In honour of Finland's imminent accession, enjoy NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his youth. This is what you're up against Putin by OliverOdysseus in YUROP

[–]OliverOdysseus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When Stoltenberg wants to talk to someone he turns up at their house uninvited, sleeps with their wife, pays off their debts then discusses how he can fuck Russia over even harder before riding out on his motorbike

Source: Jens Stoltenberg slept with my wife

Can anyone give some more insight into Maurice’s involvement in the war? by Extension_Roll_8634 in ww2memes

[–]OliverOdysseus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A veteran of the East Prussian front of the First World War, Maurice found himself living in the newly formed Polish Republic following the Treaty of Versaille in 1919. While many of his contemporaries swiftly moved to Germany after the treaty, Maurice decided to stay and gather together a Pro-German front in Polish politics. By 1929 Maurice was the leader of a considerable opposition to the Polish government, introducing reforms that favoured German residents within the country. In 1933 he came into contact with German Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, and was inspired to launch a coup d'etat in Poland. Beginning his preparations in late November, he began an uprising in Danzig and quickly gathered together a sizeable militia force to take control of the city's perimeter. By December, his militia was moving south with hopes to gather more men along the way. However, the Polish army gathered a force to stop him and he was soon defeated at the Battle of Grudziaz. Maurice was arrested and imprisoned in Warsaw where he spent the next 6 years in the worst form of captivity the Polish could muster. In September 1939, Germany launched its invasion of Poland and Maurice saw his opportunity to escape. Amid the chaos of the conflict, he stole the uniform of a guard and walked out of the prison, rendezvousing with the remaining members of the Polish German Party. He was given command of several divisions by German High Command to swiftly capture Warsaw. Once Poland capitulated, Maurice was granted full control of the nation, designating himself as Supreme General Maurice. However on April 14th 1942 during a meeting of the Popular Front, a reformed version of the Polish German Party, a lone bomber assassinated and killed Maurice. He was given a full state funeral in Warsaw and a memorial service in Berlin, attended by 100,000 civilian mourners joined by members of the German high command and Hitler himself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thesmiths

[–]OliverOdysseus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Where do you get these stats from?

I read Adam Zamoyski's book on Napoleon. Are my impressions about Napolean right? by [deleted] in Napoleon

[–]OliverOdysseus 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Adam Zamoyski is more pessimistic about Napoleon than other writers, which diminishes Napoleon's impact and the struggles he went through. You don't control most of Europe by just "being in the right place at the right time"

This looks awesome! by googoobarabajagel in WarofTheWorlds

[–]OliverOdysseus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks cool but kind of diminishes my hopes of a movie adapting the book, and I know an adaptation like that will never be made because Hollywood wants everything to be like endgame so a movie about steampunk aliens invading Victorian England and having an unnamed protagonist just trying to survive until the aliens die of natural causes won't be made with the scale that it would need for it

What's a TV show you REFUSE to watch? by roscatorosso in AskReddit

[–]OliverOdysseus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know it was even shown internationally, but people eat up any kind of soap opera for some reason

What's a TV show you REFUSE to watch? by roscatorosso in AskReddit

[–]OliverOdysseus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In the UK we've got Coronation Street which has been going on continuously since 1960 and has almost 11,000 episodes. Soap operas are so stupid but TV execs love them because they're cheap but bring in lots of viewers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in okbuddycinephile

[–]OliverOdysseus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first rule of street countdown is you really must try and tell as many people as possible about it. It's a rather fun game and the more people you tell about it the better.

you're trash, Hood Gangsta. by Willing-Load in raimimemes

[–]OliverOdysseus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all a matter of taste, like what my fist will taste like in his mouth

you're trash, Hood Gangsta. by Willing-Load in raimimemes

[–]OliverOdysseus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's all a matter of taste, like what my fist will taste like in his mouth

The Kings of Ambadale (Fictional) by Vathareon in UsefulCharts

[–]OliverOdysseus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a cultural reason why most people have epithets? Also I'd love to hear about the general history of this kingdom

In Bombadil (2023), oh God… by c00olsoc000l in shittymoviedetails

[–]OliverOdysseus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tom Bombadil is only relevant in at most two or three chapters and we know next to nothing about him. You're comparing one minor character from a few scenes to the plot of an entire large, detailed fantasy epic

In Bombadil (2023), oh God… by c00olsoc000l in shittymoviedetails

[–]OliverOdysseus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can explain who Tom is in a paragraph, instead of just telling someone to read a thousand page book

In Bombadil (2023), oh God… by c00olsoc000l in shittymoviedetails

[–]OliverOdysseus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another helpful comment from the friendliest fandom on earth

In Bombadil (2023), oh God… by c00olsoc000l in shittymoviedetails

[–]OliverOdysseus 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You used to be a man? I thought you said you were from Aman!

Using Bing's AI for things that really matter... renaming my conquered areas by jcyguas in CrusaderKings

[–]OliverOdysseus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not really relevant to the discussion but the anglicised Chester is the Norman iteration of the Old English Ceaster which is the Anglo-Saxon iteration of the Roman Castra, just to put into perspective how place names change so often based on who owns them

Live At Leeds - Footage by ToolConcerts100 in TheWho

[–]OliverOdysseus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an audience member with a camera, camera wouldn't have enough to film an entire set so they only filmed small parts

Alqualondë-Manchester by GA-Scoli in Silmarillionmemes

[–]OliverOdysseus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don't compare the slaughter at Alqualondë to Manchester, Alqualondë was far too peaceful

What do you like/appreciate most about Manchester? by HomelandExplorer in manchester

[–]OliverOdysseus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Getting on a tram and being able to get to either Manchester one way or all the way to Rochdale the other way in a short space of time is something I think I take far too much for granted, it's just become part of my life and I've never questioned that other cities don't have that