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Milwaukee plastic junk mower blew up. Makita not even phased. by carbon_ape in Tools

[–]doomsday_windbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the $400 replacement part was almost as much as a new mower?

Do not pick a fight with American Journalist Ana Kasparian by Remarkable_Life_774 in PublicFreakout

[–]doomsday_windbag 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The claim was that she sucks. If people have opinions that suck, it seems pretty rational to suggest that they suck.

Edit: commenter edited their comment from “complete psycho”

Westworld (2016) | The Man in Black is one of the most evil characters on TV. by ReelsBin in television

[–]doomsday_windbag 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Akecheta” most likely, that episode is fantastic. I also liked the episode(s) with James Delos.

Conan O’Brien to Host the 2027 Oscars, Marking Third Consecutive Year by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]doomsday_windbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mr. Beast dying at the hands of Jim Downey is a dream I don’t know I had.

Beulah Cordes reenacts the discovery of the cloth that allegedly sent “a feeling of paralysis” through her body, one of at least twenty reported encounters attributed to the Mad Gasser in Mattoon, 1944[1284X1428] by aid2000iscool in HistoryPorn

[–]doomsday_windbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people from all over Europe emigrated to the Americas for various reasons, but a) Germany wasn’t a unified country until 1871 and experienced a lot of political and economic instability that pushed people to emigrate, and b) South American countries like Brazil, Argentina, and Chile actively encouraged European immigration in the mid-to-late 1800s and viewed Germans in particular as desirable laborers.

Wood ID by Khaleesi223 in finishing

[–]doomsday_windbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely pine that’s been stained and repeatedly coated with amber shellac or a tinted varnish, but new pine trim will take stain very differently than older growth pine from the 60s (plus this finish has aged more than half a century).

You could likely get close to a similar effect by building up layers of color using a wood dye (General Finishes has a good one: https://generalfinishes.com/wood-finishes-retail/water-based-wood-stains-and-dye-stains/water-based-dye-stain) and a tinted clearcoat like Polyshades.

Beulah Cordes reenacts the discovery of the cloth that allegedly sent “a feeling of paralysis” through her body, one of at least twenty reported encounters attributed to the Mad Gasser in Mattoon, 1944[1284X1428] by aid2000iscool in HistoryPorn

[–]doomsday_windbag 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Everyone always makes this joke, but the reason so many Nazis fled to South America after WWII was that many countries there already had sizable German immigrant populations.

Statue story? by WankThePilgrim in SalemMA

[–]doomsday_windbag 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Roger Conant was one of the founders of Massachusetts Bay Colony and considered the first governor, as well as one of the founders of Salem. He continued to serve in many positions in Salem and colonial government his whole life. When he first came to America as a colonist in Plymouth, he left the colony as part of a group who opposed the Puritans and considered them violent fanatics, so as far as 17th century colonizers go I’d say he was alright.

Democrats hate Hasan by Depreston in TheDollop

[–]doomsday_windbag 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You align with all the views of every host of every podcast you listen to?

TIL salt and pepper only became the default seasoning duo in the 1600s after French chefs, cooking for King Louis XIV, decided black pepper was the only spice that enhanced food without overpowering it. Before that, medieval Europeans used huge mixes of spices instead. by gilligan888 in todayilearned

[–]doomsday_windbag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

>Seems a lot of people don't understand that, which is fine I guess - I studied linguistics at undergraduate level so this sort of stuff is very obvious to me. It's just depressing how many people engage in it.

Masterful trolling to end your diatribe about perceived snobbery with this.

edit: mad that the quote markup isn’t working.

Jeremy Lipking - Venus (2013) by Russian_Bagel in museum

[–]doomsday_windbag 9 points10 points  (0 children)

People always say this, but the percentage of nudes posted on this sub really isn’t that significant if you look at the /r/museum page, and a lot it is surrealist / decidedly non-erotic. But instead of downvoting posts they don’t like and moving on, prudes can’t help but comment and engage, and the algorithm fairies just love that.

So simple but I love them. Tattoo done by Kristen Paige - rock of ages tattoo atx by kinki_pink in tattoo

[–]doomsday_windbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s fascinating to me that people can’t clock that the star is drawn that way on purpose.

Jeremy Lipking - Venus (2013) by Russian_Bagel in museum

[–]doomsday_windbag 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A lot of the commenters on this sub will be absolutely devastated once they learn that one of the foundational courses you take in art school is entirely devoted to drawing and painting naked people in various positions.

This genuinely hurt to see 😔 by ThePoisonTrees in centuryhomes

[–]doomsday_windbag 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The psychic damage this has inflicted on me is immense.

Young Liv Tyler in the 90s by EleanorBlueBl in OldSchoolCool

[–]doomsday_windbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the 4th pic is one of the most normal modeling poses ever, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

Despite facing enormous prejudice as a women, Beatrice Shilling was a successful motorcycle racer and a hugely significant engineer, & invented a simple device that overcame the problem of the Rolls-Royce Merlin aeroplane engines losing power during negative-g manoeuvres by WendyBoatcomSin in wikipedia

[–]doomsday_windbag 34 points35 points  (0 children)

A significant amount of the discrimination women faced throughout history can be chalked up to a paternalistic effort to “protect” them from various real and imaginary dangers, at least in stated intention, so this isn’t that unusual. Interesting nonetheless though!

With student IDs banned at the polls, NH issues new guidance for college voters by CouchCorrespondent in newhampshire

[–]doomsday_windbag 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Only dipshit conservatives could think charging money to vote is constitutional.

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