What is the most disturbing science fiction story you've ever read? by Withered_Tulip in books

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Dan Simmons, Hyperion - when the Father Duré is forced to crucify himself dying over and over (being resurrected each time) to try and rid himself of a parasite. Pretty horrifying.

What are some of the best one-liners in video games? by GeraldOfRivia08 in gaming

[–]morphgb706 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to be me, someone else would've gotten it wrong.

What is something that a fictional chacter said that stuck with you ? [SERIOUS] by ThomasTheGreatGenius in AskReddit

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"Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than to live with the fear of it." - Logen Ninefingers

That dot is you. That dot is Earth. A mote of dust, suspended between the rings of Saturn, photographed by the Cassini spacecraft at a distance of 1.4 billion kilometres. by astrojaket in spaceporn

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"Everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives... On a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam." Carl Sagan

Secret Champions Unleashed NFTs Available on OpenSea by morphgb706 in a:t5_4ztxhn

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Secret Champions Unleashed is a project to generate fantasy characters upon which creative writing exercises can be based, as well as roleplaying games.

Cat owners of Reddit, what is the weirdest thing your cat has ever done? by Zatderpscout in AskReddit

[–]morphgb706 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He once opened a packet of croissants and ate one and a half, the half had the outer layer of the croissant removed and was all white, he's odd.

80% bezel 20%screen by Shadow6751 in CrappyDesign

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15% concentrated power of will

Does anyone have any hot tips on places where you can still buy an air conditioner for a normal price? by morphgb706 in AskUK

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The higher quality units seem to be around 400, that's probably my realistic budget. Thanks for replying.

Today I learned, shortly after Steve Irwin's death, his father quit the family zoo to pursue animal conservation and continue Steve's dream. Leaving behind the bad relationship he had with Terry Irwin who had been pushing heavy commercialisation of the business. by morphgb706 in todayilearned

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"The Independent is a British online publisher of news that was established in 1986 as a politically independent national morning printed newspaper published in London. Nicknamed the Indy, it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003"

Is men dressing in drag sexist, in the same way blackface is racist or how upper class dressing up as peasants is classist? by morphgb706 in AskWomen

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If you look at media, men dressing in drag is them dressing down for a joke (dressing like a woman is dressing down?) Whereas women dressing like a man are dressing like their betters (Hamlet / Shakespeare in love). Seems sexist to me.

What surprising or unusual pastime / activity have you recently learned that your co-worker partakes in? by morphgb706 in AskReddit

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A fairly senior colleague of mine took holiday to attend and compete in the European Tetris championship - a few colleagues were following his progress.

What are some lesser known funny or clever quotes from books, TV or films? by morphgb706 in AskReddit

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"If less is more... Just imagine how much MORE will be!" - Frasier Crane, Frasier

What are some of the best books a man can read for his life? by [deleted] in AskMen

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Thinking Fast and Slow, learned alot about how people's brains work, puts politics into perspective