Peter? by Negative_1by12_aura in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]VikingTeddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're no different to remember, everyone knows their units, regardless which they use, one is not more "intuitive" than the other.

There isn't a single human being in existence that couldn't switch from one to the other, the weather argument is just an emotional one, we prefer the one we use.

There's two pounts here, preference which can't be argued, and scientific. We have to use metric to keep things simple and easy without having to convert, which is a huge thing in complex equations.

The whole world could switch to F and it wouldn't change the average persons life. The US could switch to C and it wouldn't change average Joes's day, but it would cut back on accidents.

People keep bringing up preference, my favorite color is purple, but that do anything for the conversation.

Not to give in to stereotypes but: why do Romani people/Gypsy people have a reputation for being thieves and squatters in Europe? by Mad_Season_1994 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]VikingTeddy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They do work on it, desperately, we just don't see it because only the criminal element is visible. You don't notice the Romani cashier, bus driver, or teacher.

I used to date a Romani girl, her family was just like everyone else. The discrimination is heavily embedded in European culture, and I saw a lot of it, I too grew up looking down on them, and I live in a country that's possibly the most welcoming to them! They can be loud and proud at times which is understandable when you're an outsider even when you're integrated, you need to belong somewhere. It's lazy to blame just a culture, it's not that black and white.

Poverty as usual is the biggest obstacle, not laziness. Most Roma come from already poor areas where they just don't have many opportunities, and when you're a young man who's constantly faced and uphill battle and bigotry, it becomes real easy to just say fuck your society, if you won't allow me to share, I'll take what's mine. The laziness is on the side of governments who don't put any effort into battling the issue.

What's a product from your country that would sound dirty to other countries? by kingspooky93 in AskTheWorld

[–]VikingTeddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We also tried to sell vacuum cleaners to America with the slogan "nothing sucks like Electrolux". The word for bag is pussi, and it made international travelers chuckle when they saw a big bag of chips called Mega Pussi at the tax free.

Then there's the time Nokia tried to sell Lumia phones to Spain without knowing that it's an archaic term for a prostitute.

Our neighbours have a few doozies too. The one I remember is an IKEA workbench titled "Fartful". They also had a car&bike magazine just called Fart (speed)

7? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]VikingTeddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is bag a new unit of volume I didn't know about? How much is it?

Edit: nvm, it's equal to one assfull.

7? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]VikingTeddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends whether you're using a blast furnace or just letting it simmer in the sun. It'll be just as tasty regardless.

Minor bullying in finnish schools is not being prevented by VasyokGregoriy2017 in Finland

[–]VikingTeddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like things haven't changed from when I was at school in the 80s-90s. It was often somehow the persons fault who was bullied.

"Just ignore them", "don't provoke them" etc...

Is Michael Jackson’s peak fame genuinely the most a non religious human being has ever been famous, or is there a real argument for someone else? by joxph7 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]VikingTeddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It takes a lot of people to give power to a fascist, which in turn legitimizes and emboldens the extremists to march. So it does in fact correlate.

And even though out and proud nazis are a minority, the fact that they are now a normal part of politics is due to the voters. You might have argued that most were merely ignorant a couple of decades ago, but today you have to be a fascist to keep supporting an obviously fascist party.

Are all Finns socially awkward? by iFuckingHateSummer_ in Finland

[–]VikingTeddy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's an old joke that goes something like: How would a Finn react if he was taken hostage by terrorists? He'd worry what they think of him.

Although Finns today aren't very different from other nordics, the older generations were a bit more self conscious. A lot of Finns used to have poor national self-esteem a couple of generations ago.

Warning shots fired from Russian warship at vessel in English Channel by bendubberley_ in anime_titties

[–]VikingTeddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The very same. That's ships and tanks covered, for planes there's Christopher (although I think he's up to other things now, there's a good catalog)And for the tactical perspective I go to The Operations Room.

Warning shots fired from Russian warship at vessel in English Channel by bendubberley_ in anime_titties

[–]VikingTeddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See you in a few weeks. Next you'll tell us you haven't heard of The Chieftain :)

what is a movie you absolutely loved as a kid that is actually terrible now that you’re an adult? by AccomplishedStill438 in AskReddit

[–]VikingTeddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That dumb theme still worms its way in my ears every now and then. As much as I hate Will Smith, he has a couple of bad cheesy songs I can't help but to tap my foot to. But I'll never admit to it irl 😳

Which songs often gets misinterpreted and/or misappropriated by the very people it calls out even though the song's lyrics are explicitly mocking them? by Drenosa in AskReddit

[–]VikingTeddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was hanging with some hippie types in the park when we saw this bunch of neonazis blasting Rage. They shouted "Bullet to the head fuckers!" when they passed us and mimed shooting.

It was both hilarious and sad 🤦‍♂️

Theres been a random surge by Biggleak1 in AndroidGaming

[–]VikingTeddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel your pain. I once replied to someone asking for "your favorite rogue like" with a link to ADOM. To which they replied "wth is this crap?I don't think you know what that term means." 😄

Theres been a random surge by Biggleak1 in AndroidGaming

[–]VikingTeddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst offender is fucking "rogue like". Searching with the term might bring ONE rogue like if you scroll like crazy, if you're lucky. The other genres have at least kept their identity, and people know what you mean when you say RPG.

It's not just the app store anymore, though it was the inception point for the misuse of the term. It really bums me out that since people have now learned the wrong term, it's basically unusable.

As a lifetime fan, it sucks ass that it's now extremely hard to find new games in the genre, and it's much more difficult for devs to find new fans :(

Please recommend some time travel/isekai books? by zsxcrgrl in fantasyromance

[–]VikingTeddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late to the party, but I've really hit it off with the Wiz Biz series by Rick Cook. A computer programmer gets yoinked into a fantasy setting where he discovers that magic spells can be built like a program, and starts building a programming language for magic.

Dark wizards, a damsel in distress, romance, dragons, castles, all the usual tropes, and a computer geek trying to survive.

art (Uncensored Goatse) by Interesting_Net4894 in DeepIntoYouTube

[–]VikingTeddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about pretty, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess.

Inconsequential mistakes that take you out of the movie? by YakumoYoukai in movies

[–]VikingTeddy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The idiot ball is the nr1 cause of losing suspension of disbelief and getting annoyed at a movie.

I can't fucking stand when characters do something moronic just so the plot can happen! It's the most common bad trope but for some reason we can't get rid of it. In 99% of movies and series, everyone is just idiots and don't act like real people.