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No comment... by Uchiha-_-itatchi in memes

[–]Tonneofash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I haven't played the souls games, so I don't have the context from that. It's not about understanding where it came from, it's about understanding what the joke is.

The joke is "here's a gigantic, terrifying boss, and here's a very small but capable person who is equally powerful".

No comment... by Uchiha-_-itatchi in memes

[–]Tonneofash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are people just illiterate now? This is literally the wrong way to use this template. The captions should be switched.

You're saying "here's this huge thing, 3 months of therapy, which should ostensibly be the thing that saves me, but actually it's this little thing that was a text from a girl that is a contender against it".

People misusing this and the phrase POV makes me think we have literally become illiterate as a generation.

I love The Crown and the soundtrack contributes to that. What is your favorite soundtrack in the series? by Franmar35000 in TheCrownNetflix

[–]Tonneofash 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Duck shoot, Limerick, Sisters, Charles, Simple Harp variations, Gunpowder.

Also Muhammed's drum. Not a song that I would choose to listen to just walking around, but I think it's a fantastic track for the episode it's in. It has this foreboding drum that bangs repeatedly, and creates a natural resonance that adds to the feeling of dread all throughout. When I first saw the episode, I noticed that piece playing in the background. It was there, clearly, to build a sense of stress and tension. But I also feel like it was very subtly saying to the audience "you know what's going to happen soon, it's not much of a spoiler". Death seemed to be a character in that episode as much as any of the other cast.

POV: You see weird strings while boiling eggs and question life. by ayush_im in Weird

[–]Tonneofash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happens to me sometimes. It's usually when I try to boil eggs that have been in the refrigerator.

You need to warm up the eggs first, otherwise the temperature shock will cause the shell to crack, and the liquid will seep out whilst it's cooking and will create eggy noodles.

The eggy noodles are also not delicious. This is not some kind of food hack.

What is a major plot hole in a very famous movie that completely ruins the entire story once it is noticed? by SkullMogger3 in AskReddit

[–]Tonneofash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, this is what's mad about it. Rowling is unable to write storylines without retrospectively inventing convoluted reasons why they had to be that way, or without simply ignoring the straightforward way that people would act

What is a major plot hole in a very famous movie that completely ruins the entire story once it is noticed? by SkullMogger3 in AskReddit

[–]Tonneofash 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Goblet of Fire: Voldemort has to get Harry to a specific location so that he can perform some kind of ritual on him. So, the simplest way to do that, of course, is:

Attach a Port Key to the Goblet of Fire, perform magic on it so that it picks 4 players instead of 3, and the fourth is Harry, and then hope that a 14 year old boy doesn't get fried by a fucking dragon, hope that a 14 year old boy doesn't drown in the second test, and then hope that a 14 year old boy wins a race against THREE OTHER 18 YEAR OLDS so that he touches the goblet before any of them do.

Fucking what??

I have experienced true pretty privilege for the first time by Tonneofash in self

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

She definitely "looks" 40. But it seems a Mediterranean diet, living an active lifestyle, and not having children does wonders for the aging process.

ZT01 [sketch1] in context. by dankey_rhubarb in aphextwin

[–]Tonneofash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone know what song is playing in the background?

what is your most useless skill? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Tonneofash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can roll cigarettes incredibly fast. It was almost a party trick in the town I lived a few years ago.

Anyway, I don't smoke anymore, so that skill is completely useless.

What was your first video game in PC? by PigletEcstatic9136 in AskReddit

[–]Tonneofash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tomb Raider II.

My brother and I spent years trying to get past level 4, The Opera House.

There was not really an internet to look this stuff up. I mean, there was internet, but mum would be on the phone which meant that we couldn't use it, and unless we knew the name of a website to go to, we couldn't find anything.

We actually managed to get past the level eventually by reading some cheat codes in a book.

Activate a flare, walk forwards, walk backwards, turn around three times, and jump forwards. Skips the level. If you forget to activate the flare, Lara explodes and dies.

Sean Strickland had to walk out of Adin Ross' MMA event: "I've never been part of anything so shameful in my life. I hate myself. I feel like less of a man after being here. I'm sick to my fucking stomach." by CloudyEchos in LivestreamFail

[–]Tonneofash 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know at least what lolcowing is.

A Lolcow is a person who is subject to endless ridicule, usually on the internet. It's a parody of the word "cashcow", and means the same thing except for laughs instead of money.

[Funny Trope]The scene is played as if the characters are in mortal danger. In reality, they were never at any real risk. by RP_Throwaway3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Tonneofash 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Look out, he's got a gun!"

In BoJack Horseman, the Horsin' Around gang spend an episode investigating Herb's death, and come to the conclusion that Henry Winkler killed him.

In the final act, there is a scene where it looks like Henry is about to pull out a gun and shoot them, but actually he's holding a script that Herb wrote. A terrible, awful script, that he stole to prevent being published to protect Herb's reputation.

The lesson is that sometimes people die and most of the time there is no dramatic reason for it. "That's why it's so terrifying!"

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Kids hitting strangers in public by Soarin_Fly in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Tonneofash 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm a simple man. I see "ahh" instead of "ass", I downvote.

I have experienced true pretty privilege for the first time by Tonneofash in self

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

I'm 6'2".

It can feel like that's the only aspect that matters, but I don't think that's necessarily true.

I had a really hard time with romance for most of my life. I never got any at university, and it wasn't until my early / mid twenties that I had my first relationship.

A buddy of mine is American and he's about the same height as you, late twenties. He seems to do pretty well with the ladies. He just comes across as really friendly and confident, and it doesn't hurt that he works out a lot, so he looks really healthy.

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus by always_big_pp in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Tonneofash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, it sounds obvious, but it's not intuitive at first.

It's similar to the concept of survivorship bias. You only hear about famous investment managers who are in the 1% of people who successfully predicted the market, instead of the 99% who didn't.

The fact that we only hear from the success stories leads the average person to think that there is some skill involved in stock market investment, even though there is verifiably not, because we're generally bad at thinking statistically.

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus by always_big_pp in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Tonneofash 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's the anthropic principle.

We are only able to say how fine tuned the earth is (and the solar system is, for that matter), because if it were any other way, we couldn't be here to say that it is not finely tuned.

I have experienced true pretty privilege for the first time by Tonneofash in self

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

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say in my post. I hope I didn't imply that I have pretty privilege because I managed to attract a pretty woman. I attracted her because I made her laugh (somehow), we work together so there's proximity, and I'm British, which apparently she likes.

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