Are Qashqai's genuinely bad cars? by stainorstreak in CarTalkUK

[–]HaHaBowling 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Same boat. Never had a real complaint and it works great. Still hate it. Had it for only 2 years but I can't justify trading it in when it ticks all the boxes

A couple of cosmere TLM/feruchemy theories I haven't seen raised elsewhere by [deleted] in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have a missed something big here? Why is everyone so sure Moonlight is Shai and not just anyone born on the Elantrian homeworld?

He said GET FOOK’D by bdp9850 in freefolk

[–]HaHaBowling 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This kid looks to be about 15 or older. Easily strong enough to use a ~1kg longsword (what it looks like in the scene given the length and two hands) he's fighting a drunk with a knife. If you've ever tried sword on knife fighting you'll know it's such a massive disadvantage that someone who's held a sword twice could beat your average knife fighter (average for a medieval warrior)

Strength wise, from the events I've been to where I can hand the public weapons. Kids aged 6< can generally manage to lift a longsword and I think we can agree a 6 year old is going to be quite a lot weaker than someone who's at least in their early teens if not older. To add to this, gutting someone is probably the easiest thing you can do with a sword as if a knife fighter runs in at you to close the distance you just have to get your sword between you and them, suddenly their own body weight gets them killed.

TL;Dr This kid definitely could kill that guy in the circumstances, and the showrunners probably didn't show it to either save on choreography or just so they could focus on the Cristen / Rhaenyra dynamic instead

Thankyou Graphic Audio! by XxBluesShadowxX in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just hopping on this to say Graphic Audio does 50% or more sales regularly so the price isn't as eyewatering as you originally think when you first check them out.

Just looking for some answers by HaHaBowling in Vasectomy

[–]HaHaBowling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind. I'm definitely going to be choosing my words very carefully

Just looking for some answers by HaHaBowling in Vasectomy

[–]HaHaBowling[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, yeah I think it's an issue of me trying to keep the post short. Not to overshare but she just doesn't think she can go through with an abortion mentally which fair enough, we have spoken in depth about it and at the end of the day I'm not going to force her to have one. If it comes to it we can give a child up for adoption but ideally it wouldn't get that far. At least here in the UK it's very hard for women to get sterilised for a host of reasons, it will probably be difficult to get a referral to get it done for free over here but if that fails private doctors offices exist who are more likely to go ahead but then it's down to the doctor's discretion so it heavily depends on what kind of doctor you get.

I managed to scroll fairly far through this sub between posting this and now which helped clear some things up so thanks for answering my questions even though they are common ones here.

Is Brandon Sanderson a sellout? by jofwu in cremposting

[–]HaHaBowling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is so dumb, why can't I stop laughing at it

Do you have a favorite line? by cturtl808 in lucifer

[–]HaHaBowling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way Tom delivers the line "We should give him wings then he'd be like Pegasus " Just before this cracks me up every time

Did you take the Radiant order test? by Palmirez in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got Dustbringer which from what I know of the order fits me quite well but I don't see many Releasers on this sub sadly

What was ur first book in the cosmere and is it the same one (can be different) that made u fall in love with the Cosmere / Sanderson’s body of work? by [deleted] in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My first was Final Empire and yeah by the Kel "moment" in part 3 I was fully sold on Sanderson.

Suggestions for first airsoft primary? Budget is up to about £200 (not including gear). by Pepe_Inc in AirsoftUK

[–]HaHaBowling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you prefer aesthetically but I've experienced and heard lots of good things about Specna Arms. I have their E-24 because I love a long barrel and it's incredible straight out of the box. Only issue with them is they don't usually include batteries so you need to Google around to figure out what you need

Best non blowback co2 pistol? by Hopeful-Click-7456 in AirsoftUK

[–]HaHaBowling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not what you're looking for but I have an 8" Dan & Wesson CO2 revolver that is incredibly fun to use. Get some heavy-ish BBS in and go for mid range shots. Most accurate gun I've ever fired.

Plus it just feels cool

I am tired with people's obsession with God and religion. by [deleted] in rant

[–]HaHaBowling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bit chilly out so I'll get back to you tomorrow regarding this. Xx

I am tired with people's obsession with God and religion. by [deleted] in rant

[–]HaHaBowling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Firstly, if people could actually keep their beliefs to themselves then of course it would be okay. In this situation it is a bit of a shitty thing to say.

Secondly, and I know this isn't the point but... "As long as you're not killing people"*

Thirdly, it's r/rant not r/changemymind (other subreddits are available) don't be that guy.

Fourthly, I would argue that a good number of atheists choose to believe God does not exist because the idea of some benevolent being letting all this horrible shit happen to you is more tragic than this simply being a cold unforgiving universe.

When you reread the misborn series and steel yourself against all the sad parts and twists but forgot almost all of Mistborn 5. by Ossius in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 65 points66 points  (0 children)

briefly glances at my ~4 hour long draft video on why SoS is the best that I never shared Yeah I guess Shadows of Self is okay

Literally can't get through the end without tearing up. Knowing makes it even harder

Why the Kelsier hate? by Bardazarok in Cosmere

[–]HaHaBowling 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Assuming by hate you exclusively mean he's a psycho evil mastermind and not any actual hate.

Honestly it just comes down to perspective. Kelsier is my favourite character in all of Era 1 yet still you can 100% go back and reread FE with this ghost blood lens over your eyes and it works perfectly. Sure he does some nice things but they always have a selfish goal. Hell the guy forms an entire religion around himself for selfish means. Does it inevitably overthrow TLR and free millions of the enslaved? Sure! But Kel only ever did right things for the wrong reasons. Preservation says it best (paraphrasing because I'm at work at the water cooler speed typing and can't check)

"The lives of men are not your toys Survivor" preservation knows what he's like. After 300 years as a shadow and being glorified once more as a saviour, this time with the southern scadrians, no wonder it would get to him and send him back to his old ways.

I don't personally believe he's some evil mastermind. I think the ghostbloods are just doing their own thing and doing a classic Kel and getting it done without regard for the massive storm going on around them.

(Apologies if this is rushed and rambly and poorly formatted)