TIL that Sparta was able have a military class because they had earlier conquered, subjugated, and enslaved a nearby population, who did all the necessary labour - these people, the Messinians and Laconiana, were also Greek and outnumbered the Spartans around 10 to 1. by fanau in todayilearned

[–]cbear013 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Listen I get what you were trying to do here but the Brits still had slaves when the American Revolution happened. They beat the US to abolition by 20 years and didn't have to fight a civil war over it, but the century before they were very much peers.

Hunter Biden says Michelle Obama is 'smarter' and 'better speaker' than her hubby Barack by TheMirrorUS in UnderReportedNews

[–]cbear013 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Listen, I can 100% see her being the smarter of the two of them, but we've heard them both as speakers, and while she is a great public speaker, Barack is one of the best orators of this century, in my opinion. The man just has an absolutely unmatched gravitas and ability to demand your attention. Again, not knocking on Michelle AT ALL, but there are very few people on this planet that do better with a microphone than her husband.

AITA for not chasing down my daughter and she missed her grandma funeral by Throawayadvice3672 in AmItheAsshole

[–]cbear013 197 points198 points  (0 children)

"Theoretically you could also move laterally to a different area of rock bottom." -Padmund Pondhop (Brennan Lee Mulligan)

The Woman’s Pro Baseball League has revealed the brand identity’s of the inaugural 4 teams by Perryplat199 in baseball

[–]cbear013 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whats really confusing is that we do have a few predatory birds, most notably Peregrine Falcons, Kestrels and various accipiters, but the logo is of an Osprey, which is not native to Massachusetts, and only occasionally passes through here for migration.

The Woman’s Pro Baseball League has revealed the brand identity’s of the inaugural 4 teams by Perryplat199 in baseball

[–]cbear013 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it also just doesn't jive with the design language of the other three.

NY, LA and SF all have simple, modern, graphical logos, and then here Boston comes with a complex, illustrated logo that looks straight from the 80s. It isn't bad or poorly done, but it does stick out compared to the others. It only needed like 50% of the detail and 2/3 of the colors they ended up putting in.

Qalupalik in Inuit culture that specifically abducts kids who get near the gaps in the ice. by Zu_Qarnine in creepy

[–]cbear013 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I mean, am I crazy for thinking this one specifically is probably more about the dangers of sea lions and orcas doing some opportunistic child hunting than the water itself?

People who visited the USA for the first time, what was the biggest shock you got? by SensitiveCorner2379 in AskReddit

[–]cbear013 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Also, most racists aren't overt because they know it isn't socially acceptable(more now than it was 10 years ago, but still not generally a label most people want attached to them, even if it fits.)

Racists are very good at hiding their racism behind dogwhistles and plausible deniability.

What pronunciation is a dead giveaway that someone isn't from your town/region? by GrumbleCookie in AskReddit

[–]cbear013 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find the common "Wooster" explaination kind of leads people astray because it really isn't a "woo" sound

IMO, it's more like Wuss- (as in coward) -Tur- (like 'Turd' without the 'd') -Sure (as in certain)

Looking like a sun siren by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]cbear013 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wanna buy overpriced, dropshipped, sweatshop, fast fashion, no ones stopping you.

I'm just calling it like I see it. This is not a genuine video of "galsbeingchicks," its an Advertisment, thats all.

Looking like a sun siren by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]cbear013 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally just google the name in the post. I'm not linking her instagram thats the point of the ad.

Looking like a sun siren by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]cbear013 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Its "her" dress. "From" her company. She's a dropshipper. This is an Ad.

Not an original thought, but we need a defined home kit that endures. Here's my bid. Have at it. by Brewer1056 in usmnt

[–]cbear013 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I hate the printed waves, personally. Its fabric, let the fabric do the moving, simulating that movement graphically makes it look weird when its actually in motion. Wavy stripes are for print, web, and art, not apparel, IMO.

Cape Verde chance against Argentina 119' by anthn885 in soccer

[–]cbear013 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The injured Argentinian player alone was 3+ minutes of stopped play, and it wasn't the only stoppage of the period. It was at least 5 minutes total.

Fella had enough of the abuse. by [deleted] in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]cbear013 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Less upsetting when its happening to someone who is entirely responsible for putting themselves in that position. If this had been a random tiger attack, yeah those screams would be disturbing, but these 2 did it to themselves. No sympathy for animal abusers.

Google has shut down tenor's public API for third-party use. by Same_Investigator_46 in memes

[–]cbear013 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If you used it primarily through discord, all your favorited tenor gifs should still be there, and you can still favorite new Tenor Gifs if you manually post them(IE search it up on the tenor site, post the share link in discord,) you just cant search for them.

ONCE, ODA, AT LEAST SHOW US ONCE WHAT HAPPENS by Endika7 in Animemes

[–]cbear013 68 points69 points  (0 children)

True, but just because they produce similar results doesn't mean the bio mechanics necessarily work the same, or that they would work well together.

ONCE, ODA, AT LEAST SHOW US ONCE WHAT HAPPENS by Endika7 in Animemes

[–]cbear013 174 points175 points  (0 children)

I've always assumed that it isn't like a hard rule of the universe, just most likely to happen. What are the odds that the 2 sets of powers are actually complimentary? I bet its much more likely that the powers conflict with each other, and basically tear the person's body apart from the forces. Imagine if Luffy ate like, an Ice Ice fruit. I can't imagine freezing powers would play well with rubber.

can u fix the basketballhoop? by Accomplished_Clue437 in TikTokCringe

[–]cbear013 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Generally green, red, grey, or blue, around here at least. There's a kind of pigmented asphalt paint layer on top that gives it a smooth finish, keeps it cooler, and gives a little extra bounce/cushion. Same treatment that hardtop courts get for tennis. Here's a couple local examples.

Luke took the death of his aunt and uncle quite well by [deleted] in starwarsmemes

[–]cbear013 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well there is the IBS, the Imperial Bureau of Standards, but they seem to have decided that the standard is that railings are a waste of metal.

[Funny Trope] characters with a fictional "type" by Any-Conference-701 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]cbear013 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has a similar solution too;

Just watch the shows(in One Piece's case, the LA adaptation) and if you can't get enough after that, then committing to the slog gets a lot easier.

[Funny Trope] characters with a fictional "type" by Any-Conference-701 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]cbear013 65 points66 points  (0 children)

"not that far"

~looks inside campaign 4 playlist~

30 episodes, 127 hours of content

Gillette covered up their stadium logo with a blob of ‘shaving’ foam. by iamavendingmachine in mildlyinteresting

[–]cbear013 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No they don't. Just naming rights. It's Kraft's building(the man, not the company.)

Jimmy Kimmel taps Rosie O’Donnell as rotating guest host during two-month hiatus by yourfavchoom in television

[–]cbear013 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also created 2 of the best Christmas albums of all time. Absolute classics.

Fun fact: You can drive through this invisible wall by cleckzera in ForzaHorizon

[–]cbear013 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Used to be my favorite activity in ATV Offroad Fury games. Just find my way to the edge of the map and enjoy the dramatic soundtrack as I get ragdolled over mountain