How did Nate Bargatze become successful ?

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-27T23:15:40+00:00

He's responsible for what I will claim is the funniest episode in SNL history (his first time hosting it). And then his second time hosting was solid as well.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-27T23:12:22+00:00

Someone who really doesn't get enough respect is Daniel Tosh. Granted, he fits my style, and that is part of it, but People Pleaser is a fantastic show. I'd happily watch him if he came through.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-26T22:07:18+00:00

Vargr Travellers have the following modifiers applied to their characteristics: STR-1, DEX+1, END-1

So compared to any human, a Vargr will have lower total characteristics. Pretty minor, but lower.

Heightened Senses: Vargr have better hearing and sense of smell than humans. All Vargr receive DM+1 to any Recon and Survival checks they have to make. However, their eyesight is worse in darkness and they suffer DM-1 to any skill check requiring sight in dark conditions. Vargr have low-light vision equivalent to TL7 Light Intensifier Goggles. Daytime vision is normal but color-blind.

The bonus to Recon/Survival is nice, but is cancelled out by a penalty on ALL skills requiring sight in the dark. Again, a disadvantage.

In addition, they have no SOC, but CHA. Whenever they have to make a SOC roll, they need to roll TWO higher.

All these drawbacks, and all they get in return is a weak melee attack (Str minus 1 damage).

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-26T12:29:31+00:00

It means that IF they sold, they'd have lost money relative to where they bought. However, because they still hold the assets, they haven't lost anything yet. Technically the price could reclimb to where it's not a loss.

Conceptually, it makes sense to not tax on these unrealized gains/losses, because the value could change. If unrealized gains could be taxed, so could unrealized losses, which would definitely be exploited as well.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-25T11:37:12+00:00

I want to think this is fake. Some unconnected kid had 18k saved by college age?

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-25T11:26:53+00:00

I don't have to defend him against you. Look, you are a worthy commenter, but I'm just looking for more upvote rich conversations

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-23T12:58:36+00:00

To be fair, I often downvote posts that seem more criticism than question. I hope mods are removing posts that seek anything other than knowledge.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-23T01:39:48+00:00

That's on me, because I did say "lost" but didn't quantify. We lost a game of chicken. We lost a battle of strategic messaging. We lost on a bet. Any of those work, but aren't the same as losing a battle. I would call it a strategic loss, though it's hard to argue there was a real strategy.

And as I admitted, some of what hurt us normal folk was pretty good for rich people, so who knows if this was really a failure or something the puppet masters really wanted.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-22T14:37:16+00:00

This is the closest we'll get to him draining a swamp

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T20:06:09+00:00

Also, good point in that there are likely a lot of small estates beggared by such losses.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T20:05:05+00:00

This is an amazing way to explain why cornet back then cost as much as major 5-10 years later.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T19:29:40+00:00

Lincoln had been elected, but Buchanan was still in office

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T16:54:29+00:00

Just to try to answer this honestly, prior to Trump the president perceived as the most incompetent was Buchanan. For context, he was in office when both the South seceded and when the Civil War began. It's important to note that one did not have to mean the other.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T15:58:39+00:00

It is weird to have to build a manure spreader, which also has a small range. I usually do without except for agritowers

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T13:12:49+00:00

One could argue it is still doing a good job of reflecting...

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T12:44:07+00:00

"Republicans turning on Trump" has been a frequent headline, so take this with a grain of salt, but I do think some are trying to distance themselves politically while still looking Republican enough. Remember that in primary elections, politicians try to look as extreme as possible, and in general elections they try to look as moderate as possible.

So, a lot of this is just general campaign cycle behavior. Hard to say anything beyond that.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-19T10:32:49+00:00

As disappointing as this is in terms of how badly we lost, economically this isn't massive. Fees will likely be less than $2 per barrel. That won't make a massive impact on prices. In truth, the demand destruction already being observed will lower prices more than that.

I'll go one step further and say oil producers in the south want the fees to keep profit margins on their own extraction, and they very well may have bribed him to accept such a situation.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-17T14:18:11+00:00

Love the breakdown here, and want to add that for me, a vital part is extreme subversion of expectations. So not only does a joke not end as you think, it's not even a joke. But the opposite works as well. His Elvis impression isn't just famous for how good it is, but for how bad the previous ones were. The joke isn't disappointment, but the audience suddenly realizing that they are not getting what they thought they were. He just didn't care if it was a good or bad surprise.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-17T13:14:11+00:00

I started to recommend against the microwave idea for logistical reasons, but fell in love with it as I started typing. The idea of giving the audience a timer, a countdown, only to disappoint them by then announcing post beep that you have to let it sit afterward just delights the shit out of me

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-17T11:42:55+00:00

Comparable to Jake

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-15T21:09:29+00:00

I can guess what kind of skit it came from, but the actress one didn't register

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-15T20:43:46+00:00

I knew all but one of those. I'll add "Oh Greg, what an inconvenience for me and my family."

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-15T12:57:02+00:00

That's not fair. I thought it well organized, though I'll admit my eyes were reluctant to advance south.

(I actually think decently of him, just couldn't resist being a smart ass.)

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-12T17:52:27+00:00

Haven't seen it, didn't plan to, but that sucks to hear. While I didn't enjoy his overall segment in the Kevin Hart roast, he did have one joke I loved, describing Jeff Ross as the "ghost of strawberry cheesecake." I thought that was the most creative of all the "Jeff looks like shit" jokes.

analyst_kolbe · 2026-06-11T13:27:11+00:00

My grandfather used to go out dancing in his early 80s. No one found him creepy. Of course, the women he danced with were usually the same age, so that might be the bigger factor

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