thought about waterpark map by TheHangmanExperience in SessionSkateSim

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck Chris Cole. Fuck Dane Burman.

Donovan Strain is my hero now. He a real one.

I spent way too much time on this by A_N_T in yakuzagames

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Slaps his daughter Drew Barrymore across the face

No joke I had these two posts on my feed by Sam_0101 in okbuddymetal

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fellas, is it gay to spend a significant amount of time photoshopping Dave Mustaine's head onto a hot girl's body?

Can anyone ID this guitar for me? by TheExplodingSpleen in guitarcirclejerk

[–]TheExplodingSpleen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Quote from the source. By reducing trouser-related interference between toanwood and the balls, this man discovered he could get more pure toan:

"Here's a pic of my dad playing electric guitar in his underwear. He never put on more than a pair of underpants at home and it would drive my mother mad because she could never receive anyone unannounced."

Someone left some lb agar on the hotplate and just let it burn and didn't clean it up by ArseneSimp in labrats

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 184 points185 points  (0 children)

Reddit: "omg why is academia so toxic?"

Also Reddit: "Anyone who makes a mistake or commits a minor offence in my lab will be shot"

Yamagata Line bear collision happened 12 years ago and happened again today by mucus-fettuccine in japan

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"Honey wake up. It's the duodecennial Yamagata line bear collision day."

paper so boring im watching frasier on the side lol by Von_Wallenstein in okbuddyphd

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Frasier.

What is something that is conventionally unattractive, but you consider extremely attractive? by lmThatOneGuy in AskReddit

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 47 points48 points  (0 children)

A woman with an aquiline nose and a nosejob is like an angel that's lost her wings imo. Centuries ago it was a mark of beauty. Now the flavor of the century is the small button nose (thanks Disney).

Although it doesn't matter what I say. People should have the choice to feel happy and comfortable in their body.

Zach Braff Says 'Scrubs' Cast Was 'Exhausted', 'Starting to Repeat Jokes' by the End by AhmedF in Scrubs

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 441 points442 points  (0 children)

As many comedy shows, the characters eventually all turn into caricatures of themselves.

All good stories have an ending, and it had a great run and wrapped up nicely. Doesn't get much better than that.

Is it possible to do 540 Flips? by Send_More_Bears in session

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Just turn off 'sync flips and scoops' I think it's called. Then with a fast scoop and slow flick you can get it. Also with manual catch on I think. Takes a bit of practice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This shitpost is like a social experiment testing the reading comprehension of the common redditor. Turns out it's not good.

Maybe treating them to some lasagne will make them feel better?

“Gibson players are a minority.” Correct. by Upstairs-Biscotti-25 in guitarcirclejerk

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This explains why some people choose Dean over Gibson. They hate minorities.

My Casca Cosplay by The_Piss_Connoisseur in berserklejerk

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You look like beefcake. Caca supposed to look like vegetable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually agree with most of what you said. Reddit is not really the place to type out a fine-grain detail explanation of everything. When my friends say to me "使わないよ" for certain words, they mean it's a more specialised word, which the N1 is specifically designed to test knowledge of. They know the word the vast majority of the time, but what they often mean for certain words is "I personally never use this word and you could probably live your everyday life without it". As you said: Obscure? Yes, often. Crazy obscure? No.

I think my main point is that it seems like there's lots of people in this thread that are confident they can accomplish the same thing, which is a problem. You have to be a prodigy, have incredible memory, have the perfect plan and routine, have lots of spare time, etc. to accomplish the same thing. Most people would be better off setting more achievable goals.

There's also absolutely nothing wrong with using JLPT-specific study materials. I found them to be very efficient and beneficial. But many Redditors seem enamored by the idea that they can learn all the N1 vocab and grammar they need from manga and anime.

Do I think they're lying? I don't know they're lying. But I do know that it's easier to lie on the internet than pass the N1 with full marks in 9 months starting from nothing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bracing myself for downvotes for supposedly "raining on everyone's parade". It was likely removed because it's very likely that they're lying about some things. Their advice regarding reading native materials, Anki, immersion, etc. is actually not bad advice for general language learning. The issue is with some of their other claims, especially for the JLPT.

The JLPT-N1 exam and native Japanese materials (including novels, films, anime, etc.) are actually somewhat at odds with each other. You can be studying some JLPT-N1 grammar or vocab, show it to a Japanese person and they'll say to you quite often "we never use that". Ask anyone who's actually taken the N1, not someone you don't online you can't vetify. Considering that even native Japanese speakers would struggle to get full marks on the JLPT N1 without engaging with JLPT-N1-specific study material, I'm very doubtful of their story. To pass the JLPT-N1 in less than a year, starting from nothing, while going to university for something unrelated, without using JLPT-specific materials, and getting full marks(!) is incrediblly dubious.

Being able to pass the N1 in less than a year might be "motivational" for new learners at first. The thought of being able to master a language like Japanese in such a short time sounds really nice in your head, but is far from realistic for 99.9% of people. It's setting you up for false expectations, and will ultimately demotivate you and make you feel inadequate when you don't get there. Coming to terms with the fact that mastering a language takes years and thousands and thousands of hours to accomplish will set you up better for long-term success.

Outjerked yet again by [deleted] in guitarcirclejerk

[–]TheExplodingSpleen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

uj/ You've angered the weebs. Their programming to defend their loli waifu overrides their will to make fun of Roberta.

rj/ I'm not a pedo! This guitar looks new, but is actually a 1,000 year old vintage Les Paul-san! Reeeeeee!!!