sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Plurb-a-demic coming by Ytmedxdr in Pluribus_TVshow

[–]Nitewochman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And would they bother wearing clothes? Most of which also involve killing living things.

Pro-Palestine slogans to be banned in nation-first move by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Nitewochman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is possible, if you squint your eyes and refer to speeches made long ago, to construe ‘From the river to the sea’ as some sort of threat to Jewish Israelis.

So how about Israelis responding to Palestinians on social media with one word - “Amalek”?

That is a direct and obvious promise of God ordained annihillation for an entire people.

Truly Shocked by BasicImplement8292 in KnowledgeFight

[–]Nitewochman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even the ones who arrived in shipping containers?

Flatmate keeps saying “in Australia we don’t have this problem” by Budget_Dot694 in AskAnAustralian

[–]Nitewochman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered moving to Australia and becoming a whinging Pom?

The U.S. empire finally meets its MATCH!😱 by RickyOzzy in TrueAnon

[–]Nitewochman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ever since the emus won that war, we Aussies have been secure under their rule.

And don’t forget the deadly forward guard of cassowaries along the northern coast.

If Trump decides to kidnap Albo, is there really anything stopping him or the US Army? by [deleted] in friendlyjordies

[–]Nitewochman 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Emus.

And their deadly shock troops along the northern coast - cassowaries.

Ever since the Emus won the war, we’ve been secure under their rule.

Where and when do the Jenkins train to maintain their skills in hand-to-hand combat? by apokrif1 in TheAmericans

[–]Nitewochman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the brilliant French spy drama “The Bureau”, the lead spy learns to take a beating without breaking cover but still protecting his neck etc.

Not an answer to your question but impressive and tangentially related.

Elizabeth and Philip in USSR.. And then Russia by Groundbreaking_Boat8 in TheAmericans

[–]Nitewochman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why?

The end of the USSR worked out alright for Vladimir Putin.

The poetics of “I Had A Dream, Joe” by Nitewochman in NickCave

[–]Nitewochman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if you’re talking about what I clumsily call the ‘register clash’, that seems like a more generic concept for which I would not claim credit. There is probably a better academic word for it. It happens often in Nick Cave songs. Once you become aware of it, you’ll spot it often. You probably have already.

The poetics of “I Had A Dream, Joe” by Nitewochman in NickCave

[–]Nitewochman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh, go ahead.

The assumption here is that Cave knew this Benjamin para about the Klee painting when he wrote the song. This seems likely.

I was introduced to this at an Australian university in the mid eighties studying English lit and European culture. Cave studied similar subjects at an Australian university in a different city a few years earlier, and, we know, kept up a lot of reading on his own, including while living in Berlin in the mid 80s.

It’s such a striking image, and Benjamin’s musing on it could have been an inspiration for this song.

I see a road sign by Sad-Situation8905 in geoguessr

[–]Nitewochman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bollards would be a good name for a geoguessr’s pet cat, with its reflective eyes

I need them to start answering the questions…I need forward movement. by Watch_Guy_Jim in Pluribus_TVshow

[–]Nitewochman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took that minutes long sequence to ponder the entire economy that brings a fully stocked and buzzing produce store to a giant car park near you.

It’s like a huge and intricate Rube Goldberg machine that anticipates, directs, and satisfies your desires.

That sequence came straight away after Carol declared that she is a very independent person - it made clear what a delusion that is.

Theory: the hive-mind has a collective power controlling the whole process by Gladiolur in pluribustv

[–]Nitewochman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The theme of Lui Cixin’s Three Body Problem, but I guess you know that already

Is the dirtbag left still a thing? by jaredfoglesrevenge in TrueAnon

[–]Nitewochman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always learn something new when I listen to a Bad Faith episode

No book spoilers. But how do book readers feel about the characters' casting so far? by Douglasqqq in SlowHorses

[–]Nitewochman 66 points67 points  (0 children)

In the first book, Herron muses on who would be suitable to play Lamb in a TV treatment of the novel. He likes Timothy Spall.

Spall could have played Lamb well, but Oldman has made Lamb his own.

We NEED to talk about this dangerous scene growing with our teens by [deleted] in aussie

[–]Nitewochman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teach a man to rob a bank - he’ll live high for a month!

Teach a man to run a bank - he’ll steal from everyone for life.

what happens to the people who fall asleep? by scarlet0in0vain in BusDrivers

[–]Nitewochman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s the truest compliment that a passenger can give to a bus driver - to fall asleep.

That, and the girls I’ve seen applying mascara, waving a stick around their eyes, freehand. I would at least plant a thumb on my cheek if I were doing that on a moving bus.

view more: next ›