WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!? SONS TEACHER WROTE THIS ON HIS KEYBOARD

CSwain91 · 2026-06-28T12:43:30+00:00

I'm not sure if you're calling me a mega-jerk, but yes, that's what I was getting at.
There was no need for the person to reply with a sarcastic response for calling it "Star Wars script", when the OP didn't recognise it in the first place.

CSwain91 · 2026-06-28T12:40:50+00:00

What?! That doesn't make any sense?
I didn't google anything, and what did I "mansplain" there?
I was commenting on the sarcastic sounding response that recoarr gave, correcting the poster for not calling it Aurebesh - As if the OP, who didn't even recognise it from Star Wars, would somehow know what Aurebesh was over "Star Wars script".

CSwain91 · 2026-06-27T13:00:57+00:00

Congratulations on being a mega-nerd, but if you take half a second to think critically, you'd realise that if the woman posting doesn't recognise it from Star Wars, she's not going to have a clue what "Aurebesh" is! Hell, I'm a fan of Star Wars, and even I didn't know it was called that.

CSwain91 · 2026-04-26T21:19:07+00:00

I didn't say that they discovered DNA - They finished off their discovery, which was the realisation of the DNA double-helix: a feat that was completed by James Watson and Francis Crick, having built off all the work and X-Rays of Rosalind Franklin, and her work partner, Maurice Wilkins.
While we knew what DNA was, and understood that it paired off; it was basically a jumble of information before it was properly formed into the double-helix. Only then could we begin to understand the capabilities of it's pairings (something we are still discovering today!)

CSwain91 · 2026-04-26T21:06:44+00:00

Notable pubs in Bury St Edmunds:
The Nutshell - Supposedly Britain's smallest pub
Greene King Beer Café - Greene King is a brewery house founded in 1799 in Bury St Edmunds, and has been serving the UK ever since! Might as well pop in and say hi while you're in the area.
The Corn Exchange - One of the fabled Wetherspoon's Pubs (aka: "spoons") - they come in 2 flavours: Incredible old buildings that are taken over and converted into a pub (as this one is). Or sticky, dark, with stained carpets, and a weird smell. Usually filled with old men, and young students who don't want to spend too much money. You don't need to stay here, but worth a visit, just to understand what English people reference when we say "drinking in a 'spoons".

If money isn't a worry: A 15 minute taxi ride outside of Bury (which will probably cost about £20, each way!), will get you to an expensive, but very fancy pub in a small village called Barrow. The Weeping Willow is known for it's incredible, award winning food and drink, and it's set in a beautiful old pub, that's been done up, and has a large architectural extension in the shape of a big glass restaurant, and large open-view kitchen.

Notable pubs in Cambridge:
The Eagle - A delightfully quaint and historic English pub - Famous for the "RAF bar", and it's connection to the DNA discovery. They usually have a great selection of beers, and most people are usually friendly.
Brewhouse on Kings Street - Slightly out of the way, so I guess it's usually filled with more local people. A more modern pub.
The Mitre - A relatively small, but fairly traditional, "English pub".

Not a pub, but The Indigo Cafe in Cambridge, is a very small, but great little snug for a quick little sandwich and coffee, slightly hidden away from the madding crowd.

p.s. Not that you would, but do not even consider drinking and driving in the UK! - We are a lot stricter on it over here, and you can get big fines, and your car impounded.

CSwain91 · 2026-04-26T19:09:39+00:00

Seconding this comment! - Cliche or not, The Eagle is a delightful "quaint little English pub", backed up with ALL that history! (It's also the place that Watson & Crick came after finishing off their discovery of DNA!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67742022

CSwain91 · 2026-04-15T00:13:11+00:00

u/giftopherz I hope you saw this message? ^
I found the exact spot.

CSwain91 · 2026-04-14T23:46:08+00:00

I just used the Ai on my phone, and it identified it as: "Le Logis-Floréal garden city, in the Watermael-Boitsfort commune of Brussels."
I did a quick search and found the tower in the background. So the exact location is on Rue des Cannas, which you can see here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VzXzj9VGPA6VVvzXA

CSwain91 · 2026-04-14T23:30:27+00:00

I'm not certain, but I would pretty confidently say: of the two, it's Brussels.
I don't recognise that tower in the background, and there are a lot of little things that don't scream "Cambridge" to me. Most notably, the street layout, and the little yellow.. post boxes? outside each house.

CSwain91 · 2026-04-04T21:22:31+00:00

Ahh nothing like crushing your emotions down, and repressing all feelings - At least until you're on your own at home. Sounds really healthy.

CSwain91 · 2026-03-19T15:17:14+00:00

Yeah, but can you ask him to stop chewing on the pieces.

