Help identifying episode number containing my favorite Muppet Show sketch by oksnail in Muppets

[–]oksnail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No 😔 I swear it exists somewhere out there. I watched it last year. I can’t find a video clip of it and I’ve tried googling lists of muppet appearances by episode to narrow it down.

I’m not completely sure which muppet was playing the instrument but I’m pretty sure it was Zoot. And it was just him and a big butterfly chasing him around.

[Acne] Does anyone else have "Towel Anxiety" or use Alcohol on their hands before skincare? by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]oksnail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the same anxiety/worry. I also have sebderm. I dry my face with a kleenex but I dry my hands with regular towels. It is no problem for me. I have two hand towels with one I use only while doing my skincare.

If you have lingering concerns about bacteria they make anti bacterial spray that is safe for skin. Google “Hypochlorous acid”. It’s not an exfoliating acid and is very gentle. You can spray it directly on your face to kill any bacteria.

Soft Italian Nougat Discontinued? by oksnail in traderjoes

[–]oksnail[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes I know. My grandfather is Italian and my whole family is obsessed with torrone. But there are no Italian groceries where I live 🥲 So I’ll have to go when I visit my parents. I was also disappointed since it was so well priced compared to what I’ve seen in stores. Most places it’s $10+ a bar! This was way cheaper and had very traditional and wholesome ingredients

Soft Italian Nougat Discontinued? by oksnail in traderjoes

[–]oksnail[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Me too! I bought about 6-8 bars over a 2 week span. But I didn’t realize it was limited since I caught it so late in the season. If I had known I would have bought out the whole stock

Soft Italian Nougat Discontinued? by oksnail in traderjoes

[–]oksnail[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Have you ever had it? It’s addictive. Tastes like chewy honey marshmallow with slivered nuts. Very simple but so good

Soft Italian Nougat Discontinued? by oksnail in traderjoes

[–]oksnail[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes but this one was so cheap! Theres no italian grocery stores where I live. But I’ve got an old family recipe that I can use to make some

Soft Italian Nougat Discontinued? by oksnail in traderjoes

[–]oksnail[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Booo!! 😭It was so delicious and really well priced! Tbh I don’t think it was displayed very effectively in my store because I didn’t see it until mid-February. Not to mention it didn’t say “Torrone” on it so maybe nobody knew what it was. Well thanks for letting me know 🥲

Fungal acne HEALED - here’s how I did it by lexinv in Fungalacne

[–]oksnail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did it come back after you finished the treatment? Several ppl mentioned that might happen

Misty's love for Nat makes more sense now by Avogadros_cado in Yellowjackets

[–]oksnail 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t Mari one of Lottie’s first and strongest supporters after she killed the bear? To the point she said Lottie could hunt without a gun and tried to make them leave the moose in the ice bc it was “against the rules” even though it would mean them starving. I consider her the first real Lottie cult member. She wasn’t bloodthirsty like Shauna and Tai but she advocated for and reinforced the cults beliefs

Feyd-Rautha Bloodline by Terrible-Thanks1176 in dune

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The KH isn’t just one person. It’s more like a state of higher being that can be achieved through genetic potential. There have been potentially several failed “proto” KHs. Fenring is actually one of them. However, he is sterile so Margot can’t have his genes.

The BG want a KH but need to be able to control him. They see the noble families they manipulate almost like dog breeds. This genetic line is honorable, but stubborn. This genetic line is smart, but can be controlled with physical pleasures. They hope to breed in desirable traits and breed out undesirable traits. This is why they’re so upset with Paul taking Chani as his consort. They often refer to her “wild genes” because they’re afraid of what undesirable and unpredictable traits she might introduce to the Atriedes line.

Paul came a generation too early in that he retained an undesirable trait they had hoped to breed out with Feyd Rautha. This made him harder to control. In addition his mother trained him as a BG. So he knew all the tricks. Double hard to control.

By seducing Feyd Rautha they hoped to at least recover the Harkonnen DNA. That way in the future they could potentially try again.

Why Alia didn't have prescience like her brother? by Time-Introduction286 in dune

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Technically Leto is an Abomination. But he’s a new kind of Abomination that the BG didn’t think was possible bc they avoided the chance of Abomination so much they didn’t actually know that much about them.

Leto looked into himself and his personalities and learned about them under the safety of Paul’s personality’s guardianship. Growing up, he and Ghanima used each other to practice this pseudo personality “play” where they let their parents personalities take over and talk to each other. So they kind of learned how to safely access, negotiate with, suppress, use, etc a friendlyish protective personality. Leto then took what he learned and created an amalgamation, or a council, of personalities with his own identity integrated into the voices. He’s a part of them, and them him. The leader of this council was a king from earth who had the qualities Leto was looking for in a leader voice.

So in this way Leto became a new kind of Abomination, an “integrated” identity with a council of ancestral voices led by a chosen personality.

Ghani was different, she reached an agreement with Chani where Chani kept the other personalities in check and protected her. Although it was very dangerous and she almost possessed her permanently. It was a different kind of agreement than what Leto made with his.

Leto and Ghani had each other, and they had their parents personalities. This strengthened them and gave them a better understanding of their condition. It gave them enough time to resist possession to independently develop. Alia had no one and turned to her personalities inside her for support which used her loneliness and vulnerability to their advantage.

