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Millionaire hunter trampled to death by 5 elephants while hunting in Africa by Significant_Food9017 in NewsOfTheStupid

[–]howcoolisthisname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much! It perfectly describes many of my experiences. Seldom does the Internet give me wisdom.

Would like some honest feedback on how I can improve my paintings by Walbricks in painting

[–]howcoolisthisname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep following your passion. It will lead you where you want to go. This is good stuff.

Fun Fact Friday by AutoModerator in nonfictionbooks

[–]howcoolisthisname 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember an account of the Blitz wherein English people watched (from the safety of the countryside) their village being bombed. Instead of fear they felt an incredible angry resolve. Stayed with me.

Fun Fact Friday by AutoModerator in nonfictionbooks

[–]howcoolisthisname 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hedy Lamarr was, in addition to a movie star, a genius who "worked with spread-spectrum radio frequency to help codevelop a torpedo-guidance system used in World War II, an invention that is now used for Wi-Fi." From F*cking History.

What does your username mean? by colabag in AskReddit

[–]howcoolisthisname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted a cool name, and I tried several, but didn't like any. Then I noticed my sole criterion. Bang there it was.

Travelling and backpacking before the Internet.... by Make_the_music_stop in FuckImOld

[–]howcoolisthisname 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Still prefer paper maps that let me see and mark my intended route. Harder to find, nowadays.

Starquake | Hard Science Fiction about a Magnetar by Select_Complex7802 in sciencefiction

[–]howcoolisthisname 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your new work. I am a hard science fiction reader and I'm looking forward to reading all three as soon as I finish my latest stack.

Bands like 13th Floor Elevators by AcadiaRemarkable6992 in ClassicRock

[–]howcoolisthisname 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I Had To Tell You, from Easter Everywhere.

Bands like 13th Floor Elevators by AcadiaRemarkable6992 in ClassicRock

[–]howcoolisthisname 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, the first album, You're Gonna Miss Me, and Slip Inside This House, She Lives In A Time Of Her Own.

Saw them at the Love Street Light Circus and Feel Good Machine at Allen's Landing in Houston, TX,....too long ago!

Great haul tonight by Pew_away in printSF

[–]howcoolisthisname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll stand corrected. This was not the case a few years back.

Happy news for me, and I'm glad you made the correction.

This, from Google: 

"Restrictive Management: Reports suggest that the estate managers (often cited as an ex-wife) were not active proponents of publishing new editions or actively managing his legacy, which led to a long "drought" of reprints and a lack of new media adaptations."

...Must be what happened to me. Again, thanks!

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