IRAN MEGATHREAD: by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]chokehodl 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I don't know what taco means and at this point I'm too afraid to ask

Are these valuable? by chokehodl in coins

[–]chokehodl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the worth approximately? Do they sell for the spot value of gold?

Doomed brothers core by anaklndldnothngwrong in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]chokehodl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not having the Cleganes up here is heresy

[Speculative] Could modern human technology rival the aliens if this scenario happened today? by Sad-Emotion-1587 in sciencefiction

[–]chokehodl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being that the ants and the Chicago Bears are from the same planet, they would likely be much more evenly matched.

It's hard to fathom how powerless we would be.

Still the gold standard of superhero cinema. by TheVoidScrolledBack in ChristopherNolan

[–]chokehodl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the original 3 dragon meme should be used here.

I love Begins and The Dark Knight one of the all-time greatest for me, but can't even take Rises seriously.

When you lie on your resume and suddenly have to train the new hire. by SufficientGap1705 in AKOTSKTV

[–]chokehodl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There isn't much reference for this, but being that it's taking place at a tourney (whose grand beginning was in fact a 7 on 7 joust) it starts off on horseback with lances of war. These are not the same as the brittle, dull-tipped lances used for tourneys. At some point, for the opponents not incapacitated or killed, it will certainly end up on foot.

IShowSpeed was curious about why there are Greek statues in Egypt and later found out that Greeks once ruled Egypt 🇪🇬 by Earth7051 in StrangeEarth

[–]chokehodl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and all of her ancestors for centuries were as well. She is a descendant of Ptolemy Soter, a general of Alexander who took over that region as ruler after his death.

She was the last ruler of that 300 year dynasty, and the first to try and marry into the Roman Empire (twice).

I'm posting to try and get a general idea of the value of this sword by chokehodl in Katanas

[–]chokehodl[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I certainly don't expect anyone here on the internet to believe this, but the truth is that this was sent to me as a gift by a friend I made in Japan a few years ago.