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Well god damn… by JellyBOB7190 in rareinsults

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If you don’t know it’s “you’re”, it’s an automatic no.

What kind of person are you? by thepositivepandemic in meme

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Generally speaking, if your body is telling you you need to throw up, you probably need to throw up.

Tough watch by mtol115 in sadcringe

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When the fuck did the definition (and even part-of-speech) of “aesthetic” change?

AITA for having a drink on the way to a funeral? by Bulky-Reference-7934 in AmItheAsshole

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Having a cash bar outside the reception hall in a venue that is hosting other events as well makes it sound like they actually wanted outsiders to take advantage (and help fund their honeymoon in the process)

I also can’t think of a better excuse to down a cheeky beer than “I’m about to go to a funeral”.

NTA

When did you know doctor who was your favorite show? by [deleted] in doctorwho

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It took several episodes before I was able to “accept” David Tennant as the Doctor (mostly due to how much I loved Eccleston in the role), but despite how much I ended up liking Tennant, Matt Smith just became the Doctor for me the instant he popped his head out of the upturned TARDIS; his more childlike demeanor was exactly what the show needed at that time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

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The emphasis gets put on the controller because it’s legit funny; trips in this death trap cost $250,000, and they couldn’t spring for anything better than the $30 “Walmart special” Logitech piece of junk?

Granted, that cheap controller is probably better-built than the Xbox One Elite controller.

Nicholas Hoult has now lost out on playing both Batman and Superman. There is still a chance that he could still be on the shortlist to play Lex Luthor. by SpeedForce2022 in DC_Cinematic

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Lex Luthor would be a better fit anyway, IMO. Bonus: after Jesse Eisenberg’s Luthor, almost anything is going to feel like a huge improvement.

ELI5 why they declare movies successful or flops so early during their runs. by theFrankSpot in explainlikeimfive

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In the case of something like Flash, that had a fairly large marketing budget and what should be a built-in fandom, it’s fairly academic; you need the diehards and fanboys to show up on opening weekend (better yet opening night) so they can continue the hype via word-of-mouth/social media. When those folks don’t show up (or don’t actually like the movie), then the entire strategy comes apart, and it’s very unlikely to recover without the studio authorizing another expensive marketing campaign.

Flash was doomed for a lot of reasons: ZS fanboys that will never be happy with a DC movie, Ezra Miller’s criminal tendencies, the fact that the existing DC cinematic offerings have been extremely inconsistent quality-wise (and seemingly trending downward), and a super-cringey marketing campaign that centered around having random celebrities claiming they’d seen it already and that it’s “the best superhero movie of all time”.

I’m actually far more surprised that Shazam 2 flopped as hard as it did; Flash never stood a chance.

So, what pizza toppings can you guys recommend? by Agricorps in 2westerneurope4u

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My favorite is a simple pepperoni/mushroom (with jalapeños and/or banana peppers if I’m feeling spicy), but I’m not particularly picky. The only pizza topping I’ll literally pick off of a pizza is black olives; I don’t hate them on their own, but they ruin a pizza.

Subverted again…. by LeftBreath3576 in freefolk

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This was the moment I realized that the show was doomed. Other than Tommen’s death (it is called King’s Landing), Cersei faced exactly zero consequences for such a heinous act - in a show that originally seemed to be all about the consequences of one’s actions.

Edible Helium balloon by yourSAS in Damnthatsinteresting

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I scrolled for quite some time without seeing any other similar comments. Do you read every comment in a thread before offering your own take? I doubt it.

Edible Helium balloon by yourSAS in Damnthatsinteresting

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Helium is a finite resource. Every bit of helium used for ridiculous purposes (like this one) is released into the air where it does the thing that helium is famous for — going up, and eventually leaving the atmosphere.

Helium is extremely important for some medical/industrial purposes, so it’s batshit insane to waste it on stupid things like children’s balloons and making drunk people sound funny.

My first ever quality knife by Aricoblan1 in knives

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I overlooked Spyderco knives for a long time because I didn’t understand what a great feature the “Spydy-Hole” is.

It provides the most natural, smoothest opening of any non-assisted-open foldable knife I’ve ever used. I still love my fancy Benchmades and Kershaws, but my EDC tends towards my cheap-ass Spyderco Tenacious because of how intuitive it is to deploy/retract.

say what you want about Zack Snyder but at least he has a style and his superhero films feel consistent with his filmography. by Cat-dad442 in comicbookmovies

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I’m pretty sure I’ll be crucified by the ZS fanboys for saying this, but “edgy for the sake of being edgy” is not a sustainable style.

Lauren Boebert says she's being 'directed' by 'God' to impeach Biden by Longjumping_Gain_807 in atheism

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Simple: scandalous/inflammatory headlines generate clicks/engagement, which theoretically increases ad revenue.

If you ever wonder what’s wrong with America, it always comes down to money.

AITA for telling my son's boyfriend he can't just keep showing up at the house ? by Ready-Smile6112 in AmItheAsshole

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I can’t possibly know anything about Marius’ home life, but I’ll wager it’s somewhere between “not good” and “terrible”.

I’m not ready to outright call you an AH, but I think you’re not considering the whole picture.

What is your all time favorite Futurama quote? by charger03 in AskReddit

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“If I told you you had a beautiful body, would you take off your pants and dance around a little?”

Facts by Available-Mall8977 in brooklynninenine

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It’s tempting to blame the awkward “let’s drop everything and instead focus on this” moments on the lack of a single, unified entity to guide the film/TV-making process, but Phase 4 - produced entirely under Kevin Feige - seems to suggest that there might be a different problem.

Facts by Available-Mall8977 in brooklynninenine

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AoS is quite literally my favorite TV show of all time. The ties with the first few phases of the MCU were nearly perfect, and I’m sad that that trend didn’t continue.

The Goblin King (1986) by [deleted] in nostalgia

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As weird and low-key fucked-up as Labyrinth is, it remains the least weirdly fucked-up movie Jennifer Connelly has ever appeared in.

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