How come semi trucks in Europe look like “toot toot :)” and in North America they look like “HONK HOOOOOOOONK >:|”

“Henlo I am big twuck pwease give me wots of woom tank u :)”

“I WILL FUCKING PANCAKE YOUR CUCK ASS”

@trainwreckgenerator why did you hide these in the tags

This suggests that Maximum Overdrive was Jurassic Park for motor vehicles.

I’m sorry, but that is misleading as hell. American and European trucks are bred for different purposes.

American trucks are bred for long hauls on largely straight roads. They can go for hours without a break. A European truck needs more breaks and a lighter load, and they would indeed take great internal damage if they tried to keep up with the Longsnout.

The European Shortsnout is not bred for looks, but for agility! They navigate the windy roads of Europe in a way that would be way too risky for the powerful, but more clumsy American truck. It is true that the European overheats faster at high speeds, that is the very reason that breaks every 4,5 hours are mandatory for both the truck and the handler and a day of driving can never be longer then 9 hours.

So, all in all, appreciate all of our trucks and our shared history, and be the responsible owner that gets the right breed for the right job.

To be fair, the US does have shortnose trucks as well, they’re just a breed kept mainly for very local work where, like the above says, they are working in places with lots of turns, shorter drives, and plenty of stops. I see them used for garbage pickup a lot, where a longnosed Mack wouldn’t be able to fit much less maneuver, and the short nose prevents them from getting rubs (raw skin or even open sores) on their snouts.

I would also like to point out that the tags have got it backwards. The wild trucks (which I’m pretty sure are extinct in the wild now) that all modern breeds stemmed from were shortnose trucks. We had known about automobiles and domesticated several species, but the truck species was not discovered until close to the start of the 1900’s, in Germany, which I BELIEVE was the first country to breed them in captivity, although England was the first country to really start using them for work. I managed to find a photo of taxidermied specimen

As you can see, it resembles both long and short nosed breeds, as well as the far more common house truck used by individuals instead of for commercial work.

As to the aggression, while the mack longnose LOOKS aggressive, they’re generally gentle giants (although please do give them space on the road! not seeing you in their blind spot is NOT the same as aggression!), it is actually the smaller house truck that is often trained by their handler to be aggressive: the keyword being TRAINED, they are also not naturally aggressive. The only time I have seen a mack be commonly aggressive is when they are pulling 2 gravel trailers, and I would be cranky if I was being overworked, too. If you see them hauling that kind of load, just give them space, and you’ll be fine.

I feel like somebody should add something about the Australian variants.

From my understanding of Australian wildlife:

Does anyone know if/how American School Busses are related to trucks? 

Pics for reference:

The classic long-nose schoolbus

But short-nose varieties exist, I remember when they first started appearing in my district!

@dreorzen While school buses ARE in the automobile order, they are actually part of the Van family, not the Truck family, due to their passenger capacity. As you can see in the photos, they have no cargo bed or hookup, and are not really built for object transport. But they DO excel at carrying passengers, particularly children (although certainly not limited to just children)

They’re known to be exceptionally protective of any passengers, and if you look closely on that second image you can actually see a specialized appendage that is (I think) unique to school buses- a small, red, octagonal fan, which they extend when there are small creatures around them that they are acquiring or releasing. Much like an angler fish’s bioluminescent bulb appendage, this fan (along with several bioluminescent patches on top of their faces and on their hindquarters) works to mesmerize any other vehicles in close proximity, to where those vehicles will cease movement until the bus lowers the fan. It’s super fascinating behavior, and little wonder why we trust our children to these gentle, protective giants.

Don’t forget about the bus trucks.

While these vehicles can sometimes be bred by accident (after all, who hasn’t accidentally left the gate open when your school bus is in season), they are usually bred for specific purposes.

These hybrids are bred for both their cargo capacity and their gentle temperments. Especially in a farm setting, there’s a need for many different kinds of vehicles, some of which sometimes don’t get along. Having a vehicle with both the strength and capacity of a large work truck with the amiable nature of a school bus can be a real benefit.

