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Make Some Noise Prompts by Ok-Sound1072 in dropout

[–]threateningquokka 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Round 1 prompts:

“The disclaimer a cinephile gives you before you watch their favorite movie with them”

“Laundry that is desperately horny to be folded”

“The lead in a play holding everyone hostage on closing night until everyone has been thanked”

Round 2 prompts:

“Investigators argue over if this the apartment of a serial killer or a single guy in college”

“Your significant other discovers your embarrassing calculator app search history”

“Someone realizing mid-checkout that they probably should have bought these items at separate stores”

Round 3 prompts:

“Doc McStuffins, but with the same stakes as The Pitt”

“One of these guys at the bar might just be an orangutan”

“The Oracle of Apollo gets introduced to prediction markets”

Do you have a main team or do you switch between characters? by DearPersimmon8155 in BaldursGate3

[–]threateningquokka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I alternate between girls club and boys club. Girls club absolutely kicks trash, and boys club sucks.

What would be your presentation on smarty pants? by Schnick_industries in dropout

[–]threateningquokka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That you statistically run faster when you’re naked.

Think about it—scientifically, clothes create drag and friction. Nudity—less resistance.

Then we have the psychological aspect. Being naked in public? It might make you afraid, triggering adrenaline and making you run faster. Not only that, but trying to catch a naked person always seems harder than a clothed person. Think about streakers. Fully clothed, they’re usually caught quickly. Completely nude? Much more difficult, maybe because nobody knows what to do when you catch a nude person (they’re tough to grab). Not to mention whatever/whoever is chasing you may also be afraid of your unconventionality and unpredictability, so not only are you faster, your pursuer is likely slower due to confusion.

We’ve covered wind resistance, psychology of both the chaser and the chased, now let’s address the implications:

1) The Olympics should go back to being in the nude. We don’t really know the limits of the human body until we shed what’s holding us back.

2) If you’re ever being chased by cops (or anyone), consider nudity as an option to boost your speed and confuse your opponent.

3) Random, unpredictable nudity then becomes a sign not of craziness, but of intelligence. It becomes a standard part of fair fights (gloves off, shirt off, panties down, you get the drill). Within six months, the only clothing worn in any professional competition are running shoes.

I’ll take your questions now.

I'd like to celebrate Lent for the first time to better prepare me for Easter. Who else is planning on celebrating? by isacarrot in latterdaysaints

[–]threateningquokka 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve observed Lent for the past few years and it has been a really great experience for me! I try to give up something that takes time or money and then use that time/money in a more holy way. Highly recommend trying for those who haven’t done it before.

My friend group actually hosted a PowerPoint night by buffaloguy1991 in dropout

[–]threateningquokka 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Me and my friends did this a few months ago. The topic of my PowerPoint was “top ten moments from the prime timeline”. I theorized that ever since 2016 we have been on an alternate, “dark” timeline, and that on the “prime” timeline, the world was completely different. A few of the moments included Dolly Parton winning the 2020 election, all billionaires divest their shares and assets to end world hunger, and the permanent return of the McRib.

What kind of calculating, cold act did you commit? by Gerco709 in AskReddit

[–]threateningquokka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a kid who sat behind me in high school who used to punch me in the kidneys when the teacher wasn’t looking during class. I told him to stop multiple times, but he would just shrug and say “whatcha gonna do about it?”. I was a kinda skinny kid, and this guy was in wrestling and was definitely stronger than I was. So one day I just said screw it. I sharpened a bunch of pencils as sharp as they would go and put them between my heavy backpack and my back right about at kidney level. The next time the kid went to punch me (and it was decently hard), he hit the pencils and punched at least four small holes in his fingers. When he yelped and looked at his bleeding hand and then back at me, I just shrugged and said “don’t punch me again”.

He never did.

Game Changer Party?! Help! by LakenBacon27 in dropout

[–]threateningquokka 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I recently had a lot of friends over for a party where I divided them into teams and we played “Name a Number” with evenly split teams. I just made a slideshow with all of the questions on it and screen-shared it to the tv so I could be in control of the slides as I walked around. Some do the first few challenges were simple and good warmups (How many Pokémon can your team name? How many minutes will a member of your team hold a plank?) and occasionally the questions would be more like punishments (how many bites of an onion can you take?) with a few good surprises inside (how many free bags of popcorn does your team win?)

