Dan & Phil Part 65: Phabergé

kavat · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:02 pm

I would pay good money to see Phil's reaction when he saw that.

Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:05 pm

000dia000 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:51 pm You know, I may sound naive...or perhaps I'm missing some inside joke...but what does that even mean?? Do I want to know? Is Dan implying something and we're all just lol when years ago people would freak out?

I was pretty floored when he used that (explicitly sexual) meme in the pinof bloopers with a montage of Phil's ass... but I had the same reaction you are now, people seemed to dismiss it just because it was also a meme. But literally he made Phil a cake with a portmanteau of (under the cut just because I hate using that word even though it's unavoidable in this situation)

for his birthday. I'm laughing but I'm also fully recognizing a strong implication there. Even if that the implication is just that Dan has found a grey area between meme and reality in which he's okay being sexual at/to Phil.

ratlad · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:09 pm

kavat wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:02 pm I would pay good money to see Phil's reaction when he saw that.

probs him just laughing and turning bright red, playfully hitting dan multiple times on the shoulder, then burying his face into him.
disgusting.

pastelspectre · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:14 pm

Oh my god that’s iconic

I’m going to remember this for so long

obscureDnPreference · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:20 pm

It has been over a month since I've posted on here (work is CRAZY) but oh. my. god.

I want to go all scolding mother on him ("Daniel James Howell!") but I'm just laughing.

ratlad · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:25 pm

H A P P I B O Y E

Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:27 pm

Oh my god, those pictures of Phil are so fucking good?? And no wonder they didn't tweet, they really did have a busy day.

AroboticPhil · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:29 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL

that tweet ...oh my god.... how can i both love and hate dan so much at the same time ?
now I'm just waiting for a phil/joint liveshow on thursday because i need to hear one of them retell this story.

now Phil's tweet omg

Those picture are literally the only thing wholesome enough in this world to be able to counterbalance that ...other thing

whelpkeeper · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:31 pm

God this is so cute

I'm in such a good mood now, seems like Phil's having such a nice b-day

Hamilton, cakes, tourism, etc.- all very lovely, what a nice way to celebrate another trip around the sun.

Oh, and happy birthday Phil!

sasstronaut · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:39 pm

those pictures are so fucking cute. phil’s been such a source of happiness for me for the past 3 years, so i’m glad he seems to be having such a good bday! he deserves it

Philena · Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:44 pm

The cake is hilarious, but those pics.

Those pics are going to be the death of me. Phil is absolutely gorgeous in natural lighting. No wonder Dan can't resist propositioning him via cake :asskiss:

Happiest of birthdays, Phil!!!

Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:53 pm

I am living for Phil being a tourist! Look at him on a boat trip down the Thames to Greenwich! Aww he looks so happy!

I am also living for twitter right now! This made me actually snort out loud

dontpanic · Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:14 pm

I know I sometimes intensely roll my eyes at the phandom, but it's days like today where I'm genuinely impressed at how creative people are? Like, the phandom is probably the most creative fandoms I've been in... the reactions to Dan's cake tweet are hilarious and the different Phil birthday week-themed posts/art/edits/etc. are amazing.

Why were they doing tourist-y stuff tho? Do Phil's padres not come to london often?

Phil looks adorable his smile in the first pic is

I never thought I'd see the day where he'd ditch the deer-in-the-headlights look. 2017 sucked but at least it ushered in glowed-up versions of these two nerds.

flarequake · Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:31 pm

Oh, Daniel, naughty boy. We were all expecting something simple and here we are

Phil’s photos are adorable. I’m curious why you need that white paddle he’s holding when you’re viewing ceiling art up on a scaffolding. Maybe it’s to wave in case of falling off, seeing as there’s also the blue safety/visibility gear.

smartcookie · Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:41 pm

dontpanic wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:14 pm Why were they doing tourist-y stuff tho? Do Phil's padres not come to london often?

My guess would be that when you live in a place you just live there, so you don’t really experience the stuff your city has for offer except for special occasions. Now I’m not living in a place nearly the size of London but the example still works, cos I haven’t been to any of the touristy stuff available where I live since I was a kid and going to things was a fun activity to do, now I just live here, not really seeing it for what it is.

Could of course also be for the sake of the padres, London is a fair way from where Phil parents live so maybe they just doesn’t come all that often and they have done all this touristy stuff for their sake. Who knows? I don’t. Mainly just guessing and projecting. They could for all we know spend all their leisure time on the London eye or visiting Big Ben, just not documenting it..

Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:43 pm

smartcookie wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:41 pm
dontpanic wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:14 pm Why were they doing tourist-y stuff tho? Do Phil's padres not come to london often?

My guess would be that when you live in a place you just live there, so you don’t really experience the stuff your city has for offer except for special occasions. Now I’m not living in a place nearly the size of London but the example still works, cos I haven’t been to any of the touristy stuff available where I live since I was a kid and going to things was a fun activity to do, now I just live here, not really seeing it for what it is.

Could of course also be for the sake of the padres, London is a fair way from where Phil parents live so maybe they just doesn’t come all that often and they have done all this touristy stuff for their sake. Who knows? I don’t. Mainly just guessing and projecting. They could for all we know spend all their leisure time on the London eye or visiting Big Ben, just not documenting it..

They did the same thing last time Phil's parents were in town, right? When Dan posted that museum selfie?

onceinaugust · Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:45 pm

flarequake wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:31 pm Oh, Daniel, naughty boy. We were all expecting something simple and here we are

Phil’s photos are adorable. I’m curious why you need that white paddle he’s holding when you’re viewing ceiling art up on a scaffolding. Maybe it’s to wave in case of falling off, seeing as there’s also the blue safety/visibility gear.

