#the wikis

What if websites were human? What if we could represent the history of the internet this way? Which websites would have rivalries and which would have romantic connections? What would Tumblr's story be in all of this?

Well... I certainly have a few ideas!

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1. The series centered more on later gen skylanders being mentored by gen 1 skylanders

2. THEY STUCK TO THE GAME LORE WHICH RAN SO DEEP AND FUCKED SO HARD

3. Spyro was head teacher and widely regarded as the strongest Skylander, à la Satoru Gojo ("with the sole exception of Spyro the Dragon, of course") to the point where it's almost comical

And, finally

4. Cynder shows up to aura farm once per season then dip

The Real Wikis: Michael Kelso, circa 2004 (just including the pictures before he got fat)

Top (l-r): Kelso on That 70s Show, 1977, Kelso and Brooke, 1979, a picture of the new house, 1981

Bottom (l-r): Kelso drunkenly singing "It's The End of the World as We Know It" by REM, 1989, Kelso and Brooke in their not so tiny love shack, 1990, his brother Jay's dog Skip jumping after him in Lake Eerie, 1991

Born: Michael Christopher Kelso

Birthday: August 28, 1959 (age 45)

Also known as: Mike (at work), Michael (by Jackie and Brooke), Dad, Daddy

Occupation(s): Security guard at the Chicago Playboy mansion (January 1980), police officer for the Chicago PD (February 1980-present)

Family (new, plus Betsy):

Elizabeth "Betsy" Victoria Kelso (daughter, with Brooke, born January 15, 1979)

Hannah Michaela Kelso (daughter, with Brooke, born November 23, 1984)

Matthew "Matt" Casey Kelso (nephew, via Casey, born March 5, 1985)

William "Bill" Robert Rockwell (father in-law, born April 20, 1929)

Carolyn Elizabeth Brooks (formerly Rockwell) (mother in-law, born November 8, 1930)

Bruce William Rockwell (brother in-law, born February 3, 1955)

Linda Jo Carter (formerly Rockwell) (former sister in-law, born April 14, 1955)

Lauren Elizabeth Rockwell (niece, via Bruce, born February 3, 1986)

Relationships:

Brooke Leslie Rockwell (wife, October 1981-present)

The Real Wikis: Guilherme Queimada-Guzman, aka Fez, circa 2004

Top (l-r): Fez eying his unrequited love, Kelso (1976), Fez on Halloween (1977), a dramatic close-up (1980)

Bottom (l-r): Fez at the roller rink (1981), a brief foray with Buddy Morgan (1986), at Lake Eerie with his wife Rhonda (1987)

Name: Guilherme Maria Teodoro Carlos Luis Felipe Queimada-Guzman

Birthday: August 4, 1960 (age 44)

Also known as: Fez, Fezzie

Occupation(s): Shampoo boy (January 1980-June 1980), an apprentice at Jeri's (1980-1982), owner(s) of Chez Fez and Co (with his wife, Laurie) (1982-1986), owner of Let's Dance, in Point Place (1984-1987), owner(s) of Let's Dance, in Chicago (with Rhonda, 1987-present), Oprah's biggest fan (1986-present)

Immediate Family:

Adrian Reginald Forman (son, with Laurie, born July 18, 1984)

Ashley Maria Tate (daughter, with Rhonda, born May 4, 1989)

Rafael "Ravi" Luis Queimada (father, born January 2, 1939)

Maria Catarina Ana Amalia Teodora Beatriz Queimada-Guzman (mother, born November 10, 1937)

Isabel Catarina Rafaela Beatriz Leonor Maria Queimada-Guzman (sister, born June 29, 1962)

Relationship(s):

Laurie Anna Forman (ex-wife, June 1978-June 1986)

Jacqueline "Jackie" Beulah Hyde (nee Burkhart) (girlfriend, for five seconds, January-February 1980)

Bernard "Buddy" Morgan (fling, July-August 1985)

Rhonda Tate (affair, August 1985-June 1986, girlfriend/fiancee, June 1986-September 1987; wife, September 1987-present)

The Real Wikis: Elizabeth "Betsy" Kelso, circa 2004

Left to right: Betsy, age 3 (1982), Betsy, age 16 (1995), Betsy, age 25 (2004)

Born: Elizabeth Victoria Kelso

Birthday: January 15, 1979 (age 25)

Also known as: Betsy, Bets, Beth

Occupation(s): Worked at Auntie Anne's (1995-6), waitress at Olive Garden (1997-2001), student at the University of Chicago (1997-present), intern for Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2000-present)

Family (mostly on her mother's side):

Michael Christopher Kelso (father, born August 28, 1959)

Brooke Leslie Kelso (nee Rockwell) (mother, born May 4, 1957)

Hannah Michaela Kelso (sister, born November 23, 1984)

Matthew "Matt" Casey Kelso (paternal cousin, via Casey, born March 5, 1985)

William "Bill" Robert Rockwell (maternal grandfather, born April 20, 1929)

Carolyn Elizabeth Brooks (formerly Rockwell) (maternal grandmother, born November 8, 1930)

Bruce William Rockwell (maternal uncle, born February 3, 1955) Linda Jo Carter (formerly Rockwell) (former maternal aunt, born April 14, 1955) Lauren Elizabeth Rockwell (maternal cousin, born February 3, 1986)

Relationship(s):

Noah Arthur Holland (boyfriend/fiance, on-off from 1995-2001, steady since 2002)

Robert "Rob" Geller ("Chicago" boyfriend when things with Noah weren't working out, 1997-2001)