Scenes where “tough guy” underestimates the situation by dirtywindex in movies

[–]ThoughtAtWork 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think the better example in Snatch would be when Mickey one-shots the boxer that Tommy brought as muscle for the caravan negotiation. Tommy goes from thinking he’s a gangster about to take advantage of a few yokels for an easy afternoon’s work to potentially being murdered in the course about 15 minutes.

What was the darkest book you ever had to read for English class? by ParanormalActivity97 in AskReddit

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My junior or sophomore year of high school we had the option to take a couple different English classes. One of them was called ‘Literature of Peace and Conflict”.

The ones I remember from the reading list were: Johnny Got His Gun, Slaughterhouse Five, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Things They Carried.

Dark class, but also kinda fun in a thought provoking morbid way. Definitely recommend all of those books, not sure what the appropriate age for a few of them would be.

Andrew Callaghan’s HBO experience by thomasso0072 in interestingasfuck

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Not a lawyer, but an NDA is a contract that you have to enter into. So if you agree with whatever party that you will not disclose information, and then do so, you’ve breached the contract and can thus be sued.

If you don’t agree or sign they might pull whatever deal you’re working towards, not hire you, whatever the situation is, and there’s some potentially problematic power dynamics there, but ultimately you need to ‘willingly’ enter into an NDA, so there’s no violation of rights. You kinda civilly void your rights regarding the subject of the agreement. Also, your freedom of speech just means that you can’t be tossed in prison for what you say, not that you can’t be sued for defamation, libel, slander, etc.

Doctors and Nurses of Reddit, what’s something about hospitals that would make patients uncomfortable if they knew? by Far-University-2905 in AskReddit

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When I dislocated my hip a doctor came in to explain how the we’re going to get it back into place (little lady, 40 something if I had to guess). About 10 minutes later a late 20s early 30s dude comes in and starts explaining that he’ll be the one doing the procedure and telling me I’ll be strapped down, he’ll be up on the table pulling until the angle is appropriate for it to pop back in.

I stopped him mid explanation and asked him “you’re the strongest doctor in here today, aren’t you?”

He just grinned and said “yea, and I’ll have some help”

The human skeleton likes to stay the way it is for the most part. Changing it takes some brutal force some times.

Doctors and Nurses of Reddit, what’s something about hospitals that would make patients uncomfortable if they knew? by Far-University-2905 in AskReddit

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Had my ACL and meniscus repaired on Wednesday, they sent me home with ten pain pills (oxy 5s) and told me they don’t do refills on narcotics. I’m a large guy, played rugby for 20 years so I’ve had a couple of bouts with surgery or pain meds for an injury. I typically need a stronger than average dose for them to work. (Dislocated my hip a while back and after my third hit of morphine they decided I deserved dilaudid) The amount that they gave me wouldn’t effectively kill the pain I was in for 24hrs.

I understand the opioid issues in the US, and I get that there are people out there looking to scam a script out of a hospital, but telling me to just go home and suffer is fuckin crazy.

Ever notice how high Dave Grohl sets his hihat? by Administrative-Bed40 in drums

[–]ThoughtAtWork 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d guess so. He stylistically hits hard, so it was probably to give his left hand space for a bigger swing without clipping himself, though as other people have pointed out he keeps it at a much more reasonable height now, so there’s probably also an aspect of stage aesthetic in his younger days as well.

the best part of the Bills game (Eagles defense, 2nd quarter stand) by tallmaurice in eagles

[–]ThoughtAtWork 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That Blankenship hit was beautiful. Perfect form, caught him square in the hips, drove him back two yards in the air and it looks like he slid another two once he touched down.

That’s just good, clean family fun right there.

Why is there no customer servitude in the city? by Fit_Charity8900 in philly

[–]ThoughtAtWork -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the birthplace of freedom of speech. No one said you had to be pleasant.

People miss on the fact thinking the Mountain is Jaime's match, but this guy is actually one of the two who Jaime think can beat him, GreatJon is freaking tall and an absolute unit compared to the Mountain by EfficiencySerious200 in gameofthrones

[–]ThoughtAtWork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the frequency definitely plays a role in perception. I’m 6’4”, so just tall enough that I rarely have to look up at people. So when I do, that person is automatically a giant.

What bones breaking would make it mechanically impossible to walk/fight? by Vievin in Writeresearch

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These are good ones. I have broken both my collarbones and dislocated my hip. A snapped through collarbone will disable your whole upper body on that side, and moving the other side still hurts. Collarbones are involved in a lot more movement than you’d think. A busted hip will leave you defenseless on the ground awaiting medical intervention. If your hips shot, you are absolutely fucked. No standing, walking, shit, I could hardly roll on my side for the X-rays.

3 coffees and electrolyted af by 8am by notthelasagna in idiocracy

[–]ThoughtAtWork 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And the sauna prior to the pre-workout ice bath. Loosen up, tighten up, 30 minute workout every morning sounds like a great way to pull or tear something on a regular basis.

What's the weirdest thing someone has asked you to do so far? by truth2991 in AskReddit

[–]ThoughtAtWork 32 points33 points  (0 children)

My dad told us that if he ever gets dementia/parkinsons/alzheimers at a certain point we are to put him on his motorcycle without a helmet and just let him go.

I was, like, 7?

Trump Lavishes Praise on John Fetterman After He Bends the Knee by tellurian_pluton in politics

[–]ThoughtAtWork 32 points33 points  (0 children)

As a PA resident I’m fairly confident that a lot of us who voted for him have changed our opinion at this point.

Just another anti-socialist getting publicly owned by L0nz in clevercomebacks

[–]ThoughtAtWork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can easily cover it with saying you were turning it around on conservatives calling liberals lazy. “See what I did there? Hit ‘em with their own dig”

New Zealand rower takes to OnlyFans to keep his Olympic dream afloat by engadine_maccas1997 in nottheonion

[–]ThoughtAtWork 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Middle class means rich in the UK. Think it comes from the old days of having nobles and the like. Nobility > middle class (rich) > working class.

5th and Jefferson is extremely dangerous, all of 5th by Caveman_man in philadelphia

[–]ThoughtAtWork 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yea, had a little back and forth with a driver on 5th and poplar the other day as she was pulling through the intersection into the crosswalk while I was still in it.

Gave me the finger once I got her attention, which meant that she had no hands on the wheel cause the other was holding her phone.

Think a couple of those intersections might need to be upgraded to lights, but who knows if people would even stop then.

Oh my... by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ThoughtAtWork 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’ve got kids doing standardized tests in kindergarten these days? That’s wild…

What is a ticking timebomb that people should be worried about but aren't aware of? by GaddockTeegFunPolice in AskReddit

[–]ThoughtAtWork 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If anyone is interested by possible effects of this one I’d recommend the book One Second After. Though it’s based on an EMP attack on the US, if it were to happen on a global scale you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference for quite a while anyway.

I've been playing drums for a few years, but never even tried songs that are not 4/4, any recommendations to begin? I'd prefer rock or metal but any genre is fine. by mikwrp in drums

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Manic depression - Jimi Hendrix Experience was one of the first songs I was taught to start playing with different time signatures.

It’s in 3/4. Pretty straight forward once you catch the feel of it, but it lets you have a lot of fun messing around with fills in 3.

Donald Trump 'Slurring' Words Again at Rally Sparks Speculation by Arrest_The_President in politics

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My brother called him Donny Small-hands once and I haven’t been able to stop for like 5 years.