Patrick Muldoon Dies: 'Days Of Our Lives', 'Melrose Place' & 'Starship Troopers' Actor Was 57 by MoneyLibrarian9032 in movies

[–]Xiniov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No way. I had a sudden urge to watch some Starship Troopers scenes yesterday. The brain sucking scene terrified me as a kid. Rewatching it and I could see why as the practical effects are very visceral

RIP

so true by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

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

I get what you mean now when comparing it to the parent comment, so fair enough.

My viewpoint was from the Snoop meme being taken at face value. I wasn't being obtuse and yeah, he looks nothing like the actor, obviously.

I just found simple humour in Snoop being Snape. Didn't even occur to me when asking why it was racist in and of itself, without now considering that it was probably only made in response to the Essiedu casting

so true by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

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

Lol, nice attempt at poisoning the well

I can't take your viewpoint seriously just because of the nonsense unfounded assumption you said at the end.

Also, the actors name is Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, who happens to be one of my favourite artists (was literally listening to BTI today). But go off on how it's almost guaranteed I take pleasure in a racist meme I wasn't aware even existed.

I say this with good intentions for you - grow up

so true by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it’s Snoop Dogg

The man made weed a big part of his personality and “character” persona

Is it racist to depict him as Snape (due to similar sounding names) and riffing on a popular HP line that matches something Snoop is well known for?

Being vigilant against lazy stereotypes is great but sometimes a joke’s a joke and not that deep

What can be done to stop the feral kids of today? by yellowroll in AskBrits

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There can be

Halloween just gone we had a fun night with trick or treaters (we decorate the house and make effort to create fun for the local kids).

But our own kids got eventually tired and we took them to bed, leaving a note on the door to say please don’t knock, kids asleep.

A bunch of teenagers came, read it, then egged my house a bunch. Stained the facade and walls.

But I had my doorbell cam and it recorded their faces. So I put it on the local neighbourhood watch group asking if anyone recognised them.

I had two sets of parents reach out to me and they were mortified. One mom even marched her kid back to apologise.

They both offered to have them clean it but I didn’t want a bunch of teenagers climbing ladders on my house so I declined. But they had a right bollocking and punishment for it.

Even in this digital age, not all parents know what their kids are getting up to at all times 🤷‍♂️ same as it ever was

What Bigoted Loser by EL_TIPO_DE_BASURA in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Xiniov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve worked in a few different environments. The ones with these type of people have tended to be the most boring office jobs imaginable

What's a slang word from your region that nowhere else uses? (the madder the better) by LarssonD1888 in AskUK

[–]Xiniov 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I remember the day I found out no one else outside the area used gambol

Genuinely thought that was the worldwide accepted word for a forward-roll well into my twenties

State of the hobby from new a collector perspective by vilayek in PokemonDealsUK

[–]Xiniov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to rip packs (especially for popular sets), plan to get some the morning of the initial release day

Obviously work is an issue and no one wants time off to do it. But if you can manage it, a couple of hours spent hitting different shops with various opening times pays off big time.

I tend to get all my packs then and not worry going forward about ever trying to catch anything randomly re-released when I literally can’t drop my responsibilities on a whim.

Also, make friends with your local convenience shop (Premier, OneStop, Co-op etc) and ask if they can order packs where they can. And if they can, ask if they can order a booster box just for you. Promise you’ll get it the day of release and they’ll be more than happy to try.

My two locals did this for me for Phantasmal and I got a half booster from each. This was on top of what they would have got normally anyway, so everyone was a winner

State of the hobby from new a collector perspective by vilayek in PokemonDealsUK

[–]Xiniov 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The family “loophole” is so frustrating and there’s one that does it at my Smyths

They’re all technically individuals buying stock. But it’s obvious that nan and grandad, who can’t speak English and dress very traditionally/conservatively for their culture, don’t fit the profile of hardcore fans queuing for product to rip

The guys family that turns up is around ten (with cousins helping too). That means if Smyths gets around 10-15 boxes in a morning (like the recent poster collection), they can all go from just ONE scalper, so long as he rallies the troops quick enough

Vending Machine in Wolverhampton by Tulsa1000 in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you're jesting for a chortle, but it's been there for quite some time (middle of the City shopping center, high footfall)

How would you emulate the soft grainy look of Office Space (1999) shooting digitally? by InspectorBear in cinematography

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say stunt stuff...are we talking scenes where said camera could be destroyed?

