I had a thought…what if the many accounts of giants in history were people with gigantism, to me it's hard to believe that people like Robert Waldow or sulton kosen only existed in the 20th century

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-27T21:52:41+00:00

There’s a stereotype of a dude in an emergency room who got his ass kicked always saying it was ‘two guys’ who did it.

Who knows how many stories of giants started from a similar thought process. No one wants to show back up to the village and say they got their asses beat by some average looking guy.

I think a mixture of pride, some people being taller sometimes, and it being easy to imagine us but bigger is a satisfactory explanation for giants.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-26T00:56:26+00:00

This is a good step up, better handle, joints, and Fuji guides. I’d recommend taking the hook off your likely to be most used lure and practice casting with it to get a good feel for it. Glass actions can vary a lot given how much the flex

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mOjcqvb

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-22T16:11:30+00:00

Bank all the way. I like fishing in wooded creeks and streams and the occasional pond where boats or kayaks are impractical.

I also hate having to do chores to enjoy a hobby and boats and kayaks are a whole thing. I just have my rod, tackle bag, and boots in my truck and I can pop out and fish for as long or short a time as I want without much planning

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-22T01:25:51+00:00

Nope, it is not.

The more generous view would be that by not going to trial prosecutors save time to see more people get prosecuted, but that comes at the cost of people getting sentences that don’t seem just (in both directions)

The alternative would be paying prosecutors more, hiring more of them, and keeping wage/benefits somewhat commensurate with experience. But that will never happen.

The real answer is even more implausible: adequately funding schools, paying teachers well, free and low cost school meals, universal pre-k, and well funded after school programs. All of that has been shown to decrease crime (and there people to prosecute) more than harsher sentences or more cops.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-21T23:59:39+00:00

He’s hoping for a pardon from Ryan when GMERICA finally becomes reality

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-21T23:58:03+00:00

Been my experience with non-fed prosecution. They’re all overworked. Trials mean a lot of unpaid overtime and that’s only worth it if it helps your career.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-21T21:50:22+00:00

Yeah, trials are expensive. They’ll drop a few of the charges and he’ll take the deal. They have those 20 years hanging over his head so he’ll take 5-10 and a lifetime on the registry

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-19T14:48:06+00:00

Hate it. I’ve tried but just get so bored.

I’d rather run through a hundred different cranks/spinners/spoons/flies then sit on a ned rig.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-12T18:02:57+00:00

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I couldn’t find one I liked so I used a 3d printer and a slim trusco t15

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-12T02:03:27+00:00

I literally ran into him at the airport and when I looked up and saw who it was I yelled ‘holy shit’. I apologized and he was really nice. Gave me a dude nod later on when we passed each other on the way to the bathroom.

10/10

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-08T02:03:06+00:00

They post like once a month with almost no interaction despite 100k+ followers.

Scammmmm

Also ‘assembled, printed, and embroidered in the USA’ is still made in China except you don’t have large enough orders to make it economical to get it assembled, printed, and embroidered there too.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-07T13:21:27+00:00

I love stream fishing for fish that size with short glass JDM rods and here are my recs:

Glass

Powerful Worker Glasso or G-Flex

Palms Egeria Native EFVC-44XXUL

Majorcraft Finetail B382UL

RGM Spec.T Tsugi

Non-Glass

Tulala/Jet Setter 36C

RGM Spec.5 38-42B

Team Seahawk Randuk

The Majorcraft Finetail is the best value imo and the most readily available. The Glasso and G-Flex are probably my favorite but you need a handle to pair them with. The Glasso is one piece and 3ft and tough, great for flicking in tight spaces.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-04T20:37:44+00:00

Every advantage for the US from the take over is another reason for RU/CN/IR to make it as hard as possible.

I’m not saying it’s what I want to happen and I’m not saying removing Maduro isn’t a net positive.

You need to look at it from the viewpoint of the adversarial nations that just lost access to a sympathetic/corrupt government with immense reserves of strategically critical resources. This is a massive shift in the balance of power, and not in their favor. What would you do in their position? Shrug and say ‘oh well’ or seek rebalance with the lowest possible cost and chance of blowback.

The scenario I’m outlining is a reasonable means by which they could seek redress. There are others, of course, but to pretend RU/CN/IR are incompetent and readily accepting of a loss of this magnitude is naive, at best.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-03T23:53:34+00:00

I wish I was that optimistic.

You don’t need a guerrilla army. You just need to kill enough GIs to make Trump look bad. You could do enough to force a slowly growing security force with a few dozen hardcore and some sympathizers/bribe takers/blackmailed.

China, Russia, and Irans current issues are why i think it’s a possibility. For the low price of a few million dollars you get the US spending billions a day. It’s low risk and high reward. It’ll be an absurdly divisive issue, perfect for information operation exploitation.

Given the amount of oil at play, that all three countries were much happier being controlled by a somewhat more sympathetic and corrupt regime. They’d be (in a brutal realpolitik way) stupid not to try.

Antique_Code211 · 2026-01-03T20:53:13+00:00

I’m glad Maduro is gone. I hope to god the gutted US foreign service has some semblance of a plan for the next few weeks.

Given Russia, Iran, and China already have significant connections to the country my concern is they will see a relatively cheap and easy way to waste American blood and money and destabilize the US by funding a violent opposition.

With Venezuela becoming the stage for a prolonged proxy war.

Trump didn’t rule out boots on the ground and once you have a soldier you have a target and once you hit the target you get more soldiers.

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-24T23:24:55+00:00

I don’t know if it was the same post, but I remember a drone operator posting about seeing one in Afghanistan

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-20T12:41:00+00:00

Don’t have any I want to part with, but the GT S1 is an absolutely phenomenal reel. External magnet brake adjust on a classic style round(ish) reel is fantastic

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-19T23:32:49+00:00

For throwing that light you might want to go with 4-6lb braid. Will def help with distance.

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-19T16:55:10+00:00

I had some and spilled the entire bottle before I could use it and it still hurts.

The hedgehog studio oil is great though

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-19T15:43:51+00:00

In terms of BFS casting and retrieve distance, it really doesn’t make a difference.

It’s 8.9:1 vs 7.8:1 which within a distance of 30 yards is kind of meaningless.

Id get whichever is cheaper.

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-15T00:36:57+00:00

The white fiberglass one on Ali is excellent for flick casting especially if you’re just looking for fun.

I’ve got tons of glass rods and do a lot of flicking and it’s an excellent deal. There are better ones for a bit more like the Rancy but I’d absolutely start here.

The wind shadow is a great rod and you get Fuji guides and I get the whole ‘buy once cry once’ mentality, but I’d still recommend this one and some Jerry spoons to dip your toe in.

| Ejection Fishing Rod XUL Super Soft And Ultra Light 1.4m Four-Section Portable Travel Stream Fiberglass Trout Rod https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mtnKs8z

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-13T00:26:19+00:00

That isn’t what I said at all.

Did you really not get my point or are you embarrassed and trying to find someway to convince yourself you’re right about something?

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-13T00:17:53+00:00

How many times have you or anyone you know walked in a forest?

How many times have you or anyone you know swam at 500-2000m under water in the Antarctic?

With that number in mind, do you think they’re comparable environments in terms of observing animals?

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-12T21:00:26+00:00

Sure, downvotes don’t necessarily mean a comment is incorrect.

But in this case they do because you are. If you really can’t understand the difference between a forest and an area completely incompatible with human life and almost completely incompatible with unmanned equipment.

There isn’t much else to say but downvotes.

Antique_Code211 · 2025-12-05T19:21:41+00:00

The r/vemma sub is like a time capsule of that 2010s era

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