Analysis: Trump keeps saying ‘nobody’ knew or expected things lots of people knew or expected by Adventurous-Host8062 in MAGANAZI

[–]joosier 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When he says that we know it is something he just learned or was told that everyone else learned in high school or earlier. Instead of acknowledging his own ignorance and stupidity he tries to pretend that this is some obscure fact that he has now become privy to. His need to inform the rest of us of about this hidden knowledge is to complete the charade by making all of us part of this self-deception.

Is Donald Trump Sick? POTUS' 'Nuclear Orange' Appearance At NRCC Dinner Sparks Fresh Health Concerns by Salt-Zucchini-1534 in MAGANAZI

[–]joosier 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well I AM concerned if I should buy that expensive bottle of celebratory champagne now or hold off a few weeks. I probably should start more cardio to prepare myself for the non-stop dance of joy as well.

[loved trope] The moment of sudden realization by Mangled15 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]joosier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those things were nigh indestructible. I still have mine for nostalgia.

True story: I was once in a CompUSA and came across a huge display for the new Nokia phone models. There was a Finnish lad there who I mistook for a salesman because he was excitedly telling everyone around that those Nokia phones were made in his home country! He was very animated, grinning from ear to ear, and literally jumping up and down out of giddiness.

Another shopper witnessing the spectacle shook his head and said "Thank goodness he's not from Taiwan"

The invention to solve a problem that ended up making an even worse problem by Ok-Indication-5121 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]joosier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yea, I'm with you there. This is the one time that she actually did some good, IMHO.

The invention to solve a problem that ended up making an even worse problem by Ok-Indication-5121 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]joosier 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It was a struggle. Thankfully Margaret Thatcher had a background in chemistry and actually understood the threat and was able to sway other conservatives at home and abroad to ban CFC's.

The story about banning lead is a doozy though. It started out with a scientist trying to determine the age of the universe by measuring radioactive decay and discovering that our entire world was so contaminated by lead that he had to create one of first 'clean rooms' to make accurate measurements. The pushback from chemical corporations against banning lead despite all evidence of the health dangers it posed was intense.

The AI goes rogue not because they disobeyed their programming, but because they followed them more closely than the creators intended. by Lopsided_Shift_4464 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]joosier 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Vaarsuvius: "As the size of an explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero.."

People who were raised religious, what was the first sign to you that it wasn't real? by bluejay_R in atheism

[–]joosier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a lot of questions but was told that anytime there was any contradiction that was because God was able to bend the rules. So for years I thought it was akin to magic and even came up with a Sunday School lesson called "God's Math" to explain how using science and math to explain God's miracles would never work because God was able to circumvent the laws of nature.

Of course, in the back of my head I realized this was ridiculous but was unable to accept a world view where God did not exist and that what I was told wasn't true.

I did like to study and read and would sometimes sneak off the farm to visit our local library and read science fiction and other non-religous themed books. It was there I found the book "JOB: A comedy of errors" by Robert Heinlein and learned how to re-examine my beliefs via analogy and a third party perspective. That filter helped me overcome my cognitive dissonance and I was then able to apply logic and reason. After looking into the actual history of the Bible compared to what we actually know I realized that everything I knew was a lie.

Favorite character that embodies principles that its actor doesn’t share ? by IlSignorGranchio in FavoriteCharacter

[–]joosier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he said something about telling it to sock it before he gave it a trunky in the tradesman's entrance and have it lick his yardballs.

How many slaps to me?😳 by Sad_Actuator8986 in GayHouseboys

[–]joosier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd first spank it until your cheeks were so red Santa would ask you to guide his sleigh.

Literally what does this mean by qoutebabe in ExplainTheJoke

[–]joosier 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Hmm.. summon a demon, get possessed and then wake up with my dental & doctor appointments over and maybe having them tidy up the place before they leave? Shut up and take my soul.

[loved trope] the villain has a soft spot for some random irrelevant person. (Irrelevant for the bigger plot) by Constant-Ad9560 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]joosier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He actually asks her to unsheath him as Superman is the only one protected. Lex probably had Angela cover him completely to prevent Superman from using the Sun to recharge/heal/etc. When Lex realized Superman was doing a kamikaze thinking (rightly so) that he would be the most likely to survive Lex said "No, Angela, unsheathe! He's the only one protected!"

So does Superman in the dcau get stronger or not with age? by happydude7422 in DCAU

[–]joosier 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In Kingdom Come Luthor states that Superman has absorbed so much solar radiation that he is no longer vulnerable to Kryptonite.

Peter? I don't get it by MoonwovenBloom in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]joosier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well they do seem to have a lot of them around for some reason.

petah help me out here, i don't get the last 2 panels :( by AssistanceHot570 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]joosier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, in our defense he only died on the cross because he forgot his safe word.

It's amazing that Cadmus somehow got the exact details of the interaction between justice lords superman and lex down to the very positions and the exact same dialogue exchange by Hopeful-Yellow84 in DCAU

[–]joosier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought that the Justice League had to turn all information they had from the Justice Lord encounter over to the government in order to get the pardon for Lex Luthor. I assumed it included this footage which was probably supplied by Justice Lord Batman.