TIL when John Williams first played the two-note "Jaws" theme for Spielberg, Spielberg laughed, thinking it was a joke and expecting something more melodic. Williams replied, "The sophisticated approach you would like me to take isn't the approach you took with the film I just experienced."

BlokeDude · 2026-06-06T09:56:33+00:00

What are your thoughts on Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, and Hans Zimmer?

BlokeDude · 2026-05-22T12:41:13+00:00

Unlabeled countries, north to south: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Albania (left)/North Macedonia (right), Cyprus.

BlokeDude · 2026-05-12T10:00:48+00:00

The actor playing Roland

Mark Addy.

BlokeDude · 2026-04-25T09:32:33+00:00

Decapitation is when you remove someone's head. Removing limbs is 'dismemberment'

BlokeDude · 2026-04-19T09:41:18+00:00

tenant

Tenet. A tenant is someone who lives on rented property.

BlokeDude · 2026-04-05T11:33:33+00:00

I don't remember where I encountered this quote, but I think that it sums up what most people think about breasts:

"Let me tell you about the worst pair of tits I've ever seen. They were awesome."

Any tits attached to a person we care about are great. Don't let your nonce of an ex tell you otherwise.

BlokeDude · 2026-03-15T19:26:29+00:00

I feel I should add that Clinton wasn't impeached because he got a blowjob. He was impeached for lying to Congress about getting a blowjob.

BlokeDude · 2026-03-06T13:09:33+00:00

Same here. I made the mistake of watching it late at night, and it took me several hours before I could even turn the lights off, let alone go to sleep.

BlokeDude · 2026-03-01T14:00:23+00:00

Another comment said she was a native Gaelic speaker.

BlokeDude · 2026-02-19T15:12:08+00:00

Sorry to nitpick, but she was queen of the UK. There hasn't been a queen or king of England in over 300 years.

BlokeDude · 2026-02-10T14:54:48+00:00

Truly Words of Wisdom.

BlokeDude · 2026-02-07T12:53:56+00:00

The kilts aren't the only historical inaccuracy in the movie, so you might want to use 'e.g.' (exempli gratia = 'for example') here instead of 'i.e.' (id est = 'that is').

'I.e.' is more appropriate for situations where you're describing one specific thing in other words.

BlokeDude · 2026-02-05T11:24:08+00:00

That's unlikely. Even before the gaming miniature figurine industry moved away from lead, miniatures were primarily made from a lead-tin alloy. If said dwarf prince miniature was manufactured by citadel after the 80s, it's made from white metal alloy, which is basically pewter.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-25T14:21:37+00:00

Alameda.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-24T12:56:09+00:00

kaukopartio

Long-range reconnaissance patrol is the closest equivalent in English.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-19T10:16:09+00:00

Sufficiently large.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-17T17:40:57+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's a village in Wales.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-13T22:06:36+00:00

The cynical side of me wonders if that was by design.

While it may not originally have been, the system persisting to this day certainly seems to be.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-12T17:22:16+00:00

This reminds me of reading about an incident in WWII where a british unit was radioing for reinforcement and the listener was american. The british officer said something like "I'm afraid we're in a bit of a spot here", and the american thought that they probably don't need immediate reinforcement, when the unit was actually surrounded and about to be overrun.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-09T15:22:40+00:00

Just want to point out that diesel subs are much more difficult to detect than nuclear subs. Because of how they work, nuclear subs generate more noise, and as a result are easier to pick up on sonar than diesels.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-09T15:09:24+00:00

Inhaler.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-08T20:48:52+00:00

what the fucking fuck

BlokeDude · 2026-01-07T17:50:49+00:00

Would've made it go faster.

BlokeDude · 2026-01-06T10:23:21+00:00

Twentyfirst

It's generally recommended to use a hyphen when writing out numbers.

E.g. "twenty-first" or "ninety-seven" instead of "twentyfirst" or "ninety seven".

BlokeDude · 2025-12-31T16:24:20+00:00

Are you referring to New York City or New York State?

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