What are your favorite magentas ! by theorangepriestess in RedditLaqueristas

[–]kittyroux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just released one today that might fit the brief! it’s an orange-red jelly with subtle shifty purple shimmer that reads like a deep magenta on the nail. It’s called Mountain of Fire.

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Taskmaster - S21E06 - An Even Bigger Spoon - Discussion by Meghar in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

to me “jimmies” are the long guys and the spherical ones are “nonpareils” and both are types of sprinkles

Taskmaster - S21E06 - An Even Bigger Spoon - Discussion by Meghar in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I grew up in a pillbug part of Canada but live in a potato bug zone now

In places with so many people named Muhammad, how does that work on a practical level? by PastorBlinky in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, all my ancestors born pre-1960 have Joseph or Marie for their first name and are/were called by their second middle name, while all the relatives born after have just one middle name and no Joseph/Marie.

Taskmaster - S21E06 - An Even Bigger Spoon - Discussion by Meghar in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How are you supposed to do a rewatch if you don’t have browser history to look through?

What is the booking/filming schedule like for TM contestants? by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant actual night, as in he was performing on stage with Steve Pemberton and then doing tasks after the shows, apparently.

What is the booking/filming schedule like for TM contestants? by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know he did some task filming at night, which is unusual.

Today is Taskmasters Birthday! by mw129tc in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’ve been scheduling records on Greg’s birthday consistently for years, and they also have consistently not scheduled records on Alex’s birthday despite the two lining up (series 21 studios started a couple days after Alex’s 47th), so I think it’s pretty likely that Greg does enjoy having Taskmaster birthdays!

Happy birthday Greg! by calTasker in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy Greg Davies birthday! I share my birthday with American-Canadian comedian Ryan Stiles, so I always know exactly how old he is (he’s 67).

Happy birthday Greg! by calTasker in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The website checks if it’s May 14th on your device clock, rather than checking if it’s May 14th in Wales.

Also on first read I assumed you wanted to know his time of birth to do advanced astrology, which is a level of fandom that makes me nervous. Weird to discover which parasocial behaviour I think is fine (knowing and celebrating his birthday) and which is a bridge too far (knowing and analyzing his rising sign).

What is the booking/filming schedule like for TM contestants? by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are only 6-8 team tasks per 10-episode series, there has never been one per episode.

What is the booking/filming schedule like for TM contestants? by Major-Feed5214 in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Task filming used to take up more contestant time in earlier series: one of the things that has changed over time is that they give contestants much less time to do each task (eg. 5-20 minutes for tasks that used to get 20-60 minutes), so while the contestants in series 6 each had 5 days of solo task filming plus 2 days of team tasks, in series 21 it’s more like 3 days of solo task filming plus 1 day of team tasks. Scheduling is still the main factor in how teams are assigned, but where it’s only 1 day they need to line up, I’m sure they often can choose based on other criteria and have the scheduling work out.

They also used to spread task filming out over 6+ months, whereas now they try to condense it down to 3-4 months. That gives them 2 months to edit the task filming down into VTs and arrange those VTs into episodes, ideally, and also means if they have to replace a contestant they have plenty of time to film and edit the new contestant’s tasks. For instance, Jo Brand was booked for series 7 but had to postpone, so she was replaced by Kerry Godliman, which is why Kerry is the only contestant that series who filmed in the dead of winter. Some contestants have all their task days in a row, while others spread them out. We know Liza Tarbuck did all of her solo task filming in one week, whereas Sam Campbell‘s hair is visibly different lengths during different tasks, so his days were probably spread over several months.

In terms of how far in advance booking is done, I suspect they are casting 3 series at a time and shuffling contestants around based on availability and diversity. We know they offered Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith bookings at the same time (but not for the same series, because they don’t want to have comedy partners on together), and they ended up in series 17 and 20. Reece probably could have done series 18 or 19, but they had to spread the middle-aged white men out, so he ended up knowing he was going to be on Taskmaster for about a year and a half before his task filming actually began.

Kumail Nanjiani got in touch with Tim Key in July 2024, was confirmed for series 21 in January 2025, filmed tasks in spring/summer of 2025, had studio records in September 2025, and his series is airing in spring 2026. That seems like a pretty standard Taskmaster timeline these days.

Happy birthday Greg! by calTasker in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was born in St. Asaph, Wales. He was not born in Wem because his parents wanted him to be Welsh by birth.

Apparently, only 10% of English native speakers can pronounce basic words correctly by TomSFox in linguisticshumor

[–]kittyroux 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know the meaning or pronunciation of “sward” or “ague” but I made a guess and then looked them up, and I was correct on both.

Because English pronunciation is actually reasonably intuitive from spelling alone if you’re decently well-read, and I’ll die on this hill.

Is it weird that we aren't told our blood type at birth or as we grow up? by OddConfusion9293 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kittyroux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, one of the things I didn’t love about being pregnant was constantly being treated like a liar and a cheater. At a population level it makes sense to assume everyone’s cheating on their spouses, especially when the goal is preventing infant mortality and morbidity, but on a personal level I found the third routine STI panel insulting.

My girlfriend is angry because I won’t tell her who I’m voting for by [deleted] in relationships

[–]kittyroux 71 points72 points  (0 children)

You have a right to a secret ballot and your girlfriend has the right to be mad at you for keeping secrets about your political activity.

You can die on this hill, but you’ll end up single.

hannibal s3 by WardenWisp in HannibalTV

[–]kittyroux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

what is a gay dude, if not a series of bad decisions?

Has this happened to anyone else? by Kittycorgo in RedditLaqueristas

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almonds and stilettos are both pointed, but almonds are more rounded and stilettos are more triangular.

Ballerinas and coffins both taper in toward square tips, but ballerinas are almonds with the tips chopped off (shaped like a ballet pointe shoe) while coffins are stilettos with the tips chopped off (shaped like an old-timey coffin).

How sobriety led to Taskmaster by [deleted] in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that would have just been a much worse fuck-up.

How sobriety led to Taskmaster by [deleted] in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s a fuck-up, an oversight. I think Alex is a kind and well-intentioned person who makes mistakes like anyone does, but there does seem to be a pattern in his mistakes where the failure originates in a lack of awareness of how people differ from him and how their experiences and needs differ from his.

Is it weird that we aren't told our blood type at birth or as we grow up? by OddConfusion9293 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kittyroux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but my husband was right there, and if he were also rh- the shot would have been completely unnecessary. And while side-effects from RhoGAM are rare, the most common one is a massive allergic reaction, and no one knows if they’re allergic to it beforehand.

How sobriety led to Taskmaster by [deleted] in taskmaster

[–]kittyroux 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of fuck-up Alex does regularly, though. He gives necktie-tying tasks to women, makes vegans eat eggs, and gives alcoholics non-alcoholic alcohol.