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Thanks to all who applied, this is my second time commissioning something and you are all talented as fuck. I definitely have a place to go to next time to get amazing art from you all! <3
Hello! I am looking for an artists to do some art for my Twitch Stream (www.twitch.tv/damiendarkside, my banner was made by another artist). I'm not massive, I just want to be the best I can be while having fun and I've finally come up with some branding/themes. All SFW.
I am looking mainly for an artist that can do Pokemon specifically, but other game art might be included but that can be discussed more for your interests/abilities and skill. Deep saturated colors like royal purple, cherry red, and emerald greens due to a Casino theme, so not a lot of "pastel" like colors.
Budget is $75 USD, can do more wiggle room if in Canadian Dollars (or somewhat equivalent like AUS) due to the CAD/USD rates and me being a Canadian. I'll use the higher currency.
Main Piece: Offline Background
Gardevoir from Pokemon, top half close up on either side, wearing a dealer's outfit (black vest and white blouse) with her right/left hand raised as to gesture to a blank area for me to put in my stream times. She will be leaning on a table with a "Welcome!" sign, a drink, and maybe a small stack of card packs. No complex backgrounds at all
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So I'd like four or five Poker chips, all of them the same shape and size (So you can copy/paste and use the circle tool to make a template for all four pieces). They will be for donations/tips given.
The four poker chips will represent the four suits of cards, so Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts, and Spades on their own piece. Each with a color. Each piece will be a Pokemon (Gardevoir, Lucario, Blaziken, Absol) and if you'd like to toss in a Gardevoir recolor (making Gardevoir her shiny colour, no other changes) for a discount as the "Ace of Spades" special icon I'll pay for it as well. I would like to use the poker chip template as my avatar as well with your permission.
Time table very flexible. I live in PST Time Zones. Not urgent but I'm excited :P
Please contact me for details through PM! If you can't do it but know someone who can, tell them to PM me!
Thanks for your time,
~ Damien

