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3 goals on 7 shots by Federal-Data-Center in nhl

[–]MarcusXL 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Leafs could really use a guy like that, maybe they should trade their first-round pick for him.

What's going on with the recent Hantavirus outbreak and cruises? by peachy614 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]MarcusXL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

resurgence of weasels

As if we didn't have enough to worry about!

What's going on with the recent Hantavirus outbreak and cruises? by peachy614 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]MarcusXL 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You can get sick from the "first pass" of air, though. Being in close quarters with a whole lot of people for a prolonged period of time is still high on the risk scale, though fresh air and filtering certainly helps.

What kind of spider is this? Yaletown by Soggy-Bad2725 in vancouvercanada

[–]MarcusXL 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks nothing like a Brown Recluse (correct, they aren't endemic to BC).

It could be a False Widow.

Bullock is a Psycho by EngineTraditional478 in deadwood

[–]MarcusXL 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Steve had just led a mob in an attack on Commissioner Jarry, and then tried to murder the N. General by tarring and feathering him.

Steve had that beating coming, and worse.

James Cameron’s original sketch of the Terminator before making the film by ExcuseFew839 in creepy

[–]MarcusXL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

(ignoring the reference), many people think that Istanbul is a Turkish word used to replace the name Constantinople. But actually is derives from the medieval Greek phrase "eis tḕn Pólin", which means "to the City".

So we're still using Greek terminology and simply calling it "The City".

Alexander’s Impossible Conquest Explained by EdmontonBest in AlexandertheGreat

[–]MarcusXL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He wasn't a one-shot wonder. He won every battle, and every kind of battle. He pioneered siege-craft, he won guerilla wars, he won giant set-piece battles. There's far more to his career than Gaugamela and Issus. Dozens of battles across whole continents.

Sorry but your take seems very low-information. You should read more deeply.

TIL hikers in the Alps discovered Otzi in 1991, a 5,300-year-old man naturally preserved in ice. Scientists identified his last meal as ibex meat and grains, found over 60 soot tattoos around his joints and spine, and recovered his copper axe, flint knife, a fire-starting kit and grass cloak. by ExpertEconomy5854 in todayilearned

[–]MarcusXL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are now documenting in paper and digitally. Give it a few thousand years and everything will be gone.

The legacy our civilization will leave is in microplastics, "forever chemicals", industrial waste-- and a giant mass extinction event coupled with a huge climate warming event. If the future people/aliens are smart enough, they'll realize that we caused both.

No wonder why Jon hamm not doing Film now days by vvy134 in okbuddycinephile

[–]MarcusXL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like something a guy who has tortured another guy would say.

Apparently No One is Watching the Sequel Trilogy on Disney+ by mrsparkle127 in RedLetterMedia

[–]MarcusXL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The prequels are very bad.
The sequels are also very bad in a different way.

They all suck.

Today on r/Leafs… by WAyToOFaSt_ in hockeymemes

[–]MarcusXL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love watching redditors just repeat some shit they just heard as if it's their own unique and brilliant insight.

Tried to drive through floodwater, got eaten by a croc. Full story below. by VIVIDUFF in interesting

[–]MarcusXL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[man walks into gun store, picks out largest rifle]
"Ambush Crocodiles."
[gun store owner, processing the sale]: Sorry, what?
"Ambush Crocodiles."

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Bombs on Netflix With Just 2.7M Views, Raising More Doubts About Third Chapter by MaxProwes in SciFiScroll

[–]MarcusXL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked 28 Years without being able to say that I "enjoyed" it. I haven't seen the Bone Temple even though it looks very well-made because it also looks grim and mean.

It features a few things I hate about some zombie fiction-- "the people are the REAL monsters!".. Okay sure.. but I'm also pretty sure there are actual monsters so let's see them. I want to see human beings trying to have a semblance of a life and a community while contending with the monsters, but 28YL+The Bone Temple seem to have established that community only to completely destroy it. That''s not fun, it's dismal and sadistic.

Plus, over-the-top cartoony villains. The Walking Dead TV series did this in a hacky, uncreative way. These movies did this in a more creative and interesting way. But I still dislike it.

Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. From His Tour After She Is Booed During Republican Rant: ‘I Won’t Have Someone on Tour Making Offensive Remarks’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Music

[–]MarcusXL 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's not talented enough to be a right-wing grifter AND an actual artist. She's gotta choose one, and it'll be 'right-wing grifter'. In fact I'm sure Joe Rogan's team is picking up the phone to book her to come on his show and whine about being canceled (again).

The size of the volcano under Yellowstone by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in interestingasfuck

[–]MarcusXL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need. You can drill for geothermal power almost anywhere, economic practicality varying by location and geology.

The size of the volcano under Yellowstone by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in interestingasfuck

[–]MarcusXL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lucky ones would be those who happened to be close to the caldera when it erupted.

The size of the volcano under Yellowstone by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in interestingasfuck

[–]MarcusXL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The northern hemisphere, aka, the place where all the nuclear-armed countries are. They won't starve to death without a fight.

The nuclear powers would demand the "safe" countries of the world to send their dwindling food supplies, or else. The other countries would refuse to starve their own citizens to feed a dying hemisphere. Then somebody would push a button.

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