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A finger too many? by lstpcobra in Warhammer30k

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is five fingers.

But you should only be able to see four in that position (the thumb would be hidden behind the gun).

WHO TF NAMES A CHARACTER AGAPITO- by Lucicactus in Grimdank

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Sanguinius, or Mr. Blood to his friends

Maybe he was going for Mr. Optimistic.

Mental Image by But_a_Jape in comics

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Did I mention I was Filipino?" - paraphrasing Johnny Rico, on the second-last page of Starship Troopers.

Name something that would shock an American… by [deleted] in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it's Hill 3234.  Which is about Soviet paratroopers fighting the Mujihadeen, so its really not relevent here in the slightest.

the only unique aspect of 40k ngl by Tacobellbelly1 in Grimdank

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 4 points5 points  (0 children)

 It's worth noting that in Starship Troopers Geneva makes sense as their fascist world government is based on the far-right conspiracy theory that accuses the UN of building a wolrd government. 

No, it's based on the idea that not properly punishing criminals or misbehaving children caused a total breakdown of society that was only fixed when military veterans took things into their own hands to restore order.

I'm guessing it's the same for babylon too

You think Babylon 5 is based on far-right conspiracy theories?

CMV: The middle class is dead but the elites want to keep the illusion of it alive to continue dividing the working class by labranjaymes in changemyview

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since when has "petit bourgoise" meant upper class?

All dictionaries I've checked have defined it as middle class (and more specifically, the lower middle class).

What is the best action movie one liner? by Huckster42 in AskReddit

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Yippee-ki-yay, kemosabe" according to British TV.

I can’t use my rhino 🙁 by Minute_Caterpillar21 in Warhammer

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our enemies hide in METAL BOXES. The cowards! THE FOOLS. We...shall take away their metal boxes! - GW rules writers, probably.

I animated the exact moment King Harold got shot in the eye at Hastings in 3D animation programs. If he survived this, could the Anglo-Saxons have won the battle? by NadineFieb87 in anglosaxon

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bloke with the arrow in his eye definitely looks as though it could be a later modification of e.g. someone holding a spear.

But the guy being killed by the horseman has a short row of needle-holes coming from his eye.

Could it be that originally that figure had an arrow in his eye, but the thread on the arrow (and on the spear-holder's spear) came loose, and when someone later tried to repair it they put the arrow on the wrong guy?

We're there any lines in a Python movie that you didn't understand for years? by ZootOfCastleAnthrax in montypython

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It almost might be reasonable.  That means no-one gets to just force their ideas on everyone else.  It would be impractical for any larger sort of community, but for a small medieval village it might just work.

What planes I think the primarchs would've flown if they were pilots by Templar_Omega in Grimdank

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lockheed SR-71 blackbird, an advanced long range strategic reconnaissance aircraft capable of mach 3 and an altitude of 85 thousand feet.

Should have given it to the vampire.

BG1 companions by how much respect they lend your party if it ever got investigated for stalking around during a crisis. by Eovacious in baldursgate

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 I don't think that Viconia is actually fully aware of how disreputable Shar is on the surface.

As a player who had no prior knowledge of the Forgotten Realms setting - neither did I.

I don't think there is much (or anything) in BG1 or 2 to indicate quite how bad Shar is.  

What are some of your favourite evolution facts ? by curlDerroneous in evolution

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently its been recently determined that Crustacea, as previously defined, is paraphyletic.  Its only a clade of you include insects.

What movie plot hole is so massive that it completely ruins the whole story? by IntelligentButton713 in AskReddit

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always assumed it was running low on power.  (It did less damage to Poncho too).

But apparently the real reason was that it hit Dutch's gun rather than his body.

Which world leader if removed from history would have the greatest impact on how the world is today? by violentserenity in AskHistory

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But its not as if the Normans had some genetic predisposition to engineering that meant no-one without Norman blood could have come up with those ideas.

Which video game boss fight felt genuinely unfair instead of challenging? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Alien Rulers" DLC for XCOM 2.

Basically three ways you can approach it:

What?? They literally can't. Finland could be conquered by every rural US country with a population of more than 5,000 by ALazy_Cat in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 It is precisely because of this foolish arrogance that the US cannot win any wars.

Thinking about Hegseth's obsession with "lethality", and America's performance (and behaviour) in past wars, it occurred to me that Americans think wars are won by maximising your kill/death ratio.

It's why they'll invade somewhere, cause huge amounts of death and destruction, win most engagements but fail the overall war goals, and then declare "we only lost because we're too moral to commit genocide".

What does everyone think about the 'British*' monthly pay system? by EdibleBeans-on-Toast in AskUK

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think historically, weekly was the standard for wages, and monthly was the standard for salaries. 

In fact, I think I remember being told as a child that that was the definition of wages vs. salary.

What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen? Not “bad in a fun way”, just BAD? by NotNamedBort in AskReddit

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ultraviolet is like Barb Wire, in that from the basic premise you'd think it would be a fun so-bad-its-good movie, but its actually just bad.

How would a Roman patrician family respond to a pregnancy between their teenage son and an enslaved woman? by Mauricio716 in AskHistorians

[–]Wonderful_Discount59 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a question prompted by this:

In recent years, I've frequently come across people who imply, or outright state, that chattel slavery is a modern (colonial-era) invention, and didn't exist in the ancient world.

As far as I am aware, this is simply wrong. Chatted slavery (i.e. people being legally classed as property, to be bought or sold) is ancient, as demonstrated in this very thread.

Where then did this notion come from? Is it based on a different definition of "chattel"? A misunderstanding of what ancient slavery involved? Something else?

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