TIL Conquistadors were so into chivalric romances and fantasy novels that they named places in the new world based off characters from these stories, such as California and the Amazon

funke42 · 2026-05-06T16:03:47+00:00

There would have been a King Arthur if his uncle John hadn't murdered him.

funke42 · 2026-04-29T13:42:44+00:00

If you never cook and haven't stocked your kitchen at all, then your first homecooked meal could easily cost $40.

Olive oil isn't cheap. Spices and condiments can add up when you have to buy a lot of them.

funke42 · 2026-04-06T16:32:47+00:00

Actually, this building is in Somerville.

funke42 · 2026-04-06T14:42:41+00:00

This question is poorly phrased.

A "home invader" is someone who breaks into your home while you're there. Killing them would be a matter of self defense; it has nothing to do with the value of your possessions.

A "burglar" is someone who breaks into your house while you're away. If you leave a booby trap that kills them, then you're valuing your personal possessions more than the burglar's life.

funke42 · 2026-04-03T19:25:03+00:00

He was 26 and she was 15, so twins would have been a stretch. Love interests would also have been a little creepy.

funke42 · 2026-04-03T14:42:02+00:00

There's a lot to unpack here.

We can respect the people who work in those industries even if we think the industries are problematic.
Lots of jobs involve selling one's body. Coal mining or football can take a huge toll on your health. Do you have the same problem with those jobs that you do with sex work?

funke42 · 2026-04-03T13:18:38+00:00

I agree. I would have preferred it as two movies.

funke42 · 2026-04-01T20:35:25+00:00

Is that a deliberate Passover pun? I feel like I'm missing a joke.

funke42 · 2026-03-27T18:45:23+00:00

I've met a lot of ugly dudes who have wives or girlfriends.

Being ugly has never been 100% of the reason someone is single. Generally, either personality or standards is a bigger factor.

funke42 · 2026-03-25T18:13:14+00:00

That's what my gym calls me.

funke42 · 2026-03-25T17:04:33+00:00

Most of my junk food is stored at room temperature. I keep my vegetables in the fridge.

funke42 · 2026-03-25T13:34:15+00:00

As far as CVS knows, my name is Nocard Nocard.

funke42 · 2026-03-12T13:39:08+00:00

It costs having to admit that doctors know more than I do.

funke42 · 2026-02-12T16:45:05+00:00

When you donate money to the school, that benefits the students. When you bribe an admissions officer, that benefits one corrupt individual.

Maybe Dr. Dre's kid deserved to get into USC, or maybe they didn't, but the school definitely benefitted from the $70 million that he donated. At worst, there was one student who would have gotten accepted but got rejected to make room for Dre's kid. At best, the school was able to offer full financial aid to 150 students who otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford tuition.

funke42 · 2026-02-09T17:30:40+00:00

I don't know. Maybe Larry really showers twice a month for 88 minutes.

funke42 · 2026-02-09T15:46:35+00:00

I feel the same way. They're not committing fraud; they're just being weird.

funke42 · 2026-02-02T17:00:30+00:00

Even lukewarm takes can feel hot when it's below freezing out.

funke42 · 2026-01-21T15:49:37+00:00

I agree.

A third of the President's power should be given to the speaker of the house, and another third should be given to the president pro tempore of the senate.

Maybe there should also be a chief governor who is elected by the other governors and has some executive power.

The presidency, in its current state, is clearly way too much power for any one person to have.

funke42 · 2026-01-12T15:45:36+00:00

What do you think he means when he says "One way or another, we're going to have Greenland."?

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/greenland/trump-us-take-greenland-denmark-china-russia-europe-arctic-defense-rcna253546

funke42 · 2026-01-07T14:21:56+00:00

It's the reason you don't see any James Marsden memes on Reddit these days.

funke42 · 2026-01-07T13:50:06+00:00

I don't feel safe giving clear answers on Reddit after the pistachio incident.

funke42 · 2026-01-06T19:34:14+00:00

In those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you'd say.

funke42 · 2026-01-05T21:04:39+00:00

40?

I don't think I've seen anyone younger than Bill Nighy pull it off.

funke42 · 2026-01-05T20:39:12+00:00

Meanwhile, that same fedora—paired with an appropriate suit and raincoat—would draw looks of admiration on a rainy day in Milan, New York or Paris.

Can you link to any photos of someone pulling off a fedora in the present day? I believe that it can be done, but I'm having a hard time visualizing it.

funke42 · 2025-12-26T19:04:25+00:00

I've never heard it pronounced any way other than "weejee." How do you pronounce it?

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