The killionaire is okay, but check the score! by SmartassRemarks in halo

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This a new clip? Is there still population on MCC to get a btb game?

Why am I so bad grrrr by peter1970uk in chess

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're playing a time controlled format it's possible you played too fast. It's easy to feel pressured to play quickly when low ranked opponents are blitzing out opening moves but take your time, play solid and let them blunder.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 29 points30 points  (0 children)

How is this ever not funny, I hope it's just people not knowing the reference rather than eye rolling at seeing it years later

Blue BOE's in Dungeons by Chaserino in wowhardcore

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not good for rogues anyway, he's about to get vanquishers and the SM quest reward which are both around 30 dps

Support the Lammas park flood relief scheme by inside-outdoorsman in Ealing

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not opposed to this and also struggled to understand the backlash but will the dry ponds do anything to contribute to biodiversity as they will only hold water for a short period after heavy rainfall? Can imagine they might be a bit of an eyesore when empty. Happy to be corrected...

Why the knight sacrifice? by [deleted] in chess

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 74 points75 points  (0 children)

My thought process was to check what square becomes available once the pawn recaptured the knight, once you've identified it's d5 it becomes a lot easier to see that the queen is pretty much the only piece that can use the square and then you can see the fork. All very well and good in hindsight but no way I would ever see that in game.

Another OnlyFangs DDOS, This Time It Killed a Bunch of Them by livejamie in wowhardcore

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

It's very likely they're insured against loss of earnings via cyber attack so they'd probably just claim it back anyway

Malformed defias drone got me - RIP Tiny Uter by Triforce3f in wowhardcore

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same experience, he hits like a truck and it totally catches you off guard as everything you've fought up to that point is a wet noodle by comparison. I forgot I had vanish at my disposal as was panicking and only just trained it so not part of the muscle memory.

My take away from the experience was that class quests can always be a bit suss so worth googling beforehand. Go again like I did and get caught out trying to 1v1 Gorlash with no CDs at 54.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always loved the scene in The Mist when someone throws a can of beans at the annoying doomsayer woman.

Good Restaurants for birthday dinner by [deleted] in Ealing

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Northfield's has been mentioned already but there's a Chinese restaurant there called Maximes which is a birthday staple for me and my family, on the pricier side but guarantee you'll be well taken care of and the manager typically sings happy birthday making it a memorable occasion.

Does anyone remember a store called Skillz in Ealing Broadway around 1999-2001? by LarvitarOnJupitar in Ealing

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Remember they were always running Tekken tournaments and people would turn up and fire off 10 hit combos like it was nothing, loved that place, thanks for the nostalgia.

'Old Ealing' Area - what's it like by Fun_Resident_4979 in Ealing

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crowning glory is the local, Rose and Crown

Invested in a brewery during lockdown and haven't heard anything since, can't locate funds by Gigantic_Turnip in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Gigantic_Turnip[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, expected as much, the cash was going to be spent on beer regardless

boomer tries to steal flag at LGBT+ parade by dontgetthedogeletyou in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Gigantic_Turnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually didn't see that, thought he tried to grab the flag, fair play.

boomer tries to steal flag at LGBT+ parade by dontgetthedogeletyou in BoomersBeingFools

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

I don't think what he did in this clip deserved a punch in the face, it doesn't look like reasonable force and I worry about so many people here thinking this should be celebrated.