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The Most Excellent Designers of Destiny and Sidereal Conjunctions (The Bureau of Destiny)
Between Heaven and Creation stands Destiny. The Bureau of Destiny, to be precise. It is here that the gods discuss, debate and plan for Creation’s future, jockeying with one another, taking petitions and measuring destinies. At the center stands the Loom of Fate, where the physical stuff of the future is spun, set and crossed in a web of infinitely intricate design. All Sidereals have membership in the Bureau of Destiny unless they have been exiled from Heaven, for the Chosen of Destiny are the most valued agents of Heaven. The Purpose of Destiny
There are ten thousand thousand thousand spirits that walk the Celestial City and in Creation; many of them puissant, many of strong will, many of limited scruples. Why, then, have they not rent Creation asunder with their games and wars and intrigues?
Destiny is the compact between Heaven and Creation; it is the means by which divine desires are moderated and molded into something pleasing to all rather than only the most vicious. When Destiny is followed, Heaven is satisfied even if all her gods are not, and the ability for the malcontents to act in Creation is limited to observation, lest they risk terrible punishments.
In theory, Destiny is always followed save that some force from outside Creation acts- in which case, it is just and proper for the Gods to fulfil their ancient duties as the preservers of the world, gaining latitude to act as they see fit to make right what has gone wrong. Perhaps once, this was even so- but if so, it was a long, long time gone.
In these later days, gods granted their liberty within Creation find themselves in no great rush to correct matters. With their latitude, they can shape mortal societies as they desire, outside the limits placed by the Bureau of Destiny. Technically, such abuses are still criminal- but the gods have a great deal of latitude when it comes to determining how best to tend to their portfolios within Creation. By forcing the course of society to change, they can even effectively hold Destiny hostage- either the Bureau begins to weave in alignment with the desires of these spirits, or they will gain even greater freedom to wreck perhaps greater damage.
Nor is destiny purely descriptive. Creation does not exist at the sufferance of the Loom, but it is not independent of it either. If destiny were a river, then Creation would be a water wheel being driven by that river. The wheel is not the river, and if the river were to dry up, the wheel would still exist; it could still even be turned with great effort. And likewise, the Loom of Fate could weave without weaving Creation’s destiny in particular- it could weave stories of people that do not exist, or that existed long ago. The river can flow with or without the water wheel’s presence.
Destiny does exert a pressure on Creation, as water does the wheel. People, families, whole cities and nations, may find themselves swept in the tide of history- acting, sometimes without reflection or intention -towards fulfilling Heaven’s design. Individuals can resist this pressure- they can even change the course of the river. Doing so is not easy, even for the Exalted, but it has been done before and will be done again.
Because of this pressure that the weave of destiny exert of Creation, sometimes matters will grow confused. When a thread is mislaid in a weave, you will feel a burr or knot; when the wheel becomes jammed, the timbers will groan from the pressure of the river- until finally, the jam gives way, or the wheel breaks. The technical term for such sorun; the damage wrought by destiny denied. Sorun rarely appears sensible to the outside observer- just as the pressure from the stuck wheel may cause a shattering moment far from the jam itself, or the tear from the knot in a weave may come far away, due to inequitable distribution of stress on the cloth. To those who experience sorun, it seems to be bizarre runs of chance, both good and ill. Sometimes, the deathly ill make miraculous recoveries, blood feuds end in marriage and peace, the lame walk and the blind see. More often, sorun results in destruction of wealth and lives, villages and whole towns burning, or men drowning on dry land and women falling into the sky.
When destiny runs straight and smooth, sorun is minimized, and the spirits of the world are kept limited in their capacity for mischief. When destiny is thwarted, sorun runs rampant and the gods may have their way with a people nearly helpless before them.
Thus do the Sidereals act as the agents of destiny. They are not gods, and so they are always free to act as they best see fit. They are kept aware of Destiny, but also moderate how it comes to pass. They have seen the effects of sorun and the damage unchecked divinity can wreck. A world without destiny would be prey to spirits with no concern for humanity. A world with unmoderated destiny would be wracked by strange fates, as disaster sought to balance disaster. The Sidereal Exalted stand against these possibilities; they strive to ensure that fate and destiny pass smoothly from day to day.
Divisions of the Bureau
