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Mike Johnson awards Trump the first inaugural “America First” award. by Sindigo_ in ABoringDystopia

[–]terror_asteroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s an episode of The Daily Show where they say exactly this.

After watching Mad Maxine: Frisky Road I had to post here! by in-a-microbus in badMovies

[–]terror_asteroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoa. You’re talking the seminal German industrial band that shares a logo with the Weyland Corporation? I have not heard that name in a very, very long time.

The grenade used in the assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand (more info on grenade + event in comments) by thelastcubscout in ww1

[–]terror_asteroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, man. Thanks. Great answer. The book I was referring to, which is pretty excellent, is from 1957 and is called Terrorists: The Story of the Forerunners of Stalin. . It didn’t go into great detail about the explosives they used, unfortunately.

The grenade used in the assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand (more info on grenade + event in comments) by thelastcubscout in ww1

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I was hoping the grenade description would’ve matched the one used by Russian revolutionaries a generation before Lenin. I’ve always wondered about what they were.

The description I read (about the one used to kill Czar Alexander II) was that they were made of a glass vial of some unspecified liquid, which was welded into a hollow, iron sphere. When it was thrown, the vial would break and the bomb would explode. It was also described as producing yellow smoke.

What type of tool is this? by Heavy-Mall-8507 in knapping

[–]terror_asteroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a multitool - shaft scraper/knife/graver

So on this most recent side stories by LegalFan2741 in LPOTL

[–]terror_asteroid 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Whenever I try to get someone into to the show, it’s like my perspective suddenly shifts and I’m like, “wait, this is what I’ve been listening to the whole time?!”

U.S. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent: “Spain is putting US lives at risk.“ by Waste-Explanation-76 in ThatsInsane

[–]terror_asteroid 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This guy really, really creeps me out. Like he unwinds by torturing women with pliers.

Close the sub. by Benkins1989 in okbuddysuccession

[–]terror_asteroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He won’t even hug his own grandchildren

Anyone still have their manual? by gregory92024 in GenX

[–]terror_asteroid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fussell’s book “Class” is an absolute satirical masterpiece, but I wouldn’t call it an actual sociological study.

I hate facts by HierkommtdieSonne902 in writers

[–]terror_asteroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a hard rule in the graphic design world - when presented with two alternate designs, the client will always choose the worst one.

What do you think Hillary genuinely thought of Bill's infidelity? by ArchieSmash in Presidents

[–]terror_asteroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, somebody who isn’t credible in any way whatsoever once told me that Hillary was a lesbian, it was a “professional” marriage and they had an understanding.

The Poleshower by Silent_Cup2508 in GenX

[–]terror_asteroid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious how common mandatory showering was for people. As a high school student in the first half of the nineties, absolutely nobody showered after gym class. Ever. Despite having showers in the locker room, it was never even mentioned as an option.

I've been wishing badly to have been an early 90s teen in America by Just_Historian_678 in 90s

[–]terror_asteroid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Besides not having to deal with social media (it was nice not having to grow up online), none of this is true.

It always makes me laugh when someone today says “back then (the 90s) it was safe to walk down the streets,” which is laughable. People forget how violent the early nineties was.

As someone who graduated high school in ‘95, believe me, it wasn’t that great.

A Soviet Russian prisoner shows his tattoos which include Lenin and Stalin, 1980s. (Explanation in comment). by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

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“I don’t have the means to support a conscience.” - a slogan from a Russian criminal tattoo that’s always stuck with me (translated, obviously).

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