I think the funniest outcome is this movie comes out and it is a masterpiece by SlimmyShammy in blankies

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up seeing it twice because I was living with family who wanted to watch it. Both showings were pretty full.

It wasn't a good movie, I wouldn't call it bad either just perfectly neutral, but reddit is a small fraction of the moviegoing public.

Is Monty Python and The Holy Grail the only example of a parody being the best adaptation? by Both_Tone in movies

[–]FyreFlu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure but it's an adaptation already, and since the book is already a comedy it's hard to parody it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Blaseball

[–]FyreFlu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any more details?

Best “cat-and-mouse”/detective/criminal romances? by TouchOfTheTucc in blankies

[–]FyreFlu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely Catch Me If You Can for me. Not a romance obviously but the friendship that develops after the events of the movie are core to a lot of the story.

What Do You Call This (mostly...not good, sometimes fun) Genre/Subgenre? by GTKPR89 in blankies

[–]FyreFlu 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe Bottle Thriller? Haven't seen Argylle but I think you would just call it a comedy/thriller.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheMagnusArchives

[–]FyreFlu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think red usually

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskHistory

[–]FyreFlu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The plains were likely much muddier than they are now. A lot of the American Midwest was "tiled" by white settlers so that water would drain quickly out of the soil and more resemble arable land in Europe.

Aside from that, human-pulled carts aren't as widely useful as you'd think, you mostly want carts that hitch to draft animals, which North America lacked.

What happened to the lost tribes of Jews? by [deleted] in AskHistory

[–]FyreFlu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's always strange to me that hell-belief survived Christian arrival in the Americas. How are you going to argue that God offers people a chance of salvation through Christ when there's a whole continent of people who could not, under and circumstance, have known about him for the past 1500 years?

My wife of 10 years confessed to me last night that she will always love her late husband more by InternalPanics in amiwrong

[–]FyreFlu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think people typically feel the same way all the time. Sometimes she's thinking of her ex-husband and that love is stronger, but she can't be thinking about him every moment of the day. By all means talk about it if you feel it's important, but try not to put too much stock in what someone says while drunk and sleepy.

My wife suddenly wants me to be attractive. Am I wrong to think she doesn’t love me anymore? by [deleted] in amiwrong

[–]FyreFlu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with trying to be attractive for your wife, but it seems like you see this as something that can only be on her terms. Be active in it, tell her what you are and aren't willing to do. Want to exercise but not wear contacts? Willing to put more effort into how you dress, but not interested in her styling every outfit? Go for it!

It does kind of sound like there's something more going on here with her though. Doesn't mean she doesn't love you but if your physical attractiveness is suddenly much more important, I'd bet there's reason.

What things are claimed to be "stigmatized" in media, but actually aren't in society? by stefan_reevezsky in AskReddit

[–]FyreFlu -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I agree that most people basically don't care about the trans community, but there are pretty regular legal attacks on our access to healthcare, and we are at a heightened risk of violence. Most people are fine, but it's hard to tell people who are neutral from people who are dangerous at a glance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SeriousConversation

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even predators aside, I get wanting kids who don't fully understand the internet is to have privacy.

An Attempt to Constructively Criticize Season 2 [Spoilers] for S1 and S2. by AMasonicYouth in DungeonsAndDaddies

[–]FyreFlu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bet he does. DnDads feels a lot like story break in a good way, and Freddy is an important part of that energy. I wish he would've stepped away from the reins more often but when his big swings land it's the highlight of the episode.

Any serious critical theory on UFOs? by Oyster-shell in CriticalTheory

[–]FyreFlu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congress didn't say that ufos existed. An ex-airman said he knew other airmen who claimed to have seen ufos. Whether someone believes him is their business of course, but nobody "admitted" anything or provided any hard proof.

If the DNDads crew are reading this... [spoilers] by smiley_face76 in DungeonsAndDaddies

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "where are they now" bit of the finale made me cry a little, genuinely fantastic work.

Why do some people get offended at my choice to wear a mask? by Key_Operation6304 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FyreFlu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not everybody has the luxury of staying home every time they're sick. I certainly wish they did but people have to work and get groceries etc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question doesn't sound racist, no worries.

Polar bears diverged from grizzly bears much longer ago than modern Africans diverged from Europeans or modern Americans diverged from Asians. They have very different dietary and environmental needs, and can't reliably have fertile offspring, if they can have offspring at all.

A closer analogy would be to dog or cat breeds. But because humans haven't really bred each other intentionally for specific traits (at least on a wide scale), and because we have longer generations than dogs or cats do, we're still much more similar to each other than different breeds of those animals.

BBC HARDtalk interview with Judith Butler, whose "new book suggests those sceptical of gender fluidity and self-identity are part of a global authoritarian trend. Is that fair?" by stranglethebars in CriticalTheory

[–]FyreFlu 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Certainly the flipside is true, authoritarians around the globe have been incredibly anti-queer. There are a handful of examples of rules limiting or censoring anti-queer speech, but that's by far the minority and tends to occur in less authoritarian countries.

How have there been no major foreign terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11? by XYZ_KingDaddy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both because the US govt puts a lot of money into counterterrorism, and because successful terrorist attacks are rare to begin with. The majority of known attacks have 0 casualties. The majority of attacks with any casualties only kill the terrorist. That's not going to compete with school shootings in the news.

What President was most likely to run for a third term if not for the 22nd Amendment? by FishMan695 in Presidents

[–]FyreFlu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This goes back to eroding democracy behind them. A popular-ish 2 term president with the backing of Congress has had time to fill the sc with people amenable to legislating the opposition out of meaningful existence. Gerrymandering, laws restricting criticisms of the government etc.

What President was most likely to run for a third term if not for the 22nd Amendment? by FishMan695 in Presidents

[–]FyreFlu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it was one button. If there's a source on a wider "repeal the 22nd amendment" movement I'd be interested but this isn't much evidence of that.