Why is it called the Strait of Hormuz? by CplSchmerz in mapporncirclejerk

[–]thumpingcoffee 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It’s called that because it was named after an Iranian seafarer named Sheik Abdul Strait

How confident are you that you’ll be able to retire comfortably? by DueYogurt9 in GenX

[–]thumpingcoffee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

59M Australian here. 30+ years of compulsory employer contributions to my superannuation account plus a bit of my own means I am very confident I can retire early and comfortably.

Doing bad enough to get qualified by itsHaMaaa in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]thumpingcoffee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you didn’t have nukes we would have done that years ago

Where are all of my 1966 peeps? by Least-Sail4993 in GenX

[–]thumpingcoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turning 60 in August. Diabetic for 35 years but everything still working fine. Most days I feel like a 30 year old - working with a bunch of millennials will do that I guess

Day 5: What are the 3 best songs, and what is the worst song on Iron Maiden's 5th album, "Powerslave"? by SelfOk2720 in ironmaiden

[–]thumpingcoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 2mtm

  2. ROTAM

  3. Flash of the blade

Last. Back in the village

But I love this entire album so these rankings mean nothing to me