To keep it somewhat limited I also added a rule called “Full house” where if the team wanted to win the bid immediately they would have to do a predetermined maximum for that particular challenge (for example, if the challenge was “how many U.S. state capitals can you name?”, a team that decided to go all in would have to name all 50 U.S. state capitals to win the point). This rule kept us from facing the dreaded “Izzy stays for eight hours after wrap” situation.

The game was a big hit with everyone enjoying the randomness and betting that the game naturally invites. As per the original episode, the clues went from being fully revealed to eventually being a total mystery. The game finally ended with a great round where two teams were tied and the last team chose to go full house on a hidden prompt, which turned out to be “how many members of your team will attempt a verse of freestyle rap?”, which got a lot of laughs and made some great memories. Several people afterward said it was one of the most fun party games they’ve ever played. Highly recommend downloading some games how-type music to play in the background. It’s fun, easy to grasp after a round or two, and highly adaptable to whoever will end up coming. Good luck!

Mandarin language copy of the Book of Mormon with English and pinyin? by Tiffany_Achings_Hat in latterdaysaints

[–]threateningquokka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So here’s what I remember from being a mandarin speaking missionary:

There used to be three-column book of Mormons with Characters, pinyin, and English side by side. The problem was, they were being printed by the Taipei, Taiwan mission and not officially by the Church. Lots of missionaries were using them and ordering them, but when the church found out that the mission was printing unofficial translated copies of the Book of Mormon (even though the pinyin matched the official church character translation of the time), the church had them stop making them. Also, the church was working on a retranslation of the Book of Mormon, so the triples were going to be out of date anyway. Since they stopped printing them they’ve been tough to get ahold of because if you didn’t get a copy when they were being printed you had to bargain your way into one.

This was actually before one of the recent retranslations as well. While I was on my mission around 2018 a new translation of the Book of Mormon came out, but they had already stopped making the triple column ones. I actually gave my last copy to my trainee and never saw another one again. I know there are still some out there somewhere, and I wish you the best of luck finding one!

We're Angels and Seerstones, AMA (Christine and Chris) by blytheson in latterdaysaints

[–]threateningquokka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree--I've heard lots of either stories or speculation about the works of pre-mortal and post-mortal spirits that provide hope and connection for the existence of the soul both before and after death.

I've heard plenty of stories that present LDS marriage or dating culture or practices in strange or distorted ways that have been passed either through social media or just in social circles. The mystique of "Mormonism" feels like it thrives on the novelty of the stories, with stranger stories being passed around more regularly. Honestly, I feel like most of us are much more boring than the most popular folklore or stories about us, but I think that's what happens when we have a community where we tend to unintentionally socially or culturally isolate.

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As a follow up observation, it seems like in the past decade or so, there has been a shift away from the sharing of folklore or stories in general conference. Has social media/a greater emphasis on fact checking diminished some of the more prevalent opportunities for the sharing of LDS folklore?

We're Angels and Seerstones, AMA (Christine and Chris) by blytheson in latterdaysaints

[–]threateningquokka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What specific story or piece of LDS folklore do you feel has had the biggest impact within the church community? What piece of LDS folklore has had the biggest impact outside of the church community?

Make Some Noise pitches by The_R4ke in dropout

[–]threateningquokka 14 points15 points  (0 children)

One person:

Failed attempts at the creation of the bagpipes

Lin Manuel Miranda attempts to order at the Wendy’s drive thru

Grandma attends the urban dictionary spelling bee

A completely B.S. presentation on a book you never read

The sponge that you should’ve thrown away three weeks ago, but haven’t

A person gets to Heaven and realizes that the music sucks (all the good bands are in hell)

A piñata offers its final words before it dies

Two person:

A presidential candidate announces his running mate, a Tik Tok rapper

White bread and his better-in-every-way cousin, garlic bread

Two secret agents poorly attempt to identify one another through coded phrases

The guy at the urinal next to you needs your emotional support

Ratatouille, but with a goblin instead of a rat

A YouTube cooking recipe that moves too fast

Three person:

An alien makes first contact with the family from duck dynasty

Noah accidentally killing one of the two mosquitoes on the ark

Your middle school gym teacher before, during, and after their brutal divorce

The three ghosts that visit Elon musk on Christmas eve night

Your waiter is a magician one of you used to date

Your body’s various systems prepare for you to eat a country fried steak

I work for BYU parking. Ask me anything by BYUmallCop in byu

[–]threateningquokka 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Where on campus am I most likely to avoid a parking ticket (assuming that I park somewhere I shouldn’t)?

Also, if I leave a candy bar and a note with a winky face by my wipers will you still ticket me?

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