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Once a little boy went to school. One morning The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make all kinds; Lions and tigers, Chickens and cows, Trains and boats; And he took out his box of crayons And began to draw.
But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make flowers.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make beautiful ones With his pink and orange and blue crayons. But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And it was red, with a green stem. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at his teacher’s flower Then he looked at his own flower. He liked his flower better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just turned his paper over, And made a flower like the teacher’s. It was red, with a green stem.
On another day The teacher said: “Today we are going to make something with clay.” “Good!” thought the little boy; He liked clay. He could make all kinds of things with clay: Snakes and snowmen, Elephants and mice, Cars and trucks And he began to pull and pinch His ball of clay.
But the teacher said, “Wait!” “It is not time to begin!” And she waited until everyone looked ready. “Now,” said the teacher, “We are going to make a dish.” “Good!” thought the little boy, He liked to make dishes. And he began to make some That were all shapes and sizes.
But the teacher said “Wait!” “And I will show you how.” And she showed everyone how to make One deep dish. “There,” said the teacher, “Now you may begin.”
The little boy looked at the teacher’s dish; Then he looked at his own. He liked his better than the teacher’s But he did not say this. He just rolled his clay into a big ball again And made a dish like the teacher’s. It was a deep dish.
And pretty soon The little boy learned to wait, And to watch And to make things just like the teacher. And pretty soon He didn’t make things of his own anymore.
Then it happened That the little boy and his family Moved to another house, In another city, And the little boy Had to go to another school.
The teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. And he waited for the teacher To tell what to do. But the teacher didn’t say anything. She just walked around the room.
When she came to the little boy She asked, “Don’t you want to make a picture?” “Yes,” said the little boy. “What are we going to make?” “I don’t know until you make it,” said the teacher. “How shall I make it?” asked the little boy. “Why, anyway you like,” said the teacher. “And any color?” asked the little boy. “Any color,” said the teacher. And he began to make a red flower with a green stem.
~Helen Buckley, The Little Boy
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Random Invader ZIM facts!
The show was originally going to be set in the 50s before Jhonen decided it was too cliche. ZIM’s greaser style pompadour wig is a remnant of this
Irken blood is pink
ZIM isn’t allergic to water - he’s reacting to the pollution in the water present on Earth
Gaz was originally going to be a double agent assisting ZIM in defeating Dib. This idea was scrapped before the pilot aired.
ZIM’s favorite color is purple
The Irkens were originally called the “Nyoing” - short for annoying. This changed to Irken as in “irk”.
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker and voice of the Joker in Batman TAS auditioned to be ZIM’s voice actor but Jhonen thought his voice was too menacing to fit him
Billy West - voice of Fry from Futurama - voiced ZIM in the pilot but was ultimately dropped as he didn’t want to be voicing two characters from animated sci-fi comedies at the same time
Dib was originally going to be named “Feebly”
Dib’s “big head” running joke was put in by Nickelodeon because they wanted to have more marketable running gags
Skoodge was going to eventually move into ZIM’s basement on Earth before the series got cancelled
Dib and Gaz are Mexican-American
ZIM is slightly taller than Dib
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