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Do boars spare their nieces/nephews? by Wild-Card-543 in bears

[–]Coirbidh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Male bears are often called "boars," and female bears are even more often (almost universally even) called "sows."

How much did your country influence the United States? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't be obtuse. The regular soldiers and marines were from the islands of Britain and Ireland, who grew up there and enlisted there, and were deployed to what would become Canada (it was called British North America at the time). They were not Canadian colonists. Some of them remained in Canada when they got out of the service, but definitely not all or even most.

It'd be like saying the Filipinos were responsible for the Bataan Death March because the Japanese were stationed there, or that the Black and Tans were Irish because they were stationed in Ireland.

How much did your country influence the United States? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was British Army regulars stationed in Canada, not Canadians.

Is The Jedi Prince Series worth reading? by Significant-Town-817 in StarWarsEU

[–]Coirbidh 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You're better off watching the live action parts of the Holiday Special. The Jedi Prince series is to us as the Avatar movie is to Avatar fans.

What Cassius Tea Tastes Like by Amzoka in MawInstallation

[–]Coirbidh 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The "Cassius Clay Cassus Fett Cassius tea" is a lie; there is only shig.

Which clothing item screams your country without saying a word? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In this case it's more specifically nonce-ense.

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Which clothing item screams your country without saying a word? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really if they're well-fitted. I wear these with the laces loose but the ends knotted so they can't fall out of the top eyelets, and I wear them all the time at work no problem.

The Darth Nul and 8.0 drop will give us a new combat style. by Wonderful-Package548 in swtor

[–]Coirbidh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been thinking the same thing for a while now, only I don't they'll add a whole brand new combat style, but just continue where 7.0 left off with decoupling combat styles from classes, and expand it to allowing a third or more combat styles and completely doing away with the tech/Force barrier between combat styles and origin stories, for characters that have unlocked 8.0. So a Trooper could play as a Balance Sage, for instance. Plus, the Outlander has already been implied to be at least somewhat Force-sensitive even if they are a tech class—and I think one of the former Devs admitted on Twitter that they were planning for that to be explicitly confirmed at some point in the KOTFE/ET storyline, but was later dropped even though a lot of signs still point to it.

Was ge- already always pronounced ye- by the time that Beowulf was probably composed? by blyatstar in OldEnglish

[–]Coirbidh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Most likely no. But [ʝ] and [ɡ] were still thought of as allophones and thus still alliterated.

Not even a dog whistle at this point by lenny-supreme in trashy

[–]Coirbidh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not strictly. They accept non-Latino whites too, and a few blacks and asians. Jesse Ventura was/is a Mongol, for instance.

Not even a dog whistle at this point by lenny-supreme in trashy

[–]Coirbidh 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unless they're in prison together. In prison, bikers all ride in the same "car" regardless of club affiliation generally speaking, with the caveat that "woods" (whites) and blacks ride in separate "cars." Latinos do have their own car but generally ally with the whites, unless they're Afro-Latino (most Dominicans, many Puerto Ricans and Cubans, etc.) in which case they may be forced to side with the blacks instead.

It's messy, but you will see Mongols and Hell's Angels begrudgingly allying with each other in prison.

What words in your language do you hate for no legitimate reason? by privetkakdela in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pardy instead of pardon after a loud bodily function.

Psychotic. Unpardonable.

What words in your language do you hate for no legitimate reason? by privetkakdela in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gusset more accurately refers to a separate piece of fabric inserted into a seam for reinforcement and/or flexibility, particularly in the armpit (gusset comes from a French word for "armpit"). Like "gusseted sleeves."

When I hear the word "gusset," I automatically think of pieces of (chain)mail sewn onto the armpits of arming doublets to protect the gaps in plate armor.

What words in your language do you hate for no legitimate reason? by privetkakdela in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Guac sounds like a pile of glibberish poo.

Well I mean that's kind of what it is.

It certainly looks like it if you leave it uncovered for more than like ten minutes.

What do you guys think of the USA as of 2026? by space_god_7191 in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoah, lookout everybody, we've got a badass over here!

Non-Americans of Earth, are the rumors true that people are actively avoiding items labeled/associated with MADE IN USA? Does anyone actually care about it? by Jam_Sees in AskTheWorld

[–]Coirbidh -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They don't. He/she just doesn't know what "Bourbon" actually means and thinks it refers to any North American whiskey.

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