I'm pretty sure it's a mirror to get a better view of the paintings...One of my friends was in London last week, and toured the Royal Naval College (at least that's what it says on her instagram pics), and it's pretty much identical. Her safety vest/hard hat were red, but I'm pretty sure that's what the Lesters were up to today!

Templeofshame · Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:58 pm

onceinaugust wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:45 pm I'm pretty sure it's a mirror to get a better view of the paintings...One of my friends was in London last week, and toured the Royal Naval College (at least that's what it says on her instagram pics), and it's pretty much identical. Her safety vest/hard hat were red, but I'm pretty sure that's what the Lesters were up to today!

Thanks for this, I've been looking for the info on this and now I've found it: https://www.ornc.org/painted-hall-ceiling-tours-tickets

flarequake · Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:01 pm

Oh, a mirror makes more sense.

That cake, though. Gotta wonder what Dan’s hoping to achieve beyond the obvious because ofc it could all be a joke or, if they’re that way inclined kinkwise, bratting to get a harder beating

Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:02 pm

onceinaugust wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:45 pm I'm pretty sure it's a mirror to get a better view of the paintings...One of my friends was in London last week, and toured the Royal Naval College (at least that's what it says on her instagram pics), and it's pretty much identical. Her safety vest/hard hat were red, but I'm pretty sure that's what the Lesters were up to today!

Yup, his photo is definitely from Naval College.
Looking at Phils photos it looks like they took a boat tour from London’s eye up the Thames to Greenwich! Greenwich is such a beautiful place to visit, the views from the park are stunning!

Ablissa · Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:15 pm

I don't really get that meme. Or any meme (I'm a bit out of the loop/not the biggest fan of memes in general, usually). Does it REALLY mean what I think it means? Can it be read any other way??
Either way, wow. So much has changed over the past few years. Imagining Phil's parents reacting to that cake and Phil struggling to explain it as Dan laughs at him made my day better. Write that fic, anyone?

Happy Birthday, Phil. You're an amazing guy in every sense of the word and I owe you a large portion of my day-to-day sanity.

lilabet · Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:19 pm

Yeah it definitely the place you found. I did the tour last year and you get different colour vests depending on your group. It's so weird when I see them in places I've been.

As someone who lives in London I spend a lot of time being a tourist. Especially on days I know the area will be quiet.

hello9217 · Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:25 pm

Ablissa wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:15 pm I don't really get that meme. Or any meme (I'm a bit out of the loop/not the biggest fan of memes in general, usually). Does it REALLY mean what I think it means? Can it be read any other way??
Either way, wow. So much has changed over the past few years. Imagining Phil's parents reacting to that cake and Phil struggling to explain it as Dan laughs at him made my day better. Write that fic, anyone?

Happy Birthday, Phil. You're an amazing guy in every sense of the word and I owe you a large portion of my day-to-day sanity.

If you're on twitter you read the tweet like: "It's just a meme. It's an inside joke between dan and phil. Stop sexualizing everything."
And if you're on tumblr you read it like: "Sex. He means sex."
I just thought it was really funny and Phil's response was the icing on the cake

Also someone did already write a fic about it: http://danfanciesphil.tumblr.com/post/1 ... neshot-for

Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:28 pm

hello9217 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:25 pm
Ablissa wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:15 pm I don't really get that meme. Or any meme (I'm a bit out of the loop/not the biggest fan of memes in general, usually). Does it REALLY mean what I think it means? Can it be read any other way??
Either way, wow. So much has changed over the past few years. Imagining Phil's parents reacting to that cake and Phil struggling to explain it as Dan laughs at him made my day better. Write that fic, anyone?

Happy Birthday, Phil. You're an amazing guy in every sense of the word and I owe you a large portion of my day-to-day sanity.
If you're on twitter you read the tweet like: "It's just a meme. It's an inside joke between dan and phil. Stop sexualizing everything."
And if you're on tumblr you read it like: "Sex. He means sex."
I just thought it was really funny and Phil's response was the icing on the cake
Also someone did already write a fic about it: http://danfanciesphil.tumblr.com/post/1 ... neshot-for

Ehh I feel like both of those are pretty subjective to who you specifically follow; on twitter I've seen plenty of people talking about how he means sex, and on tumblr I've seen (and gotten anons) from people trying to say that it's just a meme and "don't read into it" - so yeah no matter the social media if you tend to follow a lot more skeptical people you're probably seeing it being dismissed, if you follow a lot of people who are more into the relationship and just wanting to enjoy shit you're probably seeing people talk about it meaning sex.

(And my opinion: it's a meme, it's funny. but it's definitely a meme referencing sex. best of both worlds.)

captainspacecoat · Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:41 pm

alittledizzy wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:28 pm (And my opinion: it's a meme, it's funny. but it's definitely a meme referencing sex. best of both worlds.)

Agree with this!! Don't think it's necessarily one or the other, it can certainly be dismissed as just a stupid meme but it 's definitely bold, and explicitly sexual (and the use of "me" instead of "us" or something, which also would fit in the meme, arguably makes it more personal. And now I sound like I'm writing an essay analysing that dumb cake szhfsdkjfn, I'll stop).

Those photos are lovely, Phil looks so cute and the quality of (presumably) Dan's iPhone X camera is 10/10. I hope Phil had the best birthday with his loved ones, exploring London and explaining sexual memes to his parents :')

I also love that so many people (Louise, Tyler etc) describe Phil as kind ("lovely", "sweet"), I think Phil really does have a reputation for being a genuinely kind and lovely person, which is just super nice to hear