff support a big change if they do not see or feel the need for it…?
2. Guiding team or coalition
Successful organisation-wide change can never be the result of one single person. Hence, it must be driven by a team of early and strong believers. Go-getters who will be able to boost the "change energy" through the entire organisation and who will guide, coordinate, and communicate the activities needed to implement the change.
3. Right and clear (strategic) vision
To facilitate people to support and to co-execute the change, you need to make sure that the vision of the future organisation is clear and could be understood by everybody. This vision should also be aligned through the entire organisation. This means that everybody should understand what his/her job will look like within the future organisation. The more concrete, realistic and tangible the vision is, the more easy it will be to get the 'buy-in'.
4. Communicate the vision for buy-in
The vision should be communicated very clearly to anyone. Some critical success factors here are:
- communication should be bi-directional rather than one-way, top-down communication. By listening carefully, you will discover possible unforeseen obstacles (which would lead to resistance to change anyway if not taken seriously).
- you better 'over-communicate' than 'under-communicate', making sure everybody gets the message. As you will read further, some communication should be personalised.
- the guiding team should lead by example, thus walking their talk. Especially when change implies some sacrifices, they should make clear that they are the first ones to go for it.
5. Empower people and remove barriers
How could you empower people better than by carefully listening to them, by understanding why the change may be a challenge for them and by supporting them where needed, so to remove the obstacles to change.
Obstacles may be very various: from mental barriers to existing structural barriers like operational or information systems that could become outdated due to the change, operational procedures which will need to be updated, new skills that are required, etc.
6. Generate – and communicate about – short-term wins
Early results that will help to prove the benefits of the change efforts (so far), will obviously energize employees even more to proceed with the achievement of the total change.
This not only means that you should plan and select (and prioritise) short-term wins, but also that you should widely communicate about these intermediary benefits through the entire organisation. Whatever big or small these short-term wins are.
This helps to build faith in the change project, and it provides feedback which emphasises the rewards for people's efforts.
7. Sustain – and when possible accelerate – the pace of change
After some first successes, the risk might be that (some) people start to "let it up". Hence the guiding team needs to keep the momentum, e.g. by fostering the new culture of positive behavior. It should also be relentless, until the vision (see step 3) has become reality.
8. Anchor the change
To make the change sustainable, it should get embedded in the organisation's culture. New behaviors should become new habits. For example by rewarding people for the improved results and behavior, by further listening to possible (new) obstacles which appear, etc.
Similarly to Kotter's 8 steps, the ADKAR model also represents a change process where you should not omit any step. And as you will notice, even though the number of steps is less (5 instead of 8), they are content-wise pretty close to Kotter's steps as well.
ADKAR is simply the acronym of the following 5 steps:
1. Awareness
For an organisation to change, people should be aware of the need – say the why – to change. People thus need to understand the nature and the reasons of the change. Comparable to Kotter's "Sense of urgency", isn't it?
2. Desire
Managers cannot force their staff to support – and particularly to engage – in 'their' changes. That's why awareness (of the need for change) is not enough. People should also know the nature of the change and its impact(s) for them personally, say the "what's in it for me".
As a change agent, you should look after the personal situation of the several stakeholders, and find out which intrinsic motivators may generate the desire for change.
3. Knowledge
Even once everyone accepts and wants to change, it will not happen without further efforts. People should understand how to implement – or contribute to – the change.
Among others, they need to be trained on hard and soft skills, on newly to acquire behavior, on how to use new or renewed processes and tools, etc. Though they also need to know and to understand their new role(s) & responsibilities within the renewed organisation.
4. Ability
Knowledge is also not sufficient yet to get the change done. People also need the abilities to implement the change. While the previous step's emphasis was on training, ability rather means that people need to become (cap)able to act and to behave according to the changed situation.
It is not because you have been trained to use a new system or machine that you will be able to use it perfectly from the first time. Just like you will not be an experienced tennis player after only have learned the game rules.
ADKAR distinguishes among others following 5 factors which impact someone's ability to implement change :
- mental barriers
- physical abilities
- intellectual capabilities
- the time needed to acquire the (newly) needed skills
- the availability of resources enabling the development of newly needed abilities
5. Reinforcement
This includes any action or event which helps reinforcing the change. Either with the individual or with the entire organisation. Reinforcing actions tell people that they – and their efforts – were important to the changed organisation. They help people to keep doing things – and to behave – the new way, and thus to reinforce the change.
It does not necessarily require major costs or efforts : a thank or any expression of appreciation by a manager can already help. For larger or very important achievements, people might obviously expect a bit more…
Mind that reinforcement initiatives also help to improve your organisation's change culture : when leaders appreciate and reward people for their efforts, the chance that these same people will be even more willing to support future changes will increase, indeed.
Rick Maurer's levels of resistance
Maurer's levels describe the main causes of resistance to change, and how to deal with those. In other words, how to make critical people into allies of change.
Level 1 – "I don't get it"
This is the innocent kind of resistance, for example when people lack information or when they get confused over the meaning of facts, figures or any other type of information. Or when they do not agree with the information which has been communicated.
Obviously, the solution to this type of resistance is to find out why people don't get it. As people all have their way of perceiving information according to their personal opinions, experience, skills, education,… you should adapt your communication accordingly.
Level 2 – "I don't like it"
Level 2 is an emotional type of change, based on fear. For instance fear for the loss of control, status or even the loss of their job. This is a deeper level of resistance, and often "masked" by level 1 resistance.
As managers very rarely encourage people to get emotional, the resistance providers will suppress their emotions and will thus communicate in a similar way as for the level 1 type of resistance. They may even not be aware themselves of the fact that their resistance is of emotional nature.
Needless to mention that this level 2 resistance is more challenging to be managed, as a rational approach will not help here. The solution is to tackle the cause, i.e. to remove the fear. E.g. by emphasising the benefits of the change for the organisation, though particularly for themselves. Involving them in the change process is also key to making their fear disappear. Of course, as a manager, you will need to stay honest so to avoid any feeling of manipulation – what obviously will make the resistance even worse.
Level 3 – "I don't like you" or "I don't trust you"
In this deepest kind of resistance, people are actually not resisting the change idea or plan. They might even love it, though they resist the manager(s) who want to make the change happen. Not necessarily their direct manager.
Unfortunately, according to Maurer, this is the major reason of resistance to change, and thus also one of the most common reasons why changes fail. And as you may imagine, people will not tell this straightforwardly and very honestly to you.
This is obviously the most challenging resistance to solve. Not only because it is the hardest to identify, though also because trust comes on foot while it leaves on horseback. And (re)establishing the trust is the only correct way to respond to this kind of resistance.
You will find more on Rick Maurer's vision and tools for change on his website.
6 batteries of Change
In their book "Six Batteries of Change: Energize Your Company", the authors explain the 6 key success factors for organisational change :
3 formal / rational factors:
- a clear strategic direction : change leaders must define a clear winning strategy : not only what and how the organisation should do in the future, and whom (i.e. which customers) it should serve, though also what not to do and whom not to serve. They obviously also should explain the 'why' of this choice.
- a powerful management infrastructure : organisational change obviously affects (management) systems and structures – what the authors call management infrastructure. The management infrastructure should support the (new) strategic goals ; it should certainly not be the opposite. Even though existing management structures too often brake the change.
- an action planning and an effective implementation : as already stated in this blog, plans – either strategical, tactical or operational – only have value when they are implemented. Unfortunately, still too many managers underestimate – or even ignore – the operational side, say the rollout, of change.
3 informal / emotional factors:
- a cohesive top team with shared ambition : a profound organisational change requires a team at the top, aiming at a common goal. Any divergence at the top may cause a change failure.
- a sound (change) culture and climate : without a thorough understanding of your organisation's culture, it will be very hard to successfully implement the change and to win the hearts & minds of the people.
- a strong connection with the employees : no organisational change can be accomplished without the commitment from employees. Hence, leaders have to find out what motivates each individual staff member. To achieve this, local sponsors – taking up the responsibility for the change in their specific areas – are essential as ambassadors of change.
The authors vision is that each of these batteries should be sufficiently loaded. If empty (or missing), they will drain the energy needed for the aimed change, actually leading to no – or a poor – change. In other words, these are 6 critical success factors for (organisational) change.
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A reader writes:
One likely result of Iceland's banning of stripping along with prostitution is that it will push these activities underground. And underground strip clubs likely offer sex as well, because if both are illegal, the line between stripping and prostitution becomes blurred. Then of course the women participating will be far more likely to become victims of violence, STDs, etc. While I'm sure Icelanders would like to believe they are a more enlightened species who are making a wonderful stand for feminism, in the end I'm quite certain this will make life worse for more women than it helps.
