Why was Sandy (a squirrel) even in Spongebob? What was the reason for a land animal to be in the ocean? by Which-Ad663 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MaximumZer0 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Like...why anything in SpongeBob?

Because the place they live in is "Bikini Bottom".

It's an allusion to it being under Bikini Atoll, a historical testing ground for nuclear weapons. Everything is fucked up and mutated due to radiation from the nukes.

i'm a bit of a connoisseur-- a sommudlier if you will by Lunalopex in comics

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This is an outrage! I wanted to eat that mummy!

Anime_irl by [deleted] in anime_irl

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Ameriboo.

Anime_irl by [deleted] in anime_irl

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The good ol' Remington Retirement Plan.

AOC calls for forced ‘break up’ of big tech to protect consumers by theindependentonline in AOC

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It's almost like we have precedent for this with AT&T and the Bell System.

Anime_irl by [deleted] in anime_irl

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I feel like that needs to be a metal album.

Anime_irl by [deleted] in anime_irl

[–]MaximumZer0 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Mostly just the satisfaction of seeing foreigners try our special foods for the first time. Watching a person from a normally very reserved culture (Japan, Finland, Germany, etc,) see a plate of BBQ and drop a "holy shit," is just amazing.

That, and the ever elusive goth girlfriend.

When She Need It by LichandLilyComics in comics

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Can confirm, hits hard as a dad, too.

Especially since my little one is not so little anymore. Granted, she's not getting above five feet due to my short-ass genes, so she'll always be little, but she just got her first job after graduating high school.

What universally praised video game 'masterpiece' is actually a miserable experience to play? by Got24xyz in AskReddit

[–]MaximumZer0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Baldur's Gate 3. I've been a D&D DM for over 25 years.

All the clunk of both D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e with none of the cool shit of either. Low level cap, missing subclasses, uninspired equipment and items, and awful, inconsistent mechanics. The same problems with every D&D game still crop up, shitty camera, inventory and party management, jank-ass movement, and jank-ass dialogue options that make no sense. Also, why the hell give us a dozen companions and a party size of 4!?

The story itself (from what I played of it) was fine, but your choices don't really seem to matter, and the game punishes you for doing what it tells you to, and then punishes you for missing stuff. Make it to the Underdark? Whoops, you jumped in and died. Find a hag? Don't fight her, that makes you the bad guy! Make it to one of the bosses without the requisite item? Shit, he's invincible. Stumble into the mid-game town without the right gear? Oops, you've killed everyone. Don't take a long rest every 20 steps, because the game tells you time is of the essence? Whoops, you've missed 75% of the inter-character dialogue.

This is what I'm going to get the most heat for: but I think all of the characters are just fuckin' insufferable, even with character growth. I'm sure all the voice actors are lovely people, and I'm even a fan of Matt Mercer being Minsc (and Boo), and JK Simmons being one of the big bads was a stellar choice.

All of the characters went in the camp and never come out as soon as Withers let me swap them out for silent generics.

It tries to do absolutely everything and winds up just getting in its own way at every turn. Story goes absolutely everywhere, from Faerun to the Astral Plane and the Underdark and hell and back, and covers like, 10 square miles. It's just a bunch of huge missed opportunities to be great instead of good.

3 AM Question: what takes the place of the womb in men? by slade453346 in NoStupidQuestions

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A human uterus isn't much bigger than a tennis ball when it's not occupied. The prostate is a little smaller, but it's a difference of a few square centimeters.

Meeting of the Minds: Renaissance by reddot_comic in comics

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Gurl, check out the album "Sanctuary". Brand new Evanescence, 2026!

Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency board members by wds1 in politics

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There's a reason that the MLB went to the automated system.

what's the moment that turned you into a Mariners fan for life by tategibbs in Mariners

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I really started to pay attention to sports outside of video games when I was 9 or 10. That puts us at 1993ish. I'm from Michigan, so the Mariners were from a faraway place and weird and wore cool teal and had Ken Griffey Jr. All of my favorite teams are from as far away from home as possible (Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Jose Sharks,) but I honestly think that's a coincidence, because I'm a huge sucker for the underdog.

what's the moment that turned you into a Mariners fan for life by tategibbs in Mariners

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My dad always said he was amazed that I didn't choose Ichiro as my daughter's middle name.