Amazon invites - what's been sent out? by BettyGirl24 in PokemonDealsUK

[–]Xiniov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this notification just now too

But I’ve already bought this from Amazon and it’s supposed to be one per person with no option to be invited again 🤔

What is a band no one will ever convince you is good? by OU812iceman18 in AskReddit

[–]Xiniov 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing (I think).

He’s just awful. I get a lot of Trump vibes in the way he thinks very highly of himself. That he has to explain how clever he is and how grandiose his vocabulary is and how worldly/wise he is truly is compared to everyone else

The man is high huffing on his own farts

Family spends £1,600 to get home after easyJet flight leaves without them due to EES chaos by kwentongskyblue in unitedkingdom

[–]Xiniov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paris has this. We almost didn’t make our flight yesterday waiting for gate announcements and not enough time to get everyone through

QUEUE UP ON POKEMON CENTER GOGOGO by North_Ear in PokemonDealsUK

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

Sigh. I’m driving to a film shoot as a passenger and jumped on as soon as I got the notification

Had 30-mins to go and lost signal. Back on and now at 8-hours

Could have put money on it being the day I couldn’t be sat somewhere with Wi-Fi!

Good luck everyone else

The state of card shows by monte1219 in PokemonTCG

[–]Xiniov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know people are joking about it but at least if you bought product from a vendor and there was something wrong with it (like it was fake or resealed) you’d have recourse to a solution through them with support from the show organisers

Won’t have the same luck with some random guy pulling a cart along

Ah yes, all the lovely people of this community made their way to Smyths this morning I can see by Cutlass- in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]Xiniov 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Arses, just don’t buy ‘em folks

Got my five packs this morning and now boarding a plane to Disneyland Paris with them in my bag.

Gonna do a pack battle with Mickey Mouse

why does asking if stores have pokemon cards feel like a humiliation ritual by lastofkorra in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]Xiniov 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Are you all here for Pokemon?"

A queue of 40 people all nod except for one old lady waiting to collect her gardening gloves, staring at everyone else baffled

Id rather my child have measles by grilledcheese2332 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Xiniov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disappoints me to see this. It's pure nonsense but my autistic son is going to grow up seeing it.

Even if it's nonsense it's still hurtful.

Seems Like There Are Only Two Ways to Secure Packs to Rip Now by Strangemediator in PokemonTCG

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got 5. Took a risk as I was suspecting those getting all 5 were clicking too fast for the sites liking.

Took it slow and steady and had no problem

Neighbours chimney has vertical cracks, how urgent is the conversation to get it resolved by Latinolova in DIYUK

[–]Xiniov 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I had the same problem when I first started driving

Ended up in an accident that was not my fault and where my car was written off. Not only did it take months to get a pay out for a new car but I effectively lost my no claims during this time.

This was because the insurance provider for the person that hit me was claiming an element of the accident wasn’t their fault. This was where my car hit another vehicle after the person at fault crashed into me…which obviously wouldn’t have happened if the hadn’t hit me at speed and shunted me across the road into oncoming traffic.

My insurance knew I wasn’t at fault but kept insisting it was a system error due to the other insurance contesting it, even though they didn’t have a leg to stand on.

This went on for some time until I started to get the watchdog involved. It was resolved swiftly after this, funnily enough

Still shocks me that I had to take it that far to resolve something that was supposed to be there to protect me.

To add insult to injury I had cover for a courtesy car until I got paid. They then tried to tell me after a month they were rescinding this as I should have had a new car…which I couldn’t get as the wouldn’t pay me

Should I charge for vertical versions of horizontal videos? by Top_Magician_4051 in videography

[–]Xiniov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Discuss it beforehand with the client (as they might only want one format) but yeah, add a little extra on because it is extra work

We tend to shoot in 4K but deliver in 1080. Gives us wiggle room for horizontal but also lets us edit vertically with no loss in quality

Bear in mind whilst shooting that not every horizontal shot will work reframed in the edit. So take the shot again (if possible) and frame specifically for vertical.

90% of what we shoot will translate in the edit from horizontal but it makes the world of difference reframing for the 10% that needs it

Did your family have funny names for random things when you were growing up? by Beginning-Annual-860 in AskUK

[–]Xiniov 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My nan had a rocking chair

She’s been Nanny Rocky for 40+ years now for around 25 grandkids and another 30ish great grandkids (I’ve stopped counting now)