Miriam at Feministing builds on that point:
A feminist victory, in my opinion, would be a highly regulated industry that made sure dancer's rights were protected. One where workers were paid good wages, were able to unionize, had full benefits, were able to set boundaries with customers and have those boundaries protected. One that ensured that these immigrant women were not being brought to Iceland against their will. A feminist victory would mean access to jobs and economic opportunity that meant women had options other than strip clubs and sex work if they so chose.
Another reader writes:
The commentary around strip club bans in Iceland does neglect some of the local facts. I visited in August and learned a bit about the subject from our guide.
It came up after we went out in downtown Reykjavik. Two Icelandic guys drove their black-tinted window SUV partially up onto the sidewalk, got out with beers in hand, and swaggered into a club. Naturally, we followed the mini-gangsters inside. It turned out to be a lingerie dancing club - a strip club minus the stripping. The dancers were mostly central European or other foreigners. There was no stripping, but it did seem as if there were private rooms with all that entails.
When we asked the next day we found out that strip clubs were outlawed in Reykjavik and there was only one real strip club in the country. They were allowed in Kópavogur, a town next to Reykjavik, and Goldfinger, the one strip club there, enjoyed the frequent patronage of their controversial mayor. There were investigations into nepotism that eventually forced that mayor to resign. The way our guide talked about it, the mayor hung out at the strip club passing out funds to his friends and family. Our guide didn't know if Icelandic women stripped in the club, but he had heard it was a pretty big attraction for the weekend party tours from London and other parts of northern Europe.
It seems from the reporting that the lingerie clubs will stay open and it's really only Goldfinger that's affected. So there may be underlying reasons that the bill was passed that are different from protecting the dignity of women - no matter what spin the legislation is given.


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Israel loses eight billion dollars and Arab parties join the boycott
Source: http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/
Mustafa Barghouti, the secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative movement, has estimated that Israel has incurred losses of around eight billion dollars due to the boycott campaign against illegal settlements, equivalent to 20 per cent of their GDP.
Regarding the latest Palestinian efforts to escalate the settlement boycott, Barghouti revealed that an agreement has been made with 13 democratic Arab parties to form boycott committees in the Arab world.
Australia: woman loses relatives in both Malaysia airlines disasters
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In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine.
Kaylene Mann's brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it vanished in March. On Friday, Mann found out that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed along with 297 others on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which U.S. intelligence authorities believe was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
"It's just brought everyone, everything back," said Greg Burrows, Mann's brother. "It's just … ripped our guts again."
Burrows said his family was struggling to understand how they could be struck by such horrible luck on two separate occasions with the same airline.
"She just lost a brother and now a stepdaughter, so…" he said of his sister, his voice trailing off.
Rizk and her husband Albert, of Melbourne, were returning home from a four-week holiday in Europe, said Phil Lithgow, president of the Sunbury Football Club, with which the family was heavily involved. Albert, a real estate agent, was a member of the club's committee, Maree was a volunteer in the canteen and their son, James, plays on the club's team.
"They were very lovely people," Lithgow said. "You wouldn't hear a bad word about them — very generous with their time in the community, very community-minded, and just really very entertaining people to be with."
The club members planned to wear black armbands and observe a minute of silence to honor the Rizks at their game on Saturday, Lithgow said.
Despite the twin tragedies, Burrows said he holds nothing against Malaysia Airlines.
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Medical marijuana patient Chris Giaque thought he was covered. He had a doctor's recommendation, he had a medical marijuana patient's card, and he was carrying less than an ounce of marijuana. Under California's Prop. 215, or the Compassionate Use Act, as the resulting law is known, Giaque should have been safe from the tender mercies of the police.
Wrong. He was arrested after deputies found his medicine during a traffic stop in the Humboldt County town of Garberville in April 1999. When he protested, deputies added disturbing the peace and resisting arrest to his charge of illegally transporting marijuana. Welcome to the world of Sheriff Dennis Lewis, ardent defender of marijuana eradication in this county where growing has been a way of life for years.
Sheriff Lewis is so ardent that he took time off from the lucrative SWAT-style raids in which his department participates along with an array of state and federal anti-drug agencies, to tell a district judge to bugger off.
Last December, Judge Bruce Watson ruled on a motion from Giaque's lawyer, Eureka attorney Russ Clanton, to return his client's seized property, a tupperware container of marijuana. He granted Clanton's motion and ordered Sheriff Lewis to return the marijuana to Giaque. But when Giaque tried to retrieve his property, he was turned away.
"My position is that a state judge cannot order me to violate a federal law," Sheriff Giaque told the Eureka (California) Times-Standard last week.
Lewis and his attorneys had argued that federal law preempted California voters' ability to enact Prop. 215 and that "transporting" marijuana was a crime not covered by the language of medical marijuana law.
Giaque's attorney, Russ Clanton had a cogent response to Lewis' claim. "There is a technical legal term for his argument," Clanton told DRCNet, "and that term is 'bullshit.'" Sheriff Lewis is "on the wrong side of the law in a big way," said Clanton. "The judge ruled against him on that point and on the transportation. The judge ordered it returned because it's for personal, medical use, not for distribution. The court is enlightened and understands that the will of the people of California is not that carrying personal medical marijuana be considered contraband."
Now the hard-line sheriff faces the prospect of jail time himself.
"We've filed a motion with the court and Sheriff Lewis has been ordered to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court," Clanton told DRCNet. "The hearing is set for April 13th. We expect them to ask for a continuance, but we will object."
Lewis and his attorneys have filed a motion in federal court in an attempt to escape having to comply with the California district court ruling, said Clanton, but that will not stop the pending ruling. "They didn't ask for a preliminary injunction to stop the court," said Clanton, "which sounds like a bit of bungling to me because there will be no federal ruling by then. Our matter will move ahead."
"He's ultimately going to be told that he has to obey the law," added the attorney. "What's going to be interesting is to see if the court here will feel pressured by the filing of that federal motion. If the court has any confidence in its previous ruling, Sheriff Lewis is going to find himself in a hard place."
For Clanton, Lewis is a vestige of the old order. "Dennis Lewis has a lot to lose in terms of money to fund his department, so he's trying to appeal to conservative elements. But this is the beginning of the end for that old way of thinking. The people of California have decided marijuana is not worth the trouble."
Now Sheriff Lewis, perhaps about to get a fresh perspective on his jail cells, has to decide if standing in the way of the California medical marijuana law is worth the trouble.


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To the world, Cher is a multifaceted actress, singer and icon whose influence on popular culture is without parallel. To movie, television and theater director Jason Moore, she's also a real-life superhero.
"As queer people, we look at divas because their individuality, fearlessness and confidence represent acceptance and belief in ourselves," Moore told HuffPost. "Being authentic is Cher's superpower. Her authenticity to herself is her salvation."
Given Moore's admiration for Cher, it's no wonder he had "a blast" bringing "The Cher Show," now playing at New York's Neil Simon Theatre, to Broadway. The jukebox musical features 35 of Cher's most beloved songs, including "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time," and fashions them into a colorful retelling of her journey from gangly adolescent to global superstar.
The action is divided between three actresses, including Tony nominee Stephanie J. Block, who portray Cher at different points in her life and career. (Catch a sneak peek at scenes from "The Cher Show" in the video above.)
Moore, who also directed the 2004 Broadway smash "Avenue Q" and the 2012 film "Pitch Perfect," spoke with HuffPost about the challenges of bringing a living legend to life on Broadway and the wisdom he hopes audiences take away from his work.
What do you find most compelling about Cher's story specifically?
One of the things I love about her — and I think many people love about her — is that she's able to be this larger-than-life diva who can embody 1,000 different things and wear anything, yet somehow, it's very authentic.
You feel like she's going to say what she thinks, but that you can go and have a hamburger with her. She's somehow both planet-sized and grounded. Plus, I realized how many songs and reinventions she's had, and it just seemed like a great story to put onstage.
Were there challenges in staging "The Cher Show" that maybe wouldn't have been present had its subject been a fictional character?
Any theatrical or cinematic adaptation of someone's life is going to be an interpretation. It will never be their life. Musicals, by definition, are not realism. We weren't basing this piece on a book. It was really created from the stories she told Rick Elice, our book writer, and me, in a series of interviews. It wasn't meant to be a documentary about her life.
How involved was Cher in the creative process?
It started with two weeks of sitting with Rick and me, and going through the stories of her life. When she'd see a reading or the words on the page, she'd say, "No, this is what actually happened. This line might be more helpful."
