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manic bear @manicore.bsky.social · Aug 15

OH yknow it might be smart to advertise my Radiohead OCs here

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manic bear

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I don't care much for streamers nor vtubers, but I admit I've been enjoying clips from time to time

#marcustheworm #roflgator

Two doodles of Marcus the Worm. In the first, he is staring at roflgator in an intimidating fashion while saying "It's pissing me off." In the second, he is shrouded in total darkness, holding his finger up and riding an invisible car, saying "I almost got in an accident."

November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM

manic bear

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right, so, HL2 Overcharged copied a number of other HL2 mods, but now it's ALSO copying Black Mesa (red explosive houndeyes, ceiling zappy things which I guess were also in HL1 but they look more like the Black Mesa ones)

November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM

manic bear

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don't tell anyone, but I obtained a nefarious copy of New Super Mario Bros and it has Wanted (aka Find Luigi)

the minigame is actually surprisingly easy, I got to a score of 62

November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM

manic bear

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so I tried to put myself directly in the shoes of the characters as I did these and this is roughly how the WASTE Creature one went

#rhsky

A multi-panel drawing depicting WASTE Creature taking a sexual orientation test.
In the first one, he is confidently declaring "Okay, it's time to definitively prove I am not homosexual."
In the second one, the first question: "In the past two weeks... I have found a man attractive" pops up. WASTE Creature looks nervous and says: "Uhhh... well... I... I guess... I have... That's normal, innit?"
In the third one, two more questions: "I have wanted to touch a man intimately and/or be naked in the company of a man" and "I have found myself sexually aroused by a man". WASTE Creature is sweating and looking away, saying "Well... err... I..."
In the fourth one, the question: "I have wanted to touch a woman intimately and/or be naked in the company of a woman." WASTE Creature looks more confident again and says: "Oh! Well, obviously! This test is easy."
In the fifth one, the questions "I have fantasized about sexual intercourse with a man" and "I have found myself wanted to have real-lie sexual intercourse with a man". WASTE Creature is biting his finger nervously and blushing, saying: "U-Uh... maybe... I guess...?"
In the final panel, the results show mainly bisexual, homosexual leaning. WASTE Creature is pouting and saying: "Well bollocks."

November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM

manic bear

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it's at 300 now

manic bear @manicore.bsky.social · 14d

when THAT track gets to 200 listens I'll be sure to check out the next goddamn album finally

November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM

manic bear

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I've done several more since

in order: Despot psychopathy results, WASTE Creature psychopathy results, Despot BPD test, WASTE Creature autism test

Psychopathy test score. 70/100, some antisocial tendencies.

Psychopathy test score. 49/100, few antisocial tendencies.

Borderline Personality Disorder test score. 33/100, few if any sign of bpd.

Autism test score. 54/100, some signs of autism.

November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM

manic bear

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GUY !! my thing arrived !!! gawk !!

My long-awaited WASTE Creature plushie standing on a chair.

November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM

manic bear

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been messing around with tests to diagnose my radiohead idiots and it's actually pretty fun !

pictured, in order: WASTE Creature's sexual orientation, Dissident's BPD results, Manic's autism results, Dissident's autism results

I also did MBTI tests for all 3 but they're in PDF form

Your sexual orientation is 60.7% heterosexual, 82.1% homosexual, which places you in the bisexual quadrant.

Borderline Personality Disorder Test Score. 70/100, some potential signs.

Autism Test Score. 69/100, several signs of autism.

Autism Test Score. 71/100, several signs of autism.

November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM

manic bear

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as I play through Half-Life 1 on hard mode each and every time I think I've decided which chapter is the worst, it gets one-upped

I hate Surface Tension.... dear god.....

November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM

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hello bro 😅🥹 #yume #radiohead

November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM

manic bear

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I did another of these things

How “I Might Be Wrong” by Radiohead aligns PRETTY heavily with my fanon WASTE Creature!

