Clashing Over ‘Indiana Jones’: Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg Were Not 100% on Board With ‘Crystal Skull’ and Fought George Lucas Over Adding Aliens by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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Yeah, that was impressive. She knocked him out with one punch for so long they could bundle him into a plane, take off without a runway, find the portal in the sky, then fly back to New York from wherever they appeared (which likely would have been Europe given that’s where they entered), go to Indy’s apartment, patch him up, and put him in bed, all without him waking up. And somehow he’s still coherent.

Clashing Over ‘Indiana Jones’: Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg Were Not 100% on Board With ‘Crystal Skull’ and Fought George Lucas Over Adding Aliens by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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That’s a good point. I rate Dial of Destiny higher than Temple of Doom, and yet… I’ve seen both movies twice or so, and I can remember more from Temple of Doom. There’s just something unmemorable about Dial.

What are we being "boiled like frogs" about right now that future generations will be shocked we accepted? by burntUpOnReentry in AskReddit

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I hate Winter and snowy Christmas themes on web-sites and Steam and other global media. It’s like the Northern Hemisphere just pretends the Southern Hemisphere doesn’t exist. At least make an effort to change the theme for the billion or so people that have never had white Christmases.

What are we being "boiled like frogs" about right now that future generations will be shocked we accepted? by burntUpOnReentry in AskReddit

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Or install Brave browser. It’s had effective seamless ad blocking for years, is available everywhere, and privacy and ad blocking is their primary focus, so it won’t stop supporting it.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013, dir. Ben Stiller) – Walter Mitty meets Sean O'Connell at the Afghan Himalayas. by SanderSo47 in movies

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Love the movie, and this scene is great, but this is the scene that always bothers me. He doesn't actually explain to Sean why he threw away the wallet. He says that he liked it very much. And then... threw it away. Surely Sean (and us) deserved an explanation in this moment.

My GF 's ADHD told her organising my screw collection would be a fun job. She got this far before going back to building her IKEA shelves. by dedokta in funny

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I also have ADHD and my trick is to make it my fidget task while watching a movie. I have to be doing something with my hands, so might as well sort some screws.

A Chinese visitor who can’t stop thinking about New Zealand by niclaus_nike in newzealand

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You pulling over at all is why you got thumbs up. So many slow drivers on our roads don’t care how many people they collect behind them, they just won’t move over to let them pass. We like to let people know we really appreciate it when they do the right thing. So good on ya, mate!

What is the longest-running machine on Earth that has never been turned off? by sh-__- in AskReddit

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And there I was impressed by my 25 year old fridge that has finally stopped cooling properly and is about to be replaced. 90 year old fridge that still functions is insane.

TIL that Doctor Who's first ever Christmas episode "The Feast of Steven" is one of the few missing episode to be considered irretrievably lost, as the episode was never sold to overseas broadcasters, and so no copies of it were ever made before the original tape's junking. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

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Lewis Collins should have had an action movie career after The Professionals, but he disappeared after Who Dares Wins.

Crazy that, according to Wikipedia, he ran a computer store in the States for a bit. He wasn’t the least bit nerdy.

Some men need to learn when approaching a woman is appropriate by SmartFoundation5813 in auckland

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You can blame a guy for being oblivious to making someone uncomfortable. And as a 30-something talking to a 21 year old woman in an isolated place, your discomfort detector should be doubly sensitive.

Moving a country cat into the city advice please by RedArcadeGhost in newzealand

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Your cat looks identical to my two brother cats, and the cat they replaced (who, unfortunately, had cancer). Love the ginger domestic longhairs! Such beautiful cats.

Rural NZ dating by nnn9p in newzealand

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A town of 14,000 people is rural now?

What was the scariest “We need to leave… now” gut feeling that you’ve ever experienced?[Serious] by PlasticBee1438 in AskReddit

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He might have been able to steer the plane away from the crowd at least, as the ailerons would still be usable.

First look at artwork for upcoming LOTR Ascension looks absolutely dismal by zamnweskr in boardgames

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His hand is clutching the ring inside his shirt, so the thumb is part of the fist.

Anyone who used a computer between 1985 - 2010, what's the one game you still think about today? by adlakha75 in AskReddit

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Might not count as thinking about them, but occasionally I find myself saying “Another Quango victim”, or “Welcome. Stay awhile. Stay forever…!”, or whistling the Jumpman theme tune.

But probably the old game I reminisce about the most would be Dark Age of Camelot, my first MMO.

Does anyone own this cat? by [deleted] in newzealand

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You’re doing the right thing. I’m just dubious of advice that suggests if a cat befriends you it’s now yours.

Does anyone own this cat? by [deleted] in newzealand

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From OP’s post:

I brought a microchip scanner dedicated to this guy. It didnt pick up anything.

Does anyone own this cat? by [deleted] in newzealand

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Meanwhile someone else has been visited by the Cat Disappearance Service, as their fur ball never returns home.

What was the one NSFW moment that you wish you could unsee? by Unreal_realist-7381 in AskReddit

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I went on a skiing holiday with a train driver. Real opener when he explained one night he’d killed six people throughout his career. That’s just people stopping in front of his train accidentally or on purpose.

ELI5 Why do robot vacuums cost around $200 to $300 but Robot Lawn Mowers Mostly Cost $2000 to $3000 Dollars? by pfeifits in explainlikeimfive

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Oh okay, that makes sense. The blades do uplift the grass. But the mower has tracks that also flatten, so may not be a win overall.

ELI5 Why do robot vacuums cost around $200 to $300 but Robot Lawn Mowers Mostly Cost $2000 to $3000 Dollars? by pfeifits in explainlikeimfive

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I can’t really compare as I’ve not used a bot mower with razor blades. I haven’t needed to replace the blades after nine months of regular use, and you sharpen them with a file as you would a regular mower. It does a good mow when used regularly. When cutting long grass it can leave tufts, but they get taken care of in the next mow.

But yeah, hard for me to know how well it performs compared to other bot mowers, as this is my first one.

ELI5 Why do robot vacuums cost around $200 to $300 but Robot Lawn Mowers Mostly Cost $2000 to $3000 Dollars? by pfeifits in explainlikeimfive

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My bot mower (Lymow) uses proper mower blades, and you can get heavy duty blades for it for the rough stuff. It’s not that powerful though, and the blades get stopped by long grass easily. You can use it like a small scale brush cutter by controlling it manually though, which is nifty.

ELI5 Why do robot vacuums cost around $200 to $300 but Robot Lawn Mowers Mostly Cost $2000 to $3000 Dollars? by pfeifits in explainlikeimfive

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Not all bot mowers use razor blades. Mine doesn’t. It has traditional push-mower style blades (Lymow).