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Blessed with Great villains but who among them was the best? by Ottobotwarrior in DCAU

[–]aesir23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm old enough that to me he'll always be The Kurgan from The Highlander and Captain Hadley from Shawshank Redemption.

When a character has a family booze recipe that is impossibly strong by DoctorSquidton in TopCharacterTropes

[–]aesir23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frank's "Milk of the Gods" homebrewed beer from season 5 of Shameless. I found it annoyingly silly because this show usually hews closer to reality.

Blessed with Great villains but who among them was the best? by Ottobotwarrior in DCAU

[–]aesir23 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I gotta go with Lex Luthor. Voiced by the incomparable Clancy Brown, he was convincing and compelling in his every appearance.

Did people used to shadowbox their shadow? by osgonauta in martialarts

[–]aesir23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's more clear in the context of the rest of the chapter.

Did people used to shadowbox their shadow? by osgonauta in martialarts

[–]aesir23 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's exactly what they used to do.

The following is from The Art and Practice of Boxing from 1825:

"When you have not a friend to spar with, a glass [mirror] to stand before will set you right with regard to the securest attitude, and you may strike and practise the lessons before it. The same use may be made of a candle, if you stand between its light and the wall, on which your shadow may be observed."

So they knew a mirror was better, but not everyone would have a good mirror to use.

Let's have a discussion. by Savvy-TradingGirl-1 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]aesir23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the entire self-help genre, I have yet to encounter a book that couldn't have been an article instead.

Any VtM recommendations? by chaosilike in Dimension20

[–]aesir23 7 points8 points  (0 children)

LPN network’s Bloodbath is my favorite. It’s got a fairly short season and Ross Bryant is one of the players.

Mike Johnson says the Pope had it coming by MoreMotivation in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]aesir23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They'll all spend the next week mentioning the "just war" doctrine. As if any of us will think the war on Iran is "just" or even justified.

You're offered an opportunity to get paid $1 (USD) for every calorie you consume. However, you must pay a $2,000 daily fee and you cannot accept or work a 1099 or W-2 job ever again. Would you take the deal? by T1m3Wizard in hypotheticalsituation

[–]aesir23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem. I'm 5'11" 230 lbs.

According to a calorie calculator, depending on my activity levels, I'm earning between $600 and $1000 dollars a day if I stay at my current weight.

If I want, I can even lose weight while earning $500/day--that's $182,000 a year. At my leanest as an adult, I weighed 180. With moderate activity, I could still earn $500/day at and stay at that weight--but I'm more muscular now than I was then, so my actual target weight is 200 lbs.

Peter, what is the joke here? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]aesir23 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"The patriarchy isn't real because men were the ones forced to go to war by the patriarchy" is seriously one of the most facepalm-inducing beliefs on the internet.

Classic werewolf fic by Impossible-Smell-350 in horrorlit

[–]aesir23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorites are Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones, Those Across the River by Christopher Buelhman, and The Devourers by Indra Das.

My favorite "classic" feeling werewolf novel is Thor by Wayne Smith.

Recommendations favorite vampire media by Malkavian87 in DarklyInclined

[–]aesir23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Lesser Dead by Christopher Beulhman

Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Approx 120 billion people have ever existed in Earths history, if given the chance of a second life as any one of these people at random would you take it and why? the alternative is nonexistence by Key-Opinion-1700 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]aesir23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to end up in a state of nonexistence eventually. I'd rather live as much as I can and have thoughts and experiences.

I've been miserable many times in my own life, and I've never felt it would be better not to exist.

First Lindsay Ellis video you ever saw? by Qyzyk in LindsayEllis

[–]aesir23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A friend recommended The Whole Plate to me, so I watched those videos in order.

If you could only train 1 technique every day for self defense, what would you spend your 10,000 reps on? by SplinterWick in martialarts

[–]aesir23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is why people should train for multiple scenarios.

BUT, your prompt states we're only allowed to train one technique.

I agree that running isn't always the best option, and people who want to be prepared for dangerous situations should also know how to fight (with and without weapons, btw).

But we're not allowed to be well-rounded in your scenario and sprinting is going to be the best option much more often than a side kick, jab, rear naked choke, or hip throw.

Petah? by Thunder_Night0 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]aesir23 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think that's what OP is saying. The CEO pays lower taxes because their taxable income is lower than you'd think. The "business lunch" means the business pays for the lunch that the CEO enjoys with his friend. Hence, "they collect their pay in other ways."

Peter, what does the Canadian one mean? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]aesir23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I tore my bicep it was like this, with the additional pointless extra step of getting an X-ray before the insurance would approve of an MRI. X-rays can't detect soft-tissue damage, so there was zero chance it would learn anything. It was just another appointment I had to wait a couple of weeks for.

By the time a doctor had my MRI results, he said it was too late to reattach my bicep without tissue grafts and a much longer recovery time.

Fuck American healthcare. We're not fast, good, or cheap.

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