So she's always been the biggest influencer in the way the story was put together. She wasn't in rehearsal every day. But she'd come to all the key points, to see how we'd interpreted things. One on one, she's a very accessible, vulnerable and honest person.
Given other highlights in your career like "Avenue Q" and "Pitch Perfect," how do you see "The Cher Show" as fitting into your oeuvre?
If you look at all of them, they all have some degree of the story of the outsider. The underdog, the outsider story is one that I identify with, and one that I think many people from all walks of life identify with, so that's what links my work together.
As a director, what are you hoping to explore on stage or in film next that you haven't before?
I'd love to do a big action comedy. I'd love to do a small, intimate drama. It'd be great to do a science fiction movie, too.
If there's one message you want audiences to take away from "The Cher Show," what would that be?
The way to be your best self, to be your own diva, is to face your fears — not to think that they shouldn't exist, but to face them. And you can look fierce and sound fierce while you're doing it.
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- Hot or cold redundancy with zero tap-changeover time in Failover Mode. For example: LTE channels can be hot redundant, which ensures no packet loss, even if the primary broadband connection is lost.
- Guaranteeing data integrity in Packet Cloning Mode by simultaneously transmitting the same packets over multiple channels.
- Increase aggregate throughput by using up to 255 different data channels (satellite, radio, fiber, broadband, DSL, 3G, LTE) in a unique Bandwidth Stack Mode.
Data Integrity
MSTNT preserves the sequence of data packets in the communication channels by eliminating loss, minimizing jitter, reducing delay, filtering duplicate packets, zero switchover time to redundant channels and no reorder packets.
Cloning mode
Summation mode
The figure depicts the transfer of data using the MSTNT summation method in comparison to alternative methods.
In contrast to existing tunnel-forming systems, MSTNT provides the possibility of combining several sub-channels in the summation of bandwidth mode and in the reservation mode (whether in hot or cold setting). This summation of bandwidth of channels guarantees preservation of the packets sequence – packets leave the tunnel in the same order that they enter it. MNTP can transparently sum the transport channels and protect the data packets as they are transmitted even over an unsecured network, with automatic filtering of routing instructions and Ethernet traffic transmission with arbitrary 802.1q tags and a maximum transmission unit size up to 8,192 bytes.
The figure shows the data transfer using the MSTNT summation method, showing that the new MSTNT summation method can continue to function despite any connection failure in any subchannel, with the summation covering all available subchannels.
Data integrity packet offset
Any subchannel (separately for tx and rx) can be defined as a Hot Backup slave.
In this case data packet transmitted through such subchannel will be cloned and simultaneously transmitted through Hot Backup slave subchannel.
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AbstractThe total green forage, dry matter, and protein yields per acre were determined for 30 Digitarias at the Río Piedras Experiment Station for a period of one year. All grasses were harvested at 60-day intervals; prior to each cutting all plots were evaluated using visual ratings of one to nine, nine being the best condition. The following plant characters: ground cover ability and/or vigor (X1); resistance to the attack of rust caused by Puccinia oahuensis Ell. and Ev. (X2); and resistance to yellow aphid infestation Sipha flava Forbes (X3), were correlated with total green forage (Y1), total dry matter (Y2) and total pounds protein (Y3). Significant positive correlations were obtained for Y1X1 (r = 0.34), Y1X3 (r = 0.12), Y2X1 (r = 0.29), Y2X3 (r = 0.10) and Y3X1 (r = 0.25). Significant negative correlations were obtained between total green forage and resistance to rust attack, Y1X2 (r = —0.16); total dry matter yield and resistance to rust attack, Y2X2 (r = —0.12); and total protein yield and resistance to rust attack Y3X2 (r = —0.14). When the grasses were rated after each 60-day interval, the more vigorous grasses also were the most susceptible to the rust disease. None of the Digitarias exhibited complete resistance to either rust or to yellow aphid attack. The findings show that rust resistance is not as important in a Digitaria breeding program as ground cover ability and/or vigor and resistance to yellow aphid infestation. Dry matter yields ranged from 15,841 to 40,484 pounds per acre yearly. One selection, D. eriantha (P.R.P.I. 5277), produced greater yields than the other Digitarias at the 5-percent level, including Pangolagrass.
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/ZTG/ - Zootopia General: Christmas With The Family EditionPastebin: pastebin.com/iYDU8g2TBooru: zoo.booru.orgThread journal Backup: pastebin.com/GiLL5kASZTG Creator List: derpy.me/ztgcclistArchives: www.ztarchive.com / desuarchive.org / archive.b-stats.orgPrevious thread: https://archive.b-stats.org/trash/thread/13117813Previous thread: http://www.ztarchive.com/trash/thread/13117813/13117813.htmlPrevious thread: http://desuarchive.org/trash/thread/13117813Current TT Theme: Winter Holidays [[SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TODAY]]More information on TT: derpy.me/trashthematicthursdaysTT Archive: t3event.tumblr.comTT Pastebin: pastebin.com/gudYsYHL
>>13122971Why are they all sweating like that. Why is Nick's Shirt up?I can't tell if that's Skye or Becky.
>Story officially sent off for editingfeels fuckin good man. Now it is time for a snooze because I have Christmas shopping to do tomorrow/today. Sleep tight, /ztg/, and have a good TT.
>>13122991Sleep tight bunner
>drawn by ratcha>https://www.furaffinity.net/view/25807879/
>>13122979The AC was busted and everything was too hotDue to the heat, Nick was having trouble. breathing and blacking-out so the two girls were helping him out of his shirt.That's probably Becky because Skye is probably somewhere else trying to fix the AC.
dead general
Posting rare cuties
>>13123061Those cute tapered dicks are gonna be the end of me.
>>13123154Nice one NobbyBut i think you drew Remmy too small. He is the size of a bunny now.
>>13123154what if sheep needs to go to the bathroom?
>>13123169no she's just big>>13123178she balls him up and throws him
>>13123166Bun boys are so adorable.>>13123154Damn Slothu that is great!
>>13123197What if he gets an urge for Wolter's dick?
>>13123215she balls him up and throws him to wolters bed
>>13123197>no she's just bigShe's not SO big
>>13123240I mean I made her big
>>13123197>>13123240Yeah exactly, Nobby you done fucked up.Even that bed is just too big.
>>13123240That sassy and cute Rex gets me every time.. love that little badger.
>>13123240>>13123197>no she's just bigit's a giant Betty AU!
>>13123254Big Betty AU.
>>13123154>>13123169>It's actually their adopted son. >He had a nightmare, so he came to sleep in his parents bed.>Cormo's snoozing on the other side of the bed, against Betty's back.
>>13123240shhhh its his fetishher paws are also normal sized but i dont see anyone complaining about her yaoi hands
>>13123286>its their adopted son>naked betty:VVV
>>13123286>It was actually a random small sheep she kidnapped on the street that day
>>13123286>Their son feels his mother's huge breasts against his back, and smells her musk after his father just got done fucking her.>
>>13123307fuk u sir, ur not me
>>13123324I am (You), but faster.
>>13123318>>13123406More like>JustfoxthingsJust look how happy they are.
Something that should never happen:
>>13123619Nick's mother and Gideon are a perfectly fine comedy ship.
>>13123646Its a nightmare ship for Nick.
FUCK my TT's not done yet
>>13123663says who, he doesn't know Gideon. If anything it would be a nightmare for Judy, Gideon becoming her father in law.
>>13123706mine neither anon. I will do it for Christmas night...oh shit that reminds me I gotta clean my room>looks around nervously
>>13123720Those eyes, oh my god
>>13123720That's my plan, to share my TT by Xmas.
>>13123761>"Nick? What are you doing?">Nick had her backed into a corner, where noone was around to see them.>As he got down to one knee, his eyes stared straight into hers.>Reaching into his pants pocket, he pulled out a small box and flipped it open.>Cotton was there, too.
Hello everyone! The year is ending and lately I've had New Year's resolutions on the mind. What are your thread aspirations for next year? Planning to join Getting Fit for the Rabbit? Do you want to participate in Drawpiles and TTs more? Improve your art or write more on a daily basis? Share your thoughts!"The year end brings no greater pleasure then the opportunity to express to you season's greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy."—Charles DickensHave a great day!
>>13123924I dont get it
>>13123944I would like to join the Getting fit for the fox or stripy bun as well as get off my ass and get back to drawing. To give back something to this chill and comfy community...
>>13123944Improve art, start my own OC comic, finish the one I started, be more talkative and learn to interact with people enough to actually develop networking.The first three are basically "Learn to Focus and time yourself", the latter two is more worrying since I became comfortable being antisocial to the point it now is becoming a problem.