The Bureau of Destiny is nominally overseen by the Maidens of Destiny- however, as with the other Incarnae, the Maidens have largely abandoned the day to day operations of the Bureau to the five division heads in favor of participating in the Games of Divinity. In theory, the five divisions work together to harmoniously compose the most perfect destiny achievable, one which minimize sorun while also satisfying the various factions and petitioners of Heaven. In practice, the five divisions often engage in vicious internal political infighting and plots- while they will always band together against schemes from outside the Bureau, far more decisions are decided by a slim majority vote than most Sidereals would be comfortable admitting.
The Golden Barque of Heaven
The Golden Barque is one of Heaven’s mobile offices, travelling a regular circuit around the Celestial City over the course of a month, pausing only for Calibration- during which time it enters dry dock and undergoes any necessary maintenance and repairs. The Barque itself is a monstrously huge sailing vessel, one thousand and eight li long and half as wide, with walls that rise over two hundred li tall. ‘As an ant to a man’s home, is man to mine’ claims Ruvia, God of Roads, Captain of the Golden Barque, and chair of the Division of Journeys. The crew of the Golden Barque is forever engaged in the business of noting when matters in Creation have grown too still, of initiating change and beginning new things. They also are tasked with monitoring journeys and changes in progress, coordinating with the Violet Bier to ensure that such matters conclude in a timely fashion. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, they are charged with monitoring the Gates of Heaven cataloging who has been allowed to pass from Creation to Yu-Shan. This, combined with the Golden Barque’s own mobile nature, makes it one of the premier smuggling dens inside Heaven. Sidereals on assignment from the Golden Barque of Heaven are typically charged with shaking up the status quo. They inspire deeply rooted individuals to suddenly leave hearth and home, the sing the song of the horizon to explorers and whisper of untold riches to smugglers and merchants alike.
The Cerulean Lute of Harmony
Stories say that the Cerulean Lute of Harmony is designed in the same fashion as the first public house and bordello to be built on Creation by humanity. Of course, the original Cerulean Lute was likely not one hundred twenty-eight stories tall, craft of blue jade, or constantly resounding with the song and every sound of merrymaking, but never mind that now. Nominally, the jovial madness is overseen by Yaogin, God of Beautiful Dreams and Bearer of the Lapis Ewer- but in truth, Yaogin prefers working on his art, sampling the latest intoxicants from Burning Feather, or acquiring additional days to view the Games of Divinity apart from the one in five he shares with the other division heads. If he were more effective or attentive at his duties, one of his subordinates would likely have replaced him by now- but he’s so grossly negligent that they’re too busy fighting one another for control instead.
The Cerulean Lute is a repository for every balm, medicine, and nepenthe known to Heaven, as well as the means to indulge every vice and sate every passing desire. It stands between the Neighborhoods of Refuge and Water, hospital and casino, music hall and medical grounds. Over time, more and more of the Cerulean Lute has been taken over by merrymakers who exaggerate or even outright fabricate an illness that gives them sharply discounted rents while also allowing easy access to the pleasure houses of Water. Venus once opined that only by allowing the ultimate indulgence of all things could one be open to true serenity; this theory is often tested and found wanting in the Cerulean Lute.
Sidereals on assignment from the Cerulean Lute of Harmony are typically charged with ensuring that things can settle down. They go to bring a wanderer home, or to witness a marriage that ends a war. They are also frequently dispatched on joint operations with other Sidereals, employing their knowledge of what people want and need to bring them to where fate wants and needs them to be.
The Crimson Panoply of Victory
Between the Neighborhoods of Fire and Groves, there is an open field, covered in tents, fortresses and parade grounds, surrounding a central edifice of crenelated red jade and scarlett steel- the Crimson Panoply of Victory, the Invincible Fortress of Battles. It is from here that Hu Dai Ling, Goddess of Soldiers, Shogun of the Crimson Banner and division head of the Crimson Panoply meditates upon the nature of conflict. She is the most recently raised of her peers amongst the division heads, and contends constantly with upstarts- especially from the directional war gods, each of whom feel that they would better direct the nature of battles in Creation than the taciturn, butterfly winged goddess.
The Crimson Panoply forever rings, with the sound of hammer on bronze and steel, the hiss of quenching metal, the cries of men and horses drilling and training. Incongruously, it is also often interrupted by delegations of rose and cherry scented gods, representing various sides in conflicts around Creation, offering considerable arguments, pleas, and gifts to expedite their petitions of victory in this or that coming battle. Such petitions are never officially honored; unofficially, however, the petitioners and their gifts keep coming, using the spoils of one victory to finance the next. The Crimson Panoply has the most official contacts in the Bureau of Humanity of any of the divisions of Destiny, rivaled only by the Cerulean Lute- Mars speculates that war and peace is the primary duality around which Creation revolves.
