Richard Armitage Legenda 90: Stuff worth reading
[Legenda offers a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff about Richard Armitage that I noticed and enjoyed since the last episode. It doesn’t usually include materials presented on the major fansites, which I love dearly, but which are linked in the sidebar. Because I always forget or just miss stuff, please add additional pieces of interest via link in the comments.]
Now that it’s August, time to think about your favorite Leo
Actually, he’s my third favorite Leo (after my father and brother). Birthday greetings for Mr. Armitage may be left:
- At RichardArmitageNet.com
- Usually, at the forums, as well. If anyone from the forums is reading, can you let me know about this? I looked on the three forums I’m a member of, but I didn’t find links.
- Apparently, there’s also usually an imdb thread. Will link when it materializes.
- And there are several tumblr projects. One was linked in last week’s Legenda.
There will be a week of birthday events at King Richard Armitage, and as usual, I will have some kind of charity scheme running here, although I’m not sure yet exactly what.
Because there are so many new fans, I also want to remind people that Mr. Armitage has asked repeatedly for charitable donations in lieu of gifts. His JustGiving affiliations are all visible here — you can donate on the web.
A beautiful tweet I missed
Richard Armitage archive
- What would you say if you could have dinner with Mr. Thornton?
- Can you tell a joke? “A blonde walks into a bar?” Illustrated with very funny GIFs, as usual.
- Mulubinba’s been on vacation in England and France and has taken photographs in the steps of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Monet, and Thorin.
- At Something about Love: Richard Armitage character poll matchups.
- Your own private Armitage. A little creepy.
- Misha found a neat animated GIF for Thorin Thursday.
- Ania gives us a beautiful Lucas North handgasm.
- Ancient Armitages reaches 10,000 hits.
- To follow on Twitter: Richard Armitage Sweden.
- Could you decide which picture of Thorin is the best? I was bamboozled. More
oglingthought necessary. - Pot Roast, pickles and Richard Armitage.
- Kelbel75 on her favorite Armitage radio interviews.
- This was linked in the post to which it refers but I’m adding it here in case anyone missed it: Judiang spoofs The Man having his picture taken!
- In case you didn’t see the reblog on My Sort of Bloke, another opinion on Armitage cast as Batman. Especially interesting here: the many comments left by men.
Richard Armitage / Richard III fan art I ran across this week — if this is your work, please let me know so I can credit you.
Richard III news
- Latest updates on all the Richard III news from King Richard Armitage fan initiative.
Richard Armitage tumblr
Remember that some of tumblr is NSFW.
- A Polaroid I hadn’t seen before.
- Excited about getting an Armitage autograph!
- A birthday card for Richard Armitage.
- Animated GIF of Richard Armitage as Tolkien geek.
- Truly majestic animated GIF of Thorin in Erebor.
- Richard Armitage saves gas.
- If you got intimate with Richard Armitage — well — there’s a piece of him you’d have to deal with. How do the unexperienced prepare?
- Richard Armitage is the first crush to make men interesting?
- Richard Armitage in Australia.
- What Guy really wants.
- I wonder what this means.
- Sadness at not being able to have Armitage.
- On loving someone your father’s age.
- Would your husband dress up as Thorin? If he won’t, perhaps he should.
- [Trigger warning]: Thorin gets someone through the day.
Richard Armitage-related mature fanfic: Sexy, slash, RPF, and so on.
- At wattpad: CarlyQ’s “Iron and Oak” goes to ch. 10. (Thorin + OFC. Answer to Armitage’s question about Thorin’s lost love.)
- Khandy / Kate has a FB page for you to like.
- At wattpad: More adventures of Thorin and Lady 0akenshield by The Arkenstone: Stone Door.
- At RAucous: An explanation for the strange blue sweater coincidence. (RPF / Armitage + Pace).
OT, collateral attractions, and things I think about
- Armitage fan Beverly Farr publishes a novel, Corporate Husband. Available on amazon and elsewhere.
- Jane Eyre Adaptation Flow Chart.
- Should Kelly Clarkson be able to buy Jane Austen’s ring?
- Dean O’Gorman interviewed on the eve of Boston ComicCon.
- The Internet is not making fangirls lonelier.
- KathrynD on her visit to the Royal International Air Tattoo.
- On rediscovering your capacity to sing in public.
- Fascinating comment about how social media are changing the fan con experience — comment on #fail at FandomFest in Louisville. William Shatner gets $50k for appearing?
- Are there too many foreign crimes shows in the U.S.?
Me + Richard Armitage 
“If you got intimate with Richard Armitage — well — there’s a piece of him you’d have to deal with. How do the unexperienced prepare?”
This totally cracked me up!!!! Thanks for the heads up.
And I’m now grateful for European ex-boyfriends to actually get what she meant LOL
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Thanks for the link Serv! this was hilarious!!! I’m up at 2 am and everyone is asleep while I’m lurking about on tumblr so I had to laugh into a pillow to avoid startling anyone…LOL!! 😀
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“heads up.” Pun, right?
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LOL…where there’s a will there’s a way right 🙂
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oh yes 😉
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it’s not like it’s a huge obstacle, it’s just … a bit of surprise, the first time one sees one in the flesh (speaking as an American). 🙂
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LOL been there done that 😉
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Oh my gosh! It took me a minute to figure that out.
Hmm . . . will have to see if there are instructional materials on the internet. Want to be prepared! Like a Girl Scout, me.
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Always prepared 🙂
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It took me a minute to figure that out, too, but the other way round. For me as a European girl it´s quite normal and I can assure you there are no special preparations needed… 🙂
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It occurs to me that however surprised or unprepared his partner may be he will surely know how “it” works 😉
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might even enjoy explaining how “it” works 🙂
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Now there’s a thought to titillate the fangirl mind 😉
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Thanks for the props!
