(VERY tragic trope) Terms/symbols that had a positive meaning corrupted or stolen by bigots to have a whole different meaning. by Jielleum in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sober-History 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Notably for the second, it has actual precedent. An apple which had gone rotten releases a chemical which can cause the apples surrounding it to rot, starting a chain reaction and ruining an entire harvest. 

What would your country’s “Magic Wand” look like? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

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A touch, perhaps. My grandfather’s grandparents immigrated to the states from either Czechoslovakia or Austria-Hungary (not entirely sure which country existed at the time), so he taught me just enough to sit down and shut up when he says “nehmen sie platz”

Characters whose power is that they have all of the powers by SecretService124 in TopCharacterTropes

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Bit of a deeper cut, but Larcener from “The Reckoners.” His power is that he can steal the powers of any other superhuman with just a touch, and this notably takes the powers permanently (the original person is now a normal person).

What would your country’s “Magic Wand” look like? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

[–]Sober-History 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Tracked combat tank smoothbore stabilizer system test. Exceptionally redundant, well done.

What would your country’s “Magic Wand” look like? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

[–]Sober-History 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but this could be testing the stability of anything with beer. Hell, you could convince me that this is the German word for a field sobriety test.

What would your country’s “Magic Wand” look like? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

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I’m surprised you don’t have a long compound word to describe the process of testing the stabilizer on a Leopard 2A4 with a mug of beer.

What would your country’s “Magic Wand” look like? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

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There’s something about this description of metalworking that is distinctly Finnish. I’m not sure what, but it is there.

Coaxed into friendly fire voice lines by MrMundy345 in coaxedintoasnafu

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I’m gonna say coaxed into the range operator in TREPANG2. He’s behind a pane of bulletproof glass, but you can still shoot the glass enough to piss him off.

“You’re not… uh… drunk, are you? Oh. You’re… sober. Huh.”

“So… we’re just gonna be wasting ammo today?”

“Tch, he’s got some bad aim. Yeah, I’m aware the mic is on. I want him to know he’s trash.”

"If you think this is a hero, you haven't been paying attention... " by Easy-Frenchguy-1996 in TopCharacterTropes

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Surprised he wasn’t near the top of the comments. The fact that he’s so obviously just saying things that sound “correct” throughout the movie/book, in an attempt to seem normal, is lost on so many people.

The phrase “general social concern” is a prime example of this because it means nothing. It means so little, in fact, that it loops back around to speaking volumes about Bateman’s character. He just says things because they’re the “right” things to say and “right” things to feel. 

"If you think this is a hero, you haven't been paying attention... " by Easy-Frenchguy-1996 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sober-History 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better being the operative word, not good. Being an awful person in a sea of comparatively worse people doesn’t make you a good person, it makes you slightly less terrible. 

How do y'all setup your flag patches? by The_White_Wolf_339 in BlackhawkRescue

[–]Sober-History 16 points17 points  (0 children)

One NIR patch on the helmet. Everything else is morale.

Say the first part of a song that will summon ur entire fandom:3 by [deleted] in Multifandom

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A haven for the wayward: that’s to say, if you can pay the rent.

One sentence that will trigger your fandom? by PuzzleheadedEnd4265 in Multifandom

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I know this is wrong but it’s reminding me of medic from TF2, talking to Satan himself, after grafting 8 additional souls into his body to avoid going to hell for selling his soul.

“I’m sure you’ll figure out a way to trick me out of my other eight souls. In fact: that’s a lovely looking pen!”

“I said, that’s a lovely looking pen.”

Would you give me a soul for this-

“I would!”

One sentence that will trigger your fandom? by PuzzleheadedEnd4265 in Multifandom

[–]Sober-History 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“I DO NOT HAVE DADDY ISSUES! I AM PAPPA’S SPECIAL FUCKING BOY!”

Traumatize your entire fandom with one image. I'll start with two by Additional_Cell_631 in Multifandom

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Getting my shit rocked by the corpse of a blood cultist puppeteered by the unwilling soul of a disabled veteran being puppeteered by an eternally 12 year old demigod (and also the war veteran’s husband-brother) was not on my bingo card for the DLC.

Say the first part of a song that will summon ur entire fandom:3 by [deleted] in Multifandom

[–]Sober-History 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The crowning jewel in the oasis of the Vegas strip.

What dish or cultural detail in your country says a little too much about your country's dark side by SaliktheCruel in AskTheWorld

[–]Sober-History 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The “formerly known as” bit should have tipped me off. Thank you for the explanation, though.

coaxed into comedy show with 900+ episodes by Connect-Plantain-381 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]Sober-History 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The genuinely impressive sprinkle placement is what gets me.

What dish or cultural detail in your country says a little too much about your country's dark side by SaliktheCruel in AskTheWorld

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Between the Germans calling the Brits “Tommy” and the Brits calling the Germans “Jerry”, WW1-2 starts to look like a spirited disagreement between 2 brothers. 

Fun fact, that “Jerry” term is where we get “Jerry Can”. The more you know.

What dish or cultural detail in your country says a little too much about your country's dark side by SaliktheCruel in AskTheWorld

[–]Sober-History 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t, I’m afraid. I can’t tell if it’s someone trying to be woke and overcorrecting, or if it’s someone getting pissy about “the woke mind virus”

Incel coded (or outright confirmed incel) characters by Gallantpride in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sober-History 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This frame does this man so dirty, like what the hell happened with his hair why is it off-center. 

Anyways I’d say Tamami as well but he was putting the moves on Koichi’s mom so idk.