Sidereals on assignment from the Crimson Panoply of Victory are almost always sent to a scene of open violence and conflict. Sometimes, they are there to ensure that one side is victorious, or another side defeated- but as often, they are there to ensure the survival of someone participating in the battle. Their extensive contacts amongst the rest of the Bureau of Humanity can also see them doing unofficial favors of almost any nature, wherever people are found in Creation.
The Forbidding Manse of Ivy
Between the Neighborhoods of Wind and Wood is a deceptive building. It seems like no more than another palace-template in an upscale neighborhood, white marble and jade columns and a roof of beaten gold. Indeed, not even the nicest, as it is simply overgrown with climbing ivy that conceals much of the building’s beauty. It is only as a visitor approaches the building that they can begin to recognize the subtle tricks of perspective, expectation and space-warping sorcery that conceal the true size of the Forbidding Manse of Ivy. In this way, it is much as it’s leader, God of Secrets, Bearer of Ten Thousand Veils, Nara-O, head of the division of Secrets - about whom little more may be said.
The Forbidding Manse is the repository for all of Heaven’s lore and learning. Here are three dozen divine sorcerers, each studying occulted arts to further their knowledge. There, the Obfuscatory Order, celestial cryptographers who each seek to be the one to discover the True Lie by which any truth may be concealed even in broadest view. Every where, teachers, students, thieves, liars, wise men and charlatans of every stripe. Within the depths of the Forbidding Manse are the Vaults Untouched, wherein are sealed works deemed dangerous by Heavenly censors, such as Rakan Thulio’s manifesto, the Eyre of the Sleepwalker, or fragments of the infernal and aberrant prayer book known as the Broken Winged Crane. Only those with good cause or deep pockets may access such works, and then for only limited times and under close scrutiny.
Sidereals on assignment from the Forbidding Manse of Ivy are almost always going to retrieve some information which Heaven has not yet approved for Creation, spiriting it away and bringing silence to any mortals that have learned too much. They may do this with violence, but most prefer trickery- discrediting the discoverer as a madman is popular, as is falsely accusing them of slanderous allegations that can distract from their invention. They are also Heaven’s eyes and ears, and have cultivated a network of contacts and informants without peer in Creation, Heaven and even the realms beyond. Any secret shared is one known by the Forbidding Manse- and Nara-O is said to know even those secrets that have gone unspoken.
The Violet Bier of Sorrows
The Violet Bier of Sorrows stands alone and in silence, within the Neighborhood of Heaven. Four hundred forty-four li around the mausoleum of basalt and white jade, the graveyard of heroes and empires. Here are memorials to gods fallen during the ancient war, martyrs who perished in gaining freedom for their comrades. Here are countless rows, each one bearing a simple plaque of a magical material, marking the internment of the Exalted that fell during those battles. Silence covers the Violet Bier like a shroud, and flows from Wayang, the Black Puppet Mask, eldest of the division heads, God of Silence and founder of Sijan.
The bittersweet scent of myrh and natron is omnipresent on the grounds of the Violet Bier, and clings like a second shadow to those who enter its halls. Few do; most gods do not like being reminded that they can perish, and that Saturn promises an end to all things. As with any place that people avoid, rumors grow like mushrooms- an order of godly assassins train in the Violet Bier, dispatched by Wayang to murder rivals who grow overbold, armed with toxins that can rob a spirit of immortality. The Violet Bier has no basement; a central staircase descends forever downwards, until it reaches the heart of the Labyrinth of the Underworld, where Saturn has made secret pacts with the Deathlords. The taciturn gods who work within the Bier remain nearly as silent as those of the Forbidding Manse, to the admiration of the later- the dead hold their secrets well.
Sidereals on assignment from the Violet Bier of Sorrows are, unsurprisingly, generally dispatched to bring an end to something or someone. An end does not always mean death- but it always means change, often sudden, rarely welcomed. They are also amongst the most likely to be sent to investigate and correct aberrations of fate and instances of sorun within Creation- trusted to bring an end to that which has thrown out the balance of destiny.
The Loom of Fate
The Loom of Fate connects all five of the division offices. It can be reached from any of them. However, you may only exit the Loom by the office which you entered it from. The Loom of Fate cannot be spied from outside, because it is outside. Suspended in a realm where space twists to accommodate the impossible needs of the Loom, the Web of Fate and Destiny hangs on invisible hooks, while threads of life and essence are spun, patterned, and brought tight together by the tireless efforts of the pattern spiders. With diligent effort, one can even find Asna Firstborn, the original pattern spider, who now oversees the rest of the brood as they work to create, maintain and repair the patterns. Asna is not much for conversation, of course, but is inordinately fond of poetry, and rather fancies himself as a connoisseur of the classics.
