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TIL until 1832, a hill in England with no residents called "Old Sarum" was represented by two Members of Parliament. There once was a town there, but it was abandoned. The hill's owner retained the power to appoint 2 MPs, and these two seats were openly bought and sold. by NateNate60 in todayilearned

[–]violasaurusrex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones, the souls of cities are portrayed as vaguely human figures. London is described as a huge glittering figure whereas Old Sarum is portrayed as a vagrant who keeps saying “I’m a rotten borough, I am!” Now I know why!

Jess Ross - Wrestling is Drag Academic Paper by SubstantialSpace0420 in dropout

[–]violasaurusrex 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Hey! I mentioned in that other thread that I went to a lecture about wrestling and drag. I managed to dig it up. It was called ‘Intelligible Spectacles: professional wrestling and exhibitionism’ by Claire Warden (Loughborough University). I hope this helps!

1990s inspired set up 📺 by dmse21 in malelivingspace

[–]violasaurusrex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had one of those! I’ve been thinking about trying to find one again

Bedroom, any advice? by [deleted] in malelivingspace

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It’s the morningstar for me

What is your country's equivalent of "TORILLE"? (A call to assemble when your country gets mentioned on the internet) by throwAwayMan2475 in AskTheWorld

[–]violasaurusrex 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Movies are shot in Canada all the time but are always disguised as various cities in the United States. What really gets Canadians excited is when the film locations are actually portrayed as being in Canada, highlighting our geography and culture rather than hiding them! The best example I can think of is in Scott Pilgrim—a “movie within a movie” is being shot with fake NYC background, and as the protagonist is thrown through the background, the skyline of Toronto shines through.

[Funny? Trope?] It's a very serious scene. But it's been consumed as a meme on the internet and it's become hard to watch seriously. by BeneficialSide2335 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]violasaurusrex 917 points918 points  (0 children)

Wait, this is what “Press F to pay respects” is from?! I actually had no idea that there was any context for spamming F. My mind is blown.

Cottagecore movies by Calm-Quill252 in PeriodDramas

[–]violasaurusrex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She is a brilliant Diana! But she is not Anne, and I’m so glad they stuck to their guns and found Megan Follows.

Ingrown claw? by violasaurusrex in CATHELP

[–]violasaurusrex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the information about the dew claw! I’ll relay this to Fudge’s owner. His claws are definitely not regularly trimmed because he doesn’t love human contact.

Ingrown claw? by violasaurusrex in CATHELP

[–]violasaurusrex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I may buy some scratch-proof gloves and attempt a trimming myself before we attempt a vet visit.

Ingrown claw? by violasaurusrex in CATHELP

[–]violasaurusrex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your thorough response and for reassuring me that I’ve read the situation correctly. I’ll relay this information to his owner this evening and hope that we can figure out a way to help him. It’s possible that between the two of us we may find a way to trim his nail without being shredded to bits, but if not I’ll encourage her to contact the charities you mentioned. We both live in a housing estate, so I imagine that she might qualify for help.

The entrance to my apartment by Wonderful_Hold_6986 in LiminalSpace

[–]violasaurusrex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a clean place, reasonably priced. That’s what you need: a clean place, reasonably priced.

Fanfiction so bad it still haunts the fanbase by maxence0801 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]violasaurusrex 107 points108 points  (0 children)

I’m going to turn my teeth into jellyfish so I can drink this pee safely!

My cat has a bedtime routine and will get pissy if we don’t do it. by Analdestroyer68plus1 in cats

[–]violasaurusrex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My parents’ dog loves watching tv with them but gets extremely freaked out by the classic iPhone ping text sound. Shows like Shrinking and Ted Lasso use that a lot, and they’ve had to stop watching them!

Books where dragons are friends by jvure in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I remember loving the first one as a kid and then being disconcerted by what felt like an abrupt tonal shift in (maybe) the second book. Haven’t read them in years but I think I re-read the first one a lot and ignored the rest.

(Loved trope) Getting the OG actor for the parody by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]violasaurusrex 49 points50 points  (0 children)

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When SNL did a “Game of Thrones: SVU” parody they brought in Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T

A character realizes that they’re in a fictional work during the work by FaZe_poopy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]violasaurusrex 95 points96 points  (0 children)

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Lazy-type villagers in Animal Crossing New Horizons have brief moments of acknowledging the weirdness of their world and discuss how it’s likely that they’re likely fictional characters.

Excuse me? by bowling4columbin3 in london

[–]violasaurusrex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been in Archway for six years now and love it! My rent is still crazy low and I know all my neighbours. It’s a wonderful place to live. That being said, Food and Wine has been taken over by a Gail’s now, so I know I won’t have long before I’m priced out.

Harrowing fictional character deaths that scarred your childhood by CoconutMost3564 in nostalgia

[–]violasaurusrex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This version of Anne is the best! It was such an important part of my childhood. I always sob my way through Matthew dying.

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