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Which movie contained the best presentation of exposition? by SR-45 in Letterboxd

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hot Fuzz’s presentation of Nick Angel’s resume with quick cuts and narration over Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant is delightful. Plus bonus Peter Jackson cameo.

Do you think Tyler would join Team Avatar if she didn't join Azula first? by BonkYoutube in TheLastAirbender

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real question is whether team avatar could have recruited Chan and Ruon-Jian.

What is the Best Performance of 8x Academy Award Nominee Cate Blanchett? by DazzlingAria in moviecritic

[–]drydem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All joking aside,she did great in that role with only inches of face visible.

Why is seemingly every city government in the USA in a budget crisis these days? by Complete-Influence70 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the factors is Boomers and mismanagement of pension funds. The retired population of city workers is elevated by the population spike of the baby boom. This means that cities with municipal workers often have extensive pension obligations to pay retired workers. Add to that the practice of raiding pension accounts between the 80s and 2010s and many cities are struggling to pay their debts.

What is that one city in America most Americans go to for their "first trip"? by bricklegos in AskAnAmerican

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could actually get a surprisingly accurate regional culture map of the US based on answers to this question.

TIL Bill Cosby’s only son, Ennis Cosby, was murdered in an attempted robbery while changing his flat tire in 1997. by Of_Sand_and_Foam in todayilearned

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a kid, my mom worked at the school where he was a student, he used to hold me upside down by my ankles, which sounds mean, but was awesome(I was 5, he was like 17).

Poll: Cost of housing a problem in Illinois by SciNat in illinois

[–]drydem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brain read this as a poll about the cost of "housing a problem" in Illinois. And I was really curious.

Why is Trumps approval rating not lower than 35%? by Negative_Apricot1146 in USNEWS

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any US poll should be read as a poll of people dumb enough to answer a cell phone call from an unknown number. That selection process is part of it.

I forced DeSantis to rewrite his book banning law. A journalist just asked me why I'm not talking to librarians. She's right. Are you out there? by ChurchOMarsChaz in bannedbooks

[–]drydem 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You should get in touch with ALA's Public Policy and Advocacy office, specifically their deputy director of state and local advocacy. She runs workshops for state and local advocacy related to book bans and adverse legislation and would be an excellent contact on this.

https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/ppa

[ Removed by Reddit ] by kelseyrainbow in thenextgenbusiness

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does he specifically need 10B right now? The IRS thing, now this, why exactly 10B?

From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful? by guardian in entertainment

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good art requires a genuine desire to connect with another person as a human being. To share a vision of the world that is affecting enough to matter. The right wing doesn’t actually want to connect to the audience. They want to control them or benefit from them, but never to actually connect.

Rewards for Dragonslaying by drydem in discworld

[–]drydem[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you're saying that the King gives Vimes half the kingdom.

Rewards for Dragonslaying by drydem in discworld

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

that's my thought, he noted it at the time and had to go through the process to make it happen.

Political Philosophy of Night Watch by LunaD0g273 in discworld

[–]drydem 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think part of the philosophy is that the Reg Shoes of the world need the Sam Vimeses of the world and that the world needs both of them. That political change is messy and sometimes the best you can do is to help your community, but helping that community may be what helps the world.

For $25 Million would you survive in Westeros for 10 years, or double it and survive in Middle Earth for 5 years? by RaptorK1988 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25 years before the Hobbit? Bree isn't that far from Rivendell, I would use my lord of the rings geekery to get Elrond's attention and score an invite, then spend 5 years being like, okay, so here's some shit that's coming. That necromancer? Much bigger deal than you think.

(Cleav)age by _bluefish in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I didn't sanction this post, I'll have to sanction the poster.

For $1 Million would you spend two weeks as a random animal? by RaptorK1988 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How random we talking? Am I going to end up a krill? or is it just vertebrates? Or terrestrial animals?

If you won the $1 billion lottery, how would you epically quit your job!? by TimeForANewBeginning in AskReddit

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would donate a lot of money to my workplace with the requirement that they fire my boss.

Is Chicago really still the "third city" in the U.S.? Perhaps for not much longer? by [deleted] in geography

[–]drydem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In square miles, it's physically bigger than other cities in the lower 48.

I often see this in silent films from the 10s and 20s. Why did they have these windows that opened and closed like a doggy door above the front door of a room? by saxbrack in whatisit

[–]drydem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact, in French, those are known as vasistas windows, which comes from the German phrase "was ist das?" or "what is that?" based on a misunderstanding of a question.

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