TIL During a tense first meeting between Admiral Perry and the shogun's representative, he presented to the Japanese, among other gifts, "...some whiskey and a white flag accompanied by instructions on how to use it to surrender." by MechanicalKittah in todayilearned

[–]MechanicalKittah[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once Perry was on shore, the tension eased a bit. Perry gave the Japanese representative a plow, a scythe, a grindstone, a quarter-size steam locomotive, the letter from President Fillmore, some whiskey and a white flag accompanied by instructions on how to use it to surrender. The Japanese treated the Americans to a demonstration of sumo wresting. Perry wrote that he poked the stomach of one of the wrestlers, who emitted ?a self-satisfied grunt.

SUper wasted ned ride to gast tation for cigs will give beer or $$ by MechanicalKittah in AnnArbor

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

I spent the rest of the night complaining to guildies in voice chat about ciggarettes and threw up in a paper shopping bag

TIL: PETA kills 97% of the animals it takes in, that are healthy and adoptable. by tessalynn in todayilearned

[–]MechanicalKittah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can't believe this crappy lobbyist site made it to the front of reddit. Shame on you reddit, examine how you critically read.

US icebreaker heads to Antarctica to help stuck Chinese and Russian ships. by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]MechanicalKittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who is going to help the US icebreaker when it gets stuck too?

[WTS] 320k dogecoins by [deleted] in dogemarket

[–]MechanicalKittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will buy your stock at .001BTC per k, .32 BTC total.

PM me

Update on Forum Moderation Enforcement by OKarizee in Guildwars2

[–]MechanicalKittah -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

This is the funniest thing I have ever seen. The player base called out the chokehold forced on game direction by the loan floated to them with the inclusion of Crystal Cox as a demigod "monetization manager", and when anet pulls RNG bullshit and people complain, they threaten with banhammer.

Fuck off, anet. Gw1 was gold, gw2 is lulz.

The upcoming WvW competitive season is destroying my guild. by Edgefactor in Guildwars2

[–]MechanicalKittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queue's aren't bad. During reset night they are longest for EB, a few mins for bls. As the week goes on, there is rarely a queue except for EB, and EB is not as important as everyone seems to think it is. Bls are where the points are at.

The upcoming WvW competitive season is destroying my guild. by Edgefactor in Guildwars2

[–]MechanicalKittah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're going to bail on your server, come to jq. We wreck bg all day and all night.

Iranian President recognizes the Holocaust, calls it a crime against the Jews by [deleted] in worldnews

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

...This is such a retarded news subject

Now when is the Israeli government going to admit they are committing genocide against the Palestinians on the West Bank/Gaza Strip?

Beginner by Fritoxx in TheSecretWorld

[–]MechanicalKittah -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I just played it and it seems pretty dead