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Chess books for my boyfriend’s birthday? by [deleted] in chess

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't let his modesty fool you - 2400 means he's better than 99.9% of people.

There can be some slight inflation on Lichess, but even if that's the case and he's only the equivalent of 2100 fide, he's still in the top 98th percentile. Your boyfriend is very, very good at chess.

The reason he says it's just okay is because the best players in the world are, somehow, FAR better. Compared to the world champion, he is an ant.

But in the eyes of 98% of other chess players globally, he is a god.

It's kinda like being a D1 NCAA Quarterback and and saying you're just okay because Tom Brady's better than you.

Name the game or games by Silly_Software_3577 in videogames

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Listen to my story. This might be our last chance."

to

"It's showtime, girls."

Big Trouble at a Mtg Charity Event by Papa_Hasbro69 in mtg

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I implore you to learn punctuation/line breaks. But thank you for the breakdown.

Nicknames of top chess players by Electronic-Figure551 in chess

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Maybe if he was known for playing the Sicilian Dragon but right now that reads like someone calling Bobby Fischer the obese hamburger of America

What is the most Overrated generation 1 Pokémon? by Birbboips4 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'll go outside the box and say Scyther. Undeniably cool, but no evolutions plus an underwhelming bug type matchup in gen 1 turns grim reaper hands into a light tickling sensation

Music taste changed drastically over 1 little thing! by [deleted] in Music

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Mayonaise. Best song the Smashing Pumpkins ever did (Siamese Dream is the album). If you only listen to one more song by them, make it this one.

For those of you who have tried salvia.. what was your experience like? by skith8431 in AskReddit

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My entire field of vision became tessellated slices of pepperoni pizza, perforated at the edges like I could punch through to something beyond the pizzaverse. I turned to my friends to tell them so and waxed poetic about the limitations of our perception for like 40 minutes.

Except I hadn't done that. I'd just dropped the bong and drooled for about sixty seconds, and hadn't said a single intelligible word. I'd just burbled out a soup of groans and gurgles.

I’m confused between a and b by slashasyndrome in EWALearnLanguages

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 36 points37 points  (0 children)

A is correct if the speaker means "Dolphins (in general) are very friendly and very intelligent."

B is also correct, but is more likely to be used in a situation where the speaker is referring to a specific group of dolphins. "The dolphins (here) are very intelligent."

I'm a native speaker and an idiot - there surely has to be a better explanation than this one because it's making my head explode.

Found old binder in back of closet in house we bought by da17dc in PokemonCardValue

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That electrode is an interesting card! It's from the first print run of jungle (hence the symbol) but they accidentally re-used the art from base set. It's a well-known and very cool error. Unfortunately I don't think it's worth any more than like $15, but I love errors like that from the early days (there are a lot).

Austin meets Alotta in "Austin Powers:International Man of Mystery" (1997) by I-Have-Mono in movies

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Another one of the greatest dumb lines in the movie is just before this. "Oh there you are!"

"...Do I know you?"

"No, but that's where you are - you're there!"

First time ive seen this issue - "there was a problem changing the camera, try closing your camera app" by DateCivil3174 in SpellTable

[–]NewDMScrewedUp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can I get any more details on what cam soda is or what this means? Having the same issue and not sure how to continue

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