>>13123955>Al's mother visits the Pack.>She's as tall as Al.>Has a grayed coat so lush and vibrant it looks like silver.>Eyes a grayish-blue, like a storm rolling in on a beautiful day.>And she's got the body of a bitch that takes care of herself.>And the first fucking thing Remmy says when he sees her walking in, "Oh wow, she's hot,">Right in front of Al.>"Fucking hell, Remmy,"
>>13124033>It only gets worse once she begins flirting back at the ram.>Al can do nothing but watch as his worst nightmares unfolds before him.
So, it looks like desu got IP banned yesterday,which means we'll have to put in a little more effort into maintaining ZTArchive.
>>13124190https://desuarchive.org/desu/thread/2700/> Yesterday at approximately 10AM 4chan time, our alternate database started experiencing trouble fetching new posts. This was due to our IP address being blocked on the a.4cdn.org & i.4cdn.org servers. The IP address was changed, and fetching resumed, however it was promptly blocked a few hours later.
>>13124190Yes anon, we must prove that we can archive our own threads manually
>>13123944Planning to join for for the rabbit, would love to draw on a more regular basis and out out all those ideas I have written down in notepad.
>>13124176>>13124198Fucking nazi 4chan. I hope Hiroyuki Nishimura and 4chan get ass Cancer, and dying painfull
>>13124284Hiro's a fucking scumbag, that's for certain.First the malvertising bullshit, and now this.
Reading inuyashiki per an anon in the last threadUgh I know I'm going to like it later but right now it's not feel good at all Makes me have more compassion for people though
>>13122971>these pics are already 1 year oldwhat the fuck
>>13123944>get fit >make some comics >collab with some people here
>>13124316I mostly enter new animes with low expectations so maybe that's why inuyashiki struck me so heavily. I think it has some flaws, but somehow the way Inuyashiki himself is portrayed really felt right.
>>13123944I've spent the last two years writing on a nearly daily basis thanks to Zootopia.I want to keep it up! Next year I want to write another big story and maybe try my hand at collaboration, if I'm brave enough.
Was given an early xmas gift
>>13123944Keep losing weightGet out of community college (finally) and into a universityGet a second opinion on my dubious bipolar II diagnosis so I can know for sure and stop wondering about itPrepare for my father's death. My mother is already gone, and my father is elderly. There's a very real chance that I'll be alone by age 25, and I'll be in deep shit if I'm not independent or close to it by then.
what zootopia related you're getting for christmas?
>>13124171>Al could hear his mother's voice from the floor below him.>"Oh wow! You're bigger than-">And he could hear her gag.>Why, god.>Why.
>>13124176ZTanon has my email for my backups, if he needs them :v
>>13124526I'm reading the manga, but will probably watch the anime with some friends as it's only 10 episodes
>>13123944>thread aspirations >Finish the tons of drawings that I need to do.Improve in some way in managing time. Make drawings that don't suck. Plus a ton of things not thread related.
>>13124403is that you Visiti?
>>13124918No anon that's Lou
>>13124952Isn't Lou = Visiti?
>>13123944Doing every TT instead of once in a blue moon
>>13125107Lou is LouVisiti is TGG
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>>13125223And Nick is gay
>>13125231>Saine is alive What
>>13123154Damn this is so comfy
>>13125510Give me the guanaco dicc
thinking of her, lads
>Ahiru sees all these short story cards>"I want one too!">Posts a link to all their lewd picturesOh, if only you knew.
>>13125811I want to like this more than I do.Bottomless Judy is patrician taste but her expression is too derp.
>>13125815This fox is under my christmas tree. He's staring at me weirdly with a condom in his mouth? What does he want anons? I don't know what to do!
>>13125964obviously hes looking for a new condomthe one he's holding has holes in it!
>>13125916>japanese cc's have their very own cards project>it all goes to shit the same way ours did
>>13125975I think the lesson here is cards are bad and we can never improve upon the industry standard design
>>13125973He's naked as well. And his dick is errect.
>>13125975>>13125995I still don't understand whether anyone actually hates the cards and the people who made them, but since the doxxing guy spams them I guess it's just bait? Or is this something I don't understand
>>13126041I dont care for them
>>13126041It's bait. Ignore.
>>13126041Nobody really "hates" the cards themselves.It's just that everyone and their dog wanted in on them, and there wasn't exactly a way for us to handle all those requests.So some of us started to get super salty about which ones were more "deserving" of new cards being created.
>>13125975>their very own cards projectThe Japanese have had several projects at this point; they had an alphabet project where they took phrases from the movie (A - "Anyone can be anything!") and drew pictures with them. They currently have a "25 days of Christmas" card project going on, and right now they are just using each other's pictures to make short story cards (with the original artist first giving permission though).
>>13125975The difference is that their projects revolve around Zootopia and ours about Furry OCs.
>>13126041People loved the cards.A few people got mad because they thought they weren't getting them and the shit stirrer saw a chance to piss people off.Now memers bring it up any chance they get.
did someone say cards
>>13126195Except we've been fine with furry OCs for well over a year now.
what does ztg hate more, cards or Avo?
>>13125916nice rhymes
>>13126288Ztg hates discord the most
>>13126314what's it like?
>>13126330basically people just bullshitting about whatever strikes their fancy.oh, and politics.
>>13126041I think the anger is probably from someone who didn't get a card and wanted one. Good intentions, there were just too many people to draw for.
I was against cards until I saw Pastebun was also against cards so I switched sides
Its Thematic Thursday!Winter Holidays Edition!There's snow falling from the sky, the air is crisp and chilly, and everyone is looking forward to some sort of celebration! What celebration would that be?Winter Holidays can signify many things, such as the passage of hardships brought on by the cold and the snow, an observance of change and renewal as winter becomes spring, and an appreciation for friends and family who have helped you throughout the year. And since species all have their own ways of celebrating their own holidays, Zootopia is full of interesting ceremonies and rituals unique to all its inhabitants! And as cultures mix and mingle, new ceremonies are created!I'm just sprucing up the place with some VReaths-- my own little Winter Holiday tradition! In the meantime, tell me all about yours and I'll get you a read through in between sips of carrotnog!>>13122991Congratulations, buddy! I'm proud of you!>>13123154That's a prime sleepyhead if I ever saw one.>>13123944My New Years Resolutions? Ooh, this is a super cool idea!I want to go back to my old resolution of being able to do a ring muscle up. My shoulder is all better (according to the PT) so I want to get back on the horse! (Apologies to Zhan)I want to be able to finish up the WUTB audiobook, and hopefully this Christmas I should be able to get some hardware and software to help out with that.And I want to do even better next year doing stuff for the thread than I did this year!How about some Winter Holiday music?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLqG3BqMC8E
They say that if you stand in front of a mirror in a dark room, and say "Pastebun" three times,Donald Trump appears next to you, wearing a fursuit, asking if you want to yiff.
>>13126343oh hey, that doesn't sound too ba->politicswell I guess I'll just uninstall it then...
holiday blobn for holiday drawpile
>>13126381>Snow falling from the skyIt's fucking raining, there's mud and mist everywhere. My country hasn't had a white christmas since 1995, fuck you.
>>13126396i heard he gives the best yiff folks, the best yiffs, guaranteed
Aint a holiday without a blobn184.108.40.206Download Drawpile, join this room, make a layer, create the art
I edited her face a little.
>>13126381Oh Comic, you're a gem
>>13126413If only we had listened to those climate scientists...
>>13126431Super pretty, NAH! I think Candy's going to really appreciate this!
>>13126440Well, you got me there-- I have no VRbitCrystal or VRbitStone pictures.I'll make one for when Gemtopia wins TT.You're a sweetie pie too, buddy!
>>13126431Ask Nikolu for eyelashes halp
>>13126152orig link?
I love you, anon.
I love Wolter
>>13126453>VRbitStoneYeah, pretty sure VRbits got stones, we can hear them popping against the microphone in GTT!
Hey everyone it's Blipper here. Holidays have been a blast and I've whipped up a small piece for the TT with what time I had.A Chilly Night: http://archiveofourown.org/works/13092222Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday>>13123944Get better at writing and write more often
All tubes are sluts and should be assigned a cock sleeve role.
thread, halp, i'm writing some various hug scenes for wolter in my game, and i've burned outi need inspiration
>>13126832>gameElaborate please. A pack street game?
>>13126856I think he's referring to his dark edition project.Strange that he'd write hugging scenes into it.
