toynbee

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

I don't drink coffee and rarely tea, so you won't get any argument from me.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

They really should have included that storyline in Power Rangers, TBH.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago

He was.

I remember only because at the time they were advertising that the green power ranger would be getting a power upgrade and I said to my older brother that I bet he would become the white power ranger (not being aware of the connotations at the time, nor anything else other than the kid's show).

He said that wasn't possible. How would they display the trademark white diamonds, he asked? It still boggles my mind that that was his only reasoning.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Does Agent Venom count? I've only read a little about the character, but enjoyed what I saw.

In - I think - the first issue, he ends up carrying an armed grenade in his mouth for most of it; I remember there being some pretty funny quips about it.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Spoon or not, I'm told this is a sin.

Perhaps including silver purifies the act.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 38 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There are many stories about Daniel Radcliffe being confused for Elijah Wood and vice versa; this one is pretty good:

Radcliffe also shared a funny story about an occasion where he was mistaken for Wood, but because of a language barrier, he signed an autograph anyway--with the words, "I am not Elijah Wood."

"I was once on a red carpet in Japan and a photo of you [Wood] was thrust at me. My first instinct was to say, 'Oh, I'm not ... So I can't ...' but I thought the language barrier would be too much," Radcliffe said. "So the quickest way to deal with it was just to write, 'I am not Elijah Wood, [signed] Daniel Radcliffe,' and then hope somebody translated that for him later."

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

In Ross' video, IIRC, he said 110% was good, 120% was pretty safe, and 140% was very safe.

edit: Correct autocorrect.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that what you saw in your dreams?

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

And I hear tourism is going down, so it might be less crowded.

 

They almost blend together.

 
 

Newbie was a rescue from a dog fighting house. According to the shelter from which we got her, they couldn't get her to fight, so they used her for breeding. For her entire life with us, she had scars from where they tied her down for breeding... But despite coming from the most abusive background imaginable, she was the absolute sweetest dog. She was in my life for about a decade and, other than in her sleep, I never once heard her make an aggressive sound.

Unfortunately, she died a few years ago from a failing pancreas. She's the only dog I ever had to choose to let die. I wish she were still here.

edit: She was really stinky, though.

 

A while ago, Maze hurt her ear. Since then we've been giving her all kinds of medication. Obviously things aren't pristine, but she's doing way better and her wheezing has nearly disappeared!

 
 

My wife pronounces it three different ways, each of which she can support. I pronounce it one, but other than that it's the way I've heard it I can't support my pronunciation even after some searches. What's yours and why?

 

Last week, I made a post about a demon in my backyard at 4am.

For anyone curious, this is how it disguises its form during daylight. Pretty convincing and a lot less unsettling.

 

My 5-year-old has set up a selection of large rocks on the railing of my back porch, which my kitchen faces.

In the kitchen, there is a small TV with a red status LED, which due to the window construction reflects twice.

As I naively walked into my kitchen, the only person in my house awake in the early morning, the rocks and lights lined up in an alarming way. I got quite a start.

(I know the picture isn't great quality ... I think the phone camera didn't want to focus on reflections. Also I zoomed in to hide my kitchen clutter.)

edit: Clarifications.

 

Do you want to live in the city or country? Either way, why? Is there a specific place you'd like to live?

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