TIL that King Henry VIII disliked ponies. In the Breed of Horses Act of 1540, he ordered that any stallions shorter than 15 hands high, mares shorter than 13 hands high, and 2-year-old colts under 11.2 hands high were to be killed. Private owners were also forced to kill all of their shorter ponies.
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The Cyclops in Krull.
I was in my 20s, single and actively dating, a cat 3 racer, a daily bike commuter, and in the best goddamn shape in my life. Fair to say my identity was firmly associated with biking.
I don’t know about others but I’ve NEVER fallen while cycling (or trail running) when nobody was around. I could be out for hours, never seeing a single person, but for that split second I eat shit I promise someone will be there to witness…and it’s usually some pretty girl.
I hope you were able to deal with it in a more mature manner than I was. I'm still getting nightmares about it. For me, its like that scene in Mr. Destiny, where previously he was at bat with 2 outs on the bottom of the 9th in the state finals, strikes out, and spends the next 20 years in the bar regretting it. Then Batman's Butler gives him a chance to do it over, he swings .5 seconds earlier, the ball smashes into the scoreboard, the outfielder gets covered in sparks, and he goes on to have a foursome with a carful of Georgetown girls.
No. But generally lighter vehicles will accelerate faster, but a heavier car will have a higher top speed. Sort of.
Wait, so MarioKart rules apply in real life?
Correct on a long enough track donkey Kong always wins.
Realol’d
I can slide on and off but I prefer to know how much exactly I am paying before starting my trip.
The Commie Commuter vs the Train Slut. Their battles were legendary!!!
What a dick. Seriously.
It's a stigmata!
MacGruber!!!
This is fascinating.
It's a decent list of all the nasty stuff Trump did. Good reminder.
Pretty sure he turns the power off, no? Did I just invent that?
I will need to watch again. But the movie does take place in at least 3 houses. And usually I notice those types of details. My brains is sorta wired to look for that. I am not sure I would have been yelling at JLC if it had showed Mike Meyers messing with the service panel or something.
All the murders and the main action take place in one house, the one across the street from Nancy. That's the only one that we see anybody in the dark in.
There is also Mike Myers house and Nancy's house too. I'm a little iffy on that last one. But I really can't remember. So you could be right.
Not investing sooner. It's not about timing the market, it's about time in the market. Steadily investing even seemingly small amounts in your early 20's (if it can be afforded) and sticking with it can add up significantly over a 40+ year working life. If your employer offers a 401(k), just putting in enough to get the full match (cause free money is free money) would put people in a much better position come retirement time.
I was really lucky that at 21 I started dating a girl very seriously whose dad was the single stingiest man alive. But he did take the time to really show me the value of savings and how it turns into passive income. Neither he or his wife ever made 6 figures, but were still bringing roughly 200k/year from investment growth. He basically explained to me, 2 salaries at 80k, plus 200k in investment growth is just like making 400k-500k per year in salary. Mailman + Teacher...out earning most drs, lawyers, and CEOs simply because of time in the market.
Good on you for embracing that lesson. It’s hard in your 20s to start saving for a time 25+ years down the road, given that you’re saving for a point in time that is farther down the line than you’ve currently been alive.
What struck me about it was the idea that I am "buying" a second salary down the road and the more I chip in, the bigger the salary will be and one day it will be larger than my job salary and then I can retire if I am comfortable (or keep working if I am not). I basically added 1% of additional auto-withdrawal on every pay-raise for 22 years. It hasn't been too bad.
This is the one. It even almost rhymes.
Yeah, first one for me too.
I don't know what's wrong with that guy. The moment someone yells "watch out!" or "get back!" my first instinct is always to look up for any aerial dogs.
Seriously. Redditers live in such a bubble. Like they've never been outside before.
It's all projection
Realol.
He also shit his pants.
Akira
Like a lot of field events, hammer throw is descended from ancient weapons. Javelin, shot put, discus and hammer throw are all decent ways of putting a hurting on close packed formations of troops.
