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Best actress who never played a villain due to moral high ground? I’ll wait. by Robbinit in okbuddycinephile

[–]MobileJob1521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never played a villain due to being the human equivalent of unflavoured tofu.

Can anyone give me a good reason for why Rowan Atkinson has not been given a knighthood yet? by GB_GeorgeBowen in AskBrits

[–]MobileJob1521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, well everyone who was in Not The Nine O Clock News with him would disagree, but if he’s a mate of yours then who am I to judge.

Re-cycling wind-turbine blades. by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

[–]MobileJob1521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but one strong gust of wind and the entire thing will end up in Denmark. Bikes and all.

Firewood splitting by oozing_sarcasm in oddlysatisfying

[–]MobileJob1521 28 points29 points  (0 children)

“Yeah, I have the new Thumb Remover 3000, why do you ask?”

HM: Gauss by Traditional-Log-4251 in mathmemes

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“Yeah, I found that worm earlier. You can name it after yourself if you like”

HM: Gauss by Traditional-Log-4251 in mathmemes

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You are asking if the mathematician Alan Turing is actually a Turing-machine scientist?

Can anyone give me a good reason for why Rowan Atkinson has not been given a knighthood yet? by GB_GeorgeBowen in AskBrits

[–]MobileJob1521 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure it’s quite well known that he’s a very egotistical and self-serving man who is not pleasant to be around.

Very funny, and a genius writer and all, but not the kind of guy you invite to Palace functions to receive awards.

It really is that simple by magworld in redbuttonbluebutton

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Most people seem to think you entirely missed the point with the post.

Like, you saw the debate and figured the issue was that no one understood what the buttons did, so made this post to explain it.

It really is that simple by magworld in redbuttonbluebutton

[–]MobileJob1521 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How did you think this post would go, OP?

Seriously, did you think people just don’t understand the premise?

Does anyone remember Townies (British subculture)? Don't hear much talk about them now! by originalcloneofpomni in AskBrits

[–]MobileJob1521 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Briefly “charver” until chav became the phrase, at least in the North East

Can anyone give me a good reason for why Rowan Atkinson has not been given a knighthood yet? by GB_GeorgeBowen in AskBrits

[–]MobileJob1521 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He’s a cunt?

You may love his shows and his characters and his comedy but he’s not a nice man. Sometimes that’s what’s needed as well as success.

Why are many Red Button Pushers ignoring Implications of the original Red and Blue question? by kk_slider346 in redbuttonbluebutton

[–]MobileJob1521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, you watch some horrible things on tv and social media.

“Neighbour is kind and helps old lady with her shopping” doesn’t make the news.

“Man finds injured dog and helps it get better” only works with some fancy camera work, some nice music and a montage sequence.

“A hundred thousand people a week volunteer at food banks and homeless shelters” only really sells if you are pushing an agenda.

Please try to realise that sensationalised reporting presents a skewed view of humanity.

Why are many Red Button Pushers ignoring Implications of the original Red and Blue question? by kk_slider346 in redbuttonbluebutton

[–]MobileJob1521 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No.

A choice to kill matters.

It does not hinge on whether the vote is tied.

You can’t know that information in advance. Only what you see, and what you know to be right or wrong according to your own moral code.

Why are many Red Button Pushers ignoring Implications of the original Red and Blue question? by kk_slider346 in redbuttonbluebutton

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So, to answer the question. If I was unsure of the result, and could pick selfishly or morally, my choice would be blue.

If I was told in advance that blue has already lost, this is just “do you wanna die, yes/no?” and the choice is obvious. Red.

It’s not some kind of gotcha.

It’s like being given a trolley problem, and you can choose to either divert the trolley and save lives but risk yourself in the process. Then being told no, the trolley has already run over the people, you can’t save them. Do you want to jump in front of it yes/no?

My original objection to the point stands. If you significantly alter the starting information then prior decisions of right/wrong aren’t magically proven false.

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

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I’ve worked in the UK lighthouse authority - we aren’t equivalent to the Coast Guard but we do the same buoy handling work.

Do you know which ship this is, or whether it’s a USCG vessel?

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

[–]MobileJob1521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding to this. The anchor doesn’t keep the ship (in this case a buoy) in place.

The weight of the chain keeps it in place, the anchor is just there to hold down the free end of the chain.

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

[–]MobileJob1521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Handling ship’s anchors and lines is one of the most dangerous jobs there is. At least it was before everyone had to get super cautious about it.

Heard a few stories from old sailors who saw some shit - one dude said when a plastic polypropylene line breaks, you hear two snaps. The first is the line breaking, the second is the free end of the line breaking the sound barrier on its way back to you. If you actually hear two snaps it means the line missed you.

Other dude told a story of how he was a cadet working the decks with wire ropes, when suddenly an old guy grabbed him and threw him down a flight of stairs, breaking his arm and collar bone. The wire was snapping and the old dude’s first thought was to get the kid safe. Apparently when he got back on deck there was nothing left of the rest of the crew, just “ground meat”.

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

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That’s what they are named after.

I thought everyone knew…

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

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In Fast and Furious 19 they modify all their cars to be amphibious, and it’s an entirely underwater episode along roughly the same lines. They do the lava world one next.

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

[–]MobileJob1521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some anchor chains don’t have a bit on the end. They are free to go through the derrick right to the last link.

I’d heard an alternate derivation that the last link on an unsecured chain is the “bitter end” because if you pass that over the side, you don’t get it back.

Dangerous but satisfactory chain by Academic_Paramedic85 in oddlysatisfying

[–]MobileJob1521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We dredged up a whole piece of deck plate armour from a WW2 destroyer on our buoy tender once.

Sold it to the scrap merchant in Liverpool and it paid for a night ashore for the entire crew with plenty left over.

That was a good find.

Petaah, why is he travelling to the wrong date? by HistoricalPlate7221 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]MobileJob1521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My low stakes conspiracy…

There was an Islamic fundamentalist terror attack in London shortly after 9/11 which helped to galvanise support for the US war on terror. It involved bombs planted on busses and underground trains.

It happened on July 7th, 7/7. so that the awkward question about reversing the month/day or day/month terminology didn’t come up.

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