I’ll start by giving a little bit of context to what my fanon WASTE Creature is like if you… blech… DIDN’T read my fanfiction….
WASTE Creature is kinda like Despot lite. Evil, greedy, etc. But unlike Despot, he has a bit of a tragic backstory. Minotaurs like him (ESPECIALLY like him, as a mutant) were pushed around and relatively ignored by the human population. A lot of minotaurs just kinda wander around city streets cluelessly. A large chunk of WASTE Creature’s life was like that, up until he started working for W.A.S.T.E.
And yes, even from that point in his life, he was very much interested in Despot. Only when Despot finally swept him off his feet did he finally feel like his life had any kind of purpose. To make Despot happy! And he also became the CMO of W.A.S.T.E. in the process but that’s less important. So pretty much the center of WASTE Creature’s life right now is Despot.
Now, like I’ve done in the past, this is my horrifically loose attempt to connect vague lyrics to a character. That’s not to say the lyrics actually mean any of what I think it means in relation to WASTE Creature. Just… humor me. If you want.
(Also, there’s more info about WASTE Creature on my CharacterHub if you care to know.)

For the sake of argument, I may ignore pronouns at times. Just so I can connect the lyrics.

"I might be wrong
I might be wrong
I could've sworn I saw a light coming on"

Unfortunately, we’re starting off with the most difficult lyric for my argument. I assume that these lyrics are in reference to the phrase “the lights are on but nobody’s home,” i.e. someone being dull or stupid. For the sake of WASTE Creature, I think of it as him becoming more aware of life and its purpose. The light turning on is, perhaps, him “going home” (gaining insight or intelligence).

"I used to think
I used to think
There was no future left at all
I used to think
Open up, begin again"

WASTE Creature slowly losing hope after wandering the city purposeless for years. Perhaps he truly does not have a purpose, or that he has no future. Well… he used to think that. But ever since he offered himself and gave himself a new shot at life, he’s since learned that he does indeed serve a purpose in life!

"Lets go down the waterfall
Think about the good times and never look back
Never look back"

This is representative of Despot (or the W.A.S.T.E. conglomerate) basically reaching out to WASTE Creature, offering him good times and sending him down a permanent path of greed and malice (the waterfall, if you will). It’s taught WASTE Creature never to look back at the past. So much, in fact, that he LOATHES his past self and refuses to offer himself any kind of pity. It’s all about the present and the future now.

"What would I do?
What would I do?
If I did not have you?
Open up, let me in."

This speaks for itself really. What would WASTE Creature have done without W.A.S.T.E. and Despot? He simply would not have found his life’s purpose. He strives to be let into the inner circle, the one that brought him such success in his life. Full of equally vindictive people. Not that he sees that as a negative.

"Let's go down the waterfall
Have ourselves a good time, it's nothing at all
It's nothing at all
Nothing at all"

Again, basically a repeat of the first chorus. Possibly really trying to cement it in his brain that going down the waterfall is the right thing to do for his own sake. But ultimately what’s happening to him is that his personality is being stripped away from him, replaced by an entirely new and antithetical one. Despot wants WASTE Creature to be nothing like his old self anymore. A yes-man. That was his true intent all along. (But thankfully he started to genuinely fall for him, so that was a close call!) WASTE Creature seemingly could not care less.

November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM

manic bear

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DUDE I just found a time capsule, these were the Radiohead songs I liked back in 2021-ish (not including a few additions I made since)

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Radiohead I like - YouTube

This is very oudated.

www.youtube.com

November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM

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"It's like taking a snapshot of what the weather does to the paint on the water."

For A Moon Shaped Pool, @thomyorke.wastehq.social and @stanleydonwood.bsky.social‬ decided to create something abstract.

📸 © Colin Greenwood

November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM

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Radiohead

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Bologna, November 2025

📸 Alex Lake

November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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Philip Selway

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@radiohead.wastehq.social will be supporting @samaritans.bsky.social at our upcoming UK shows. I’ve been a proud Ambassador for the wonderful Samaritans for many years, a cause close to my heart.