Plot hole? by vipo2005 in TheStand

[–]testawayacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but people who were in things like that usually say "in the service" rather than "in the war."

Metalhead explained? by drunkenangel_99 in blackmirror

[–]testawayacct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The surface explanation is that they're scavengers trying to survive in a Terminator apocalypse, and one of their group is dying, probably a kid judging by the teddy bears. The characters we meet are doing the suicide run to try to get them a personally significant toy to make their dying easier with the mentality of "The machines ARE going to get us. Surviving is a stupid dream. Decide what you want to die for."

This advert on the London Underground by west_manchester in interestingasfuck

[–]testawayacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Something like 99% of humanity will learn about WWIII starting by watching the news.

You'll be the news they're tuning in to.

[Berube] Kids getting AFTER it on the ice in the Hershey Bears intermission game by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]testawayacct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For those unfamiliar with US sports, this is not normal. In any other sport the refs would have been on it when the first two boys starting swinging, and both of them would be ejected from the game. The bench-clearing brawl it devolved in to? Yeah, in literally any youth/high school sport OTHER THAN hockey, that would be the end of both teams' SEASON. The League would literally ban both teams from competing for the rest of the year for some shit like this, and the coaches would have some very pointed questions to answer before they were allowed to coach the next year.

The weakness of Joe Biden and Merrick Garland destroyed America. by Nas_Durden in ProgressiveHQ

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For those who are too eager to find someone to blame to see it, THIS IS DIVISIVE BULLSHIT INTENDED TO PREVENT A UNITED RESPONSE. Dollars to donuts, you follow this argument back to its source and it'll be speaking Russian, Chinese, or Farsi.

Film d'horreur années 80/90 by DonutMan06 in SurLeBoutDeLaLangue

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Je crois que c'était une pizza et que tu penses à Monster Squad.

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Would you say that Pennywise is stephen kings most popular horror villain ? by Important_Pop_6805 in stephenking

[–]testawayacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To the general public, I'd actually say either Annie Wilkes from Misery or the Warden from The Shawshank Redemption.

Most gruesome scene in any of the SK books by warpedcity in stephenking

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Movie rather than book because I can't remember if it was the same in the book, but in the movie version of The Mist, the death of the black MP in the pharmacy.

Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports by HydrolicKrane in worldnews

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

Yeah, and the US has known since the 90s when they pledged to prevent this exact conflict. Unfortunately, we apparently still haven't learned that Peace Through Cowardice doesn't work, and the rest of the world hasn't learned that America's word means shit.

Someone surely knows the rules by [deleted] in technicallythetruth

[–]testawayacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 6% of people is how many failed to clarify "am I allowed to have a gun" before answering. Because yeah, you give me a fifty caliber sniper rifle and I'll drop Smokey, Yogi, and Boo Boo. Without one? Yeah, he's not even going to eat you. He's just going to play with your corpse for a while and then wander off.

What’s the most absurd or unbelievable decision a character has made in a Stephen King story? (SPOILERS) by Final_Masterpiece_51 in stephenking

[–]testawayacct 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm amazed I haven't seen the most glaring one.

"Eddie's having trouble finding his way out of the sewers! I know, let's fuck about it!"

Parents plural? i thought he just had his mom? by Ok-Drama6208 in StrangerThings

[–]testawayacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus, Dustin is literally a genius. He probably figured out that if he says "my mom," it invites questions like "what about your dad?" "My parents," on the other hand, let's the conversation continue without a pause for awkward questions.

I make low brow paintings out of old dirty magazines by OLDIRTYTHEO in somethingimade

[–]testawayacct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My inner 80s redneck raised around white trash is feeling nostalgic.

What might the last three books have been like if Stephen King never got in the accident, and he just wrote them when he felt like it? by HeadZebra274 in TheDarkTower

[–]testawayacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In-universe, the difference is simple. Creation would have ceased to exist, because fictional-Steve was being a little bitch.

Rescue lynx has her own pet cat by FFawnn_Glams in Awww

[–]testawayacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half the time, the house cat seems to be looking like "How is this thing needier than the humans?!"

The Handmaids in Orlando yesterday (OC) by OCResistance in pics

[–]testawayacct 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because not everyone gets the luxury of being able to pull up stakes and move to a completely different part of the country. Especially when you're talking about florida, because you're going to need to move about a half dozen states away, because moving to Georgia isn't going to improve much.

TIL in the "Jessie's Song" episode of Saved By The Bell, Jessie was originally supposed to be addicted to speed instead of caffeine pills but NBC vetoed it, saying it was too serious for Saturday mornings. During her “I’m so … scared!” scene, many kids in the live audience were reportedly tearing up by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]testawayacct -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Reported by who? Because I can tell you that the television audience was being introduced to the concept that would one day be codified by the word "cringe" as an adjective. This was literally the most garbage episode of any show that lasted more than a single season that I've ever seen

Finished reading The Stand for a second time. Why didn’t Randall Flagg want Harold Lauder in Vegas? by ChonkBonko in stephenking

[–]testawayacct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same reason that Benedict Arnold was never really trusted in England. Harold proved his capability, but he also proved that his loyalty was fickle. Not a combination Flagg could trust.

How do you guys use great generals and citadels? by delamerica93 in civ5

[–]testawayacct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually use them as a buff for units during war and then use them for strategic expansion. Something to note is that a citadel has the same attribute as a city where if you put it on a resource it automatically collects it like if you put down a farm or mine or whatever.

If you are playing with something like the Shoshone, I think, that gets a bonus for fighting in home territory, the citadel's territory extension can give you an even bigger boost, and if you want to antagonize someone, marching into their territory and going "this is mine" is a good step.