giraffepoliceforce: I really want a science fiction story where aliens come to invade earth and effortlessly wipe out humanity, only to be fought off by the wildlife. They were expecting military resistance. They weren’t counting on bears. War of the …
Month: January 2014
Some Answers to Questions
No, I’m not a ‘brony’. Obviously I have watched the show, and I think it’s very good. Well written, distinctive characters, bright and colorful, and lots of fun crazy stuff that happens. But I only watched it because of people …
Sci-Fi Aliens
synchodai: Sci-fi pet peeve #1: Treating different species of alien like they’re just a different race of human,. It’s a common criticism of sci-fi; the lack of any real alien aliens. Just humans with make-up and and a vagina stuck …
Coutelier
Coutelier coutelier: realityhelix: For reference, we have 128 different species of snake in North America. That’s a lot. Do you need that many? Maybe send some of them to other countries that are lacking in the snake department. Although, like …
Coutelier
realityhelix: For reference, we have 128 different species of snake in North America. That’s a lot. Do you need that many? Maybe send some of them to other countries that are lacking in the snake department. Although, like I was …
Snakes
realityhelix: I have just looked it up. There are a grand total of three different kinds of snakes in Britain, and the only one I guessed right was the Adder. Adders, the most famous being the Black, Grass Snakes, Smooth …
Why is “Dick” the nickname for people called “Richard”?
synchodai: Why is “Dick” the nickname for people called “Richard”? Nothing to do with willies; that doesn’t seem to have started until around the nineteenth century, whereas Dick = Richard has been around much longer. It’s probably just that other …
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