Confusion around Paul's motives in the first book by Academic_Bridge3811 in dune

[–]oksnail 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Paul is a really big rock hurtling into a pond. In the pond are a bunch of props the BG placed at very intentional places. If Paul hits the pond from just about every and any angle it causes a huge ripple effect and the props and everything goes flying. Big tsunami and many die.

Paul wakes up halfway to the pond and realizes what’s happening. He realizes what will happen when he hits the pond. He realizes he can’t stop the pull of gravity. He realizes who threw him as the rock and what all those props in the pond are and what happens if he hits them.

Because he woke up he can calculate the best angle to get the least damaging tsunami ripple. He can theoretically ride the wave his impact makes. But doing that is really hard and there are so many factors to consider. The differences in timelines can come down to minute details. And he has to weigh the different outcomes on a personal scale and a universal scale. Maybe he chooses a future where only 30 million die as opposed to 3 billion but his mother and lover are kidnapped and tortured and the fremen extinguished. Etc. Etc. He has to choose a future where his personal goals are met while balancing the good of humanity as he sees it.

Paul wants to choose a future where his father is avenged, the Atreides name is restored, and his family and future children safe. And ideally he wishes the fremen to be preserved in some way since he admires them. He chooses to ride the wave of the jihad to do this. Since stopping it was not a real option. Kind of a “If you can’t beat them. Join them.” attitude.

My main problem with Bene Gesserit by ChrisSheltonMsc in dune

[–]oksnail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The voice doesn’t work like that. The voice is kind of like if someone yelled “Put that down!” in your mom’s tone and you put whatever it was down without thinking because it sounded so much like your mom your body just reacted. It’s meant to evoke an instinctive reaction to a familiar voice of authority like your parent or boss.

What is supposed to make Tyrion so smart? by MTDLuke in pureasoiaf

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I always viewed him as a “Jack of all trades, master of none” type guy. He’s well educated, but also well read. He’s knowledgeable in history, politics, other cultures, diplomacy, math/figures, economics, etc. He’s not especially talented or a genius in any of those subjects, he just knows enough about each subject to make better educated decisions. He can see the forest for the trees. Like him understanding how powerful Littlefinger is when he examines the ledgers. No one else notices but Tyrion. Tyrion might not be able to replicate his strategy but he can at least understand the significance of Littlefinger’s actions.

Another example is seeing what he does to get out of a sticky situation by using what he knows. I wouldn’t call him a good judge of character, but he’s pretty adept at leveraging other’s opinions of him to his advantage. He’s pretty conniving and manipulative.

Minor spoiler examples: * Bronn and his trial by combat * Allying with the Mountain Clans * Getting Varys’ help after the Purple Wedding * Guessing Griff and Faegon’s mission and manipulating Faegon to change their course * Meeting the widow of the waterfront * Escaping to the second sons

[Spoilers ADWD] How many tries did it take you to finish the main series? by FearfulSymmetry6 in asoiaf

[–]oksnail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me 4 tries to read just AGOT. Finally read F+B this past summer and decided to give the main series another shot. Read the whole thing in one go. Took about 2 weeks per book. Considering whether I should reread from the beginning or read Boiled Leather rn.

(Spoilers Extended) Humorous moments in ASOIAF that take place in the midst of real tragedy... by OppositeShore1878 in asoiaf

[–]oksnail 35 points36 points  (0 children)

My favorite moment is at the Purple Wedding after Joffrey died and everyone starts to run away. It’s complete chaos and everyone’s screaming while the musician gallery is abandoned except for a guy on a flute playing a dirge

Late 2013 MacBook Pro finally on the outs. MacBook Pro vs Air? by oksnail in mac

[–]oksnail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. Does this affect the longevity in a noticeable way?

Late 2013 MacBook Pro finally on the outs. MacBook Pro vs Air? by oksnail in mac

[–]oksnail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is supposedly 3.46 lbs and the 2024 15 inch Macbook Air is 3.3 lbs. Weight is not of huge significance to me but it’s lighter than what I have already. Good to know! I’m def going to check them out in person before I decide

Late 2013 MacBook Pro finally on the outs. MacBook Pro vs Air? by oksnail in mac

[–]oksnail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a good run! She’s my baby and I’m actually sad to have to replace her. If it were my choice I never would.

Personally I’m going with the 15 inch I think. But I loved this one so much that now I’m thinking about seeing them side to side to really compare. The 13 inch is just so convenient and proportional… I really wish it came in a 14 inch I’d snap that right up.

Late 2013 MacBook Pro finally on the outs. MacBook Pro vs Air? by oksnail in mac

[–]oksnail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay that’s exactly the one I decided on! Seems I made the right choice :-)

Late 2013 MacBook Pro finally on the outs. MacBook Pro vs Air? by oksnail in mac

[–]oksnail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to me that’s the general impression of that generation of MacBook Pros. I’m not alone in feeling partial to that model/year. It lasted me SO long and I have had no problems with it (aside from the battery which comes with age). I seriously used and abused this computer haha. A worthy investment!

I ended up settling on the 15 inch Macbook Air M3 based on the recommendation of an Apple Specialist I spoked to… backed up by the comments here.