>>13126832Is it going to be a web hosted game anon?I assume that's what you're writing it in javascript for.>All those if else blocks.
>>13126875you know nothing, jon snow
>>13126832Make it so Remmy goes to hug him but trips and gets a face full of crotch.
>>13126832Have him go to church and praise the lord because that's what a good christian aardwolf should do
>>13126832I second this >>13126887
>>13126707Heya Blipper! Would you like a read through?I love your Resolution, buddy!
>>13126951Sure, I always love a read through.
>>13126881wtf is storge?
>>13126832>hug scenesas in actual hugging? no groping or thoughts of sex or is it a lead-in to the sex?also, what's Wolter's character like in this game? a perpetual horndog or a cautious gay lover? need this info to give suggestions
>>13126917i haven't implemented 'worship' as an action yet :u
>>13126981i'm starting him off as a no-homo aardwolf, but there's the potential to get him to go gay when certain stat requirements are met l:
What is Al short for?
>>13127074Artificial Intelligence
>>13127089Fkn fgt beat me
>>13127074Artificial Insemination
Whats Ozzy short for?
>>13127108Ozymandias, King of kings
>>13127074Anus Impregnation
>'Twas the night before Christmas (well the TT at least)>And not a creature was stirring, not a single beast;>And still I do lie, for there was one awake,>A comical bun, fixing story mistakes;>He burned midnight oil, as he crooned in his mic,>And gave out critique, while he praised what he liked;>The monitor glowed, illuminating the dark,>As his ears pricked up, and he spoke out a "hark!">For outside his home, came a rattling report,>So down went the bun, as he cut his review short.>He went to his window, to sneak him a peek,>But though he looked out there, the view was just bleak.>Nothing was out there, as snowfall curled 'round,>And now behind him was the strangest of sounds;>A pleased kind of snuffling, a creepy ol' wheeze,>And now the bun knew, he was in for some sleaze.>He turned 'round his head, and lifted his visor,>And wished that he'd been a ghost of a miser.>But there before him, with breath turning to steam;>Was a fearsome sight, the most sleazy of yeens.>Before he could turn, so that he could escape,>The yeen pulled him close, drooling jaws he did gape,>The bun was afraid, could not bear to bew lewd,>And shuddered away (the adorable prude)>But still came the jaws, of the base hyena,>Who threatened to give, his soul a patina.>And just when he thought, he would soon be a wreck,>Instead the hyena, just gave him a peck.>Stunned and surprised, the bun did not resist,>As the yeen vanished, after sharing that kiss.>Abandoned once more, fic now forgotten;>The bun was surprised, as now there was Cotton!>Judy's small cousin, was decking comic's halls.>And now I shall end. Sorry for the blue balls!
>>13127108Whats Marty short for?
>>13126707BLIPPER THIS WAS CUTE FUCKbats are greatthere were a few formatting errors i think so you may wanna fix thosementioning harold's exact species would help with better visualization but i wouldn't say that that's necessarily necessary anyway cute story therefore you yourself are cute
>>13127189Called it! Rex is gonna stake dat vampire bitch!
>>13127191Martin Bogo
>>13127197Thanks for pointing that out anon, I have no idea how the formatting ended up like that.
>>13127041>no-homo to yes-homoall of my yesalright, suggestions:comforting hugs>wolt gets high>remmy finds wolt either having an existential crisis or really relaxed and touchy feely>both result in remmy giving wolt hugs to calm him downaccidental hugs>wolt trips (on the stairs or something else) and lands on remmy>wolt's claws gets tangled up in remmy's wool >grinding and slight groping as they calmly and awkwardly try to get off each otherthank you hugs>remmy does a thing for wolt>hug as thanks>remmy takes the time to get a good whiff of wolt's scent and a roams wolt's body for a bit >hug lasts a little too long>flustered woltsomething ridiculous>remmy finds wolt naked in an alley>wolt was apparently kicked out of some girl's apartment after a date went sour>remmy uses his extremely loose clothes to hide wolt under them and escort him homehope that helps
>>13127178absolutely wonderful
which pack street is best for frotting
>When an author says that they are done writing and won't come back to this fandom.>Yet still comes back a week or so later.>And I wished they did leave since they don't bring anything good anyways.This is a strange place I am at.
>>13127467Ikr? Fuck that [Content Creator of your choosing], I hate him.
>>13127502I can't believe Al lost his body trying to revive Ozzy's dead mom.
i wanna get choked by a big pred
>>13127501Wasn't actually directing it towards anyone on this board though. Was talking about someone off site.
I want to lie on top of a big pred and cuddle
>>13127630I can't believe al is a syphilis-ridden gangster
>>13127638I think he knows that. I agree on the feeling, even though I give no fucks on whoever you're talking about and probably is better without me knowing they're back.
Just had to pay my Revoltech Judy on AmiAmi, with. Will get it in a few weeks>tfw you probably will be keeping it inside a drawer because you are afraid of your family's opinion on your money spending problems
Is the comic Savage Company good?
>>13127657fuck em. display her with pride
>>13127670Yes, very good.
>>13126381>How about some Winter Holiday music?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-oTtHTwVY
>>13127657hotglue it and put on display faggot
>>13127178Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas Sleazy
>>13127702Holiday music?! https://youtu.be/dNO9oeFX150 Bam!
>literally dying from repeatedly staying up till 3AM and waking up at 6.>swore to myself that I go to sleep today sooner,>just want to finish cleaning my room and than draw a page>room clean, it's fukkin midnight.>I'm going to die
>>13127788Go to bed.
>>13127788Stop being autistic and go to bed. Smoke weed if you have to. Indica
>>13127467I am almost positive I know who you are talking about, and I agree. None of their stuff was really that great, and they have a weird idea of what they think is a relationship.
>>13127979Hey NAH,how ya doin?celebrating with family and friends?
is drowning in cum possible in zootopia
>>13128042Not until Christmas Eve when I have no other choice to.Also, I'm contemplating making some early eggnog.
Winter Holidays TT entry
>>13127979That bun needs to try some of your festive eggnog, if ya know what I mean
>>13128053For a rodent, probably
>>13127657I preordered 2 and now feeling the holiday crunch I can only get one but not sure if I can change my order
>>13128066He looks ready to beat someone over the head with that candy cane.I wonder that sort of hustle Nick set up for this
>>13128129That's just his holiday hustle bat.
Otterly here, got some TTThis one's more 'winter' than 'holidays' but it's somethingbark; woof; awoo Chapter 2: The SittingBetty...sitsPeople talk to herhttp://archiveofourown.org/works/12937728/chapters/29568261
>>13126381Christmas music?How about...>You're a loser, Gideon.>You're just an awful fox,>You're as cleanly as a warthog,>Who's infested with small pox, Gideon,>You're so dumb you'd get your head stuck in a bread boooox.>You're an asshole, Gideon.>You've no redeaming trait,>Your sickening demeanor,>Even turns Jack Savage straight, Gideon.>No one would even date you, not even an ungulate!>You're a reject, Gideon.>You're abandoned by your friends,>There's no way to earn forgiveness,>Or for you to make amends, Gideon.>And of course for you to do that you would have needed to have friends!>You're a pred'tor, Gideon.>A hungry, slaverying beast.>The things that whet your tastebuds,>Cannot be made with bakers yeast, Gideon.>You hunger for a meal that's made with something really rotten and deceased!>I really hate you, Gideon.>That's why, I sing this song!>I could rant about your smell,>'cause you really have a pong, Gideon.>But I think I really need to wrap this up soon, because everyone will complain and this line goes on for what is genuinely incredibly too long!>You're a bastard, Gideon.>And that's not a turn of phrase.>You give off a sick miasma,>That turns the air to haze, Gideon!>I will eternally despise you: now, forever, and I mean always!
>>13128096you can I think, until you pay it (i don't know the limit how long they wait before they consider it cancelled).it's right at the login menu:update orders / modify existing order
>>13127788Do you have a source? Wonder where that card is from
>>13128066The cutest little elf, HC
Mechs anyone?
I really, really like this image
Well then, it seems Desuarchive won't be actually archiving anything for a while, so we better save everything we like while the thread is alive, as the shitposters of yore did in pre-historic i.e. the 00s.So I have a question. I often leave /trash/ threads open with images expanded (4chanX automatically expands any new pic that gets posted as the thread updates). This ensured I could save the thread after it 404ed.HOWEVER. When there was no Desuarchive, the saved page had the HTML, but all pics are missing. It seems the browser, when creating a saved copy of a page, uses the HTML it has on cache, but for some unknown reason, it downloads the pics all over, instead of using the ones in cache which are right there in fucking front of me.So, any way I can force the browser to use cache copies of pics when saving a page?
