ChonkyOwlbear
@ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why does most American's give shit to the French when if not for them we would have lost the revolution? 4 days ago:
I live in an area of the country that was explored by the French, so the names of many towns, rivers, etc are French. Locals seem to delight in butchering the French pronunciations as much as possible. Not a single one is pronounced anywhere close to correct. There is definitely an element of brotherly teasing to it.
- Comment on halal paintball 1 week ago:
I am thinking of a Dollop episode that discussed pigs in early New York City. They were the trash clean up before there were people dedicated to the job. They were allowed to just run free and scrounge whatever offal they could find. It could have been less that pigs were unclean, rather pigs kept things clean. If people ate all the pigs, there would be corpses and fecal matter lying around for extended periods of time which would cause disease.
- Comment on Anon goes to therapy 3 weeks ago:
Therapists with specialties seem to dislike it when their client doesn’t fall under that umbrella. I had a therapist whose specialty was child sexual abuse. I told her I didn’t experience any and she defensively snapped “Are you sure? Maybe you don’t remember it!”. I did not stick with her for long.
- Comment on Tips 4 weeks ago:
🎶Lowered Expectations🎶
- Comment on Bethesda announces a new Fallout... reality show 4 weeks ago:
I was thinking Russian Roulette, but I guess your way is fine.
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 2 months ago:
Or the Holy Trinity of Cajun and creole cooking, celery, onions, and bell pepper.
- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 2 months ago:
Check out an app called Karrot. It’s basically craigslist but you periodically have to confirm your location, so you know all items are local. It also has a shockingly accurate photo identification and pricing feature.
- Comment on Make me feel like a man 2 months ago:
- Comment on Are all dinosaur fossils 'replicas'? 2 months ago:
Also the real bones are often too heavy to support in a display, so lighter replica pieces are used.
- Comment on how do plants in a green house get enough co2? 2 months ago:
Plants only absorb CO² and release oxygen when photosynthesizing, which requires sunlight. At night plants undergo cellular respiration where they absorb oxygen and release CO². Some sealed terrariums haven’t had any water, air, or fertilizer for decades.
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 2 months ago:
Most arguments for using Hitler’s DNA end up supporting the eugenicist trash Nazi scientists espoused. There is little practical use for it.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 2 months ago:
Depends on the group. Iroquois houses were communal but Pueblo were more like townhomes. Other groups, like the Mississippian culture built individual homes.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 2 months ago:
Because they built houses. It’s not like white people invented the idea of home ownership.
- Comment on Bank Workers, Rejoice! 2 months ago:
The Pueblo, Iroquois, and other non-nomadic Native American groups might disagree about the colonialism part.
- Comment on I don't like this 3 months ago:
As a geologist from Illinois, I wish we had some Igneous granite. In my field camp we cored 500 feet of glacial loess.
- Comment on Beans 4 months ago:
If you ever get the chance, Vietnamese chè is incredible.
- Comment on Beans 4 months ago:
Red bean ice cream is delicious. It’s not that odd when you realize that vanilla, chocolate, and coffee are all beans and all common ice cream flavors.
- Comment on Why doesn't Hamas or Israel just meet at a predetrmined place and time and just have out or kill the crap out of each other? Instead of involving civs who don't have anything to do with war? 4 months ago:
Because that only makes sense if both sides are roughly the same size and strength. When one side is outnumbered and outgunned, it is better to hide and ambush.
- Comment on Is there a drink with taste of energy drink without caffeine? 4 months ago:
Celsius has a line for caffeine free options
- Comment on proof of wormholes 4 months ago:
Their origin is a pretty interesting read too.
- Comment on Should you look for a relationship if it feels like a compromise? 5 months ago:
There are a whole spectrum of nonmonogamous types of relationships out there. Any relationship will have it’s compromise, but what those compromises are is entirely based on you and your partner or partners.
- Comment on Resources 6 months ago:
And kill all the pets I assume.
- Comment on Reality vs Fantasy 7 months ago:
The rule I’ve always used is that if the first letter of the word is a vowel, it’s “an” and if it isn’t use “a”.
For example, “an apple” or “a potato”.
- Comment on Anon likes a thing 7 months ago:
Deadpool.
- Comment on surprised_pikachu.jpg 7 months ago:
He looks like Charlie from IASIP dressed as Jesus
- Comment on Very small deal 7 months ago:
If you can get the boat going before it floods, the boat moving through the water will create enough suction to drain out any water. You just better have a plug waiting for you at your destination.
- Comment on Caption this. 8 months ago:
Sniper MD
- Comment on "And my dick fucks your wife more than you do. What's your point?" 8 months ago:
“Oh, you could only afford one watch?”
- Comment on Holocaust survivor burned in Colorado terror attack speaks out: ‘What the hell is going on in our country?’ 8 months ago:
When will people learn that far right extremism is dangerous?
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 8 months ago:
I, Frankenstein
CGI filled brainless action with demons and gargoyles fighting a secret war. Aaron Eckhart as Frankenstein is stuck in the middle. The whole thing tries to copy the vibe of Underworld and mostly fails. Somehow I still love watching it. It’s just the right kind of bad for me.
