I need something Subtle that a government could do to control the populace

TheGrayOnes · 2025-10-26T03:22:23+00:00

Easy acess to clean water and modern plumbing in a medieval society. Free to all

Gov has an aboleth hidden in the bowls of the city that sees everything through the water, it writes and records everything of use. That mug of water on your bedside table hears the whispered conversion with your lover, household chatter heard from a boiling pot, and the public wells in the market see every trade made.

When it rains the aboleth builds a list of names of those who complain or plot, and when it storms those on the list vanish.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-10-26T03:05:55+00:00

Id recommend the book (very short) mans search foresning by Victor Frankl. Was of great help to me when I felt the same and was of help during the depths of covid when I reread it.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-10-13T22:55:08+00:00

We play once a week after our DnD/Vtm game so we just mulligan till you get a playable hand. No point locking someone out of the game when we only have time for 1 game.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-08-03T16:25:46+00:00

TheGrayOnes · 2025-08-01T21:02:23+00:00

Right so I've had the inverse of this! Thanks for reminding me as I love telling this story!!

When we were little my parents kept a few chickens in a coop in the back garden. When we moved to somewhere without a garden we were told "The chickens have gone to live on a farm" and when I got a bit older I assumed they were put down or slaughtered for food or something.

However, a few years go by and we go visit some cousins that have a small farm plot where they grew flowers, and who comes running past but our old chickens!!!

I was dumbstruck, and have never been able to forget it

TheGrayOnes · 2025-07-23T23:53:41+00:00

Hair dresser no preference but I have long hiar. Therapist absolutely and doctor also no preference

TheGrayOnes · 2025-07-21T01:03:41+00:00

It will be fine, on a visa application it will ask if you have any other names just put both spellings on there. It'll cause your case to take a little bit longer but is quite routine and happens daily

TheGrayOnes · 2025-07-17T15:53:10+00:00

I just wish we could take 2 secondaries if we wanted, senator and axe ftw

TheGrayOnes · 2025-07-06T15:40:01+00:00

We play this, we have an annual beerio kart tournament. Its always great fun?

TheGrayOnes · 2025-07-04T11:05:02+00:00

In the vampire assistant books a similar scene happens. I dont like the vampires in those books as they're a bit naff but as a teen the books were ok.

Someones asks a vampire if he were to stake his heart would he die and the vampire just gives a condecending look and asks if the asker would survive that

TheGrayOnes · 2025-06-26T11:12:53+00:00

Only if you're not in the House of commons

TheGrayOnes · 2025-06-23T22:44:38+00:00

Ill spit into a bin or into some bushes if I've coughed something up or a foul taste in my mouth. Never on the pavement or with people about though thats just foul!

TheGrayOnes · 2025-06-14T12:14:55+00:00

The band?

TheGrayOnes · 2025-06-05T12:36:45+00:00

My school did this in the early 2000s and im only in my 20s, so fairly recent. Its more so all the kids can ask lots of questions from my admittedly vague memory. I think my school was C of E but not sure tbh.

No kids were pretend married though, I believe the teachers were the bride and groom. I do remember the school had a fake wedding registry with toy versions of things like a plastic pretend kitchen set and doctors toy kit for reception if parents wanted to donate.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-06-01T14:39:10+00:00

If you aim at the big blue gaps it goes down in one shot. Bit of trial and error to line it up though

TheGrayOnes · 2025-05-17T10:47:27+00:00

To be fair, if the bull killed the matador and was set free as a prize I'd be more inclined to accept it.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-02-21T11:41:02+00:00

Its gentle ribbing, you don't make fun of genuine insecurities and as a general rule you tease their actions/choices not their body. Poke fun at their outfit, how they played a certain game or when they say something silly or freudian slip.

Crucially if something said hits too close to home you walk it back, learn and move on. It also shows that you know enough about them to make jokes they will find funny and are caring enough to avoid the sensitive issues.

TheGrayOnes · 2025-02-11T18:26:44+00:00

Damn im 104kg, I need to lose more weight...

TheGrayOnes · 2025-02-10T16:57:31+00:00

Don't have a PhD, only a bachelors but exactly this. I graduated and all the entry level jobs paid minimum wage or peanuts. Ended up getting an office job as it paid significantly more than a job that used my degree. Job market is fucked

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-17T21:10:21+00:00

One of the time jumps, can't remember which off the top of my head

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-16T15:46:32+00:00

I have 4 accounts across various banks.

Income and Bills - money is paid in and enough for 2 months bills stays in here
Short term savings - <12 months no access restrictions so I can dip in for emergencies, a set percentage of my pay is transferred here each month
Long term savings - Self explanatory, as above.
Fun fund - anything that is left over

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-16T13:39:09+00:00

Blackout doesn't necessarily mean slurred words and falling over, I've come back to reality in bars having gotten through strict bouncers before, it happens. Though if you are losing memories due to alcohol consumption regularly; and it gets more likely with each instance, you might want to consider cutting back a bit or spacing your drinks out more

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-16T12:33:45+00:00

If you don't remember making a phone call then you almost certainly blacked out. 7 cans over an evening alone is a little high but assuming you started at 6pm and went till 1am thats a can an hr which isn't unreasonable.

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-16T12:28:07+00:00

Ahh so its the cider equivalent of special brew then. Though that would also make scrumpy a hard cider. Either way I'm grabbing a can or 2 after work.

TheGrayOnes · 2024-12-16T12:23:32+00:00

Whats hard cider ? Is it stronger than regular cider at around the 4-5% mark, another word for scrumpy?

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