the_original_Retro
the_original_Retro t1_j29br2u wrote
Reply to comment by Salicilic_Acid-13C6_ in LPT Request - I've been a punching bag to my closest friends for years. What do I do? by germany_science_1
Refinement: Hell is other wrong people.
It's not all other people.
I have some solid, dependable friends and they're the exact opposite of 'hell'.
the_original_Retro t1_j29bjyi wrote
Reply to LPT Request - I've been a punching bag to my closest friends for years. What do I do? by germany_science_1
Need more details OP.
This could be anything from a throwaway expression based on how you feel, to an actual physical abuse situation.
C'mon. Spill. Share examples, and whether or if you've done ANYTHING AT ALL to try and rectify it.
the_original_Retro t1_j28d0up wrote
Reply to Jerry’s is naming a pizza after Andrew Tate by Kat121
Comes with optional ghost peppers, just in case you weren't burned enough already.
the_original_Retro t1_j26w68e wrote
Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: This cat chomping on a piece of wood by __codex
It's a "table".
the_original_Retro t1_j26t8t5 wrote
Honestly, it would have been better if you'd just named it "Winter".
The other words are superfluous and the work is gorgeous.
Very well done.
the_original_Retro t1_j26sjzj wrote
Reply to comment by RangerBumble in A beautiful day in Centerville, Washington [OC] [4000 x 2670] by CodyChrome
Take a physics course ok?
No, no it was not.
the_original_Retro t1_j26rkbr wrote
Reply to comment by Stevenshy in The couch says as much as the dress and hair. Me, 1983 by jorjakelly71
Just as cute too.
Curious about the deflated giant chicken just past the sofa though.
the_original_Retro t1_j1pqlue wrote
Reply to comment by walruskingmike in Quentin Tarantino responds to Kanye West saying Django Unchained was his idea by PineBarrens89
I read it the other way, as "THIS CLAIM fucked his credibility", for this specific theme.
West's credibility was super in question before, that's obvious and no argument there.
But that won't get a lot of weight with respect to a specific court case where he's suing for royalties.
"Your honor, the plaintiff's generally not credible" isn't a starting argument.
But if instead it's "Your honor, we can specifically demonstrate where the plaintiff had made misleading claims about ownership and creation of the concept that is the theme of their frivolous lawsuit" (or however a decent lawyer would put it), suddenly it's really relevant.
the_original_Retro t1_j1706kv wrote
Reply to comment by LostMyKarmaElSegundo in LPT Request: How do you say "Yes" if someone asks if they're being annoying? by eiriee
Going to add something to this excellent answer:
If you can't specifically figure out why they're annoying so you can tell them a reason, the problem just might be you.
I've been annoyed at people because I had a bad night's sleep, or I heard a story four times by other people in the past day and they're telling it for the fifth time, or out of silly displaced anger, or for other reasons that were more to do with me than with them.
Before responding to their question, a good question to ask yourself is "are they annoying just to me?".
If you're not confident that the answer to that question is "no", odds are actually pretty good that you're the one that needs to work on the situation, not them.
the_original_Retro t1_j14uxfg wrote
Reply to comment by Fit_Serve726 in 'Hawkeye' Is the Best MCU Show to Rewatch This Holiday Season by Sisiwakanamaru
I think he has some shining moments.
He was quite good in his Bourne-related role, and he's excellent with banter (that scene with him and Quicksilver in Avengers 2 just makes me chortle every time).
They're just not coming across in this series... or, to be fair, at least not yet.
the_original_Retro t1_j14cmgj wrote
Reply to comment by TheBlackSwarm in 'Hawkeye' Is the Best MCU Show to Rewatch This Holiday Season by Sisiwakanamaru
Yeah, I have to agree.
There was a "tiredness" about him in the first episode that I coincidentally watched last night so the memory is fresh. His character not only looked like Hawkeye didn't want to be there, the actor looked like RENNER didn't want to be there.
The parenting scenes at the restaurant were horribly written, woodenly acted and looked out of place. They felt... tired as well.
Maybe this changes in later episodes but the first episode really didn't shine a good light on the Hawkeye actor. I realize he was supposed to be someone that was tiredly dealing with the legacy of his previous actions and not wanting any of the publicity that came with it... but it was almost too genuine as it bled through the whole portrayal.
the_original_Retro t1_iymkkz4 wrote
the_original_Retro t1_iye5iah wrote
I'd like to append "at least twice if not more" to this excellent LPT.
