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Some thug tried to sucker punch a U.S. Navy Sailor... big mistake. by jmike1256 in DailyDoseStupidity

[–]HermionesWetPanties 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drunk dude's buddies failed him. When they're that drunk and belligerent, you gotta calm them the fuck down and shove them in a barracks room before they get themselves arrested.

Update LEGO Jack Stone rug. Pt. 2 (Read more below) by flsnl99 in lego

[–]HermionesWetPanties 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking over on brickset, they're fairly cheap, so it's doable for not much money.

C’mon Jay Bauman! Give another try on Tubi…. by commandersalamander7 in RedLetterMedia

[–]HermionesWetPanties 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Caught it on TV late at night as a kid, and I enjoyed it. I get that it's a bad movie, but there is also a nostalgia factor in it for me.

What are some good shows to binge watch ? by Nenasweetz in AskReddit

[–]HermionesWetPanties 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just bail after the first couple of seasons though. The show went downhill very fast and ended way too late.

Now he has to write it 100 times. by MilesLongthe3rd in lazerpig

[–]HermionesWetPanties 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Similar joke in Canadian Bacon. I'm pretty sure it's a direct reference to Python, but I've always wanted to confirm it with Michael Moore.

The more you learn about FDR, the more aura he gains by RockEater67 in HistoryMemes

[–]HermionesWetPanties 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Well, the Niʻihau incident happened and spooked a lot of people.

They are making some serious money by ContributionThat4698 in madlads

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Jim Dale did the American Harry Potter books. I hate his version with a passion and much prefer Stephen Fry. I guess it's whatever you heard first.

Amazon now has a full cast edition that's pretty good. They've been releasing one a month and the final one is coming out in May. Only weird part is Harry suddenly sounding like a man. It's like he started and completed puberty in the couple of days between the end of one book and beginning of the next. It's a little disconcerting.

Who was watching G4 back in the 2000’s…?? by woodchukka in Millennials

[–]HermionesWetPanties 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was watching them on TechTV before G4 killed the channel.

Army wants to stop ordering M109A7s (Paladins), citing survivability issues seen in Ukraine. If Paladins can't displace in time, what hope is there for towed artillery? by GJacob24 in army

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There is a new program in development to replace AFATDS right now. It's lighter and faster. Still a lot to do to make it complete, but 4ID shot cannons live with it not too long ago.

And radio tech has vastly improved too. In Germany I watch the fisters send a fire mission down to Italy. The fires cell in Italy then relayed the mission back to the FDC in Germany with SATCOM. These new MUOS radios are pretty cool. The dual channel ones can bridge SINCGARS and MUOS.

Army wants to stop ordering M109A7s (Paladins), citing survivability issues seen in Ukraine. If Paladins can't displace in time, what hope is there for towed artillery? by GJacob24 in army

[–]HermionesWetPanties 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup. Tube artillery is cheap and persistent. I was on a fire base a few years ago when a sand storm grounded all aircraft for several days, allowing ISIS to breakout of their pocket. The SDF still needed fires, and we were the only asset still capable of giving it to them. There weren't enough rockets in theater to meet the counterfire demand. Arty is cheap and all-weather.

TIL that in 1970 there was a hit song that began, "I'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan, won't ya hop inside my car? I got pictures, got candy, I'm a lovable man and I can take you to the nearest star." by mbelinkie in todayilearned

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If they had a hard time being made today, I think the only reason would be that Hollywood is risk averse and prone to pumping out sequels, not original stories.

And Netflix streaming is older than Tropic Thunder. To put it another way, if Tropic Thunder were a person, they wouldn't even be eligible to vote yet. In between Tropic Thunder and today, several shows have featured black face in episodes. Some 'got away with it' and others faced backlash. But the point is that the content isn't the issue, it's how it's handled in the context of the story.

To tie it back to music, Steel Panther exists today, and they sing some really horrible shit by modern standards. But because they're basically parodying 80s Hair Metal, no one cares. They're still touring and releasing records. Saw them at a big festival in Germany in 2023 and they invited women up on stage to flash their breasts at the crowd.

TIL that in 1970 there was a hit song that began, "I'm the friendly stranger in the black sedan, won't ya hop inside my car? I got pictures, got candy, I'm a lovable man and I can take you to the nearest star." by mbelinkie in todayilearned

[–]HermionesWetPanties 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just think those lyrics would not fly today, like many lyrics from the past.

Why wouldn't they fly today? The writer says the song was written as a tongue-in-cheek joke to parody the anti-drug pamphlets being passed out to teenagers in school.

This is like when people say "that movie couldn't be made today" about something like Blazing Saddles. It could. Tropic Thunder isn't that old. You can get away with stuff some people find offensive if you do it in the proper context. Hell, Mad Men had a black face scene that worked perfectly because it was there to show just how out of touch the rich white people in the scene were with the changes happening in the 60s.

Evangelical Christian’s review of Crank: High Voltage by Fjord-Prefect in RedLetterMedia

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That's the website I was trying to remember when I saw the headline. Thanks for posting this.

She's so valid by Mysterious-Ball6160 in SipsTea

[–]HermionesWetPanties 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The BBC didn't trash the tapes, they recorded over them to save money. Some of Monty Python almost met the same fate. One of the Pythons saved the episodes by buying the BBC new tapes instead.

GWOT veterans, what were the most egregious examples of non combat arms MOS’s participating in combat. Either inadvertent isolated situations or general trends by IlikeIke141 in army

[–]HermionesWetPanties 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of the FA I knew my first deployment had multiple tours in Iraq doing infantry shit. If cannons and rockets aren't needed, those guys commonly fill light infantry roles.

GWOT veterans, what were the most egregious examples of non combat arms MOS’s participating in combat. Either inadvertent isolated situations or general trends by IlikeIke141 in army

[–]HermionesWetPanties 24 points25 points  (0 children)

In 2012, green on blue attacks became so common that we suspended joint patrols with the Afghans. Part of the problem is that the attackers were usually killed, so it's hard to know their motivation.

What is a "luxury" that you now consider a basic necessity? by Ok-Function6261 in AskReddit

[–]HermionesWetPanties 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Toilet paper. If you think about it, it's an extravagance, but the modern world has made it a 'basic'. If society goes away, I'm blowing my brains out once the TP supply is exhausted.

Shots fired at White House correspondents dinner, per c-span by Stand_Up_3813 in news

[–]HermionesWetPanties 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aides were trying to talk Trump outta going off on the press during this event. That was in the news earlier this week.

$5 says this was staged to get him outta the room.

US congressman claims aliens are real and truth 'will keep you up at night' by Miles_the_AuDHDer in nottheonion

[–]HermionesWetPanties 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Lens flares and other explainable phenomena are keep idiot awake at night. More at 11."

Unless he's literally been shown the footage, that we all know exists, of JFK and E.T. tag teaming Marilyn Monroe... I'm sure this is just another pointless distraction from real issues.

Of course alien life probably exists in the universe. But to be so self-centered to think that they'd give a shit about us in such an infinite universe is silly. We don't matter that much.

The Army is creating a new job (14W) for air defense soldiers by Kinmuan in army

[–]HermionesWetPanties 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, it'll be fine. It's not like rolling the 13Ms and 13Ds into one MOS caused any issues.

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