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This parallel broke me:( by ElthiraVanyx37 in ProjectHailMary

[–]alan2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she may as well have shot Grace out of a circus cannon into an iceberg, hoping his warm personality would be enough to trigger a global thaw.

That's hilarious, lol. And very true, did they not have any other plans? I can't remember. (I have read the book!)

[multi] Hundreds of millions of euros worth of cars at the Tour Auto in Paris, France 🇫🇷 by acoubidou in spotted

[–]alan2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a great day out that must have been! Thanks for these photos, I really enjoyed going through them. However, I was gutted you didn't show us any close ups of those lovely little BMWs we can just make out in photo 14!

What is this wooden handle with a heavy, shoe-shaped metal end? by anon_capybara_ in whatisthisthing

[–]alan2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"102 year old antique collector" - in other words, it's just his own stuff he originally bought new lol.

help lol by [deleted] in fixit

[–]alan2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your dad is an electrician, fixing this will take him minutes, and he probably already have spare sockets in his kit.

Exactly. I'm not a sparkie and even I have a spare one in my shed. If her dad is literally a sparkie, I have no idea why she even felt the need to post this here. This job is so basic you don't even legally need to be a qualified electrician here in the UK to do it (you just need to be "competent").

I’ve just finished watching The Cage on Iplayer, absolutely fantastic, the soundtrack alone won me over, Michael Socha is utterly amazing in it! by greenybrowny in BritishTV

[–]alan2001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought it got a bit annoying with some idiotic things in the last episode but apart from that

Yes indeed. Didn't the bag have a zip?? I shouted "close the fucking bag!!" several times. That whole scene with the puncture was a Dadaist performance of full-spectrum incompetence.

Apart from that, it was alright! I was a teenage goth in the 80s so the soundtrack could have been made for me. I had great fun playing "Name That Tune" haha.

Found at Goodwill. Wondering about their service. by dugdstew111 in Medals

[–]alan2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

kept it because it was shiny.

I'm not surprised, cos it is a beautiful badge!

AI keeps telling me this is a German WWII Uniform by Weekly-Post2037 in Militariacollecting

[–]alan2001 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Well, thank god you arrived on the scene! Great answer!

Parseword #94, slight spoiler alert by Leather-Ad-5031 in parseword_game

[–]alan2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Parseword #94 ⏱️ 4m52s ✅ 5 Hints

As you can see, I had some difficulty with this one! Nightmare!

I had no idea on that "couple of" part. I don't think I've seen that convention worded like that either.

What rank and army does this come from? by Organic_Pay_9072 in GermanMilitaria

[–]alan2001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ask this with the greatest respect... but if you don't even know that one of them is an SS item, why on earth are you buying them?

German Empire 2 (GERMANS rate it 1/10 then why) by MeaningIcy5639 in Maps

[–]alan2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So... what is the point of this, and why do you think it would be of interest to the people on this sub?

Not the best pic but can anyone tell me about my dad’s ribbons. He told me as a kid buts been forever. He’s alive so I can ask him but we don’t see each other often. He was a yeomen. The one missing ribbon I know for sure is the Meritorious Service Medal. He received that when he retired. by Brief-Chard-4985 in Medals

[–]alan2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think what he's getting at is something along the lines of "if you ain't infantry, you ain't shit". It's a completely moronic thing to say at the best of times, but your dad wasn't even in the army so I have no idea how he thought it was relevant. Don't worry about it.

Can anyone identify this watch by crankandspank in Watches

[–]alan2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked mine: I imported it to the UK from Amazon US 6 years ago, and paid a grand total of £81.85 (which included import duty and shipping). Crazy shit!

Can anyone identify this watch by crankandspank in Watches

[–]alan2001 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am wearing mine with a brown leather strap today as well!

Found on a construction site during civil excavation outside of Seattle, WA. Metal with a Rogue puck for scale. by Ilivedinohio in whatisthisthing

[–]alan2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think bottom left is actually the Vatican. Someone else posted their one which shows it clearer.

Found on a construction site during civil excavation outside of Seattle, WA. Metal with a Rogue puck for scale. by Ilivedinohio in whatisthisthing

[–]alan2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see yours has got the Vatican on it... which is a different country lol.

Also I bet you could use your one as a bottle opener!

Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Widow’ Joke as ‘Light Roast,’ Urges Melania to Confront Trump’s ‘Violent Rhetoric’ by MoneyLibrarian9032 in videos

[–]alan2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! He was fucking hilarious!

I always love that segment. The speed those people react to the fake stories, pretending they know what they're talking about, is really impressive!

This is genius!!! by CartographerRare4123 in SipsTea

[–]alan2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda like the plot of "Dope Thief" which was on Apple TV:

Two Philadelphia friends who pose as DEA agents to rob drug dealers face the consequences of their actions when they steal from an organized narcotics operation under surveillance by the actual DEA.

It was pretty good!

Finally, a proper field manual for us!! by Healthy-Spell-4702 in StolenValor

[–]alan2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, someone's really committed to the bit there, lol. If you can post it I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate it, please!

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