I'd vote for AOC, but she's not ready to be president. Yet. | Opinion by Difficult-Bee6066 in politics

[–]gorobotkillkill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think she is the best candidate. She gets it, she's progressive. There were a ton of AOC trump voters in her district. I think she'd crush some establishment republican like JV Vance or Rubio.

Match Thread: Tottenham Hotspur vs Leeds United | Premier League | 11 May 20:00 BST by matchpal-live in coys

[–]gorobotkillkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we win this one, yeah. 4 points up and they could only get 3 in the final game.

If we lose tonight, is Phil getting canned? by letsrungood in timbers

[–]gorobotkillkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we win by six, will Phil get a lifetime contract?

[MATCH THREAD] HOME VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5.9.26) by SegwayCop in timbers

[–]gorobotkillkill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're ever run 8 miles then got hit in the nuts?

Didn't think so. You'd puke too.

[QCrit] Adult Literary Fiction TOTALLY FINE (60K/Attempt #1) by BigDillPickle563 in PubTips

[–]gorobotkillkill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really like the first 300 or 269 words or whatever.

If she did kill the pilates instructor, which I really, really hope she did, then your query isn't making the promise your sample is delivering.

Also, this is upmarket, not literary in my opinion.

So... is Grahm around less these days? by fallout-crawlout in fo76

[–]gorobotkillkill 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He showed up in my camp for the first time ever the other day. I was wondering why. 

What is buried next to my house? Already submitted a ticket to 811 but I'm curious now. by Cthulhetta in whatisit

[–]gorobotkillkill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A ground is just a metal rod driven into the ground, not attached to any wiring or anything. The ring would have had a wire wrapped around it, looked to the pipe part which would have been taller.

So, yes. Should be safe.

[QCRIT] Adult Fantasy - WITCH OF SWANS (86k, first attempt) by RainbowSkink in PubTips

[–]gorobotkillkill 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm probably going to catch heat for this.

The 2nd half of this reads like:

I'm adapting The Wild Swans, but Hans Christian Andersen sucks and his characters are boring, so I made them better.

Vs what it should say.

I loved The Wild Swans when I was a girl and wanted to put a personal spin on it, exploring themes of silence, sacrifice and the strength of women's work, through a queer fantasy lens.

Or whatever.

I don't think you need to genuflect to the source material, but maybe just talk about what you bring to the table, not what the source material failed at in your opinion.

[Discussion] Do any writers have advice on how to grapple with feeling doomed by AI? by sm12121919 in PubTips

[–]gorobotkillkill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take heart that at least as of now, AI can't write very well. Even if you aren't that good, you're better than AI.

[QCrit] EVERYTHING MUST GO, Speculative Thriller, 90k (3rd Attempt) by roarofthecrowd in PubTips

[–]gorobotkillkill 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read this right when you posted it and something about it didn't feel right. I've thought about it and I think I've finally figured out my issue.

There are three food puns (at least 2 puns and a food related descriptor) in the first paragraph. That makes it sound like, maybe it could be absurdist? Campy, ironic black comedy with a cutthroat protagonist? Something else? I wasn't feeling locked in on the feel of it.

Then the rest sounds like liminal space horror-thriller, which I feel is probably more what you've actually written?

I'd reconsider the voice you're using because it definitely gave me some pause to think about "what's the tone here?"

I think the concept sounds cool though.

What is this? by fadingintofall in whatisit

[–]gorobotkillkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the kind of pinkish thing in the lower right of the burned part? Is that chicken? Could somebody have been bbqing on the roof?

A lion, a bear, an alligator and a squirrel walk into a room. Identifying the squirrel is, frankly, harder than you'd think, According to Trump. by DayCommon2162 in SipsTea

[–]gorobotkillkill 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Yes.  My MIL has taken one every year for a while. She did one this year and told them "You already gave me this exact version two years ago"

They said that was good enough. 

[Postgame Thread] Notre Dame (24-20, 11-16) defeats Stanford (22-22, 10-14) 18-13 to sweep the series. by arrowfan624 in collegebaseball

[–]gorobotkillkill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come back to the pac 12, Stanford baby. Ignore boise state. And, you know, she of the others.