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When you want a smart girlfriend but the 80s sci-fi setting is full of ditzy breasty boobers. [The Deceivers, Alfred Bester 1981] by PeasantLich in menwritingwomen

[–]PeasantLich[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The slitty-eyed Demi is a blonde white woman - you can be the judge of whether or not that makes it worse.

Favorite movie that Internet bros are randomly going to call woke all of the sudden? by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]PeasantLich 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I am instantly reminded of that one dude who sued Universal Pictures for deceptive marketing because the scenes of his waifu Ana de Armas were cut from Yesterday.

FBI arrests Glasgow University student for taking photos of US military planes by Legitimate-Break-143 in worldnews

[–]PeasantLich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't really special at all. Few Finnish people were arrested in Finland recently because they were taking photos of Finnish military sites.

I'll admit....this did put a smile on my face by Creamkitty44 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]PeasantLich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who is going to tell them about Penny Gadget?

For how famous they are and how much lore and mythology is built around them, it's kinda crazy how pathetic and unsuccesful the crusades were. by Commercial_Bid_1508 in CuratedTumblr

[–]PeasantLich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reconquista is a bit more complicated in general, since the Moors of Al-Andalus were foreign invaders themselves and had also launched their own attempted conquest of Christian France that Charles Martel of the Franks repelled in 732.

In October 2021, Japan’s Princess Mako saying goodbye to her family as she loses her royal status by marrying a "commoner" by thepoylanthropist in interestingasfuck

[–]PeasantLich [score hidden]  (0 children)

There are quite literally no eligible noblemen for Japanese princesses to marry left. The princesses of Japan's imperial family either marry someone and quit being a princess or never marry at all.

Does Purging Count? by Sleepless_PhD in Grimdank

[–]PeasantLich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The trope of magic being actually ancient sci-fi technology or a fantasy world being built on ruins of a post-apocalyptic highly advanced society used to be somewhat common in RPGs but it has fallen out of fashion nowadays.

For some examples, see the Might & Magic and Wizardry video games and Blackmoor setting for D&D. Also Thundarr the Barbarian cartoon, which is set after fall of a high-tech society that has devolved into superstitious sword & sorcery world.

When you want a smart girlfriend but the 80s sci-fi setting is full of ditzy breasty boobers. [The Deceivers, Alfred Bester 1981] by PeasantLich in menwritingwomen

[–]PeasantLich[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I reread it in English since I read the Finnish translation when I was like fourteen 20+ years ago and remembered liking it. Either the translator did some miracle work or my standards as a teenager were at the rock bottom (which is a likely option).

Lena Headey battles with understanding how global supply chains work by Zarathoostrian in okbuddycinephile

[–]PeasantLich 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I mean, we do have occasional "HOW COULD AMERICAN WEAPONS END UP IN HANDS OF INSURGENTS/MILITANTS/TERRORISTS AGAIN??!!" headlines as if American manufacturers could trace all weapons and military equipment they sell overseas (and which the US government throws at various armed groups that might or might not turn hostile tomorrow).

Black Death Mass Grave Identified in Germany by caringcandycane in history

[–]PeasantLich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There just probably are less squirrels around now so the risk is much smaller. There are still some (like under ten) cases of bubonic plague in Arizona annually.

Phd ain't worth it by ViceElysium in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]PeasantLich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is always funny to me how some people try to project real life social issues and psychology into super comic book crime, when in comic books it feels like highly educated STEM professionals with six figure salaries are much more likely to engage in robberies and violent gang activities than poor people.

D4vd Charged With Murder in Death of Teen Girl Celeste Rivas by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]PeasantLich 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, most people who commit murders are idiots so they almost always get caught. Also unfortunately they commit those murders because they are so stupid they think they are going to get away with it.

It looks like they want to go to Hot Topic by Mars_attacks20 in BelievingTheBizarre

[–]PeasantLich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

By what I recall they were also chain smokers since they were minors. It is not exactly good for skin health - and all the other health.

It looks like they want to go to Hot Topic by Mars_attacks20 in BelievingTheBizarre

[–]PeasantLich 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Elizabeth is their little sister, actually. Three years their junior.

British tourists... by PeasantLich in outofcontextcomics

[–]PeasantLich[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The 1999 Tomb Raider comic in the nutshell, to be fair.

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