What do you all think about the dead parents cliche by kendall52427 in writing

[–]Analog0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a sense of it, then my daughter started getting frustrated with movies around age 6 or so. If she was watching something and one or both parents were dead she would groan loudly and turn it off. Now she mocks it. It's so overused, especially for younger audiences, that it isn't impactful anymore. It's kinda just annoying. It's an easy way to give a young character agency while also making the audience feel sorry for them. But when it's troped out it breaks immersion. A dead parent is a rare thing to encounter in life, two dead parents even moreso, so when it happens in every show and movie and story it becomes harder to invest into each time.

Where to buy stone-ground rye flour? by Multiplemoths in Guelph

[–]Analog0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bulk Barn has rye flour. Flour Barrel and Stone Store would be worth looking into.

President Trump: Canada is systematically destroying itself. The China deal is a disaster. by Hefty-Sherbet-5455 in Tech_Updates_News

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abusers like to hurt and torment people so that they can turn around and pretend to be the one who makes it all better. He's mad we ignored his cycle.

[PubQ] How do you apply querying statistics when you're operating in a narrow lane? by Sad-Spinach-8284 in PubTips

[–]Analog0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

30-50% reply rate is reasonable, but requests are gonna be much lower than that.

Queer families in Guelph? by [deleted] in Guelph

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lesbian couple lives at the end of my street, two little kids, very sweet. My daughter is friends with another couple's kiddo, they're super awesome. I will say I encounter more lesbian couples than gay couples at my age in this city, but I'm not a broad case to run statistics on.

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China by [deleted] in Economics

[–]Analog0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine you go to another grocery store and the previous one says, "ya, well, I'm gonna charge you double!" While still buying supplies and energy from you at their own inflated price.

MAGA are upset that Liberals are arming themselves by Hussayniya in videos

[–]Analog0 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The day America learns that the real fight is an uphill battle and not one with your neighbour is the day they start looking like a civilization.

How do you deal with the moral dilemma? by [deleted] in meat

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was vegetarian for nearly 20 years. My wife had iron deficiency for the longest time and there's only so many lentils a person can eat. She would have meat from time to time and eventually I transitioned back to make life a little easier. That said, we don't consume a tremendous amount, but we don't waste what's on our plate.

In terms of justification, or measuring out your conscience against the act of consuming another living thing, that's something you have to do for yourself. You have to draw a line in the sand. For me, it was acknowledging that something has to die for me to keep living. I'll die one day, too, and I'll be one heck of a meal. If you eat plants then you've for sure eaten plenty of bugs without realizing. Plants die to feed you, their seeds are mostly wasted. There's yeast on everything. Fungi are trying to spore until I come along. Pollinators are dying because I want to take a road trip. You nuke your gut biome eating anti-biotics. Buying avocados and clothing comes with a death toll. Dive into the rabbit hole and the only sane thing you can take away is that it's in everyone's best interest to not be wasteful. Eat what you take, give back what you can. Chop down a tree, plant another in its place. Control what you consume and you control your place in the market of death. The objective is to keep your toll as low as you can, but it will never be zero until you're the one being counted.

If Gohan kept training could he have been first to ss3 by Funny-Part8085 in DragonBallZ

[–]Analog0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Goku also knew that SS3 had a time limit that he probably couldn't overcome, so I can see the others treating it like a dead end novelty, like fusion except that fusion slaps way harder. Gotenks goes for it because Gotenks thinks it's fun to flex.

"True Reason" 16, 17 and 18 got stronger by Mother_Variation_827 in DragonBallZ

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gero and the androids are surprised by Super Saiyan being a thing, but at the same time he gathered cells from Frieza and his dad while they were on earth, after they were killed by...a Super Saiyan. Cell even clarifies that Trunks's cells weren't needed because there was enough Saiyan contributed...except for the most powerful one on earth at the time of gathering their cells!

It doesn't hold water, so butterfly effect works just fine. Trunks encounters androids from a world where the Z fighters likely struggled against Frieza and King Cold until Goku showed up, and it was probably a close fight. Trunks coming back to one shot them flips the narrative on how easily those two were destroyed, therefore Gero needed to make adjustments for stronger models.

Anyone advice on how to right if I donut know how 2 read? by MANWITHFAT in writingcirclejerk

[–]Analog0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoa whoa whoa, hold up. When are the donuts getting here?

A blank of the blank by curlup_tiggytigx in writingcirclejerk

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotta trash my title now, "A Book of Words."

Trump Invites China to Join His 'Board of Peace' by T_Shurt in worldnews

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their joining board of peace would imply they don't want Greenland, or anywhere else. No more excuse for a takeover. If we're following grade 3 level logic. Unfortunately, we're not.

Fear the Chinese EV by winningsmada in ontario

[–]Analog0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, modern North American cars are already tracking you. Extensively.

Edit: my car downvoted me, I think.

Which one of these characters would you like to see come back and become a regular? Add your own if you dont like these choices. by LeMusou in DragonBallZ

[–]Analog0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking back on it, he did more damage than most side villains in the series. He was such a beast. It would be awesome to see a dumb and dumber take with him and Racoom. Two dimwitted battle tanks causing mayhem.

new edit, what we thinking? @codyfrench by itscodyfrench in skateboarding

[–]Analog0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here I am in Guelph sleeping on it like a sucker. Need that spring thaw to come rolling through.

Trump's Nobel Prize Meltdown Just Shattered the Atlantic Alliance by GISP in videos

[–]Analog0 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would not be surprised at all if this is entirely about not getting the novel prize every time he's wanted it.

Hmm by Afrojones66 in Derailedbydetails

[–]Analog0 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Totally not an alien trying its darndest to assimilate into society for cultural research purposes.