Contrary to popular belief, few Sidereals spend much time admiring the Loom. The spiders don’t appreciate having someone looking over their shoulders, and have limited tolerance for unauthorized second-guessers and armchair weavers. They instead take their direction from a small, highly trained and deeply eccentric group of gods who have specialized in learning to speak to and understand the spiders- taking the designs and projections of the rest of the Bureau and transforming them into instructions the spiders can understand. Despite their enormous value, most of these gods are relatively unpopular- spending so much time with the pattern spiders leaves them somewhat deranged and grossly informal compared to the rest of Heaven. The bureau generally tries to keep them out of sight when deities from other parts of Heaven wish to visit.
Sidereals almost never receive assignments from the Loom of Fate directly; if they do, it is certainly a sign of some grave disaster- horrifying instances of sorun that threaten to rend the entire pattern, wholesale dissolution of Creation, coordinated invasion by the Wyld- that sort of thing. The most recent one was relatively mild; five hundred years ago, Rakan Thulio somehow corrupted one of the spider-speaking gods, and used them to incite a virtual civil war amongst the pattern spiders, as corrupted clones replicated like cancer while weaving mad designs.
Visions Gold and Bronze
Since the earliest days, the Sidereals have tended to internally fragment amongst themselves. Given the nature of their responsibilities and the possibilities available to them in the resolution of their problems, not to mention a dozen, often conflicting, forms and sutras of enlightenment embedded in their Charms and martial arts, and it is often a wonder that the can bring themselves to working together. In general, Sidereals broadly agree on the following- Destiny is a necessary balance between Heaven and Creation. Those who don’t agree with this generally throw in their lot with the Sleepwalker, or simply become ronin. Beyond that, one hundred stars have one hundred paths, and no two are exactly alike- but broad similarities may be found. Most Sidereals do not consider themselves as first and foremost a member of any faction- they see themselves as free agents, willing and able to follow their conscience. Most will also tend to find themselves drawn towards one of these informal factions, reinforced by their relationships, where they live, and what missions they are assigned.
Ways and Means of the Golden Stars
The Sidereals are privileged to see the best of all possible worlds. However improbable such events are, they know the outcome that leads to the greatest good and the purest justice. Many, armed with this knowledge, refuse to settle for anything less. They feel that by accepting the merely good in lieu of the perfect, they become culpable for the suffering that they have tacitly endorsed. To these Sidereals, the way you pursue your goal and your intentions while doing so are as important as the actual accomplishment of the goal itself; good seeds will grow bitter fruit if sewn in poison soil. During the First Age, such Sidereals were known as Golden Stars. Even when they disagreed amongst each other as to what the greatest good was or how to best pursue it, they were united in agreement that settling was unacceptable. The moniker of gold was given to them derisively at first; gold was pretty to look at, but not much good for actual use. Gold bends under pressure, and cannot hold up under sustained wear. The Golden Stars accepted the sobriquet with good grace, however; gold was precious, they would argue, just as the pursuit of perfection is. Moreover, gold is noble; it has no truck with common metals, and the fire of gold does not tarnish and rust over time.
When the Sidereals came together to perform the Great Prophecy, the majority of the Golden Stars wished to forsake Heaven and attempt to save the Solars. The risk was great, but the rewards immeasurable, whereas the consequences of giving up were simply unthinkable. But as the debate wore on, more lost their nerve, siding with the Bronze as a means of averting the third vision; the handful that were adamant to the end were killed or driven out of Heaven. Since then, it is the Golden Stars that have reached out the most often to the Lunars, seeking to form a peace with them. It is they who attempted to hide and teach the few returning Solars after the Usurpation, seeking to prove that the madness of the Lawgivers had been expunged. Golden Stars often come down hard on divine tyranny, but also have provided tacit support for places where gods and men coexist without abuse and exploitation. The point to the constant warfare of the Shogunate and the devastation of the Contagion as proof that the decision to attempt to withdraw from Creation was not merely morally wrong, but ultimately ineffective. Golden Stars are the Sidereals most likely to accrue Paradox by opposing the known will of Heaven, and advocate for active intervention in Creation to repair fates gone awry.
Means and Ends of the Bronze Faction
The Sidereals are doomed to know the worst ends the world can come to. Whatever the costs they pay, they know that they are averting a worse future by paying them. Many, armed with this knowledge, cannot countenance gambling with the future- the most important thing is to minimize the harm that can come to pass, to take the route that has the greatest chance for the minimum of pain in this veil of tears. To these Sidereals, the ends are all that matter- the means used to achieve them are immaterial.