>>13128297>>13128312I do love me some giant robuns!
>>13128152this is comfy
Goodnight /ztg/
>>13128376Goodnight a_sig!
>>13128182sorry no idea. Image was on tumblr without any source written up where the person found it (or bought it)
>>13128376You have a good night mr tube
>>13128376I should lewd this tubeWith the VRbit.
>>13128376Sleep tight tuber!
>>13128408i want a pet rex now
>>13128457And I want Nick's dick. But we can't have everything we want.
>>13126707not bad. it was cute, for sure, but the overall tone was rather flat. no major up or downs in story beats and the ending wasn't much of a payoff. you had an interesting thing going with the blood and the initially sketchy nature of the restaurant but that really didn't amount to too much in the long run.I think you needed to focus more on one thing because as it stands I'm not sure if the focus of this story was the characters themselves, the relationship between the two, the mystery/grandeur of the restaurant, or the simple wonders of winter weather.hope I don't sound like a dick, I'm just giving my thoughts
>The lewd short stories have begun
>>13127178>>13127196>>13127979HOW DARE YOU!!!Also would you like a read through, or to add this to GTT?>>13128066Super cute entry, buddy! Finnick has an elfish sort of quality to him... I think its the big ears.>>13128152Woo! Read through for you as well, buddy?>>13128153And a read through or an entry into GTT?>>13128297>>13128312Those legs on the mech are really cool, and look like they have a functional design, too! Great stuff, Akella!
>>13128581sure thing com
>>13128175Thank you friend, I will look at it tonight. I saw in the email you have until the 28th to pay
>>13128397Thanks tho anon
>>13128581Sure, a readthrough of the poem would be fun. (Make sure to also use NAH's art)I'm not sure a readthrough of the song would work, but go ahead. It'd be interesting to hear.
>>13128366thanks babe
Booru link added to the OP pastebin>>13128066Christmas hustles in Sahara Square, you sure will be wishing to be dead>>13128581>>13128194thanks!>>13126381we are celebrating summer in these landshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Guor5eRsXQ>>13126707>>13127178>>13128152>>13128153entries saved, and TT pastebin updated>>13128297>>13128312rad mech, akella!And nice pic you made Pho! Need to return the favor before the end of the year
>>13128297>>13128312woo! more mechs!love the design on this one. it screams of super agility.btw have you ever done more weathered mech designs? like ones that look like they've been abandoned for centuries but have recently come back online. or even junker style bots made of scrap and mismatched parts?
>>13126881this is so much work wowee! Good luck ! If i knew how to program i'd attempt to help but i'm not even super up to date on what the latest thread craze is.
>>13128340>>13128581>>13128765Thanks! >>13128926Not yet anon, but that does give me an idea, I'll see what I can do later!
>>13128765this picture is so cute
>>13128546>Ahiru is a single virgin with an extremely kinky fetish>... I want more of this
Imagine: It's snowing outside. Cold. You wrap the covers around yourself until you're more burrito than mammal, just barely warming up enough to stave off shivering.What time is it? Too late. One episode of Claw and Order too many, you think. Not like you actually watch that show, but the idea is the same. You need to sleep.Then, a smell. Something sugary and sweet. Heavenly. You recognize it immediately. This smell is beauty itself.Pandora is making pancakes.Do you get out of bed to join her? Keep in mind, those pancakes are going to knock you out. You'll have no choice but to fall asleep right there next to her, face halfway pressed into her fur, thoroughly warm and safe.
>>13129176Fuck yeah free pancakes.
>>13127979That yeen doesn't take no for an answer does he?
>>13129176Sure. Beats sitting down and listening to mellow music while thinking about how important personal perspective is.
>>13129335blip blip
i think about nick sometimes
>>13129484I used to think about Mead and Nemo lewds sometimes.
>>13129484I think about what type of sandwich would be named after Nick.
>>13128053thats kinda hot.
>>13129545What do you think it'd taste like?
>>13128053Well it techanally can happen in our world.
>>13129518I'm so glad these ships I've started are sailing
>>13129545Something with a lot of mayo in probably.
>>13129251why take "no" when you can make them scream "yes"?Good night.
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>>13129635>why take "no" when you can make them scream "yes"?And I thought that I was the only one.Thank you, NAH.
>>13129610I think it would be a buffalo chicken sandwich with lettuce and ranch . Buffalo sauce for fox orange, lettuce for nick's shirt, and ranch because..... you know, just fox things.
>>13129635sleep tight yeener!
>>13129635I guess it's never really a hard no with tubes or bunnies.Sleep tight NAH
>>13129545>I think about what type of sandwich would be named after Nick.The fox melt supreme
>>13129746das cute
>>13129746I love you, Bate.
>>13129746where's the second image where only Comic's foot is sticking out of NAH's mouth?
>>13129518You leave me alone. And leave Mead alone, too.
who is /ztg/'s gay icon
>>13129886Because of all the lewding you have done, you are definitely on the menu Nemo.
>>13126041>>13126136>>13126353Plus there was the fact that the rules for the cards was rather poorly explained & initiated.People didn't know that multiple people can share a card designation (like King of Lewd, for example), which didn't help when the shitstirrer drew a card mocking the person who brought it up in the first place.So that caused a huge controversy and its been bait ever since.
>>13129886No. You and Mead deserve to be loved.
>>13129897NAH and his boyfriend Comicanon
>>13129746One more addition to the shipping list.
>>13127467>>13127945Fluent guy?Micropenis guy?Come on, give the details.
>>13129954I thought Comic's boyfriend was BonerM
>>13129897WeaverPack Street is gay
>>13129990Comic's got like, four boyfriends anon
>>13130006Traps are also gaySo Martina is double gay since she's a trap AND made by Weaver.
>>13130023Gee, Comic, how come your mom lets you have twelve boyfriends?
Does anyone have an suggestions for a Winter Holiday TT greentext? I want to write something, but I am drawing a blank on ideas...
>>13130123What would Christmas be like in Sahara Square?
>>13130023>>13130054We are all dating comic
I cant believe Comic is in a polygamous relationship with all 90+ /ztg/ anons
>>13130123Greentext the broadcast of the new years ball dropping in -animal pun with new york- city! Lots of potential for animal pun celebrity guests. Maybe something goes wrong? Or if you prefer pairings, what does your favorite zoot couple do at the moment the ball drops? Just a plain ol' kiss, or something more unique? Are they there or watching from home?
>>13130205Just like his girlfriend Cutie.
>>13130205>>13130178I ship it. The ship name can be VRZTG.
>>13127759I really like this montage>>13127852https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeuWBdxLLko
>>13129746that bun is small, it looks like he's kissing a child. :v
>>13130304>Cotton was there, too.
>>13130147>What would Christmas be like in Sahara Square?Showing bits of the holidays in different ares could be interesting (but it might work better in picture form).>>13130224I'm terrible at coming up with names, but this is a good idea otherwise. >Or if you prefer pairings, what does your favorite zoot couple do at the moment the ball drops? Just a plain ol' kiss, or something more unique? Are they there or watching from home?This could workDoes anyone have any ideas for a species or region specific holiday?
>>1312998No sadly they are both still writing. (Mircopenis is still churning out chapters for his OC fox called Reynard. And Fluent person is still making a chapter every couple of month's to a side thing, that everyone doesn't really pay attention to anymore.)I am talking about Ande883. They have done a number of piddling thing's but their most "well known" fic was a 100k piece about Nick getting lung cancer at the start of it and is going to die. And the author wanted everyone to feel sad and surprised when he does die in the end.Now they are doing Piece's. A fic about Nick and Judy getting into a relationship after a drunken fling. And Judy hating the spectacle and stress of marriage so she won't ever want to marry anyone.Thus "Their relationship has an expiration date." I.E. Angst and drama.
>>13130328NAH sure does seem to have an interest in smaller partners.Just saying.
>>13129982Why did I link towards that dead post? Fucking weird.This is what I meant to. >>13130364
>>13129921Honestly it felt like a popularity contest, kind of elitist even. I know someone who drew a card for someone but their then slot was removed from the list. Felt like a vendetta against the CC or something
>>13130380How dull.
>>13130400You linked because you accidentally deleted the last number.>Andre883Sound like melodramatic shit. So what causes his "I'm leaving this fandom forever" drama?>>13130431Was that before or after it was elaborated that slots can be shared?
gimme an example of a species-specific holiday
>>13130523That's what I'm looking for too anon.>>13130350I haven't been able to come up with any serious ones.
