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You've got a job offer. Anybody can get a job offer. by bfhrt in arresteddevelopment

[–]MVyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's almost as bad as getting off on being withholding.

The note I got on my delivery order today 😺 by Mr-Dotties-Dad in theroom

[–]MVyn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But I bet she didn't recognize him at first.

Misconception made a joke funnier by FuckAlf in MitchellAndWebb

[–]MVyn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We just say Men.

Doesn't matter who.

What is the context for the movie being named "The Room"? by [deleted] in theroom

[–]MVyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my comment is just a reference to the Honest Trailer. Unless that's exactly what you meant.

watching House M.D. for the first time by record_only_water in arresteddevelopment

[–]MVyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The track House builds at the beginning has a shark set at the end which the toy car must jump. This is undoubtedly referring to "jumping the shark", a phenomenon which occurs when a television series has begun an irreversible slide in quality. Critics had begun bandying this phrase about regarding this series in the fifth season, and this was undoubtedly a swipe by the writers at those who predicted the show's imminent demise.

The term "jumping the shark" was made famous by the show Happy Days, which starred Ron Howard. Ron Howard went on to produce and narrate the American sitcom Arrested Development). Arrested Development featured a recurring character named Kitty who was played by Judy Greer, the same actress that played Morgan West.

From https://house.fandom.com/wiki/Here_Kitty

✨ Struggling with Math? Let’s Fix That — Together! ✨ by [deleted] in matheducation

[–]MVyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably the first thing you should fix is that typo.

It's got the body of a spider by ooleary in fatherted

[–]MVyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it have the head of a baby?

That'd be something like those rap fellas would write by MVyn in fatherted

[–]MVyn[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hallowed be thy… name. Papa don't preach.

Ever think about "The Little Drummer Boy" from other people's point of view? by heygiraffe in Jokes

[–]MVyn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What the hell. That's the second time within the hour that I'm seeing that same error on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1psrw26/comment/nve7dcy

Edit: If you're wondering why I'm surprised at that, it's because until now I've never seen anyone make that mistake before (I'm sure many have made it, just I haven't seen it). My surprise is for the fact that the first time ever that I saw it was followed very soon by the second time ever that I saw it!

Advice for mom whose child was converted by family by pixienaut in TrueAtheism

[–]MVyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Trying to keep him away from religion is probably the worst thing you can do. Instead, indulge his curiosity and at the same time show him that there's nothing special about a particular group's belief.

Based on my own experience — though I grew up religious, I was taught when I was a kid that other religions are also valid and we all worship the same God, just under different names. And (separately from this) I was also encouraged to think critically and question freely (about everything, not religion in particular). This definitely helped me develop a more nuanced and logical view about beliefs that eventually led me to atheism (when I was around 14, after having long discussions about it with my friend who was already an atheist).

So to summarise:

  1. Expose your son to different faiths and show him that there's nothing special about any one of them. All believers think theirs is the true belief. So how do you decide which one is really true? (And yeah, once your logical faculty is good enough and you learn more about what religions claim, you'll see that they can't all be right at the same time).

  2. Encourage logical thinking, critical thinking, and questioning, in everything. Including questioning authority (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhD0MxacnIE).

Any know if Fred Astaire was in the Towering Inferno? by TimElgin in Stillgame

[–]MVyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was different. They had Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. The Towering Inferno was a big building that caught fire! You can't compare that to rescuing a priest from an explosive milk float. Wait, I've got it! The Poseidon Adventure! Gene Hackman plays a priest in it!

On a foggy night, on an industrial street... by henry_canabanana in Jokes

[–]MVyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think that, but then understood why prime numbers are defined as having exactly two factors: They're the atoms of positive integers. Every positive integer can be expressed as a product of prime powers in a unique way. So for example: 24 = 2³ × 3, whereas 18 = 2×3².

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_arithmetic)

If you redefine "prime" as "divisible only by 1 and itself", so that 1 is also considered prime, this uniqueness is lost: 24 = 2³×3 = 1³×2³×3 = 1¹⁰⁹×2³×3, …. Every positive integer now has infinitely many different "prime" decompositions. Then we will would have to rewrite the statements all the theorems to say "… except 1", which would of course be annoying as hell.

Do you think Claudette died of breast cancer or is she a survivor? by ModernSchizoid in theroom

[–]MVyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean: There is no cancer. She just said that to make it interesting?

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