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I’ve always seen it as elective Kingship vs lineage, and a question of what a more flexible England would have been like compared to a more centralized Angevin monarchy. Probably poorer and less powerful.
January 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I’ve always seen it as elective Kingship vs lineage, and a question of what a more flexible England would have been like compared to a more centralized Angevin monarchy. Probably poorer and less powerful.
I understood that reference!
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I understood that reference!
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People love to say “the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 moved the cultural needle back to Trump” while seemingly oblivious to the fact that the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 took place while Trump was in power and immediately proceeded an election that he lost.
January 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
People love to say “the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 moved the cultural needle back to Trump” while seemingly oblivious to the fact that the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 took place while Trump was in power and immediately proceeded an election that he lost.
The only way to win is not to play.
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The only way to win is not to play.
Yes, a lot of it you have to just assume they’re referencing something that existed. (Like “Randolph Scott”)
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yes, a lot of it you have to just assume they’re referencing something that existed. (Like “Randolph Scott”)
It’s a Soviet model, lots of big anti ship missiles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It’s a Soviet model, lots of big anti ship missiles.
Police Expeditionary Unit (Afloat)
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Police Expeditionary Unit (Afloat)
They’re casemated guns, as seen on… WW1 era ships like USS Texas.
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
They’re casemated guns, as seen on… WW1 era ships like USS Texas.
It’s one scene to my memory, but hopefully it is funny.
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
It’s one scene to my memory, but hopefully it is funny.
Spaceballs is an excellent place to start since we can presume most people have seen Star Wars. Less so about Alien. But pretty much each genre has a sendup available.
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Spaceballs is an excellent place to start since we can presume most people have seen Star Wars. Less so about Alien. But pretty much each genre has a sendup available.
How are y’all on Mel Brooks?
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
How are y’all on Mel Brooks?
You’ll note that organization is created to oppose the actual Catholic Church.
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
You’ll note that organization is created to oppose the actual Catholic Church.
Were you an office worker who carpooled into the city with a nuclear family? I never was.
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Were you an office worker who carpooled into the city with a nuclear family? I never was.
SimCity2000 had those. I remember one of them was Flint MI.
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
SimCity2000 had those. I remember one of them was Flint MI.
The argument is the future might be good enough to justify having it?
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The argument is the future might be good enough to justify having it?
This is incredibly ominous. I hope someday we overcome it. (The tomorrow part)
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This is incredibly ominous. I hope someday we overcome it. (The tomorrow part)
Ouch. So on the mark.
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Ouch. So on the mark.
I will admit that persevering through adversity and coping with grief and loss are why I am opposed to the continuation of the human condition. I didn’t expect to become anti-art.
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I will admit that persevering through adversity and coping with grief and loss are why I am opposed to the continuation of the human condition. I didn’t expect to become anti-art.
Right, but then you scale it to include people multiple planetary systems away. If each planet has 1 famous smuggler, what -% of them will an average high ranking smuggler know of? Now check for the second most famous…
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Right, but then you scale it to include people multiple planetary systems away. If each planet has 1 famous smuggler, what -% of them will an average high ranking smuggler know of? Now check for the second most famous…
Han knowing Lando is normal - they have worked together and then Han deliberately navigates to there. This is more about the people/ideologies/groups you have never encountered before but have heard of when someone else mentions them.
January 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Han knowing Lando is normal - they have worked together and then Han deliberately navigates to there. This is more about the people/ideologies/groups you have never encountered before but have heard of when someone else mentions them.