>>13130431Definitely know one cc was angry they'd didn't get a card. Think he makes up for it by samefaggin now
>>13130483>slots can be shared>kek No clue man. Think they got their card later in private though
>>13129982>>13130364>MicropenisIf there is any author I would want to leave the fandom, it is Menser. >Ande883I still get a kick out of the fanfic they deleted a long time ago, where Nick and Judy were married for years, and suddenly have some marriage problems that were never explained, and Judy wanted a divorce. Nick wants to try to fix things, Judy doesn't want to hear any of it, and she starts talking to her "successful, childhood friend" who is a buck and we all know where that was going. Everyone pointed out how shit the fic was, they made some summary of how it was going to end, and then deleted it.>>13130483>"I'm leaving the fandom forever" drama?It was something about how he wasn't happy with his life, writing wasn't helping, etc. Which, if that is how he felt, then totally he should stop writing and focus on himself and do whatever he needs to do to get back into a healthy mindset. However, a week after, someone apparently made him realize he should finish "Pieces" (the "their relationship has an expiration date because reasons" fic) before he goes on indefinite hiatus.
Anons, which two characters should share a double ended dildo?
>>13130894don and dewey
>>13130791they dothat's why a.sig got confused when swatfox was on the roster he was atno one other than pho or some discord cc's knew that slots were sharable so they took his name off the list after his card was done or something>that is if the 'shared slots' thing wasn't made up on the spot because of how lazily the whole thing spiraled to shit>and to cover for swat when she drew that salt card to mock a.sig
>>13130886Is Menser the guy that goes on rants about how WildeHopps is 'shit' and 'doesn't make sense'?
>>13130924Shared slots was not a thing before the discord clique unceremoniously booted someone out of the list who actually contributed to the threads for someone who never did. That being said, shit's in the past.
>>13130894larry and gary
>>13130894rose and inky
>>13130924it was fucking obvious that it was that useless piece of shit swatCunt>>13130791>they got their card later in private thoughYup, but these retards post their shit in shitcord.They need to show their shit to everybody sadly...
>>13131045>>13131058so pho was just full of shitguess i shouldnt have actually tried to take them at their wordeither incompetence or maliciousness, i was willing to accept it being the formerwhateveri just cant believe it was for swatfox of all people
i wanna see boys kissing
>>13131058Swat did post here after asig having a meltdown about the salt card, stating that he didn't draw it and asig then apologized for jumping to conclusion so quickly
>cardposting evetually leads to dramalike a cuckwork
>>13131058...who are these OCs? Somehow I missed this one.
>>13131121what boys?
>>13130951Him and AlbineFox yeah
>>13131049>larry and garyThat would be pretty hot, they are QTs
>>13131110>>13131130>stating that he didn't draw itof course not it's not even the same style! lol
>>13131183Ozzy and Rex mostly, but I'll take anything at this point
did someone say cuck?
New TT blind read throughs!A horse and a bat are braving the winter chill to dine in luxury down in TundraTown. Will their dinner be a high-flying romance, or will their evening be put on ice? Find out in A Chilly Night, by Blipper!Text here:https://archiveofourown.org/works/13092222Blind read through here:https://soundcloud.com/comicanon/a-chilly-nightBetty's got a stoop to sit on, and sit on her stoop, she will. Everyone may be coming to her with their gripes and complaints, but the only thing she has to worry about is whether her cigarettes will keep her warm throughout her watch. What's she on the lookout for? Find out in bark;woof;awoo, Chapter 2: The Sitting, by Otterly!Text here:https://archiveofourown.org/works/12937728/chapters/29568261Blind read through here:https://soundcloud.com/comicanon/bark-woof-awoo-chapter-2>>13129746Bate that's adorable. You managed to save me from NAH lewding me, and for that, I'll forever be in your debt!
>>13130951Yeah, he insists that his human OC/Judy pairing "is much more logical than the WildeHopps ship they (shippers) doggedly try and force on every story and writer in the fandom." Pretty much he hates on WildeHopps just so he can justify his self-insert with a micropenis fucking Judy, because Nick couldn't possibly have sex with her, or even have a romantic relationship. >>13131185AlbineFox may be a shit writer, with a what the fuck mindset, but at least even he makes certain good points about how zealous some shippers can be (though he himself can be even worse with his "antishipping") and that is why he doesn't like most WildeHopps stuff. Menser is just insufferable, as if he is the Shakespeare of the fandom, with his head up his ass.
>>13131258>Tame collarsWait, wut...?Where the fuck did this come from in Black Jack?
>>13131290no ideas, this just popped up out of nowhere, today
>>13131290I wouldn't try to understand this comic.The art is well done but its like seeing a computer try to make a story. Its a mishmash of tropes that don't fit together.
>>13131258>Martin>Martin Bogo
>>13131290>ZOOTOPIA """SERIOUS""" FANFIC>NO SHOCK COLLARDespite the whole ""relationship drama"" this had, it is a very serious plot about a mission. You won't expect premeditated sin or drunk cheating one nighters here.
>>13131258Of course it's the OC who'd figure shit outNot Martin Bogo
Okay, I need to know what this one says.
>>13131332It's /ztg/ canon now.
>>13131243>'Nick's too big for Judy but my micropenis isn't'I know this has been discussed to death here but this shit never fails to make me laugh
>>13131258So they've basically just given up on having a coherent story, right
>>13131308Are you serious?As if this comic wasn't poorly explained shit already, now we got fucking tame collars in random city/country/whateverThis is going to wind up in the same place as Zistopia: stuck in its plot with nowhere to go.What is it with tumblr artists and not being able to fucking plot out a story before starting their shit?
>>13131390There's a sort of zen feeling that comes from thinking about that line of logic.
>>13131240thanks comic
>>13131466Otterly if you had a breakfast cereal what would it be called?O-tterly's?Otterl-O's?Oatterly's?Let me know as soon as possible, its really important.
>>13131466Show me the otter dicc
>>13131390>>13131420The author tried to make the argument that Nick and Judy couldn't have sex, not because of size, but because of how foxes have sex, aka Nick "needs" to put in the knot. Except Menser does not realize A) canines can have erections without inserting the knot, they just insert it first in the wild. Bet it wouldn't be a problem in modern Zootopia. And B) canines can ejaculate without complete stimulation to the knot. Someone tried to explain this to them, and Menser basically ignored them. Meanwhile, apparently humans and rabbits method of sex is similar enough to where they would have no issues, despite size differences and all that shit.
I know this aint zoot related but have rolls of wrapping paper always been this fuckin chintzy? I had a new roll and ran out after six gifts.
>>13131218gotchu g
>>13131640Surprise Nobby draw out of nowhere, and it's comfy as shit
>>13131640oh my god nobbyits everything i ever wanted
>>13131515I like Oatterly's>>13131528Would if I could>>13131640Oh hell yeah
>>13131640The Remmy/Betty comfy pic earlier and now this?!!Nobby you are a treasure!!
>>13131760>The Remmy/Betty comfy pic earlierwat
I got a long way to go I want to be better
>>13131640Very cute, they both look really happy.
>>13131793The pic at>>13123154
>>13131793nobby youre high again
>>13131748>Would if I couldI'll show you mine if you show me yours
>>13131834wasn't me mateI haven't said 'wat' in years because I'm a respectable human being
>>13131909so you don't do weeds anymore?
>>13131834Pretty sure thats not him dude
>>13131921I'm gonna eat a fuckin brick of leaf and hit bumps with the lads all next week wya
>>13131951Damn fine way to spend the holiday, nobbo
>>13131951That's about to be me this weekend. Have fun my boi
>>13131934I wanna call him foureyes
>>13132109wolter doesnt deserve this
>>13131951>hit bumpsexcuse my ignorance but can you please explain?
>>13132126I wanna make fun of his dorky looks with all the cool girls
>>13132144do NOT bully the aardwolf
>>13132168Can we bully the coyote instead?
Drawpile for the Holidays18.104.22.168Download Drawpile, join this room, make a layer, create the art
pagina tenina
>>13132249What if they bully each other (sexually)?
Just want to say I'm sorry to everyoneWhile I don't directly shit stir, I have made comments that are gossipy or have fueled the fireI want to be more conscious of people's feelings, and contribute to everyone's well being, rather than the opposite. It's not always easy but I want to become that person
>>13132327you're a lewd bunner, Comic.
>>13132342Its appreciated manHeres to a new year and a new you
>Seite zehnNeuer Thread wann?
>>13132458Thanks man, same to you.>>13132444>>13132470>Deserved
>>13132475Noch nieZeit zu sterben
Die Kuh ist langsam
>>13132230That Jack is awesomeIs that Tea?
