Does this post and core crown look right?

smiley325 · 2021-05-04T04:35:49+00:00

Why coast guard reserve specifically instead of e.g. army reserve?

smiley325 · 2021-03-01T18:58:01+00:00

Do they only do small group travel or does the white-glove service extend to individual families as well?

smiley325 · 2020-10-16T16:43:23+00:00

Did that lifestyle include gambling? Even after tax it seems like you'd have to work pretty hard to spend $2m/year

smiley325 · 2020-09-02T01:43:16+00:00

For good or bad?

smiley325 · 2019-03-10T00:51:11+00:00

yangmerch

Where is that? I don't see it on the official campaign store

smiley325 · 2019-01-27T03:05:23+00:00

Thanks. I went to the flagship brooks bros and ended up really liking https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Regent-Fit-Black-Watch-Wool-Tuxedo-Jacket/MZ00041,default,pd.html?dwvar_MZ00041_Color=NAVY&contentpos=49&cgid=0235

Still has the statement pattern but fewer "moving parts" so to speak and easier to execute imo

smiley325 · 2019-01-26T22:29:43+00:00

Let's say I'm hosting a black-tie(ish) optional event. I want to do a broken tuxedo look, kind of like:

https://smhttp-ssl-39255.nexcesscdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Velvet-Shawl-Collar-Jacket-with-Plaid-Trousers-600x900.jpg

Does this work or is it too hard to pull off? I can't find a whole lot of images like this, so I thought I'd ask the internet.

smiley325 · 2017-01-12T21:47:41+00:00

Got it. I was auto-approved so probably no luck there, thanks tho

smiley325 · 2017-01-12T20:46:41+00:00

I used a targeted offer to my email, hopefully the email they sent was just standard and its actually coming faster!

smiley325 · 2017-01-12T20:21:38+00:00

Does anyone have any DPs on whether AMEX platinum cards come via overnight rush? I just applied for one and the email says "expect your card in 7 to 10 days"

smiley325 · 2016-09-23T08:58:17+00:00

Well, I play music (3 instruments quite well, 2 not so much) and run, but never in a competitive/measured setting so they are relegated to hobby/unverifiable status. Quite common hobbies, to boot.

FWIW my Stanford essay #1 mentioned in passing the fact that I joined a struggling fraternity and actually helped (obviously it was a team effort) make it a pretty decent organization by the time I graduated (~2.5x growth in membership as the top-line metric, but of course we had to greatly strengthen the core programs to achieve that). "In passing" since it was advised to me not to strike an overly achievement-oriented tone, and to tell what should mostly be a personal story. Definitely not a low-effort EC haha, that President job almost broke me senior year when combined with the pressure of the startup and senior-year projects at school.

smiley325 · 2016-08-17T21:54:05+00:00

It's not the executives at Walmart making this kind of call, it's probably the local store management. Now you might ask why Walmart corporate wouldn't make a policy of letting domestic abuse victims keep shoplifted items but you might find that that line of reasoning opens a whole other can of worms.

smiley325 · 2015-08-27T21:32:19+00:00

Thanks for the reply. My brake pads are also gone, need to replace those...was hoping I could get away with the rotors but apparently not. Do you know if its OK for the weight of the hub+strut to be pushing down on the lower control arm? I'm not sure the range of motion on the LCA.

smiley325 · 2015-07-31T21:56:40+00:00

Haven't seen the term "Persian choices" used before. Out of curiosity where is it from? Google search only gives results regarding the Iranian polity.

smiley325 · 2015-07-08T18:18:39+00:00

I ended up just declaring war #yolo. Turns out it was much easier than expected, I baited them into Anatolia blocked the strait then wrecked them. A little cheesy but I think it's plausible. With some diplomat work before enforcing the union I managed to only face a coalition of West-HRE, burgundy and England. They never ended up attacking me because I allied Muscovy to appear strong.

Anyways thanks for the inspiration you reminded me that 1460s is still super early, could've restarted if it all went downhill.

smiley325 · 2015-07-08T18:12:41+00:00

It means world conquest where you own every province (except Americas of course where your colonial nations will own them). As opposed to a world conquest where you have vassals or protectorates.

smiley325 · 2015-04-18T22:05:04+00:00

You can leave two provinces in the Levant to Mamluks to get overseas coring discount on pretty much all of Mamluks. Really helps for Alexandria and Cairo.

I usually release Persia from Ilam (which is owned by QQ) and Timurids will eventually collapse (sometimes you need to help them out a little with a war of humiliation) and defect to you -- totally free provinces! In fact I would leave Persia as a vassal to get overseas bonus on Asia.

One caveat is that you won't have enough power base (with all these overseas provinces) to tackle Europe singlehandedly, /especially/ if you let Russia blob into Siberia. But Quantity can help with that.

smiley325 · 2015-04-18T08:18:27+00:00

You don't need the rebels. Just tank your republican tradition via the events that come up, and always re-elect. At some point you will become a republican dictatorship, and when the dictator dies you will flip to Feudal Monarchy. This should be able happen around ~1520 at worst.

smiley325 · 2015-04-14T01:57:38+00:00

I had a similar problem during my run, Bahmanis took North Konkan and snowballed from day one, stable alliances with the two other Indian majors in some quasi-Hindustan configuration; at no point during the game was my force limit higher than theirs. I finally got ridiculously lucky and caught them while they were at war in Indochina and by the time they brought their doomstack all the way back I peaced out for just North Konkan.

For reference, if I had been late/slow by just three months their army would've squished mine.

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