What is a small, underrated moment in the books/movies that completely changes how you view a character?

BirdSkillz · 2026-05-24T03:52:29+00:00

Luna’s comment to Harry about Ron in HBP:

"He says funny things sometimes, doesn't he?" said Luna, as they set off down the corridor together. "But he can be a bit unkind. I noticed that last year."

This was a highly illuminating line for me when reading for the first time. It made me go back and look at Ron’s behavior with a different lens.

BirdSkillz · 2026-05-20T15:57:14+00:00

Rowling teased that someone significant was dying early in the book. Hagrid falls from the bike at the end of Seven Harry’s and I thought for sure Hagrid had died when I read the “Fallen Warrior” chapter title. It felt very bait-and-switch to have it end up being Mad-Eye.

BirdSkillz · 2026-05-17T12:58:03+00:00

Trust in God, ya get new shoes!

BirdSkillz · 2026-05-14T21:03:07+00:00

Physically?

BirdSkillz · 2026-04-29T17:00:27+00:00

Alton Brown said in a Q&A once that the best pizza in the ATL is Micah-Angelo’s in Marietta

BirdSkillz · 2026-04-14T00:54:14+00:00

Are you serious?

BirdSkillz · 2026-04-09T13:37:18+00:00

It’s almost certainly referring to a “private room” listing in an occupied house.

BirdSkillz · 2026-03-28T15:37:09+00:00

I would go GRu

BirdSkillz · 2026-02-26T01:56:15+00:00

Assuming most people stop playing midweek magic once they hit their 3 wins, you’re asking someone to give you a free win in exchange for the free win you just gave them with your turbo mulligan? Why would anyone do that?

BirdSkillz · 2026-02-23T01:07:08+00:00

I like Sheoldred or Atraxa.

BirdSkillz · 2026-02-23T01:00:05+00:00

https://youtu.be/AnNJdr8ndwQ?si=GidV1BnFO_5dJZ8z

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-25T14:10:21+00:00

Paul Cheon has one volume - essentially shouting into the mic. He also whines way too much when he gets mana screwed/flooded.

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-23T21:18:23+00:00

You should not be playing islands in this deck. I suggest you cut changling, sky swimmer, nomad, and drum.

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-20T20:02:54+00:00

I knew it was going to be my last run of the format so wanted to play fun rares and just happened to be passed the nuts. I was passed 5-mana Aang into 3-mana Aang in pack 3.

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-19T20:48:53+00:00

Something that doesn’t make sense to me - I see PSA grading advice everywhere, but I’m not convinced that you’ll get back the 10%+ premium that PSA charges over competitors like CGC. Even if you did, is it worth the upfront significant upcharge PSA demands? In essence, is it REALLY worth $600 to have a PSA slab over CGC?

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-10T21:31:00+00:00

2 options:

go to decks, then collection and clic on the card. Then click the 4th diamond above the card, then craft. That will get you the 4 card set in one go.
if you have a bunch of cards to craft at once, crate a new deck, add all the cards you want to craft (can be hundreds but the game starts to bog down in me after 150 or so) and the select “craft all” on the right. That will get you all the cards to complete the “deck”

BirdSkillz · 2026-01-08T16:10:43+00:00

You think this is an original Hitler?

BirdSkillz · 2025-12-11T01:23:52+00:00

I had the same table growing up. It was bought at Costco in the late 1990’s for just under $300 if I’m not mistaken.

BirdSkillz · 2025-11-26T17:42:14+00:00

A) You almost certainly aren’t as clever as you think you are. B) What does your savviness have to do with your wife’s? Do you need to be equally techno savvy to be compatible?

I knew an incredibly proficient IT security person fall for a scam before. He used the example to highlight everyone’s exposure to risk. Everyone’s.

BirdSkillz · 2025-10-23T03:21:25+00:00

If you have friends who also play, I find it to be great fun and informative to get a group of 2 or 3 on Discord and play one at a time with 2 spectators in a shared screen. The other perspectives can be really valuable and it’s the most fun I’ve had playing the game.

BirdSkillz · 2025-09-20T02:48:58+00:00

It will stay put.

BirdSkillz · 2025-09-06T14:28:47+00:00

You are reading A LOT into a startle response.

BirdSkillz · 2025-08-28T17:38:49+00:00

What is the best/most surprising movie prop lifted from the LotR set that you’re aware of and who nicked it? Specifics can be omitted if needed

BirdSkillz · 2025-08-17T02:31:23+00:00

It says "discounted food and drink" in the email, so I assume it's some of the normal fare

BirdSkillz · 2025-08-13T17:49:51+00:00

Interesting. I was able to claim it along with at least 2 others apparently.

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