That really hurt. I'm gonna have a lump there you idiot. Who throws a shoe, honestly!
People are always quick to point out the various animals that are better than us at various things, but it's rare for people to talk about what we're good at. We can run extremely far, we can climb well, we can throw things further and more accurately than basically any other animal. Even ignoring our intelligence that's orders of magnitude beyond other animals, there is a reason we made it to the top of the food chain. Many animals can outdo us physically in one or two ways, but few can outdo us overall.
You should see my foster dog catch food in her mouth. She can barely make it up the stairs without tripping, but could probably catch a grape launched at her by a Cy Young pitcher throwing the dirtiest breaking ball ever pitched on a windy day whilst being defended by an all star NFL corner back and a yapping corgi. Not only will she catch it, she will use its momentum to swallow said grape whole without chewing. Nothing but neck!
Back in the day, I had a custom steel road bike setup as a single speed with panniers and a rack.
Pretty fucking fast lol especially when talking about an average over 32 miles that's incredibly fast.
That was going to be my exact response. Almost word for word.
It's not a drone, baby, it's a chopper.
Brilliant
Sure they would notice, but that doesn’t mean they would report it. Even now there is a stigma against starting puberty young, uneducated people tend to think it’s caused by having sexual thoughts or “acting grown up”.
Especially if the only thing keeping your 11 year old daughter from being sold of as chattel is a menstruation.
My wife...I would accept a good explanation and heart to heart.
That is ttue
I have known only one psychopath and he was honestly one of the best influences in my life. Dude was a moral paragon, saw the world through a unique lens that allowed you to take a step back and really see what was going on, and not to get swept up by instinct and social momentum. Its as if he could see life from outside the fishbowl, stepping into anyone else's shoes in any story and add a context to how those actions could or couldn't be justified or why something should or shouldn't be a bother to me. He was generous with his time and attention, always very considerate, extremely funny, and sharp as a tack. I really looked up to him.
1: he only "believed" in these things as long as they benefitted him, the second the opposite benefitted him more he did a 180 and felt it was justified because at the end of the day to him the only thing that matters is what benefits him, not what is right or rather: what is right is what benefits him.
I agree with all of that.
Specifically luxury brands. 10 years ago Tesla was the only good EV, so it was basically luxury by default.
You do have to give credit for Tesla building out the only good charging network (at least in the US).
It's exactly what our Government should be subsidizing... infrastructure!
This isn't important, but this is the first time I've seen someone emphasise the "did" instead of the "not" in "did NOT"
Lol. I'm gonna keep it. But I am embarrassed.
I think that was excellent casting for exactly those reasons. People can be very easily led to commit sometimes terrible acts by someone who has the right mix of looks, personality and charisma.
As an 18 year old boy, I found the whole thing morally and sexually confusing, 😂
Is trapping people in a state of dependency "helping people?" How many healthy, once-capable people is it okay to trap to care for that undiagnosed schizophrenic? Is the welfare state not a trickle-down operation? Is HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, who sprinkles 7% of GDP from Mount Olympus, not an oligarch? Is it not okay to examine the moral, economic, and civic hazards of the welfare state?
Sure. I would be more convinced if I saw even a single GOP policy platform that isn't a social wedge, or actually helped people more than corporations.
Yes, welfare is an enormous conflict of interest. When LBJ launched his war on poverty in the 1960s, he promised it would *reduce* the federal $10B social spending by helping people get back on their feet. Instead the poverty rate stopped declining, the welfare state has ballooned to over $1 trillion per year, only a fraction of which makes its way to the poor, and generations of voters have become trapped in a state of dependency.
It's amazing to watch people go to bat for the oligarchs. God forbid our government spends less than 20% of its budget helping people! If welfare is economic heroin, Fox news is mental meth.
....about your cat. Poster Nuttbag.
That's a name I haven't heard in about 25 years.