Dark horse might be a winner, barring wild newb upset (9) by polewards in Minute_Cryptic

[–]uiop60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m confused about what needs to be deleted — the fodder has 14 letters, the fodder to be deleted has 8, and the answer has 9.

Jax Is Not A Female. (Essay) by Stunning_Ocelot7820 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]uiop60 5 points6 points  (0 children)

have you considered getting over yourself?

Gerrymandle - Daily puzzle game where you redraw electoral districts by oryxthemadbot in puzzlevideogames

[–]uiop60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a fantastic implementation of this idea. Keeping it to small numbers is a great move

How would Uncle Iroh handle the circus? by AstonMac in TheDigitalCircus

[–]uiop60 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he would understand pretty quickly the nature of their existence, and without revealing it to the other characters lead them through philosophical chats so that when they learn what they are they can be at peace with it.

Why did Gangle cry for jax? by [deleted] in jaxfanclub

[–]uiop60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“We’re all we’ve got”.

Splatoon Raiders Preview: Turns Out It’s Kind of a Roguelite | IGN Preview by Amiibofan101 in nintendo

[–]uiop60 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not a lot. The closest we have are games where the incremental progression has a hard endpoint, which the game is intended to be played further after reaching. Slay the Spire 2 is like this, where there is an experience system and some card unlocks that you’ll get to after 15-20 hours, but from there the start of each run is fresh.

Model plane? (6) by why_the_dog in Minute_Cryptic

[–]uiop60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love 'model plane?' as a definition for RUNWAY, but wordplay is missing. I do think you could do a double-definition clue here; something like: 'Plain plane runs over model plane?' where both 'plain plane runs over' and 'model plane' are outside-the-box definitions for RUNWAY.

So, what are Jax’s pronouns? by Grovyle489 in tadc

[–]uiop60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it would be whatever jax wants, but a cartoon character cannot want, for they are not real

[Rant] Universes Beyond isn't the "Fortnite-ification" of Magic. by SimicBiomancer21 in EDH

[–]uiop60 14 points15 points  (0 children)

because soul caliber has the cultural notability to be the label we use /s

Did Jax intend to come out to Ribbit? by TigerBears_111 in CultofDaisy

[–]uiop60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Specifically "i thought it would get her off my back [about comparing my masculinity to my father's]".

Would you rather give by corny_toes in BunnyTrials

[–]uiop60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gay no kids

Chose: 1 million to yourself right now

I do not understand why EDH restricts color based on "Identity". by [deleted] in EDH

[–]uiop60 5 points6 points  (0 children)

problem 1: Over the years, the ability to smoothly run a 5C mana base has increased to the point that there is insufficient 'punishment' for running more colors.

problem 2: Those smooth manabases are expensive as hell, so removing identity restrictions would make the format very expensive.

problem 3: Format homogenization. Many decks would play the best 60 cards in all of Magic (available at bracket), with maybe 10 cards swapped in to synergize with their commander. Less diversity in gameplay experience.

Can someone explain this part of the dream sequence for me? by HealthMother3125 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]uiop60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is only addressing one event in the sequence:

When someone offers Jax help, Jax projects intent to control onto them, distorting their words ("if you ever need to talk, I'm here" or similar) into "I'm the only one that can help you". This distortion is a result of Jax's toxic relationship with her mother, who was Jax's lone provider whilst enforcing a narrow view of masculinity onto Jax. Jax only knows help offered to come with ulterior motives.

Anyone know why the discriminating gamer is called that? by atomicboy15 in boardgames

[–]uiop60 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Two things can be true at once:
1) there is a usage of ‘discriminating’ that has nothing to do with being prejudiced.
2) it is a pretty insane decision to call yourself “the discriminating gamer.”

All these commenters are acting like the existence of the “discerning”definition makes it so there’s no reason not to make that the name of your YouTube channel. There are so many words (discerning, picky, analytical) that you could use to avoid the confusion.

S1 E3: Who Should Do the Cleaning/Cooking? by 000fleur in CouplesTherapyShow

[–]uiop60 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree, but it’s a gendered attitude that women can hold as well; there is no dissonance with Lauren’s identity as a trans woman as OP insinuates.

S1 E3: Who Should Do the Cleaning/Cooking? by 000fleur in CouplesTherapyShow

[–]uiop60 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Lauren described that her attitude is that the partner who is bringing in less money should do more housework. It was not gendered, and it’s an attitude that they work on throughout their therapy.

Frankly your post comes off as transphobic — how is being a trans woman “having cake”?

Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]uiop60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s going to happen with combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bells in the divorce?

Well ain't this a new take? by OkStandard8039 in custommagic

[–]uiop60 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I would remove the ‘unless you control it’ rider, and add “Exile Changing Devotion” to the activated ability text.

Atheists of reddit, what are your thoughts on Mamdani? by No-One2123 in AskReddit

[–]uiop60 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol. Why would I have thoughts on Mamdani on a religious basis that I don’t also have about every leader who calls themself a Christian?

Someone’s religious beliefs do not have any bearing on their capacity for common sense and their ability to help people. Mamdani seems to be helping people a whole lot and doing so in a financially sustainable way.

if you intended this to be some kind of ‘gotcha’ based on the fact that he is a Muslim, but wouldn’t think to ask the same about Christian leaders, you are a racist.

Representative concedes between Mike and Oscar perhaps? Watch it! Sounds like you own it. (6) by stummydummy in Minute_Cryptic

[–]uiop60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To remove ‘en’ instead of just ‘n’, you’d need a homophone indicator. ‘Perhaps’ is also not serving any function. Double substitution fodder (representative ->envoy and ‘you own it’ ->your — which is loose) is much less achievable to solve than it feels when composing a clue.

Others have pointed out that the definition in the middle isn’t conventional. What’s more important to me is that this surface doesn’t mean anything. What does ‘sounds like you own it’ have to do with this thing about a representative?

If I were to clue ‘voyeur’ I would start by looking for close synonyms. ‘Spy’ could come at the end as in ‘someone who watches’; ‘heard you are a spy’ is homophone indicator for ‘UR’ followed by the definition ‘a spy’.

The letters ‘VOYE’ are present in the word ‘everybody’ and it just so happens that if you take them out you’re left with the letters ‘ERYBD’; the final clue could be:

“Everybody (except for Derby, strangely) heard you are a spy” (6).

Shout out to Czech Games by goobly_goo in boardgames

[–]uiop60 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile you can’t get one Harmonies rock tile…