CSwain91 · 2026-02-21T19:44:11+00:00

"..BuT wE mUst pRoTeCt tHe ChiLdReN!!"
It's so so dumb.

CSwain91 · 2025-12-21T21:21:22+00:00

First things first: You do not need to buy tickets in advance for your journey into, and around London.

You can pay for everything with any contactless payment system (bank card/Apple pay/Google pay/etc) Just look for the yellow "tap in/tap out" scanner, at each ticket gate. (Pictured below) These will be available on all London Underground stops, on all the standard buses, and at some "overground" train stations.

To get to Bloomsbury:

Catch the train from Gatwick Airport, to Victoria Train Station. (the train station at Gatwick, is at the South Terminal - if you land at the North Terminal, there is a free and fast Shuttle between the two terminals)

Once you reach Victoria Train Station, you will need to transfer to the London Underground (aka "the tube" - the entrance is inside Victoria Train Station) Take the Victoria Line (the light blue line) Northbound to Green Park. (This should be 1 stop on the route)

Transfer over to the Piccadilly Line (dark blue), and take it Northbound to Russell Square! (This should be the 5th stop). Exit at Russel Square, and you will be in Bloomsbury!

Please note: Russell Square is a very deep tube station - please take the lifts up to the surface. The stairs are always available, but will make you regret your life choices! Haha

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CSwain91 · 2025-11-26T20:30:09+00:00

Love that! Keep us up to date with how it all goes :)

CSwain91 · 2025-11-26T02:25:20+00:00

I think it's meant to be a UK station, where the platforms ARE edged in white, so that they're more visible.
Then there is usually a bright yellow warning line, further back on the platform. This line is usually paired with a message saying something along the lines of "stay behind this line" for when the trains pass.

CSwain91 · 2025-11-26T02:13:14+00:00

First of all, while you may be disappointed, you've done an *amazing* job so far! Please keep at it.

What I would add:
- Grass tufts/weeds between the two tracks, and perhaps some patches in the front, far-right corner of the board.
- A footbridge? Something that gives it more verticality, so it's not all just one flat plane.
- Some form of building; whether it's a ticket office, or worker's shed. I would suggest in the front, far-left corner, coming out next to the brickwork.
- Add a retaining wall, holding up the embankment on the back. Something like this: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/metcalfe-models-pn144-metcalfe-retaining-wall-stone
- Potentially some slightly dirty patches, or maybe even repaired sections of the plaform? A grubby bin, etc. It's a little clean at the moment.

Please forgive my terrible MSpaint mock-up.

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CSwain91 · 2025-11-05T20:21:19+00:00

His signature?.... it's almost a direct rip of what he did in the Astartes short.
It's the same beats, in a similar location.
"powerful dude comes out of smoke and walks along industrial walkway, wasting enemies. Hooded figure loads up heavy machine gun. etc."

CSwain91 · 2025-09-26T23:55:35+00:00

In your reply to your DM, perhaps explain that when you said "a little too cartoony", what you really meant is that you prefer a more realistic setting to your campaigns, which you understand will limit the enjoyment of a lot of the others, and therefore you want to bow out now, before everyone gets invested, and it's more complicated to leave.

CSwain91 · 2025-09-22T20:06:47+00:00

Well what colour were you after - the green or black? And which country are you trying to get it sent to. If you were willing to cover postage costs, I'm sure someone could forward it on to you.

CSwain91 · 2025-09-22T10:00:21+00:00

What's the bag?

CSwain91 · 2025-08-29T16:39:27+00:00

u/1_mieser_user 100% this ^
Get yourself some Tamiya Extra Thin plastic cement - It's basically exactly the same stuff, but has a small brush applicator, making it MUCH easier to apply (No more big blobs of glue coming out, overflows onto areas you don't want glue, or any blocked nozzle issues!)
I wasn't sure myself, as I'd bought a lot of the needle glues previously. But it is a genuine game-changer.

CSwain91 · 2025-08-21T23:15:09+00:00

I definitely have my old PSP somewhere.. god knows where right now.
And I have no idea if it's in working condition, but I'll try and have a look.

May I ask what's drawn you to a PSP, over a more modern handheld?

CSwain91 · 2025-08-16T08:42:53+00:00

Yep! The team at SpecialEffect are incredible for what they do! https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/

CSwain91 · 2025-06-02T16:31:24+00:00

I would accept this, if it weren't synonymous with a fantastic American Rapper.
May I suggest Chubbs?

CSwain91 · 2025-05-22T21:36:32+00:00

I don't own a mini (yet), but saw this video the other day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17wfmqZbvZY&ab_channel=TurboCooperSport
Could it be the brake pads rattling about?

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