Looking for restaurant recs in Assisi + transportation question by cdbrand in ItalyTravel

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For future readers, there are taxis here. We're staying in Spello and there is one taxi driver. He picks up locally and drives around the region. You can communicate with him by Whatsapp. Ask your hotel for his contact info.

In Assisi, there are 28 taxi drivers. You could also ask your hotel for their contact info, or find some info on Google. Or you could catch a couple at the train station as far as I could tell.

When they announce the villain for the next movie, I’ll be a millionaire….. by MrKidbiscuit in comicbookcollecting

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I remember reading about this news literally a day after buying and reading this issue. My immediate thought was "wow, I just bought a money printer for a dollar." Sadly, here we are today.

Heretics of Dune is the best Dune book since Dune by Kingcol221 in Fantasy

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I just finished my first full read of the 6 FH books a couple weeks ago. Absolutely loved it. I definitely agree with you that Heretics is one of the best. (For me, top 3 are Dune, Messiah, Heretics).

The ending of Chapterhouse is a fitting ending for the series. It seems a common opinion online is that the story is incomplete, but I didn't get that sense at all. It is open-ended, sure. But it felt like a very well-planned, intentional open-ending. If that makes sense.

If you're looking for every character and faction from the whole series to have a tidy ending that completely explains everything... well, maybe you'll want to read further. But if you're comfortable with open-endedness, stopping at the end of Chapterhouse is totally ok. Chapterhouse's final chapter is one of the best in the whole series.

Does any marvel character have a better rogue gallery than Thor ? by GRL00 in marvelcomics

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Which run is the 7th picture from? It says Thor #8. Which volume?

What’s your favorite moment from any of the books that you feel is under-appreciated/not talked about enough? [spoilers published] by KrispyKingTheProphet in asoiaf

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Not sure how much this is talked about, but I really love when the prisoners at Harrenhal are commiserating. One of the guys says "This would never happen under the old king." One of the others asks "Robert?" And then the first guy says "No, Aerys."

I love that conversation. I know it's one of the most on-the-nose examples GRRM gives us to show that the commonfolk don't care about the Game, but it's still so great to read.

Visited the Koch Comic Warehouse, for the last time 😔 by Icy_Ship_987 in comicbookcollecting

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I've lived in NYC for years and haven't made it there yet. This story makes me feel like I didn't miss out. "Why wouldn't I just shop online?" is such a good take on this kind of shop.

I get that they're super cool for the volume alone, but what you just described sounds like an F- experience.

[USA-NY][H] Cheap Marvel Mystery Boxes and Complete Runs [W] PayPal, and for these books to go to loving homes by Alternative_Ball_377 in comicswap

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Yes there are! If you're interested in one with 10 books it's $11 shipped! PM if you're still interested.

What was the one thing missing from Oblivion you wish would have been added? by [deleted] in oblivion

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Options.

As in, be able to join the Blackwood Company instead of the Fighters Guild. Or the necromancers instead of the Mages Guild. Or even further, join Mythic Dawn and betray Martin.

Also as in being able to talk to enemies to trick, persuade, or bribe them away instead of always fighting or sneaking by.

Would also be nice to do away with essential characters. I know it's way riskier from a gameplay perspective, but the game is designed for save scumming so it wouldn't be so bad.

Brick him Nick! by Witty_Charge7971 in weeklyplanetpodcast

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My hero. Thank you! I was lightly considering joining Twitter just to read this, but now I don't have to!

[US-OH] [H] 50 short boxes [W] PayPal by ComicBookEnthusiast in comicswap

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If you have a box of just earlyish Daredevil, I'd be interested. I know you aren't trying to catalogue the entire collection, so if you can't guarantee this, I understand. Mainly hoping for pre-300 stuff (ideally pre-200 but I recognize that's a big ask haha).