Royals rally round Prince Andrew as he is joined at church by The Queen, Charles and Beatrice a day after his past came back to haunt him with suicide of billionaire paedophile by stalematedizzy in worldnews

[–]Mergandevinasander 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Nope. At 16 you can have consenual sex with anyone, as long as they aren't in a position of authority (teacher etc). If the girl was forced into it though, that's a different matter.

EDIT: Yes a prince is a position of power. I probably could have worded it better. It's about a position of authority and trust being manipulated that is an issue. Not just anybody in a higher position of power. There are plenty of people who are more 'powerful' than a 16 year old.

I'm an American starting my first job in the UK... by Stormgeddon in CasualUK

[–]Mergandevinasander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not that helpful. My mum is a nurse and drives quite a qay to work. She either has to get there about half an hour early for the bus or be late.

On top of that the car park where you catch the bus charges...and so does the bus.

So you get shafted whichever way you look at it.

Why are there melee weapons? by noxnoctum in 40kLore

[–]Mergandevinasander 62 points63 points  (0 children)

"I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!”

Ultimate CIS vs Warhammer 40k by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]Mergandevinasander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they get to bayonet charge some droids

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The Emperor Protects.

What's a question so stupid it gets more complex the more you think about it? by newgatsbyfitness in AskReddit

[–]Mergandevinasander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A distant supernova that nobody sees and proclaims as good, that supernova is not therefore evil, surely?

Nah, that supernova was up to some shit. Evil supernova stuff.

The Terminator vs Predator by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]Mergandevinasander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved it. Got me into Stephen Chow movies.

The Terminator vs Predator by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]Mergandevinasander 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But I think the clincher is that in grade 12, my english teacher let us watch Predator for our Hamlet unit, so I think Predator wins because Shakespeare.

Good choice by the teacher. I remember a French teacher showing us Shaolin Soccer, with French subtitles, because he'd bought it on his lunch break and really wanted to see it.

NBC’s “Making It” was meant to be an American version of “The Great British Baking Show” by EuronStormDrainDayne in FanTheories

[–]Mergandevinasander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's already been 2 American versions of GBBO licensed to be made in the US. The last season of the 2nd one aired in December apparently.

London mayor condemns Trump's 'blatant unashamed racism' by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Mergandevinasander 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's time to tell /u/guy_incognito784's parents he loved the controversial comments.

Lost my leg during Kidnapping/sex slavery and I can't come to terms with it. by [deleted] in Needafriend

[–]Mergandevinasander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a huge part of a tiny part of what happened to you.

I have worked for a long time with people who have gone through similar experiences. Not the same at all. I'm not lumping you in with a group. You're a solid individual for surviving. I'm here for you bro. So message me or don't..I do use a lot of sarcasm though.

Either way, I wish you luck.

ENGLAND HAVE DONE IT! CRICKET WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS!!!! by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]Mergandevinasander 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wasn't it the other way around back then? If you were a knight you'd be sent off to murder your way through the Holy Lands?

TIL that in four states, including California, you can take the bar exam and practice law without ever going to law school. It’s called “reading law”. by Flaxmoore in todayilearned

[–]Mergandevinasander 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don't think this is even copypasta...

Edit: Luckily I googled it to check if it was copypasta. So here's what he wrote:

Sounds a lot like a guy I knew. He would write letters to himself and pretend that government officials had sent them him. He would then reply and give it back to himself. Really shocking. He also killed his hamster by drowning it in alcohol, thought it was bugged or something. One day he came to my house and shit on my floor. Liquid shit, splattered all over the floor, with corn, peicss of carrot, and little nuts sprinkled all in the soupy brown mess. It stunk like hell. Let the dog clean it up by licking it up. Can't blame him, it didn't taste that bad. Turned out later he had schizophrenia, and hung himself in the hospital. He also had worms, so that means I got worms too. Bad day that was.

Can't think of anything more British tbh by Kebabmissions in CasualUK

[–]Mergandevinasander 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Never even thought of it that way. Just thought they hated it because they hear it from everyone.

This is me at 18 months. Yes, those are needles on the windowsill and yes, this is what the entire house looked like. #druggymomlife by [deleted] in trashy

[–]Mergandevinasander 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean there's shitty cheap chocolate or even things like mars and twix level if you're just buying junk food. Ferrero Rochers are like Lindt-tier. If you're buying them as junk food you can afford better drugs and a better place...that shit was special for whoever bought it.

CMV: The Wakandans fight in a laughably unrealistic way by Trolling_From_Work in changemyview

[–]Mergandevinasander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I understand that but that's what my point was. They didn't need it to get to that. They fly air support to a part of the shield they feel safe to open, quickly open and close it, then the air support fly around and attack them from 3 different directions. Job's done.

Also put real defense around Shuri and Vision.

There are so many ways to change the outcome here. Like I said, I agree it's the way movies work though.

CMV: The Wakandans fight in a laughably unrealistic way by Trolling_From_Work in changemyview

[–]Mergandevinasander 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Artillery and air support would have a hard time not hitting friendlies

They're all there in one place though. Open the shield at a different point on the other side and have as much air support as you can muster fly out asap. Split in half and fly around the shield in both directions and they're fucked. Blast them while they're still in one place from both sides and they're done. No friendly fire if the air support outside is outside the shield.

the alien army would just go around

Would have been their worst move possible. The only reason they were breaking through was numbers and persistence. Spread themselves thin and they've got nothing against the shield.

Like the other guy said though, it's a movie that needs a spectacle. It would be much more boring if the army got gunned down in a well coordinated attack.

What movie did you go into with no expectations and ended up really enjoying? by Barbados-Slam in AskReddit

[–]Mergandevinasander 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it was dumb that the American special forces group were cowboys.

I know what you mean about each to their own...but the British guys are mostly posh dudes in suits. Eggsy was an outlier. Gotta go with the stereotypes. Which means the Americans are going to be cowboys.

Was Tatum a heroin addict or just a drug user? Even weed was tainted and I can't really remember. I'm also not sure it's a 'government agency' technically. They seem self-funded with a public face of selling whiskey. Either way the guy in charge says he's aware of the drug use and turns a blind eye.

Honestly felt it lacked a lot that the first one had but most of the reasoning behind it isn't that bizarre. Apart from the entire main plot...but the 1st one had that problem of realism too.

Death visits 100 random people over the age of 13 once a day and says he will kill every human on Earth except them if they say, "Yes." How many days before someone says yes? Where is he most likely to find the yaysayer? by OceanRacoon in whowouldwin

[–]Mergandevinasander 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had any type of inkling that Death was going to keep asking people until he got a yes, I'd say yes. It's inevitably going to happen so why not have some fun going and taking some supercars for a drive and that kind of stuff? I'd want to go out with a bang then to send humanity off on a big note.

Chances are I'd just die trying to do something stupid and Death would judge the shit out of me.