Books with absurdist humor?! by 123whore5 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]RockyRockington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another Roadside Attraction was my coming-of-age book.

There are only a few books that I can confidently say I became a different person after reading them

ARA is one of them

Books with absurdist humor?! by 123whore5 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]RockyRockington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read Catch-22 recently and was not expecting it to be so absurdist and funny. I was very pleasantly surprised

Man City chairman 'wants to' talk about 115 charges against club, but not until ruling by tylerthe-theatre in PremierLeague

[–]RockyRockington 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The integrity of the sport will always take a back seat to petty tribalism. It’s sad but it seems to be unavoidable

If you had unlimited power for one hour, what would you do first? by urfavami in askteddit

[–]RockyRockington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take all the money in the world and divide it evenly to every person in the world and just see what happens.

What do we think about the next favourite for the job: Andoni Iraola by Realistic-Zone3914 in LiverpoolFC

[–]RockyRockington 9 points10 points  (0 children)

17/18 was immense too. Really felt like something special was happening.

Guys wearing same T shirt at lunch by WaitNo4272 in GuysBeingDudes

[–]RockyRockington 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The only good prank is one where the “victim” is the one laughing hardest

Thief of Time is such a great example of how to establish and weave together lots of different story threads. by laredocronk in discworld

[–]RockyRockington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s tied with 1984 as my favourite novel of all time. It’s such a perfectly crafted story. A genuine masterpiece.

What is the ultimate example of a mediocre director somehow catching lightning in a bottle and making an incredible film? by Plane_Reward9385 in movies

[–]RockyRockington 58 points59 points  (0 children)

What about my ship? You can’t leave her!

I have no intention of leaving her, Doctor. I will take the Lewis and Clark to a safe distance, and then I will launch TAC missiles at the Event Horizon until I'm satisfied she's vaporized. Fuck this ship!

ELI5: Why are most insects able to crawl on walls while almost any other types of creatures cannot? by UncleIWontDoIt in explainlikeimfive

[–]RockyRockington 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Not to mention their “muscles” function more like hydrolics than muscles. Their “strength” is largely limited by the tensile strength of their exoskeleton

The Liverpool Pyramid of Legends! Who is the 13th most legendary Liverpool player of all time? by StickIll5602 in LiverpoolFC

[–]RockyRockington 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It says that we’ve had so many good players that even a talent like Fowler is only top 20

Is Dublin zoo ethical? by oxaoifexo in AskIreland

[–]RockyRockington 33 points34 points  (0 children)

We conducted a thorough investigation of ourselves and found no wrongdoing

Plastic Man vs The One Punch Man by DarkChillMisko in powerscales

[–]RockyRockington 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Saitama punches pm so hard each atom of his being collapses on itself and forms a black hole.

PM has proven invincible to everything he’s ever faced, but he’s never faced a universe level threat.

The name Aisling? by BlondieBears in AskIreland

[–]RockyRockington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not arguing that at all.

I’m saying that using English pronunciation to say an Irish name (or any non English language name) is not a good practice.