It’s a little unfortunate that these hybrids tend to be sterile, though, since it would be easier if they’d breed true. Also, something to keep in mind… bus trucks are bred from a bus.

Truck buses are bred from a truck and… tend to not be quite as useful as bus trucks, although some people do like keeping truck buses for companionship and as show vehicles.

This website sucks I love it

It must be exhausting being a vampire and eating someone who gets off to it. I’d take psychic damage too if my lasagna was into vore.

me: *slaps neck* COME GET Y’ALL FUCKING JUICE

the vampire whos been avoiding my horny ass for the past 6 months:

# the comedic potential of a reversed predator-prey dynamic is funny as hell and WILDLY under-utilized

So much of how I see certain characters will make sense when y'all know that the ancestors/other folks in charge of quests and shenanigans the Ravens get thrown into LOVE to solve problems by just throwing a raven into their literal bloodline. It's annoying because I WAS GONNA HELP THEM ANYWAY ASSHOLES, YOU MADE IT WEIRD. ITS WEIRD NOW but also it smooths out political shit. Cause outside of Xaurius (since obviously INSIDE of Xaurius they don't have a lot of shit stopping them from doing stuff) there's a lot of protections around family. Chosen family and friends too, but to really get into the Old Law it helps to have literal blood in the game. Just smooths shit over. Streamlines things.

I am terrible and have enabled myself to adopt people *smug*

THEY ARENT EVEN RELATED TO THE MAKARAS. THEY ADOPTED THEM. BECAUSE VIBES.

RattleSnakes (GD chapter ?? excerpt)

You don't feel anything most days. It's not true numbness, no, more so the buzzing pin-needles of a broken limb refusing to heal right. It's become a familiar thing to you, the empty, thick weight in your chest, the flesh-brightened darkness of your remaining eye, which continues to fail you, and this numbness.

@number1bigmachintoshfan for a taste of GD proper

@xaurianqueen97 for context on that art!

Clowwwwwns ;-; ❤️

RattleSnakes (GD chapter ?? excerpt)

You don't feel anything most days. It's not true numbness, no, more so the buzzing pin-needles of a broken limb refusing to heal right. It's become a familiar thing to you, the empty, thick weight in your chest, the flesh-brightened darkness of your remaining eye, which continues to fail you, and this numbness.

@number1bigmachintoshfan for a taste of GD proper

@xaurianqueen97 for context on that art!

Clowwwwwns ;-; ❤️

Your name is KARKAT VANTAS and this asshole juggalo that you tell yourself you do not like has wandered into your hive "just to say hi" after attending one of those stupid death pits he calls a concert. You berate him for doing something so stupid and dangerous and when you're done he asks if you can "kiss it better." What do you do?

This is almost as bloody as I figure you get after a Church get together. Not a sermon, but still a church-related function. Get together on the beach with a shit ton of folks. Holler. Musics going. You stagger out many hours later bruised, lil cut up, couple bites. Finger paintings, handprints, blood colored kisses. Celebration of life. The Xaurians took to the church pretty well once some.....concessions got worked out. (Some murder is OK but you guys are doing...too much. Too much murder. Dial back the murder.)

Homestuck Epilogue where on Earth C the kids (and trolls) do literally ANYTHING other than get into politics or become hermits… Part 3

So I had this idea (that I kinda hinted at in the second part) that Aradia would smuggle the ghosts of the remaining 5 trolls into Earth C. Only here’s the thing. All the ghosts are from different timelines. I chose background ghosts that stuck out to me (minus Tavros who is just the Tavros from the Game Over timeline) and since there’s no info on what their timelines were like for the most part, I’m making that up as I go. (I am rlly invested in the one I made up for this Eridan specifically bc it reeks of angst)

But anyway time for obligatory bullet points and doodles:

I have a million brainworms rn

Part 1: [beta/alpha kids]

Part 2: [trolls/calliope]

small promotional post because it's tdov, i'm allowed.

i'm victoria, i make burning down the house. it's a continuation of homestuck picking up at the end of act 7.

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Here's an image. I'm definitely not saying what the next chapter of newhome is gonna be about. What? NoOOoo.

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