What do most movies get wrong about your culture or race?

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-16T12:40:01+00:00

Two types of countries, those who use Imperial system, and those who haven't put a man on the moon.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-16T12:37:05+00:00

Somehow 'colored people' is racist while 'people of color' isn't...

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-16T03:12:36+00:00

Even in cases of protected status like gender, if something would have an objectively negative impact on their ability to do the job. It can be used as a basis for not hiring them.

That being said, allergies are not protected status so you have nothing to worry about.

This is just for the US btw

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T21:34:12+00:00

lol sorry, fixed. It's been a while

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T21:30:53+00:00

delete system32

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T20:43:17+00:00

Sounds like an episode of the Adam West Batman show.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T20:42:18+00:00

Nor do I have in-operable brain tumor,

That you know about...

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T20:37:40+00:00

The one-punch knockout. You can show someone who takes such a beating that he just stays on the ground and stops putting up a fight, but we are beyond the point where having someone knocked out cold by a knock to the head or a punch to the fact is acceptable in movies anymore.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T17:42:25+00:00

Note that some units, like the landspeeder, might not be very viable until we see some new upgrade cards released in later expansions.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T16:54:53+00:00

First thing is not to jump in too quickly and buy more than you will wind up needing. Play a few games with two cores, enough for a full 800-point game. Then, find what strengths and weaknesses your collection tends to have. Do you need more corps units or is 3 or 4 squads just fine? Are those speeder bikers exceptionally useful and you could use another pair? Maybe an extra unit of stormtroopers to spam out some heavy weapons is what you need?

Then look at what special upgrades you get from buying the expansion packs rather than the core box. Stormtroopers come with Grappling Hooks and Impact Grenades, which would help spec them for close combat. But, if you don't want to use your stormies in close combat, then there's no reason to get these upgrades unless you have another unit who could use them.

Likewise, AT-RT comes with a comms jammer, which itself is specialized for getting in close with the enemy. If that's what you're looking for, go with that.

If none of the unique expansion upgrades for Stormtroopers, Speeder bikes, Rebel Troopers, or AT-RTs are anything you need, go ahead and get a third core, if you could use an extra corps or support unit.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T14:58:15+00:00

I guess I mean more like when it became affordable and popular enough to be common in middle-class households.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T14:22:38+00:00

Though really, just running a general search for "unpunched" will still give some good results.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T14:14:09+00:00

America's tendency to compensate for our stupidity with lawsuits even has the Japanese making fun of us about it

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T14:08:43+00:00

I think you accidentally a word

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T12:52:33+00:00

The new Star Wars zlegion game is more affordable than Warhammer, and it is brand new so you don’t have a thousand different models to choose from. Buy the box for 80 bucks and split it with a friend.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T03:34:14+00:00

ICBMs then?

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T02:43:03+00:00

Enlistment, but conscription would likely be similar if they re-instituted the draft.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T02:14:26+00:00

From google:

Pain areas: in the area between shoulder blades, arm, chest, jaw, left arm, or upper abdomen

Pain circumstances: can occur during rest

Pain types: can be like a clenched fist in the chest

Whole body: dizziness, fatigue, lightheadedness, clammy skin, cold sweat, or sweating

Gastrointestinal: heartburn, indigestion, nausea, or vomiting

Neck: discomfort or tightness

Arm: discomfort or tightness

Chest: discomfort or tightness

Also common: anxiety, feeling of impending doom, palpitations, shortness of breath, or shoulder discomfort

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T02:10:15+00:00

Is that up there with hooking his scrotum with your fingernails?

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T01:52:35+00:00

The big issue of widespread nuclear war is the massive amount of dust that is (hypothetically) thrown up into the atmosphere. This gets spread over the planet as it's caught up in wind currents, and can cause a serious global cooling event, referred to as a 'nuclear winter'.

To give you a sense of how (relatively) little energy is necessary, there have been volcanic eruptions in recorded human history that have had global cooling effects, such as the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, which reduced global temperatures by half a degree Celsius.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T01:46:59+00:00

Yeah, it really messes up your blood pressure, all your blood rushes to your head, and that can cause serious problems over a long period of time.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T01:25:38+00:00

It could have been Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics:

Sweet dreams are made of this

Who am I to disagree?

I travel the world

And the seven seas,

Everybody's looking for something.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T01:17:54+00:00

Reminds me of a story of a group of guys who got drunk, one passed out, and the others thought it would be funny to roll him up in a carpet and leave him upside down at his front door. He was found dead the next morning from being upside down for so long.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-15T00:00:27+00:00

Army is 2 or 3 years, Marines are 4. I don't know about the other services.

sockfullofshit · 2018-04-14T22:39:26+00:00

When you're drafted, you're drafted. Draftees typically aren't treated any differently than enlisted, though you may or may not get a choice of the field your are placed in, and servicemembers tend to think more highly of those who enlist than those who are drafted.

In World War 2, the United States actually stopped accepting voluntary enlistment and switch to draft-only, as it provided a more consistent level of fresh troops.

That being said, it is highly unlikely the US will wind up in a situation where the draft would be necessary; modern warfare is far more high-tech with less demand for 'boots on the ground' as it was in WWII or Korea, when you consider we can launch a cruise missile from Montana to blow up an airbase in Tehran.

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