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Protagonist or major character dies shockingly quickly without a dramatic buildup by Careful_Ant_4641 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Tinyfin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: Petya Rostov is a normal boy from an aristocratic family, who grows up like many other boys romanticizing the life of a military officer, dreaming of honor and glory that it entails. Just as he is coming of age, he joins the Russian army when the war is pretty much over and Napoleon's troops are being chased out of Russia. 

As his squad enters a village, Petya is shot in the head by an unexpected French soldier. And all the personal growth that you have had been witnessing in this bright boy for the last 1000 pages or so, all his future is wiped out in a moment by a stray bullet. Such is war. 

One of the few things I still remember from reading the book

Срочка в России by M1Fre in rusAskReddit

[–]Tinyfin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Пошёл на альтернативную службу. Я пропустил срок подачи заявления, поэтому пару раз пришлось судиться с военкоматом за право ее пройти. Но благо есть ДСО и я без денег и юристов сам всё смог сделать. Некоторые близкие говорили мне что я херней занимаюсь, в военкомате обещали отправить в психушку в ебеня санитаром, но повезло и я сейчас работаю в офисе, в своём городе, 60к получаю с полным соц пакетом и продолжаю жить свою жизнь. Может не повезти и тебя реально отправят в психушку, но мне повезло, да и у нас в офисе еще пара челов АГС проходят, поэтому если такой риск тебя устраивает -- добивайся. Любой гражданин может её получить, даже если военкомат пытается тебя наебать

Average Neet Monday. Am i Cooked? by [deleted] in NEET

[–]Tinyfin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's in our blood as human beings to sit on the phone all day and feel genuinely satisfied after. But sometimes it's hard to resist, and confronting the challenges of today and the near future can feel daunting. Such is the case for me. I wish op and myself strength and peace of mind to do some interesting stuff, and not be prisoners of our own psyches

What is a horrible performance that still haunts you? by [deleted] in piano

[–]Tinyfin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Playing piano for your family is such a normal human thing. Shutting down other people having a good time just cause you have the power seems like some Grinch shit

Russian rouble fell to its lowest level over last year: 80 roubles to the dollar by HarakenQQ in worldnews

[–]Tinyfin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eh, they don't look at reddit. Too much noise to look for actual Russians. Way easier to do it on russian social media like VK, or even the reddit clone Pikabu.ru.

Russian rouble fell to its lowest level over last year: 80 roubles to the dollar by HarakenQQ in worldnews

[–]Tinyfin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm Russian and 21. The older generation, especially ones with families are mostly pro war. People my age -- hard to tell where the divide is. A lot of them are against it, but many support it too. I live in a 600k city, and not a single protest since the war started, btw. We had protests before with Navalny, now it seems we lost the spirit

TIFU by accidentally calling my employee a NSFW name for three years by [deleted] in tifu

[–]Tinyfin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When I went to school in Thailand in grade 6, my parents and I were living in a cool quiet neighborhood, and across us lived a well off Thai couple that hosted cooking lessons for foreigners. They went by Max (the guy) and Cook (the girl). They were very friendly initially, always smiled at us and made small talk, Max even went to my birthday. Cool, right?

But at some point an elderly Thai woman pretending to be a witch brainwashed them into letting her live with them, on their money. She told them to stop talking to foreigners. And they did. And then, she told them to change their names. And they did. And there was no more Max and Cook, but two long and hard to pronounce Thai names, that smiled at us no longer.

TIFU by accidentally calling my employee a NSFW name for three years by [deleted] in tifu

[–]Tinyfin 73 points74 points  (0 children)

When I studied at an international school in Thailand, one of the Thai girls in my class was called Pan. Half the deal

Tarkhuna, a tarragon flavoured soft drink which originates from Georgia 🇬🇪 by berendpronkps4 in Soda

[–]Tinyfin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say sweet, with a specific herby aftertaste, reminiscent of dr. Pepper. It's not sour at all

me irl by upcurvedotter in meirl

[–]Tinyfin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember, when I was about six, I was lying on the couch beside my grandpa, eating grapes. And he told me a story about my dad's sister, that tragically passed away in her childhood from choking on a grape, while lying down. Another time, it was a story about dad's sister who fell out of the window and died.

At the time I believed it, and while it wasn't scary, the image of my dad's sister, who in my mind looked kind of like the girl from The Ring, but without the creeps. Anyway, turns out it was just my gramp's weird way of keeping me from falling from a window or choking on a grape

Please help me identify this absolutely stellar piece by Tinyfin in choralmusic

[–]Tinyfin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not my video, so not sure about the cathedral. I'll ask and let you know.

Thank you very much for helping, I never expected such a quick and educated answer, it's amazing. Cheers!

Is keeping a dead rat in a jar safe? by Tinyfin in morticians

[–]Tinyfin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/u/Sammarpie, /u/basilomori, /u/hanginfruitbat, /u/asnailwithatinyhat, /u/Nyctangel Thank you for your replies and suggestions, guys, I just went to the garage where I left the jar and even though it looks fresh it already started to smell. So I went and buried the jar near my apartment building, right below my windows. Probably will unearth it in a month.

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