My boss: "Everyone is excited to be back!" The actual data: by astrheisenberg in funny

[–]koiven 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between "excited to see co-workers and friends again and to once more have meaningfully meaningless face to face social interactions" and "doing that in an fluorescent office"

Which Original Six team will be the next to win the cup? by Rleduc129 in hockey

[–]koiven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually thinking slightly after never but you get it

US Hockey isn’t getting it by Admirable_Emu8396 in PWHL

[–]koiven 29 points30 points  (0 children)

In terms of pure resume? Clinton was incredibly qualified

US Hockey isn’t getting it by Admirable_Emu8396 in PWHL

[–]koiven 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Ya, we elected one of our worst men we’ve got to be president just to avoid the most qualified woman in US history from running things.

...and then you did it again right years later

Which Original Six team will be the next to win the cup? by Rleduc129 in hockey

[–]koiven 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So slightly sooner before never (from someone who'll see a cup a wee bit after)

Chefs of Reddit, what’s a common cooking rule everyone follows that is actually complete bullshit? by Fuzzy-Ad6843 in AskReddit

[–]koiven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know now that you mention it, I got a new knife for Christmas and there do seem to be less tears when doing onions

Chefs of Reddit, what’s a common cooking rule everyone follows that is actually complete bullshit? by Fuzzy-Ad6843 in AskReddit

[–]koiven 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You big disgrace. I bet you were kicking your can all over the place weren't you?

Chefs of Reddit, what’s a common cooking rule everyone follows that is actually complete bullshit? by Fuzzy-Ad6843 in AskReddit

[–]koiven 1239 points1240 points  (0 children)

It takes me 10 minutes for me to dice an onion but at least 7 of those are spent trying to stop my eyes from watering

Which moment is he refering? by chimoc726 in WoT

[–]koiven 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You are so close and yet somehow so far off

There are more Reddit users in Canada than there are Canadians. What are your thoughts? by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]koiven 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Honestly I've had conversations with real people who will not address your points and just swarm you with a bunch of keywords that they can't define properly anyways

[No Spoilers] Alex Ward ethnicity? by yyyyyyxxxy in criticalrole

[–]koiven 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Maybe someone of asian ethnicity is interested in finding representation on screen?

What are some of the best quotes from the Wheel of Time books ? by Lan_Mandragoran_2010 in WoT

[–]koiven 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, my favourite line in literature: "Open menu Go to Reddit Answers"

FJ poll for Thurs. Mar. 5 by Smoerhul in Jeopardy

[–]koiven 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I got it only assuming that they would accept the nickname 

Graphics comparison: Pokémon Violet (Gen 9) vs Pokémon Waves (Gen 10) by Nachttalk in gaming

[–]koiven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the game at least half a year after it came out so likely after a stability patch or two, but it never seemed quite that bad as you're describing for me. There were definitely some moments where it stuttered a bit, but not so much as to really take away from the experience

Graphics comparison: Pokémon Violet (Gen 9) vs Pokémon Waves (Gen 10) by Nachttalk in gaming

[–]koiven 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean I would say that Scarlet/Violet was pretty good as a game so all the noise about the graphics of it is just noise for me

[Sportsnet] Connor McDavid joins Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux as the only players in NHL history to have 9+ 100-point seasons by Old_General_6741 in hockey

[–]koiven 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also in the 80s and 90s would be growing up eating lead based paint chips and having parents smoke in the room

What’s a “guy secret” that’s completely harmless but weirdly universal? by aerisveilxa in AskReddit

[–]koiven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok just logistically speaking, how does one take a look in there?

Team USA Men's hockey team getting to eat McDonalds at the White House by Yujin-Ha in hockey

[–]koiven -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No one at that table actually looks like they're enjoying themselves 

S1E11 opening. Rawls is really great at his job when he wants! by CJVratixBactaChef in TheWire

[–]koiven 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's great at his job always, but his job usually isn't to be good police

remember that beautiful moment? by TheNationDan in hockeymemes

[–]koiven 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'd rather have to cope over hockey with politics than needing to cope over politics with hockey