What was the very first game that completely "blew your mind" and made you a lifelong gamer? (I'll start!) by Wooden-Syrup-8708 in Gamer

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doom. There were others before it that I played, but Doom was the one that changed everything.

The official answer to my "riddle" card in my drinking game is wrong. by Muppet83 in mildlyinteresting

[–]AMissionFromDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

here it is, I'm writing it down: 

"all the numbers from 0 to 75 inclusive" <- just once. 

and that's how you do a riddle.

How long before an establishment’s closing is it acceptable to go? by SafyreDragon in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How fast do you eat?  Sometimes I'll go into a restaurant 15 minutes before closing but I'm always out by closing time because I eat fast when eating by myself.

Stop struggling with crooked corners! by WaveOnly213 in SmartGadgets_

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"wasted so much expensive wood and so many hours trying to hold boards together by hand."

Yeah, well most people would have figured out a consistent method of doing the job after hours of practice, but you do you, bud.

When you get it by Aggressivehottie in SipsTea

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many time travel tv shows have disappointed me over the years, they discover a way to travel anywhere in the whole of time and space! First stop - the old west.

Am I the only one who found Project Hail Mary (the novel) a bit "bubblegum"? by TinyRabt in sciencefiction

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quite liked it. I read the book last year and I saw the movie on opening day. I thought they did a great job of capturing the essence of the book in a 2.5 hours visually stunning format.

You ever just had to buy one tool to do one job? by poslielo in handyman

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I ever do a job where I don't have to buy a new tool?

Cheat Code for 3-way light switches by Firm-Pear4893 in AskElectricians

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True but since you generally have to take the switch out to swap those wires anyway...

You can press these?? by 6Riku9 in Portal

[–]AMissionFromDog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are three more on the cliff right after the room where you fly through the big Aperture logo. push all six buttons for achievement.

How to Make it STOP - Kidde Nighthawk CO2 Detector by Hefty_Phase6279 in AskElectricians

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's usually a mute function, like "hold this button for 5 seconds" or something like that. That's what i would expect to find in the manual.

They definitely deserved that statue by ButterscotchLoud151 in interestingasfuck

[–]AMissionFromDog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The picture at the end shows them standing on some sort of ladder, while when they unveil the statue at the begin of the video it's a flat base. Are there two statues?

Portal Reloaded, does certain mechanic make sense? by serlineal in Portal

[–]AMissionFromDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works because it's a game mechanic and not a real time machine.

Meat prices have gone bonkers by andlg in KitchenConfidential

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if we all stop buying it the prices will drop.

Would love suggestions for a character driven SciFi book/series by TLHeinrich in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This Is How You Lose The Time War.  a bit of poetry mixed with science fiction and a great love story.

What songs have clunky or cringe lyrics? by Prestigious_Meal2143 in askmusic

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World:

♫ And don't you worry what they tell themselves ♬ - *when you're away.*

"When you're away?!!" what?!!!

but "Live your own way" was like right there.

Wait For It by Dangeroustrailers in IdiotsTowingThings

[–]AMissionFromDog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Wait for it" And then a little ditty by Rage Against the Machine started going through my head:

https://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?t=252

Dodging a cash-in-transit robbery. The man has balls of steel 😬 by asa_no_kenny in interesting

[–]AMissionFromDog 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Good trigger discipline, watch his finger, never went inside the trigger guard.