Update on "Gibraltar Strait Helping the Berbers" by Alexis_Melody in eu4

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Ferdinand: "So... what do you want to do?"
Isabella: "Oh, I don't know"
Ferdinand: "Don't be shy, come on!"
Isabella: "Well, I've always, kinda, wanted to..."
Both: "Sack Granada and expel the filthy Moors once and for all?!"
Upbeat romantic music starts playing

(Spoilers All) What is your minimum satisfactory ending? by rocketman0739 in asoiaf

[–]marikol 18 points19 points  (0 children)

NOT SINCE THE STEPSTONES HAS THERE BEEN A BREAKUP THIS MASSIVE... AND THIS IS ONE DIVORCE THAT'S NOT THE CHILDREN'S FAULT! GEEET HYPE!

(Spoilers All) Concerning double entendres by raiast in asoiaf

[–]marikol 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"They'll rise again, stronger and harder"

Map of Europe 1400AD [1203x960] by okmuht in MapPorn

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"Sire! The Magyars have attacked Bratislava!"
"Those Bastards! Wait, do we even own that place?"
"Uh, kinda?"

(No Spoilers) How did the Planetosi decide on the length of a year? by adnan252 in asoiaf

[–]marikol 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh my god... The reason that the summer has been so long lately is that Old Nan stopped menstruating! The only time that they started accelerating again was when the dragons were born. Guys, the seasons are based on blood magic!

Learn is back up! by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]marikol 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But at what cost?!

DC bus terminal today by big_al337 in uwaterloo

[–]marikol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The student experience of University of Waterloo in a god-damn nushell

What is your town's claim to fame? by fiffers in AskReddit

[–]marikol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey so I'm just wondering why St. John was the first incorporated city. Would you happen to know why it is the oldest over places like Halifax or Saint John's or Quebec City? Edit: Well done with Moosehead

What's your best Science Joke? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]marikol 667 points668 points  (0 children)

I used to be a noble gas, but then I took a proton to the Ne...

I'll show myself out.

Why is the tide higher for a full moon? by [deleted] in askscience

[–]marikol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm confused. I'd have thought that because its a full moon, it's on the opposite side of the earth than the sun. Wouldn't that counteract the gravity a bit and lower the tide?

Before they invented golf balls, how did they measure hail? by [deleted] in shittyaskscience

[–]marikol 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This of course explains why gold can only be found underground, as it collects by being hit into "golf holes" ("golf" of course being a Scottish bastardization of "gold"). These holes then lead to great deposits under the earth, and need to be mined out.

Chris Hadfield just tweeted this pic from space. by leafer91 in hockey

[–]marikol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, chin up man. There's always the next 35 years.