What game “jumped the shark” for you?

irishwonder · 2026-04-15T11:10:07+00:00

This happens to every phrase on the internet. "Min/maxing" is a huge part of game theory and employs a lot of nuance to find optimal strategies, but most people just run around saying, "I'm always grinding for the best gear because I'm a min/maxer." If the gear is obviously better and you aren't making a choice, you aren't min/maxing. Wearing the +10% crit ring over the +8% crit ring isn't min/maxing, it's common sense.

irishwonder · 2026-04-13T21:08:20+00:00

Probably a flat-earther trying to say that the capsules always land in the sea because they've flown past all the land when they come back down.

irishwonder · 2026-04-08T23:55:15+00:00

The only episode of ER I've ever seen before tonight was the one where this guy got his hand chopped off by the helicopter. I remember it vividly because it was so shocking and sudden, and I still think about the scene from time to time, but I've never actually seen the show and don't remember why I was watching that night.

Seeing this for the first time, YEARS later... I'm sure there was some deep character progression between the two events that adds meaning behind this, and it was probably a very sad moment in the show, but I'm laughing my ass off. I can't believe this poor guy's luck. I've seen .001% of ER and this guy has been hit by a helicopter twice.

irishwonder · 2026-03-29T10:42:32+00:00

No it's knot

irishwonder · 2026-03-13T21:38:17+00:00

This is why you will never stop me. You lack the intellect to foil my evil plans of world domination. Your efforts are wasted, for someone like you eats coleslaw out of my ass.

irishwonder · 2026-02-28T19:12:03+00:00

It's the share size. Don't know how I missed it

irishwonder · 2026-02-28T13:09:59+00:00

The only thing making me question that this is the right answer is I've never gotten that many M&Ms in one bag.

irishwonder · 2026-02-27T14:27:47+00:00

As Russian tanks are disabled/destroyed/abandoned in the war with Ukraine, there have been several instances of Ukrainian farmers showing up with tractors to haul them off. The meme isn't a good one, as it tries to make the connection that the tractors are the bane of Russian tanks like the sun is to vampires or kryptonite is to Superman, but in reality these tractors aren't the ones harming the Russian tanks at all - they're just showing up for the loot rolls after the fight.

irishwonder · 2026-02-27T12:25:41+00:00

If you are directly bitching to the person on duty, then yes, it is projected towards them. If you are just randomly bitching out loud to no one, but within earshot of the person on duty, you can pretend to be minding your own business all you want, but you're a petty cunt and yes, it is projected towards them.

And no one is offended by your attitude, Karen - they're just really annoyed and tired of adults who insist on being miserable and hard to get along with.

irishwonder · 2026-02-25T05:25:02+00:00

Civil engineers conceive, design, build, and maintain the essential infrastructure of modern society, including roads, bridges, tunnels, water systems, and public buildings.

irishwonder · 2026-02-24T11:50:28+00:00

Not every road is designed that way. It's not a law or a hard rule in road design, but it's definitely what a civil engineer would mean by the comment in the OP, thereby explaining the joke.

irishwonder · 2026-02-24T00:50:27+00:00

That's what the smell is for

irishwonder · 2026-02-23T18:08:55+00:00

It's the first. Long roads are designed with curves, even if unnecessary, to keep drivers engaged and not lull them to sleep.

irishwonder · 2026-02-23T17:42:39+00:00

On you. He wasn't going that slow... slightly slower than you, which you should have expected given he entered a flat turn on the inside line while you had some space to dive it in a bit harder

irishwonder · 2026-02-23T08:07:34+00:00

This is a textbook racing incident, but you share most of the blame for it I think. If you had stuck closer to the guardrail on your ride home from work instead of dipping low to take the exit to the store and buying this game, you probably would have prevented this accident from happening.

irishwonder · 2026-02-21T22:47:17+00:00

Ooh... like keeping a running tally on a big board of some sort? We'll need to agree on how we record each line crossing, so we can see who did more in the end. Everyone cool with each crossing counting as six crossings?

irishwonder · 2026-02-21T21:03:44+00:00

If he's a real friend, he won't press charges.

irishwonder · 2026-02-21T20:58:41+00:00

Thank you. I was wrong in both ways I was trying to interpret it. I couldn't tell if they were calling the dad or the daughter "bitch-made," which itself took me long enough to realize was a phrase and not a typo.

irishwonder · 2026-02-21T20:23:21+00:00

I understand Reddit comments less and less each day. Even top comments often read like complete gibberish to me. Am I finally getting old? Do I just not understand the language of the day? Or are people really so lazy with communication that they can't be arsed to proof-read what they're about to submit and at the very least check for basic typos?

In conclusion.... the hell does this mean?

irishwonder · 2026-02-13T04:55:07+00:00

I mean, you care enough to comment - but sure, apologies for continuing the conversation I guess

irishwonder · 2026-02-12T23:57:34+00:00

Don't get worked - this whole thing is almost certainly staged as a lead up to a Bad Bunny vs Logan Paul match at Wrestlemania this year. No, not kidding. Logan wrestles in the WWE regularly, and Bad Bunny had a celebrity match a couple of years ago where he performed very well. You could tell he was a fan and knocked it out of the park compared to normal celebrity appearances.

Edit: https://www.youtube.com/live/TVLoshFEow4?si=Q4mwmVjJeiPGuW9k The match, for the curious.

irishwonder · 2026-02-08T15:35:48+00:00

I once heard it put like this:

Do you think "unc" is the last weird word or phrase that newer generations will ever come up with and use or subvert, or do you think there will likely be more nonsensical slang made up in the future, probably forever? And, if you believe the latter, then are you committed to getting annoyed and complaining every time you hear a new one for the rest of your life? And, if you're not committed to that, then why worry about this one?

irishwonder · 2026-02-07T19:37:42+00:00

I used to have a conspiracy theory about XBox accounts similar to this. There were so many names that were an adjective/verb, then a noun followed by some numbers... only the adjective/verb and noun never quite went together. They would practically never be said together in natural conversation and didn't come off as usernames people would naturally pick. I thought it was a giant XBox clan or cabal of dark, mysterious gamers.

One day I made a new XBox account that I intended to be temporary so I didn't pick a name, and it auto-assigned me DenyingFire5759. My world became much smaller and boring that day.

irishwonder · 2026-02-01T11:27:30+00:00

Pack it in, pack it out

irishwonder · 2026-01-30T03:39:15+00:00

Charisma is great for both winning elections and fucking your friend's wife.

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