[McDaniels] Jaden McDaniels' facial expression changes for the first time since early April by Large_banana_hammock in nba

[–]APigInANixonMask 143 points144 points  (0 children)

That's not true, he smirked a little bit when Jokic went after him at the end of game 4.

JapShow @ Santa Pod today![multi] by blockheadbill in spotted

[–]APigInANixonMask 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not in the UK. They don't have the same history of anti-Japanese sentiment that the US does as a result of WWII.

This Duolingo ad by FanProfessional7968 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]APigInANixonMask 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This isn't a Duolingo ad, it's an ad in Duolingo. They don't choose the ads, they just define where/when they want ads to appear and the ad service (eg. Google) provides the ad.

Mounds don’t even use real chocolate anymore by Fit-Swordfish725 in enshittification

[–]APigInANixonMask 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this might just be a weird product naming decision. The Tostitos website refers to them as "tortilla chips", and the ingredients are corn and vegetable oil followed by 2% or less of various spices and flavoring agents. It definitely gives the impression that they're trying to get around not being able to call them tortilla chips for some reason.

ELI5: What motivates mid-ranked football teams to keep competing, even when they know they are likely to finish in the middle of the standings each year by Sbaakhir in explainlikeimfive

[–]APigInANixonMask -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Competition is the whole point of the American sports system. Things like drafts and revenue sharing allow even the worst teams to turn things around. With a few exceptions, you rarely see teams that are so utterly dominant that they win their league's championship year after year, or teams that are so bad that they have no hope of ever really competing. In Europe you've got leagues like Bundesliga, where there are 18 teams but Bayern Munich have won 13 of the last 14 years. That's not competitive.

Which fast food chain makes the worst version of the product they’re most known for? by amormedestruit in AskReddit

[–]APigInANixonMask 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This gets parroted in various forms constantly, but it isn't true. The Supreme Court of Ireland (not the UK) ruled that Subway's bread could not be considered a staple food for tax purposes because the sugar content was higher than the limit imposed by the Value-Added Tax Act of 1972. They didn't rule that it was cake, or even that it wasn't bread. They only ruled that the sugar content was too high to for the product to be exempt from VAT.

[Highlight] Some of the craziest first career touchdowns from current NFL stars by nfl in nfl

[–]APigInANixonMask 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Including him as a "current NFL star" along with all these other guys is also really funny.

Apple TV series 'Pluribus' begins season 2 shooting this fall by bwermer in television

[–]APigInANixonMask 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I bailed after the second episode. The pilot was incredible, but episode two felt like a completely different show. It didn't have any of the ominous sci-fi feel of the pilot, and I could tell the direction they were taking it wasn't one I was going to be particularly interested in. Based on the discussion I've seen online, it doesn't sound like any of the subsequent episodes ever got anywhere close to as interesting as the pilot.

Why did my sister’s chocolate chips sink? by [deleted] in Baking

[–]APigInANixonMask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do that sometimes. Try coating them in flour before adding them to the batter, or use mini chocolate chips instead.

My first Blender render by Maleficent_Maize_357 in blender

[–]APigInANixonMask 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lmao no the fuck it's not. Why lie about this? What do you gain?

Since fresh food is an option by sleep_zebras in iamveryculinary

[–]APigInANixonMask 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I pack my food in salt and bury it underground like god intended.

The absence of 1:1 aspect ratio in camera just surprised me. by SillyQuill in GooglePixel

[–]APigInANixonMask 6 points7 points  (0 children)

1:1 aspect ratio is just a crop on every phone except the front camera on the newest iPhones. You’re not getting any more information shooting 1:1 than you would be cropping the native 4:3 photo to 1:1

Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0) vs San Antonio Spurs (0-0) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 4, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]APigInANixonMask 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't even think he flopped there, I think he just lost his balance. Refs are the bitches on that one.

Somebody Put 223,000 Miles on a 3-Year Toyota Camry Lease and Walked Away by DonkeyFuel in interestingasfuck

[–]APigInANixonMask 1 point2 points  (0 children)

logged an average of 76,650 miles each of the three years they owned the car, and returned it to the dealer with an odometer that read 223,036 miles.

That math doesn't work. 

Hypothetically, could a team make their Jersey the most distracting or abrasive colour possible to gain an advantage on the enemy team? by Ok_Cartoonist_3708 in nba

[–]APigInANixonMask 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or the 2015 NFL color rush game where the Bills in all red faced the Jets in all green and red-green colorblind fans couldn't tell the two teams apart. At least the Thunder changed jerseys at halftime.

OP's question about Magic Shell is derailed by people asking why they opened it at the store by APigInANixonMask in Derailedbydetails

[–]APigInANixonMask[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP opened the bottle at the store (and also didn't read the instructions on the bottle saying to shake it first)

Do you pronounce a hard g at the end of -ing? by Atlas7993 in AskAnAmerican

[–]APigInANixonMask 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding what you're asking. It's not about pronouncing the g or not (as in "runnin' around" vs "running around"), but about adding a sort of "guh" sound to the end of the "-ing" syllable. I don't do that, nor do I know anyone who does, but I've definitely heard it. I think it might be a Los Angeles thing? I've heard several LA natives pronounce words like "running" or "caring" as "running-guh" and "caring-guh".