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🙂
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Thanks for the link to my blog and for still taking the time to put the Legenda together…always includes stuff I’ve missed 🙂
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it was interesting as there’s a big air show around here that seems to occur roughly at the same time. They *are* a lot of fun.
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I find air shows very exciting…especially the fast fighter jets, although I have been to one featuring only WWII aircraft and that was fascinating. Interestingly the US pulled out of RIAT this year which meant there was far less in the static display.
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I assume due to the sequester / budget cuts … sigh …
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I believe so. A real shame.
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OT- but don’t miss “the camp gyno..” on Feminema.
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This ad was a riot!
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It sure was.How times have changed.
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I thought the ad was cute but the whole time I was wondering whose period is regular enough to have that stuff arrive in the mail? (other people’s, I guess 🙂 )
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The pill regulates but I wouldn’t think ( I hope not) that a girl that age was on it. You can stockpile any extras and use them to remove nail polish.
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I’m almost 60, I’m still waiting for my mother to have the talk about tampons with me…but she doesn’t have to now, I’m in menopause.
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LOL!
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Thanks for listing my newest story! Do we still say YOU ROCK!! Well I do! I loved the one about European boyfriends. Canadian boyfriends, too, my girl….and some Americans….LOL
What the internet doesn’t tell you if you don’t google…
huggies to you my friend.
xoxoxo
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Mexicans.
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OK- This is NOT about Richard Armitage – but maybe a Brit can tell me – no routine circumcision in UK for most male babies? I’d like to know in case it ever comes up. There was a Frenchman once… but I digress.
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No…definitely not. It is only done for medical or religious reasons, the latter having to be paid for (most medical treatment is free in the UK). However, from the little I’ve just read it seems that even for medical reasons other treatments are preferred in most cases.
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Thanks Kathryn.
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there’s a “widening” procedure they can do, apparently. The only circumcised Germans I’ve ever met who were not Jewish had all had it done for medical reasons.
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The whole idea makes me wince! I’ve come across both “types” in UK men although I don’t know the reason for the one that was without. Definitely not Jewish though.
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In my limited experiences, there are advantages in both directions. I can see why you wouldn’t want to do it, though.
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I believe (but may be wrong) in newborn babies it’s heavily frowned upon here now although there is nothing in law to prevent it…just medical directives.
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It’s under discussion all over Europe (there was a big fight over it in Germany last year, with a court essentially agreeing that it was a human rights violation and Muslim and Jewish groups in an uproar).
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Blimey!
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Yeah, the German legislature eventually passed a law guaranteeing the legality of infant circumcisions and elective surgeries for adults, iirc.
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thank you for linking me again 🙂 I like the “what does this mean?” confession, very poignant. the circumcision confession on the other hand, we each have our own worries I guess *laughs*
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I think the first time you encounter one, you might worry you were “doing it wrong.” But men are usually pretty communicative about what they want, in my experience any way.
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I´m still lying on the floor *lol*, never thought about that “circumsision thing” until it went through the media. German men find it very disgusting, though the “widening procedure” is still usual in case of phimosis.
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Thanks for the great links…I missed a ton of stuff this week!
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I felt that way, too.
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Lots of neat links here. Thanks for collecting and sharing them! Giggles on the circumspection regarding circumcision–cultures and medical reasons for or against it vary. I doubt anyone would be deterred either way when you’re in love (or in lust) with someone–speaking hypothetically, of course. Ha! And thanks for linking to my little poll. Cheers!
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nice pun.
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Love Legenda! It’s like a mini Tumblr – full of goodies that pull you in and keep you staring at the computer! Thanks, Serv. I liked the blue sweater story. It’s great to have a friend who’s the same size! 😀
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I like the sweater. I wonder if I could get one (cut for a woman, of course).
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It is a lovely sweater. A pretty color too, at least what you can see in the picture of Lee wearing it. Quality of RA photo not that great. I do like it a lot though!
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Some good reading (and laughs) this time that I missed. Families gone and here I sit reading and listen to some music.
Got to love those Leos. Now I just hope the family don’t forget birthday soon. Richards got to be one of my favorite Leos and a kind shy one too.
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I still think he’s a Leo, he just hides it well 🙂
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Thanks for linking to me :*
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🙂
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I read this and thought of RA fandom and wanted to share it ..
“The discontent that washed over me during my summer visit to Chawton cottage returns: Too many people want a piece of Jane Austen these days! Give her back to me! I can appreciate her the way she was meant to be appreciated! Most days, I’m happy to share Jane Austen; I even enjoy her crossover appeal, her status as both highbrow and lowbrow, intellectual and popular. Just now, though, I feel a bit wistful about that laminated bookmark and the small, homespun Janeite world it represented.”
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/04/comiccon_for_jane_austen_fans/?source=newsletter
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there’s a new book on the Janeite fandom, I saw.
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Thanks for the link love! The more list I saw about the whole Batman casting, the more I’m convinced RA is THE best actor for the job. Of course we don’t know if the man himself wants it, but boy, he sure could do it with aplomb. In fact, as much as I like Henry Cavill, I think RA would blow him out of the water in terms of screen presence!!
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Btw, I LOVE that beautiful Lucas North handgasm post… my goodness, can this man be even more perfect?? He’s got the WHOLE package down to the last detail, incredible!
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down to the hair on his forearms 🙂
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Thanks for the comment, ruth, and welcome. I guess we’ll see what happens — loved reading your detailed discussion!
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[…] a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff about Richard Armitage that I noticed and enjoyed since the last episode. It doesn’t usually include materials presented on the major fansites, which I love dearly, but […]
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Richard Armitage Legenda 91: Stuff worth reading | Me + Richard Armitage said this on August 10, 2013 at 5:46 pm |