During the First Age, Sidereals who adopted this attitude became known as Bronze Stars. A mocking title given by the more idealistic Golden Stars, the Bronze Stars soon proclaimed the rightness; bronze was a noble metal, a practical alloy of lesser substance into a greater whole, a substance stronger than copper and less brittle than iron, and vastly more common and useful than gold. When the Sidereals came together to perform the Great Prophecy, the majority of the of the Bronze Stars wished to forsake Creation, cast down the Solars and raise up the Dragonblooded. The risks and costs of such an action were great, but could be managed, while the consequences of doing nothing or trying and failing to reach the Solars were unimaginable.
Since then, the Bronze Stars have vigorously attempted to reunite Creation beneath the Dragonblooded host. They do not think it likely that the Lunars will ever forgive them, and believe a united Creation to be the best hope for a better tomorrow, even if it comes at a cost today. The point to the ruin wrecked by the few Solars who have returned as evidence that the Lawgivers were past redemption, and many believe that the Contagion’s roots can be traced back to a Golden Star plot gone awry. The support the laws of Heaven being obeyed to minimize sorun and the mistreatment of men by gods, but are practical about such things- turning a blind eye to some lesser crime can secure a powerful ally against a future contingency. Bronze Stars are the Sidereals most likely to accrue Paradox by enforcing the will of Heaven even against their own defining Principles, and advocate for more passive solutions; raising up people near the problem to take care of it, without risking the limited resources of the Bureau of Destiny or precious Sidereal lives.
Wandering Stars
Some Sidereals find themselves drawn towards neither idealistic gambling or pragmatic compromise. The follow their own path, guided by a compass that points towards a pole only they can see. Such individuals most typically forsake Heaven and the Bureau of Destiny entirely, or were somehow lost and took their Second Breath without being recovered. They are collectively called ronin, Sidereals who have no master save their conscience. It is not easy to walk Creation under the burden of Arcane Fate; even the most idealistic Golden Stars acknowledge that they can do more good from within the system than outside it. Without the support of the Bureau of Destiny and Heaven, most ronin lead short, brutal lives, killed by vengeful Lunars and angry spirits threatened by these wandering mystics with their star-filled gazes. However, to some unquiet souls, the danger is not merely acceptable, but a small price to pay for following their conscience.
Sidereals who were missed and forced to survive for several years on their own will often refuse the offers of their brethren when found. They have created roots in Creation, people that depend on them, even if those people are ignorant. While these ronin generally do not hold any animosity towards Heaven, they place their personal ties above some abstract destiny that has apparently been getting along fine without them. Such ronin most often do rejoin the ranks of the Five-score Fellowship in their own time, as they come to realize how much larger the world is and how much more they could accomplish. Even less common are those Sidereals who walk away from Heaven after years of loyal service. Sometimes they are seduced by Rakan Thulio’s cause, but others are simply tired and desire a permanent sabbatical from the burdens of being an agent of Destiny. Essence fever and the pull of kismet are powerful things, and often draw such ronin back into the thick of action, whatever they may think they want.
--Sidebar: What’s the difference between Ronin and Golden Stars?-- Many Sidereals, especially those with inclinations towards the Bronze philosophy of pragmatism, would say there isn’t a difference; the Sidereals exiled from Heaven prior to the Usurpation are sometimes called the first ronin for their refusal to compromise. However, there is a subtle but important difference. Golden Stars believe that working within the system is the best way to realize the best world. There is a risk that the lure of an easy life and valuing results over reasons could turn them from this noble course, but it is better to accept this risk and steel against it than to reject Heaven out of fear of personal weakness. Of course, this only applies to those ronin who intentionally forsake Heaven but do not throw in with Rakan Thulio. --End Sidebar--
The Darkness Between
And then there is the Sleepwalker and the War on Heaven.
Rakan Thulio believes that destiny is a corrupt joke, and one that Creation would be better served without. He contends that by supporting it, Sidereals are culpable of every ounce of suffering they inflict, whatever their goals and whatever the outcome. Ignorance is an excuse only for so long as a ronin remains ignorant; once the veil is lifted from their eyes, how can they not see that Heaven must burn?
Naturally, no Sidereal entertains such thoughts. Not when they ensure a disaster occurs on schedule to dispossess an entire people and leave them wandering with no home to call their own. Not when they arrange the treacherous affair that plunges a nation into civil war. Not when they watch brutal soldiers rape and pillage and enslave towns after one failed crop too many. Not when they withhold the secrets that could cure a plague because Heaven does not yet deem it time. Not when they are sent to end the life of a friend or lover. Naturally not.

