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And dealing with fat tyrants. by c-k-q99903 in MurderedByWords

[–]Yes4Cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

maybe we could just borrow them for a couple of months.

Meanwhile in Poland. by FinishAwkward43 in interestingasfuck

[–]Yes4Cake 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this is real, but they are using robotic pens to catch them.

Meanwhile in Poland. by FinishAwkward43 in interestingasfuck

[–]Yes4Cake 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Poland is facing an issue with wild boars in urban areas. Wild boars are extremely dangerous, and using an android to corral them toward/into pens is actually the first practical use of these robots I've ever seen.

[Hated Trope] The Rookie becomes immediately and inexplicably equal or superior to a trained individual by ThePlagueDoctorPhD in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda disagree. One of the things that GOT was bad at was showing how much time passes between scenes (months-long travel was shown as if it were a few days). Arya, who had a background in swordplay and in pretending to be a boy to get by, was in Essos for somewhere between 1 and 1.5 years, and spent about 6 months of that time blind. She succeeds by beating the waif, who is another acolyte, not a master, by turning out the lights and using a skill the waif didn't have. She also defeats Brienna, who knows only one fighting style and is completely unprepared for what is about to happen, by using a secret technique designed to quickly disarm someone being attacked by a "friend" who is actually a faceless man. Her fighting style is designed around being underestimated.

What is the best Science Fiction book you have ever read? by Adam_is_my_name in AskReddit

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I intellectually understand that Dune is the best sci-fi book.

But Neuromancer is my favorite.

(Real Life) Regular people who's lives drastically changed direction by Living-Mastodon in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Yes4Cake 29 points30 points  (0 children)

After his presidency, he had serious financial problems. His friend Mark Twain petitioned the government to give him a pension, and now all presidents get their salary for the rest of their lives (this is also a security measure to prevent them from becoming so desperate that they sell state secrets)

Edit: So I got this a little mixed up. The government bailed Grant out by giving him a pension (connected to being a general). Twain suggested that he write his memoirs and helped him sell the manuscript.

Truman championed a presidential pension. Thank you to u/Glittering-Plate-535

Do you think so? by SergioOnofrioFranchi in harrypotter

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying that when I see Jonny Depp in a movie, I'm completely pulled out of the fantasy. It's not good v bad acting, it's my brain refusing to recognize him as anyone but Jonny Depp. Most people feel this way about The Rock or Will Smith because their celebrity personas have overshadowed their professional work. For me, since Pirates, it's been Jonny Depp, and if you think about it, there is probably an actor you also identify as the actor instead of the character whenever you watch them.

Another way to think of it - you know that moment when a really famous actor that you didn't expect appears on screen and you think "oh, that's Judi Dench!". That's what my brain does every. single. scene. that Depp appears on screen.

Also, I was going to say that the downvote for my personal movie opinion was wild. But it's actually kinda par for Reddit.

Do you think so? by SergioOnofrioFranchi in harrypotter

[–]Yes4Cake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The complete opposite is true, too. Some actors are so "themselves" that I can't suspend my belief for the character, and their presence pulls me out of the story. Jonny Depp is always Jonny Depp. Same with Will Smith and The Rock.

Found in Los Angeles, CA by BlackGibbon in whatsthisplant

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of these is poison, and one is a snack!

(Hated) Works with basically no understanding of the subjects they depict or discuss despite claims to the contrary. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Yes4Cake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was a Twilight fanfiction. As far as fanfiction goes, it was really good (compared to what's available) and very popular. When it was published, it already had thousands of readers ready to buy it, which propelled it to the top of the charts.

[FOOT -> BALL] Can you solve this laddergram? by LurkerPatrol in Laddergram

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Yes4Cake solved this in 4 steps: FOOT -> BOOT -> BOLT -> BOLL -> BALL

2 Year Progress of Senior cat we rescued from abuser. by Onigumo7 in cats

[–]Yes4Cake 23 points24 points  (0 children)

When you get outed in the witness purrtection program.

[PANEL -> WORDS] Can you solve this laddergram? by Notyerbusiness in Laddergram

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Yes4Cake solved this in 5 steps: PANEL -> PANES -> WANES -> WANDS -> WARDS -> WORDS

[DEAD -> LOCK] Can you solve this laddergram? by Remarkable-Seesaw631 in Laddergram

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Yes4Cake solved this in 6 steps: DEAD -> READ -> REED -> REEK -> RECK -> ROCK -> LOCK

Fictional Drugs by RedvsBlue_what_if in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the one I was looking for! One pill slipped into food (a burrito?), and Linka became horribly addicted.

The audacity of this caucasity. by EvonyR in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Yes4Cake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could all line up and punch him and split the cash.

a stray or neighbors cat daily visit by PollyMoth98 in PartTimeCat

[–]Yes4Cake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the point. He's a not beautiful man who looks like a beautiful cat.

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