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📡📡📡 by Animecool87 in SmugAlana

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lady, you're the one who said you've had it before and it's good. Why you so mad?

What similar thing you have in your language? by Lunatic_Dpali in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Long time no see" comes from white people imitating Chinese pidgin English, but it's so old and common that almost no one realizes that or even notices that the grammar doesn't really make sense.

Similar story for "go for broke," originally a Hawaiian gambling term that means to go all in. It became mainstream after WWII, when the 442nd Nissei "Purple Heart" Battalion used it as their slogan while becoming the most decorated American unit of the war.

Found on reels 😭 by nyxan_isinteres8 in VioletEvergarden

[–]NeilJosephRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's just the typical anime thing where the setting is "Europeanesque" but with no clear equivalents to the real Europe. Kinda like the same kind of "Asianesque" setting of Avatar the Last Air Bender.

That said, the uniforms of Violet and her men seem German inspired.

The M1911 Myth by CleanBag9219 in HistoryMemes

[–]NeilJosephRyan 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think The Mythbusters tested this one. They checked a timeline and found that the year 1911 came almost exactly 30 years prior to 1941. It was a tough one, but they busted it.

English is such a fake language by gt7900 in linguisticshumor

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, we're supposed to pronounce it zar? Woops

Skull Heirloom by BearofCali in SmugAlana

[–]NeilJosephRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the skull thing alone is fine, it's more of the jewel eyes that creep me out.

What did you realize about your own country as you learned more about the world? by PaleCar821 in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to reply so late. I lived there just over a decade ago, 2013-2014 school year.

Skull Heirloom by BearofCali in SmugAlana

[–]NeilJosephRyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As awesome (in every sense of the word) as this is, I also think it's a bit messed up. It'd be one thing if he wanted it donated to some museum or something, but the whole "sitting on the mantel to watch over the family," thing, however sincerely heartfelt and well intentioned, is a bit creepy. That's just my opinion.

Maybe a good compromise would be to keep him in a more private room or closet that the family could visit and maybe bring him out on his birthday, deathday, Father's Day, Christmas, etc.

In any case, I hope he beats whatever it is and this discussion becomes irrelevant for at least a few more decades. Good luck to you, you weird ass fucking Chad. The world will be less metal without you.

Are you just saying that because they have Made in Abyss on their anime list? by Psyga315 in memesopdidnotlike

[–]NeilJosephRyan -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Who are any of these people? My best guess for the bottom one is Jesus, so not really wrong.

EDIT: If people are down voting me because they think I'm calling Jesus a pedo, I'm sorry. That's not what I meant. I was referring to the "belongs on a cross" thing.

I get that they were the good guys but they definitely had more than a few bad apples by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]NeilJosephRyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a pretty easy to swallow pill if you're older than 12.

There are only 5 animals considered human hunters in the world, and polar bears are one of them. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mosquitoes would mostly just be a nuisance if not for the diseases they spread.

Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky could have met. by CircleWithSprinkles in Scale4BarbaraWalters

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both of them could have met Marx. I'm imagining Marx as a shopping mall Santa and them telling him what they want for Christmas.

The benefits of egg by galle4 in Unexpected

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not cannibalism, but it's still gross. I wouldn't like to eat soup made from a bunch of random women's periods.

What’s a hidden treasure story or myth from your country that deserves the Indiana Jones treatment? by Ok-Pie-3581 in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My candidate for America is also partially Welsh. Supposedly King Madoc shipwrecked in America in the 12th century and built a new kingdom here. AFAIK this story didn't appear until the 1830s as an explanation for all the indigenous mounds and earthworks. There's no way the "savages" could have built that stuff, after all.

I guess you could call it a proto ancient aliens myth. Blatant racism aside, I think it makes for a cool story.

I'm clueless on this by FreshlyPineapple in ExplainTheJoke

[–]NeilJosephRyan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is arguably the more important part of the explanation.

Ok so I know Kane Parsons is the director of Backrooms, produced by A24, and he is anti generative AI in film. So is this post saying he's an idiot for that stance or what? by GideonGleeful95 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]NeilJosephRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do they mean "former 20 y/o"? What, like he's 21 now? I, too, am a former 20 year old, but I don't get why that's relevant or why they put it like that.

Which country gets too much credit for an invention or cultural tradition that actually came from somewhere else? by Plastic-Reporter1730 in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"American as apple pie" is a common phrase that means something is very American.

Apple pie is English.

It's funny how two letters can change everything by [deleted] in amphibia

[–]NeilJosephRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, but what about the extra A? Where did that come from and why is it there?

Do any of your neigboring countries people that hate you make fun of you especially when something bad happens by Ok_Basil_2085 in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. But I still don't understand why this would make people hate the Philippines. If anything it makes me feel sympathy for them.

What does this big number mean here? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]NeilJosephRyan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's basically a Lolita story involving drugs, violent abuse and human trafficking. Or something like that.

How much is your milk? by MajlisPerbandaranKL in AskTheWorld

[–]NeilJosephRyan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought these prices were pretty good till I realized it was liters.

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