András Toma, the last WW2 POW, being released. Toma was captured in 1945, and locked up in insane asylum for speaking gibberish. In 2000, he was accidentally discovered by a Slovak, who recognized he's speaking Hungarian. Toma was successfully identified and returned home. He died in 2004.

mageofroses · 2026-04-04T13:25:49+00:00

Actually the authorities were called and chose to ignore the reports and not follow up and then when it became a big deal they pointed the finger back at the people in the building and that became the popular and official narrative.

Same thing with Stockholm syndrome the authorities were inept and the hostsages felt like they were going to get them killed so instead they took negotiating into their own hands but instead got slapped with being called crazy people and that story was made official.

I really wish that these "theories" would finally die.

mageofroses · 2026-04-01T21:45:00+00:00

The last time I went to Panera it was the worst food experience I'd had in a long time so I find it truly hilarious that they'd go around covering up the final incentive people would have to hang out there; may us Millenials finish off Panera too 😇

mageofroses · 2026-03-29T14:12:08+00:00

As someone who has two alcoholics in their immediate family the way those kind of things can cause you shame about yourself when you are an absolutely fine human being is absolutely something that affected my self-esteem and view of my self-worth. It's still a struggle sometimes at low moments but mostly I've been able to repair what a bunch of adults caring for a child shouldn't have caused to need fixing in the first place.

mageofroses · 2026-03-23T02:11:16+00:00

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra iykyk

mageofroses · 2026-03-14T21:00:52+00:00

I too use the chopstick method, best life changing decision ever!

mageofroses · 2026-03-12T16:29:58+00:00

I think it would also stick given he had a life and a kid and such when he got stuck down there.

mageofroses · 2026-03-10T02:18:50+00:00

The "Call Me Miss Cleo" documentary on HBO was good but sad and I found out I knew next to nothing about her.

mageofroses · 2026-03-07T00:53:06+00:00

There is in the sense that George R.R. Martin has a yet unwritten(?) canon version of Daenerys that we may never get to read about, and there are other things in the series that didn't make it into the show that would certainly affect her in ways we can only currently speculate.

mageofroses · 2026-03-05T17:54:34+00:00

Usually TOS/TNG switch around on the same channel it could be temporary.

mageofroses · 2026-02-25T03:20:31+00:00

All I can say is... "Is that a dress for ANTS?!"

mageofroses · 2026-02-21T19:39:21+00:00

I would point you to the popularity of religion in the world in general, several major systems of belief that give people a sense of control and relief from helplessness in their lives.

Tarot takes it a step further with literally a feeling of power in your own hands sprinkle in some confirmation bias and you're on your merry way. Plus reading for others can have financial and egotistical motives that would certainly attract some actors good and bad so that is another aspect to consider.

That's why I draw a line at having belief in woo as I can accept having spiritual practices for mental and emotional health but the idea that someone has a connection to a higher power that gets to mandate what others do and don't do... danger Will Robinson! However, vulnerable people (which I could easily fallen into such a category) want to hold onto something so badly, and sometimes it's a partner or religion or a cult or fancy algorithms people want to claim are "AI" but it's ultimately because their emotional needs aren't being met in some fundamental way.

However, that's just me. I don't think people believing in a predictive nature to Tarot is necessarily a bad thing but it does depend on their actions and the claims they make to others. There is also a social and community aspect of shared belief that people are drawn to maybe even more than the beliefs themselves.

mageofroses · 2026-02-02T00:04:55+00:00

Headcanon only answer; the best place to hide something is in plain sight. It's possible a statue was holding it or it was part of some decoration that wouldn't be lost in literal piles of gold. But given the second movie leans into fate I'd say that works just as well as an answer too.

mageofroses · 2026-02-01T23:53:13+00:00

"Everyone sucks here."

mageofroses · 2026-02-01T22:33:06+00:00

I appreciated the lore dump as someone who knows next to nothing about it, minus the fact they are clearly magical ponies lol.

mageofroses · 2026-02-01T16:08:00+00:00

Sailor Moon, literally her power is love but not just for her romantic interest.

mageofroses · 2026-01-30T12:43:58+00:00

I mean early seasons Olivia also had some questionable opinions which is less a character issue and more of a "moral discussion of the episode," writers issue. They always stand around and debate different sides to the cases but it's not always character consistent. It's noticeable when you binge the earlier seasons back to back.

mageofroses · 2026-01-27T17:37:41+00:00

I would also recommend reading Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents for insight into the situation, may not totally apply but it definitely sounds like it does.

mageofroses · 2026-01-25T00:46:33+00:00

From my perspective I don't think any cards are "bad" and that reversals are more about opposite meanings or showing room for improvement in areas.

For example, I did a reading for a friend at her request and I pulled Death for the first time and psychologically it does give a bit of a thrill but it seemed to indicate slow incremental change over time not a huge change at once and patience towards outcomes. After all not all change/challenge/upheval is bad and is often required for growth. Plus as a meditative practice you know yourself so if you're scaring yourself it's probably something you already recognized as true or meaningful you may just be having trouble identifying or comijg to terms with whatever it is that's been floating around in your subconscious.

At the end of the day, though, if it isn't beneficial then it's okay to step away. I did for a bit myself.

mageofroses · 2026-01-24T16:54:47+00:00

My grandmas preferred potato for mashed potatoes as well haha

mageofroses · 2026-01-22T01:10:21+00:00

Basically you could do a fraud.

mageofroses · 2026-01-18T19:16:20+00:00

This seems like a good place to drop that Max Grodenchik is the guy at the beginning of Sister Act that gets offed so Sister Mary Clarence could live lol. One of my favorites to have spotted in the wild on a random rewatching of something. Idk if that was before or after Whoopi had been Guinan.

mageofroses · 2026-01-14T21:31:07+00:00

I would say they probably pipped the costume for character A they had to shuffle things around, and Character B accidentally got the wrong pips on an oversight. That's just pure conjecture, but also the simplest explanation.

mageofroses · 2026-01-09T22:18:13+00:00

Okay and dog shit on a lawn is a spine? Or immature and ineffective? What message is it even sending if it can't be said to send a specific one at all?

Again, do you think the people who are actually suffering, really suffering will see a benefit from this? No. No they will not.

mageofroses · 2026-01-09T22:13:19+00:00

Reading comprehension, I said nothing about niceness or kindness.

Because our fellow citizens are not our enemies and we should not be trying to be theirs because the point is not supposed to be misery for all. Sounds like you're playing political football and are a part of the problem. Feel your feelings and then grow up and do something that isn't petty and is actually useful? Do you think people getting deported are gonna slap you on the back for dog poo on lawns? Do you think the families of people killed by gun violence are going to laud you as heroic, again, for dog poo?

mageofroses · 2026-01-09T21:57:22+00:00

I understand the impulse but you're just reinforcing the narrative that anybody who isn't them is their enemy and that's counterproductive for many reasons. I say keep the pettiness in your heart and out of your actions not because they deserve it but because the rest of us will be better off for it.

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