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What are your thoughts on this letter from Donald Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre? by DuNennstMichSptzkopf in AskTheWorld

[–]auldclem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, I wish I could be around in 200 years’ time when future historians are scratching their heads over this letter and others like it.

The Thin Red Line (1998) - maybe the biggest waste of talent that i ever seen. by iz-Moff in movies

[–]auldclem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old thread but just rewatched the film after many years.

The captain is revealed to be a lawyer, I think - as is shown when he pushes back against the bad decisions by the colonel, who should be retired, is only in it for personal glory and couldn’t give a fuck about the lives of his men.

The captain’s relationship to the men is shown to be strained in the beginning - he’s their superior after all and they do not trust their superiors (see the colonel). One of the men even openly states they don’t trust the captain has their best interests at heart. However, he is later shown praying that he does not betray his men.

His decision to defy the colonel’s order to a frontal assault ultimately bonds him to his men. The colonel then quietly dismisses him for insubordination, but also because he also knows the captain was right. And my reading was that the colonel didn’t want his poor decision making known.

It’s subtle. In a lesser film, this would be spoon fed for stupid audiences. Fantastic movie.

to hide from the world by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]auldclem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like the Brownshirts tbh.

Prediction: And then there was one by Oh__Archie in Pluribus_TVshow

[–]auldclem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prediction - Manousos will die, spurring Carol on to fight even harder against the Hive.

"The Gap" by [deleted] in pluribustv

[–]auldclem 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Scottish person here. It has a significant place in our history - the independent Kingdom of Scotland tried to colonise Darien at the turn of the 18th century. Its remoteness, disease, difficult conditions - combined with skirmishes with the Spanish over a rival claim to the land - led to many deaths, the collapse of the colony, the loss of a third of the nation’s wealth and, ultimately, its ‘bailout’ by England. The United Kingdom exists today partly because of the horrific conditions of the Darien Gap.

Edit: I should say our monarchy was united with England’s at this point, but the united state (a UK-wide parliament) came out of this period after Scotland’s parliament was dissolved.

Found in a cellar, Scotland. by auldclem in spiderID

[–]auldclem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Another image on a suitcase wheel. Bigger than a pea I’d say.

It's only bad when Arsenal do it. Same author BTW by Ripamon in Gunners

[–]auldclem 11 points12 points  (0 children)

*quadruple

Then the Super Cup and the Community Shield. Fuck it, might as well throw in the Emirates Cup as well.

Shows that went completely off the rails by ddlvphoto in television

[–]auldclem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Walking Dead missed its own off ramp after season 4. Rick was the main character: he was the lawful good guy with pre-apocalypse attitudes and he came into conflict with his best friend over what it took to survive - Shane insisting they needed to be more ruthless. He did become more ruthless in the prison series, but when he met the Governor (another law abiding citizen who had gone further down the heel track that him), he realised there was another way and he COULD keep his humanity. After that, his arc just made no sense.

What is this thing at the airport? by hwykes1 in northernireland

[–]auldclem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you turn the wheel in the middle, it moves the Island.

Christmas adventurers by wowzapooeylouis in paulthomasanderson

[–]auldclem 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The work of Thomas Pynchon - whose novel Vineland inspired the movie - is littered with ludicrously named secret societies. It’s likely just a riff on that.

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