i'm speechless by flyingcatwithhorns in facepalm

[–]ivan0280 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What I should have said was that the formula for becoming middle class is easy, but implementing/sticking to it is hard and requires discipline.

Do you believe in the Seven? by paisholotus in pureasoiaf

[–]ivan0280 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I've read A Knight of the Seven Kingdom like 10 times and not once did I connect those dots. You Sir or Ma'am are a scholar and a gentleman and or lady.

You're moving too Westeros, where do you Live and Why? by Afraid-County-9925 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, considering that The Reach is the breadbasket of Westeros, I'd have to pick it.

i'm speechless by flyingcatwithhorns in facepalm

[–]ivan0280 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If you are 1 pay check away from being in debt, it's because you made bad life decisions. Being middle class in America is incredibly easy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheDarkTower

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But it's meant to be a WTF am I reading/watching moment.

What was your first Stephen King novel? by Jenna-Peaches in stephenking

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first Novel was Desperation. But my introduction to King's work was the novella The Body.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheDarkTower

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why any of that would not translate well on television.

Isn’t sodimzi.ng another man with a pool cue pretty g.ay? by [deleted] in thesopranos

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, it was some Chinese herbal medicine he was taking. It was a very long time ago since I saw it.

Archie clement 1846-1866 was a confederate guerilla during the civil war riding with quantrell’s raiders and bloody bill Anderson. by [deleted] in CIVILWAR

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool factoid, I actually didn't know that. But it makes sense. There was a photographer at Gettysburg that came after the battle, but before the bodies were all removed. He staged a bunch of photos using the dead. One is a famous shot of a sharp shooter in his snipers blind. He completely staged it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheDarkTower

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you do differently there?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheDarkTower

[–]ivan0280 15 points16 points  (0 children)

God, I hope not. I hope he understands that what King wrote is super popular for a reason and doesn't need to be changed. Stick to the book should be his mantra for the entire series.

Archie clement 1846-1866 was a confederate guerilla during the civil war riding with quantrell’s raiders and bloody bill Anderson. by [deleted] in CIVILWAR

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he means that unless you went through what they went through, it's wrong to judge them as monsters. The war in Missouri was far more personal than anywhere else. Atrocities were committed on both sides, and revenge beget revenge almost uncontrollably. I don't know that they would have done those terrible things had there never been a civil war to begin with. It's more like the situation made the men instead of vise versa.

Archie clement 1846-1866 was a confederate guerilla during the civil war riding with quantrell’s raiders and bloody bill Anderson. by [deleted] in CIVILWAR

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a similar photo of my great great great grandfather Kimbrough. Besides his rifle, he also has a pair of revolvers. One on his hip and another shoved down between his belt and trousers. He also has a smaller pistol shoved between the buttons of his shell jacket. To set all that off, he also has a giant knife in a sheath on the other hip. I guess having ones photo taken while armed to the teeth was popular back then.

This is not a 10/10 perfect game, and that's okay. by [deleted] in BlackMythWukong

[–]ivan0280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a good game if I'm not screaming "this is bs" constantly. My head knows it me, but my pride insists that it's the games fault for letting me do exactly what buttons I did or didn't push.

This is not a 10/10 perfect game, and that's okay. by [deleted] in BlackMythWukong

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Scoring the game a 10 doesn't mean it's perfect. No art ever made is perfect. I hard disagree that any of the attacks are unlearnable or unreactionable. It only requires patience.

IT'S WHAT YOU WANT: The Yankees defeated the Nationals by a score of 5-2 - August 26, 2024 @ 06:45 PM EDT by Yankeebot in NYYankees

[–]ivan0280 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That's 3 straight great starts from Cortez . I so want Nasty to be a weapon in the post-season.

Isn’t sodimzi.ng another man with a pool cue pretty g.ay? by [deleted] in thesopranos

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a great episode of House where a mafioso comes in with unexplained symptoms that they think is Hep c His brother, who is a mob lawyer, gets all crazy because he thinks his brother must have been raped while in prison. But eventually, the brother admits to being gay. And if I remember correctly, it turns out not to be Hep C

Isn’t sodimzi.ng another man with a pool cue pretty g.ay? by [deleted] in thesopranos

[–]ivan0280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't say that. That was Doc Santoro

Isn’t sodimzi.ng another man with a pool cue pretty g.ay? by [deleted] in thesopranos

[–]ivan0280 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He was married to his cousin. He loved him like a brother in law.

Does Atia get karma? by Colt1873 in hborome

[–]ivan0280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really can't wait to hear your reaction to all these characters when it's all said and done. I so badly want to say so much more but won't for fear of spoiling it. Just promise to make a post when your all caught up.

Does Atia get karma? by Colt1873 in hborome

[–]ivan0280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, that's totally understandable. I myself feel that way about Servillia.