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18. Every cliche title template on reddit in a single thread ^{reddit.com comments bestof}
    
19. Identity Crisis ^{imgur.com comments aww}
    
20. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa! ^{i.minus.com comments WTF}
    
21. Forget pink, this is what real men wear. ^{i.imgur.com comments funny}
    
22. I recently wrote a program that lets you 'set fire' to any image. I'm quite pleased with the way this one turned out. [GIF] ^{i.imgur.com comments pics}
    
23. So I was watching Doug at 3AM and noticed this bumpersticker... ^{imgur.com comments WTF}
    
24. Police brutality has reached a new low here in Florida. ^{i.imgur.com comments WTF}
    
25. Finally, the long-awaited Hamster Junior ^{i.imgur.com comments aww}
    
26. Somewhere there are two dads. 1 happy - 1 sad. ^{i.imgur.com comments WTF}
    
27. HELP REDDIT, I need to make Mother's day not suck for my wife grieving the loss of our Daughter. ^{self.AskReddit comments AskReddit}
    
28. I hate 11 year olds sometimes. ^{imgur.com comments funny}
    
29. Now that's talent! ^{i.imgur.com comments funny}
    
30. To all the people who feel the need to tell me about my Ex ^{quickmeme.com comments AdviceAnimals}
    
31. Rodney Dangerfield not giving a shit ... nothing like seeing Jay Leno sweat a little. ^{youtu.be comments videos}
    
32. artificalsnow explains how to humiliate your friends in Mario Kart with the Quacker ^{reddit.com comments bestof}
    
33. Starting a good subreddit will get you permabanned with no recourse. Why do we do this Reddit? ^{self.AskReddit comments AskReddit}
    
34. Annoying Childhood Friend ^{qkme.me comments AdviceAnimals}
    
35. om nom nom nom... ^{imgur.com comments funny}
    
36. Skrillex... The new scissors! ^{imgur.com comments gaming}
    
37. A gun shop owner's response to protesters ^{i.imgur.com comments funny}
    
38. huh? ^{28.media.tumblr.com comments WTF}
    
39. Balloon Animals ^{qkme.me comments AdviceAnimals}
    
40. Sudden Clarity Clarence on Scientific Advancement ^{quickmeme.com comments AdviceAnimals}
    
41. TicketMaster ^{imgur.com comments funny}
    
42. Here's the problem ^{qkme.me comments AdviceAnimals}
    
43. Good morning ladies. ^{imgur.com comments funny}
    
44. We were hoping the derp gene wouldn't be passed down the family ^{i.imgur.com comments aww}
    
45. Delayed walking. ^{i.imgur.com comments WTF}
    
46. So this was in the change that I got handed back. ^{i.imgur.com comments WTF}
    
47. Not your typical London commute... ^{imgur.com comments WTF}
    
48. A Smash Bros. Drawing I just finished ^{i.imgur.com comments gaming}
    
49. My girlfriend won a Ducati at the local casino and she gave it to me as a gift! ^{i.imgur.com comments pics}
    
50. Of the relationship between Stark and Banner (Avengers spoilers) ^{theumbrellaseller.tumblr.com comments movies}