A lot of people do something and instantly rush to report it to LifeProTips as must-have advice... when experts in that thing just wince and roll their eyes at how often it turns out to be massively counterproductive.
I'm a business consultant and routinely destroy bad advice here, not out of meanness, but because it's just such BAD advice, and if it leaves a positive impression on some people it could hurt them. Ditto stuff that reinforces social anxieties instead of facing or actually managing them (with the most common of these suggesting stupid lies to avoid social situations).
Often the advice is from someone who either thinks it makes sense (when it sometimes just doesn't), or it worked for them out of some freak coincidence. Either way, it's not a LPT the vast majority of the time, and in some respects can cause actual damage if followed.
the_original_Retro t1_iydwmsd wrote
Reply to comment by witherwingg in Kids in Harry Potter never learn how to write and spelling, yet it's taken for granted in Hogwarts by spa1teN
Looking at British schooling systems during the timeframe of the book, they have a Stage 1 that goes from 7 to 11, equivalent of Grades 1 through 5.
the_original_Retro t1_iydwgmp wrote
Reply to comment by Liraeyn in Kids in Harry Potter never learn how to write and spelling, yet it's taken for granted in Hogwarts by spa1teN
So Harry was 11 in the first book and film, and the book was set in the year 1991.
He would have received zero homeschooling from his horrid family, they just wanted the money that came from looking after him and nothing else to do with him.
So looking at British education systems in the 1980's, he would have gone to Stage 1 "muggle" school (at age 7), and then to Hogwarts for Stage 2 (at age 11).
The foster parents would have wanted him out of the house.
the_original_Retro t1_iydsn89 wrote
Reply to Kids in Harry Potter never learn how to write and spelling, yet it's taken for granted in Hogwarts by spa1teN
My guess is there were lessons in there on some of that, but they're so muggly-mundane that they'd be boring, and so they wouldn't help move the story forward at all.
So they were glossed over more than not present at all.
(That being said, it would have been fun watching Ron Weasley try and participate in a spelling competition.)
the_original_Retro t1_iydhwys wrote
Reply to comment by Parentinginapandemic in What is this theme called? by Parentinginapandemic
If you're okay with youth fiction from mid-last century, C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia is a very famous arc of many books and a few movie adaptations. "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", first written but not chronological, was a delightful read when I was a kid, but the later ones in the series were super overbearing in their biblical parallels and I didn't like them.
Probably the most amazing trilogy I've read in my life was by a fellow Canadian - Guy Gavriel Kay's "The Fionavar Tapestry". It starts with The Summer Tree. It's big and grand and utterly amazing, and I can't recommend it enough.
the_original_Retro t1_iydfkt6 wrote
Reply to What is this theme called? by Parentinginapandemic
The general classification is "fantasy". Key word 'magical' normally moves this in to that genre.
This is really more specific - the broader category of fantasy also includes fully realized other-places such as Lord of the Rings, stories about deities, or the existence of metahumans or superhero powers in a select hidden few of our own world - so it's a "subgenre" with a focus on 'alternate-reality fantasy'.
That's more of a descriptive phrase than a label.
the_original_Retro t1_iycid3k wrote
Reply to comment by mahtit in This oldschool AC on wheels by Ozarkii
Charlie Brown's teacher.
the_original_Retro t1_iyb83bv wrote
Superb capture of the lighting.
Your perspective is a bit off, and a house wouldn't have all those shrubs inside of their fence, but this is still gorgeous.
Well done.
the_original_Retro t1_iy6pm6x wrote
Nailed the composition. And the paper choice is wonderful.
the_original_Retro t1_iy49eyu wrote
Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: A man petting a kitten from a pothole by 3xtreme_Awesomeness
It's a MANhole. A man is in it.
If it were a pothole, it would be a pot petting the kitten.
the_original_Retro t1_iy208ct wrote
Ugh.
the_original_Retro t1_ixxgzq8 wrote
Old, and not a good joke. Sorry fam.
the_original_Retro t1_j2e2fbq wrote
Reply to comment by gn0xious in 1946 Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary menu for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner by GoodMornEveGoodNight
Unless it has pineapple and ham.
Then it's a travesty.