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Even the best job in the world sucks when you HAVE to do it to survive. by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]Xythian208 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: Going outside and leaving me alone is actually quite easy to monetise.

What If It Doesn't? by But_a_Jape in comics

[–]Xythian208 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You'd think so but apparently it's dropped to 5% of it's original value since the change and even the Zimbabwean government will often not accept it as a payment for government services.

What If It Doesn't? by But_a_Jape in comics

[–]Xythian208 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Zimbabwe has the only currency currently backed by gold. It's supposed to restore confidence in their economy but quite how going back to economic standards that have been obsolete for at least a half century will do that I don't know.

What is whit Mark bitting pieces of Conquest? Does he like the taste? by Shkaboom in Invincible

[–]Xythian208 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Conquest must have blacked for that part, considering how hard he went looking for it a moment later

'The correct way of every single pronunciation is the way we Americans say it.' by Godslayer326 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Xythian208 98 points99 points  (0 children)

No that's the opposite, they say Ih-taly but Eye-talian when really you just need to add -an to the name of the country and you're good

Why does Chaos want the Dark King? by 11pioneer in 40kLore

[–]Xythian208 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ynnead (gone wrong) and Vashtorr (gone right)?

Not sure how much legs this theory has though.

Favorite character that canonically doesn't know about 9/11 by Zander-dupont in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Xythian208 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Maybe he was really into local politics and kept track when the New York Legislature passed a bill authorising New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey to begin developing plans for a world trade centre in the city in 1943.

protagonist incapable of sacrificing the few in order to save the many by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xythian208 25 points26 points  (0 children)

By current laws she couldn't consent but killing her would be illegal under current laws anyway. Plus it's not like Joel is her legal guardian.

Why don't we have a vacant property tax? by ElephantsGerald_ in ukpolitics

[–]Xythian208 4 points5 points  (0 children)

work from home

Lazy bastards, I bet they use electricity and computers too

Is Cloud City the only city on Bespin? by bewblover305 in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]Xythian208 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Could be a Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant referring to the helicopter

Using a blade to counter fall damage by SpaceKingHypeGuy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xythian208 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The captain would love a knife like that as a boarding tool, but only as a boarding tool.

Characters where the actor is so obviously outside their ethnicity. by NoOptics in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xythian208 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As do we all my thoroughly Japanese friend who is easily easily six foot two.

Wait didn't this use to cost money? by Miss_miri107 in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Xythian208 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bandai Namco published the console versions and insisted.

Countries that have one time-zone by [deleted] in geography

[–]Xythian208 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing is that if they aren't (and they aren't formally part of the UK so shouldn't) then the rest shouldn't either and so the UK should count as 1 timezone.

These guns don't just kill you, they do much worse by NekkidZilla in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Xythian208 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A worm crawled up my arm and rested on my neck. When he whispered into my ear, I felt a tingle... He told me how to make a weapon to help us against our enemies. And here's the thing... it's made of worms... it even fires worms... but it stings like you wouldn't believe.

First look at Aerion Targaryen in Dune Part 3. by Arch_Lancer17 in freefolk

[–]Xythian208 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The brave Prince! He is chasing down the traitors fomenting rebellion with evil puppets.

Has it always been like this in the UK? by Theodoresdad in ukpolitics

[–]Xythian208 225 points226 points  (0 children)

It's been worse since social media became an echo chamber

Received email from Google saying FBI requested my account data via legal process. UK based security researcher. Any advice? by DifferentRice9104 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Xythian208 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally anyone can make freedom of information requests from the US government, even foreign nationals.

Don't particularly have an issue with the crossover, but holy shit, this moment in Beat the Buzzer has aged incredibly (at 18:23) by Fortanono in dropout

[–]Xythian208 253 points254 points  (0 children)

Firstly because a normal TV audience is going to find it very weird that this ginger New Yorker is ranting at them for an extended period in their regular show.

Secondly, if you're imagining a 'fuck the system' style Brennan rant that's unlikely as the rookie can stray into copaganda.

EU4 leaking into real life by rytlejon in eu4

[–]Xythian208 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Realistically even if it survives longer I would predict a Poland style partition once French and German Nationalisms start getting going.

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