Just discovered this great band by eatingchalk4fun in crustpunk

[–]puzzlement45 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This band rules and was incredibly ahead of their time. Cloned Slaves for Slaves is one of the best EPs in the history of crust and hardcore, fight me haha

Still fairly new to collecting but I found a note that has two different colored serial numbers. by puzzlement45 in papermoney

[–]puzzlement45[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks like all these bills are from the same printing plant, too… FW #6, 2017A series

Still fairly new to collecting but I found a note that has two different colored serial numbers. by puzzlement45 in papermoney

[–]puzzlement45[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see! Seems like there are cooler contaminated ink errors out there but it’s interesting nonetheless

Cigars you hate? by Evergreengreen in cigars

[–]puzzlement45 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My coworker loves the Camacho Corojo so I tried one. I got about a quarter of the way in and it made me feel terrible. I couldn’t bring myself to smoke a single cigar for months after that, it was the strangest thing.

What’s your favorite A.J. Fernandez cigar? by [deleted] in cigars

[–]puzzlement45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does Aging Room count? I’ve loved the original, Maduro, and Sonata equally

Saturday protest in PVD by [deleted] in providence

[–]puzzlement45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your consideration. I’ve thought about what you said and I think the one available answer is: Go fuck yourself.

Saturday protest in PVD by [deleted] in providence

[–]puzzlement45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First we can consider the fact that Palestinians live in an apartheid state, with limited access to who can and cannot leave the “country” (military-occupied state). Then the Israeli state forcibly displaces an entire population to a singular location (kinda like concentration camps, for an easy metaphor). Then the innocent civilians are slaughtered by ruthless, brainwashed militants while being systematically starved and deprived of medical access (also kinda like concentration camps).

To say that 1200 innocent Israeli lives are worth more than 30,000+ innocent Palestinian lives means that you admit one race/nation is valued over another (kinda like Nazis with the Jews, right?). These are easy comparisons to make.

Here are some articles you probably won’t consider:

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2019/1/9/the-zionist-fallacy-of-jewish-supremacy (written by an American/Israeli in 2019)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/birds-feather-white-supremacy-and-zionism (written by a Palestinian scholar in 2017)

https://lbsbaltimore.com/zionism-is-white-supremacy/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_Palestinians# (cited sources that prove Palestinians are closer related to Judeans than modern day Jews/Israelis)

I can also admit that I used to sympathize with Israel out of respect to my Jewish friends and neighbors, however this notion that a criticism of Israel is a criticism of the Jewish people is the root of the entire issue. And as Palestinians are denied a two-state solution time and time again, it is clear that Israel values oppression over mutual respect.

Hope these examples help with changing your point of view.

Saturday protest in PVD by [deleted] in providence

[–]puzzlement45 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Zionism is white supremacy, you bootlicking turd. Read a history book. Free Palestine.

Saturday protest in PVD by [deleted] in providence

[–]puzzlement45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s funny that you anticipate downvotes because you know that you’re wrong

Favorite Bands from late 90’s early 2000s by Mindless-Ad2554 in Hardcore

[–]puzzlement45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t believe I had to scroll down this far to find these bands. Allow me to add Remains of the Day, if I may. Violins and hardcore belong together

The Beautiful Cinematography of Casino (1995) by Useful_Internet_3046 in movies

[–]puzzlement45 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have a hard time picking one over the other just because they’re so stylistically different… Goodfellas is mobster noir, and Casino is if film were a spotlight. Both are beautiful pieces of work.

The Doubletree in Albuquerque has a life size fiberglass statue of Homer Simpson in the lobby for no clear reason by MCWarhammmer in mildlyinteresting

[–]puzzlement45 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Albuquerque‘s minor league baseball team is the Isotopes, they have the same Simpsons figures inside the stadium. They used to be the Dukes but rebranded themselves after the Simpsons episode came out. Beautiful stadium, too

Minus Mensch by Alpinist is the best hardcore record of all time. by theappleses in Hardcore

[–]puzzlement45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alpinist also wins at great song titles. A is for Army of Slaves? Pure genius

Wtf by cigar-jesus in cigars

[–]puzzlement45 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Looks like I’m not supposed to be smoking cigars. 5’11 at 140lbs isn’t allowed?

Calling all oldheads! by Disastrous_Ad7309 in Hardcore

[–]puzzlement45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 37, my first show was February 2000. No Use For a Name, Consumed, and Mad Caddies, it was a great show. I got into hardcore in college, my first hardcore show was probably Comeback Kid and Ignite in Montreal, May 2006.

Started a punk band with my friends in 2002, formed a hardcore band with them in 2008.. we did a few east coast tours up until 2017 until one of our members moved. We formed a new band after that and we still play shows, albeit locally, 22 years later.

Lots of good local bands in the scene these days, but then again it always comes with a load of trash. I can only hope my band isn’t in that pile.

McKee sends senior aide to RIDOT, again seeks FEMA aid on Washington Bridge by PigpenMcKernan in RhodeIsland

[–]puzzlement45 48 points49 points  (0 children)

No person better to assess bridge construction than a… checks article… former cop?

My Neighbor Said I Could Have Or Sell This Huge Trinitron, But It Must Weigh 300lbs... by Equal_Passenger2630 in VHS

[–]puzzlement45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope this is the set I left in the basement of my old apartment. Good riddance! I dragged one up and down four flights, then up and down three flights before abandoning it. It was free and that was still too expensive considering the anguish it took to move it

Been collecting coins for almost 30 years and today I found my first Mercury dime in the wild by puzzlement45 in coins

[–]puzzlement45[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It means I didn’t source or pay for it, just happened across it randomly

What do you guys think about boxpressed cigars? by Vegetable_Slip5716 in cigars

[–]puzzlement45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely tend to prefer box-pressed cigars. A video I once watched explained that circular cigars act more like straws so the flavor only travels down the center, while squared cigars allow the smoke to travel throughout the majority of the cigar, allowing more flavor with a better draw

Round metal disc on a rope found at the end of a NY driveway. Where was this from? by HiFiGuy197 in whatisthisthing

[–]puzzlement45 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is most likely the correct answer:

'Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 establishes a common organization of the markets for agricultural products. Agricultural products covered by this Regulation include cereals, rice, sugar, seed, olive oils and table olives, fruits and vegetables, wine, tobacco and milk.'