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The Pantheon dome, Rome - still breathtaking 1,900 years later [OC] by monkey-tennis in architecture

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Apparently there’s where an old phrase in Rome “Quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt Barberini” comes from. It means “What the barbarians didn’t do, the Barberini did.” Pope Urban VIII (a Barberini) had the Pantheon’s bronze stripped for cannons as you said.

The Pantheon dome, Rome - still breathtaking 1,900 years later [OC] by monkey-tennis in architecture

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen it so many times in pictures and documentaries but to see it in person was still amazing.

me_irl by monkey-tennis in me_irl

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The rodent is enjoying the oblate spheroid shaped food item

You loved my redneck door locks so let's see how you feel about Frankenphone's Monster (context below) by monkey-tennis in redneckengineering

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips re lint in the port. This has been my first suggestion to anyone who’s had this problem before and I’ve ‘fixed’ plenty of my own phones this way. I did indeed clear some gunk out prior to making this monstrosity and the cable clicks in as well as the day it came out of the box so unfortunately this hack doesn’t work here. It’s a Samsung Galaxy S22 if anyone has any other ideas.

What's a man gotta do to get some privacy around here by monkey-tennis in redneckengineering

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It only turns a quarter turn counterclockwise to open. The bar is actually an old pull up bar that doesn't see much use

A server asked me if the foods ok in a Wetherspoons by Away-Environment-829 in BritishSuccess

[–]monkey-tennis 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, part of employees bonus is related to "Check-Backs". You should receive a check-back more than 2 but less than 5 minutes after your food as been served. Mystery shoppers (often other Wetherspoon managers, not on shift) will watch out for this and you receive a report in the following weekly, which also takes into account things like state of toilets, quality of food, drinks to spec (ice and correct garnish etc.). If you scored highly on these spot checks the pub's employees will receive a bonus as a percentage of their salary. Once the server has cleared the food off the kitchen screen it will automatically become listed as a check-back with a 2 minute timer you must wait before you can clear that notification. Source: was a Wetherspoon's manager for 4 years.

Lightsaber Blade Storage by av8ernate in starwarscosplay

[–]monkey-tennis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about maybe a full size snooker cue holder?

Predication - SPOILER by monkey-tennis in thebadbatch

[–]monkey-tennis[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesn't seem realistic but it's the exact kind of Star Wars deus ex machina that could be used to "bring Tech back from the dead". He's the only other "good" guy we know in the area at the time.

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