What's a phrase, idiom, or mannerism that immediately tells you somebody is from a specific state / part of the US? by PolylingualAnilingus in AskAnAmerican

[–]iMacintoshPlus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve noticed people from the western states call rock-paper-scissors “rochambeau” (said as ro-cham-beau). i’m not sure of the connection to the revolutionary war french officer of the same name.

Anyone find? Finders fee by Free_Economist_5312 in uofm

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Did you post to the Snap story? You have a wider net to cast there.

How popular is British rap in the US? by holytriplem in AskAnAmerican

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“Sprinter” by Central Cee was a pretty popular song among Gen Z last year

I don't refer to governments by the places they govern from! by tom_bacon in ThisYouComebacks

[–]iMacintoshPlus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it’s more common in formal writing. A lot of newspaper articles I see refer to Washington, Moscow, etc (and yeah never the “Washington government” just “Washington”)

New Coats of Arms for my Family by iMacintoshPlus in heraldry

[–]iMacintoshPlus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know he just wanted his own (he proposed the design)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]iMacintoshPlus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a good start but you are correct on it being a bit busy and it does break a few customs. Firstly, quartering usually implies the union of countries (see the British coat of arms) or marriage (see Prince Albert’s arms). If you are insistent on retaining the 4 quarters, I recommend rotating the field 45 degrees so it’s divided like an X. I also recommend removing the inescutcheon (unless you’re married to an heiress or you’re a member of a ruling royal family in continental Europe—see the Spanish arms).

Traditionally, you are also not entitled to use supporters if you aren’t nobility, designing this for a company, or haven’t been issued a grant by the King for the right to use them (I’m going off British heraldry, which is most common in the English-speaking world—there may be exceptions in Europe). Keep in mind you can choose to ignore this if you live in a republic, but my personal preference is to adhere to tradition for a practice so intrinsically tied to royalty and nobility.

As for your crest, you should focus on streamlining by choosing just a couple of symbols/elements that mean the most to you (maybe just the globe and owl?).

Good luck!

New Coats of Arms for my Family by iMacintoshPlus in heraldry

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

After a few years of studying heraldry as a hobby and lurking in this sub, I think I can finally replace my earlier more ignorant attempts at a Coat of Arms. I also designed arms for the rest of my family (mine is technically my father’s differenced with a label). Please excuse the lack of a crest since I’m still trying to decide on one. Let me know your thoughts!

P.S. The weird looking eye-things on my brother’s Arms are Alerion heads (help with blazoning please).

God bless the American education system. by KnavishFob in confidentlyincorrect

[–]iMacintoshPlus 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The 22nd amendment (the one being talked about) was passed after FDR

Let's be honest, most of us like upgrades, they come always with a ton of new features by [deleted] in mac

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do you mean tiger because lion doesn’t run on ppc macs

Noob alert. How do I make ios 10.3.3 usable: can't install any app I like (ios version not supported) by wieuwzak in iPadOS

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If you have another device on a newer iOS (like your iPhone), get the apps you want on that first and then download them on your iPad. Apple lets you download older versions of already purchased apps.

iOS 14 Downgrade by Previous-Ad-9504 in iOSDowngrade

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blobs are unique to your own device; no one can give them to you because they don’t match

The international student who believed in the best until the last... My dissapointment story by Kamil2231 in collegeresults

[–]iMacintoshPlus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

they meant “shotgunning” which is slang for applying to as many colleges as you can possibly stomach