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What comedy movies aged like rotten meat?
I've never seen it myself, but from what I've been told Revenge of the Nerds is the definition of this.
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What comedy movies aged like rotten meat?
I've never seen it myself, but from what I've been told Revenge of the Nerds is the definition of this.
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Baby's First Cross Stitch
This was my first time doing cross stitch. It took way longer than the estimated 4 hours on the box.
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Baby's First Cross Stitch
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Thank you, I hadn't noticed that.
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Go get 'em Tiger
If I had a nickel for every time a Grumman test pilot shot himself down I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
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If i were a bird, how high could I go?
It depends on the species, but the highest recorded bird was a Rüppell's Vulture at 37,000 feet (11,300 meters).
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What's an interesting etymology for a common term?
In Latin sinister means left (as in the direction), but later it also meant evil or unlucky. That led to the Old French senestre and sinistre, meaning false or unfavorable. Then finally the English sinister meaning malicious.
The etymology for left (especially in reference to handedness) in multiple languages is actually pretty discriminatory.
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Can anyone explain what's the context of this meme?
It's a pun. The painting depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar. One of the most well known of the assassins was Caesar's friend Brutus. In William Shakespeare's play based on the event Caesar's last words are "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar." His actual last words are probably lost to time, but many people associate the line from the play with the event. As for the pizza thing, it's probably just a setup for the joke.
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Americans overwhelmingly oppose data centers. Women most of all.
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We also don't want people using AI to make porn of us without our consent.
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in the name of the moon
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Me too
Don't forget the part where the wallpaper contains arsenic.
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What WM or DE are you using now?
I use KDE. I like how easy it is to customize pretty much everything. Like, if I want everything to be green, I can make everything green and no one can stop me.
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The second one was a F-14 Tomcat in 1973, if I remember correctly. Basically they were testing the missile system and it didn't launch correctly. Upon being deployed the missile came back up and hit the plane.
One of the pilots actually wrote an article about the incident for a magazine.
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Who knew being a Serial Killer could drum up so much business!
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Dennis Rader was a serial killer known as BTK (an acronym for Bind, Torture, Kill). His day job was installing security systems for ADT. Many of the people he installed security systems for were specifically concerned about BTK. He was also the leader of a Cub Scout troop.
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What game has the weirdest/nicest/meanest fandom?
The Animal Crossing fandom is all three at once.
Some players are super nice and helpful. They do things like giveaways, share when they have high turnip prices, and let others in their town to recruit moving villagers.
Then you also have people who literally charge entry fees for their island. They'll use this to sell items and villagers to other players. I've even heard of people running scams this way. Even worse is the people who charge real money (this is generally frowned upon in most communities, but pretty lucrative on eBay and Etsy).
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Who in your opinion is the worst written FICTIONAL villain in all of media?
Rose from Pokémon Sword and Shield. He wants to solve an energy crisis that won't actually be an issue for like 1,000 years. Then when Leon asks him to delay his plans for literally one day he massively flips out and decides to kick off the apocalypse. And no, it doesn't make any more sense in context.
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Top 25 Songs with Star Trek References
99 Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Es gab ein großes Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons
Captain Kirk is mentioned in both the original German and the English version. The reference is actually moved to a different verse in the English version so that it still works.
Wanna be the Captain of the Enterprise
Wanna be the King of the Zulus
Let's meet and have a baby now!
This one might could also be a reference to any one of the many Navy ships with the name, but I choose to believe someone in the band is one of us.
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Paramount+ Serves Up Bizarre AI Slop Thumbnail For Star Trek
It's not just Star Trek that they're doing this with. My mom was browsing Paramount+ yesterday and the image for Ghosts UK had a character neither us had seen before.
Edit: The Spongebob icon is even worse. His face is just a mouth.
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There's a story I heard many years ago on Tumblr about him. The building that the convention he worked was in had a glass staircase. This lead to a major problem with creepy dudes hanging out under there for easy creepshots. It was eventually decided that this area would become part of Sailor Bubba's patrol. Legend has it that he wore his skirt the Scottish way for maximum effect.
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Ibis Paint X alternative?
Krita is probably the best choice as long as you're using a tablet. I don't believe it's usable on a phone, though.
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What do you like to collect?
Lots of things. The biggest categories are probably video games and music. I also like airline playing cards.