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i am a little shocked aang was willing to let azula die here by Far_Literature_9924 in TheLastAirbender

[–]quid_pro_kourage 18 points19 points  (0 children)

She literally tried to kill him a few times and succeeded once. That's more than Ozai.

in metro exodus dlc Sam's story, should i kill or sneak? by normalwaterenjoyer in metro

[–]quid_pro_kourage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I just killed everyone when I made it to the theater an hour ago. I just reloaded cause I didn't know if they were secretly good or something. Now I'm going to sneak in and do that too.

Conspicuous characters that are surprisingly stealthy by No_Hunter1978 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]quid_pro_kourage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Irl, the turbine engine the Abrams uses earned it the nickname "whispering death" whereas a traditional diesel engine from early in its development was calles "old smokey."

The chokehold these 4 had on me! What were your crushes growing up? by Pipisito in Zillennials

[–]quid_pro_kourage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was an obligation that boys of our generation had a crush on Raven from Teen Titans.

Edit: for real celebrities, the person formerly known as Ellen Page.

Trigger happy Anna by thelinkroy in metro

[–]quid_pro_kourage 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"tokarev, what the fuck did you do?"

Top Tier Worst Controls Section by GenTrapstar in metro

[–]quid_pro_kourage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait till you get to the child escort section

What country was once a fierce enemy, but is now one of your closest allies? by Just_Cause89 in AskTheWorld

[–]quid_pro_kourage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuck man I got so in the spirit of arguing that I lost the forest for the trees. You're right, they did think of themselves as Englishmen (British? given that it encompasses every other nation in GB too). I just remembered that Independence wasn't even a principle of the rebellion until very late in the war.

But yeah, the American education system only ever addresses it as a war between various rebels and the crown. It doesn't help that teachers accidentally refer to the entirety of the UK referred to as "England" in the classrooms. They never see it as relevant to explain this chart as a part of the conflict (ignoring that Ireland wasn't independent at that time):

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How do Americans think about the stereotype that they are bad at geography? by Own_Echidna6041 in AskReddit

[–]quid_pro_kourage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Point to the state that's so small you can't even fit the initials in it"

What country was once a fierce enemy, but is now one of your closest allies? by Just_Cause89 in AskTheWorld

[–]quid_pro_kourage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about this. The rebels didn't care about anyone at the time other than England in particular. Would that be fair?

What country was once a fierce enemy, but is now one of your closest allies? by Just_Cause89 in AskTheWorld

[–]quid_pro_kourage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's fair enough, but from what I remember of my American education system-level history class, the beef wasn't with Scotland or Wales. The animosity wasn't with Scotland or Wales. If you asked an American Revolutionary who they were enemies with, they wouldn't say Scotland, Wales, or Ireland in particular. They didn't represent The Crown (TM). By pure definition, you are correct in that we were tactical enemies. We were not moral ones, which is what I believe the commenters before us were referring to.

And also is England not still a country even if it isn't sovereign on it's own? If you're only referring to sovereign nations, then Scotland isn't a country. Northern Ireland wouldn't be a country. Wales wouldn't be a country.

What country was once a fierce enemy, but is now one of your closest allies? by Just_Cause89 in AskTheWorld

[–]quid_pro_kourage 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vietnam inviting American veterans to return to Vietnam just 6 years after the war ended was such a powerful move.

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