I need ... one more Xmas gift
>>13132691Merry Xmas, my man
>>13131748otterly confirmed to have lost penis in a tragic wolverine-fucking accident


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Tomonobu Itagaki is the long-haired, perpetually-sunglass-wearing chap behind the modern Ninja Gaiden reboot and the Dead or Alive series. Both of those series have gone on to critical claim, and have become revered in their respective genres. Since he split with Tecmo eight years ago, Itagaki has been busy a new action game, Devils Third. He promised it would revolutionise action games, and change perceptions. It's meant to amalgamate the premises of Ninja Gaiden and Call of Duty, bringing gamers a genre mashup worth heralding.
He was wrong. The game has seen numerous previews, nearly all of them slating the game as being one of the worst in recent memory. I've played through the single player campaign myself, and can attest to its awfulness. According to Itagaki there's nothing wrong with the game though; the poor reception is down to players not having any skill. Taking to Facebook, here's what the head of Valhalla has to say about the negative previews:
At last, I was be able to understand about the reactions.
Devil's Third is the game which reflects the player's skill directly/vividly.
This is truth.
He's suggesting that people who've played the game and not enjoyed it suck at games. That's the reason that it's getting panned – not the terrible narrative, PS2-level graphics, bugs, glitches, boring, boorish gameplay and uninspired bosses. Nope. It's because game critics are terrible at games.
Speaking in a recent interview with Famitsu, Itagaki spoke about how the game would take shooters "to the next level."
"I didn't want to betray fans. I didn't want people to throw away their anticipation. The game is a grand sum of the work from all of the developers, so I really hope you pick it up. I think the game will become a breakthrough in the industry and take shooters to the next level."
If he's betraying anyone, it's himself. It's not very nice to rebuke developers, but I'm beginning to think that Itagaki may be operating under some sort of delusion, probably the result of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I love his previous work, and Ninja Gaiden Black still stands as one of my favourite action game experiences, but Devil's Third doesn't come anywhere close to being good.
Last Updated: July 20, 2015


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- Illustration by Libby VanderPloeg
In a recent conversation with a friend, I was asked "have you heard about the latest rage in breakfast?"
Well, no, I thought.
When it comes to breakfast, had I not seen it all? Could any new ground truly be broken in this meal category?
"Two words…" he continued. (The suspense was killing me!)
"Summer porridge."
Well that sounds a little dull, I thought.
But he followed up by sending numerous links and data on just how amazingly tasty and healthy a breakfast this is. "Perfect for summer"… "loaded with superfoods"… "might start feeding it to my cat"…
Far be it from me to jump on a new food bandwagon, but this particular wagon had so much to offer compared to other wagons I'd recently let drive by (e.g. Peter Pan's ice cream donut sandwich). This concoction is cool, delicious, and maybe best of all, can be made in a mason jar.
At a glance: Made from oats, chia seeds, yogurt, and fresh fruit, this cool, hearty breakfast is full of omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, protein, potassium, fiber– roughly enough satiation to please and pacify a hungry bear.
1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup milk of your choice (I like it with almond milk)
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup chopped peaches, blueberries, or other summer fruit
In a half-pint mason jar, stir together oats, milk, yogurt, and honey. Pour in your chia seeds, screw on the lid of the jar, and give it a good shake (which will keep the seeds from clumping together). Now add your fruit to the mixture, and give a gentle stir.
Place the mixture in the fridge overnight, and in the morning you'll find that the oats have softened, and the chia seeds have expanded, creating a rich pudding-like consistency.
Enjoy it right out of the jar.
Summer porridge can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Adapted from The Yummy Life's Overnight Oatmeal Recipe


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"Did John receive the Holy Spirit? If yes I think the scripture has been broken because Jesus was the one who unveiled the indwelling of the Spirit."
Look at these two statements:
The sky is grey.
The cat is grey.
Do these sentences mean the sky is the cat? Does the same description of "grey" make the two objects the same in terms of what they are? Of course not, but many commit this fallacy when they equate one word or phrase in the Bible to another one appearing elsewhere in Scripture. With this approach, many find themselves in a forest of confusion by failing to reconcile some verses. For example in one place they read "God is light and in Him is no darkness at all" (1 Joh.1:5) and He is "dwelling in the light which no man can approach" (1 Tim.6:16), but in another place they find this: "The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness" (1 Kin.8:12). If the disciples of the Lord had the same misperception of words they would certainly have had prematurely claimed to receive the Baptism of the Holy Ghost when the Lord breathed on them and said, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost" (John 20:20, compare with John 7:39).
If one is trapped in the 'Sky and Cat' analogy error given above, he will read the words "filled with the Holy Ghost" in Acts 2:4 and equate them with the same words found elsewhere in Scripture. For example in Luke 1:41 "Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost" and in Acts 4:31, the disciples, Peter and John and other believers, after a prayer of asking God for boldness "were all filled with the Holy Ghost". What are we to make of these words? Well, first we should beware that spiritual things are spiritually discerned – "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor.2:14).
It should not be difficult to see that the infilling of the Holy Ghost that Elisabeth experienced was not the same as the one which occurred on the Day of Pentecost in Acts Chapter 2. It is very clear in John 7:39, and other places in Scripture, that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost could only come after the Lord was glorified. Likewise, Peter and John had already received the Baptism when they got "filled with the Holy Ghost" in Acts 2:4. Later, when their lives were in danger they prayed and the place where they were shook and they "were all filled with the Holy Ghost" (Act. 4:31). Certainly, that doesn't mean they received the Baptism twice, and because the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is what constitutes the New Birth it also doesn't mean they were 'Born Again' again!
Let us give close attention to the record of John: "He that believeth on me , as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this He spake of the Spirit , which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glorified)" (John 7:38-39). This means that whatever one may read regarding a person being filled with the Holy Spirit prior to the glorification of the Lord Jesus, does not refer to the New Birth experience, which occurs by the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
John 7:38-39 refers to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, an experience which could only occur after the glorification of the Lord Jesus. The experience is for the conversion of the heart and it is what had been prophesied by Jeremiah and Ezekiel (Jer. 31:33, Eze. 36:26-27, compare with Luke 22:31-32). The experience of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost IS MORE THAN an infilling to give someone boldness to proclaim the Word (Micah 2:8), and it is MORE THAN an infilling to sanctify or cause a fetus to kick in the womb of Elisabeth to give her a testimony of the working of God (Luke 1:41). We are speaking of spiritual things and they are spiritually discerned!
Another very important thing to be aware of is that the experience of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit can never bypass a person's free-will. The baptism of the Holy Spirit causes the New Birth. With that comes the conversion of a heart, to cause a man to walk in the ways of God – "Repent, and be baptized…and ye shall receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit" (Act.2:38). In the beginning mankind fell into sin when he used his free-will to live by his way. God let him taste of the fruit of his own way (Pro.1:29-31). The Holy Spirit Baptism involves man realizing that his own way leads to death and hence surrendering his will to God's will. When that man gets Born Again he begins to get led by the Spirit. He goes where the Spirit leads even when he doesn't understand it – "the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof , but canst not tell whence it cometh, and wither it goeth, so is everyone that is born of the Spirit" (John 3:8). So, the Holy Ghost baptism can never bypass the free-will of a man; a person has to decide to give up their own will and surrender it to God in order to be led by the Spirit. The act of repenting to surrender one's own will to God is simply impractical for a fetus. Even the Lord Jesus had to grow in "stature and wisdom" before the Spirit took a hold of Him (Luke 2:52).
God bless.
A Phiri


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Most people, regardless of their sincerity, miss the point of randomly strewn lessons from the master.
A major example is to "fight as if one is already dead."
Fighting as if you are already dead is not the same as fighting with everything you have. Acknowledging the finality of all things as death is true; however, someone who does "fight as if they are already dead" does not appreciate the value of living a life filled with joy and compassion and carries a burden of continued frustration and anger.
Fight with the idea that the enemy is dead. By accepting that the enemy is dead, and you having trained accordingly, you are merely dispatching him, her, or it, with dignity and aplomb and not self-destructive egocentrism.
Fighting relates to who has the most determination to win. Musashi teaches fighting as the deliverance of another's demise, simple and straight forward, and should not be based on who is faster or stronger but who is one with power and quickness, whence comes strength and speed. Think only in terms of destroying the target.
Aside from the above, consider General George Patton's advice to his soldiers: "I don't want my boys to die for their country. I want the other sons of bitches to die for theirs."
©Hanshi Stephen F Kaufman
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