Even succeeding in some cases turns out to be an actual failure and some failures end up as successes.

Only if you succeed on certain checks. It’s possible to entirely miss the bullet wound and think he was hanged.

How far have you gotten? What is the wall you can’t seem to get by? Is it just not gripping you? Don’t know what to do or where to go?

You have a spoiler warning partway through this piece, but in your opening paragraph you mention the location of the “second” bullet, which is a bit of a spoiler. Great article though.

It sounds like it was supposed to be Ken Jennings, but then enough people got upset over a few of his tweets that they thought it was too risky.

I was having a really hard time noticing anything different.

Would never work. He has to ask the questions in the form of a statement.

You mean a slopper doesn’t involve pouring a glass of water over a steak?

PhDs in philosophy are smart. MDs are smart. I would not expect a philosopher to be able to understand and analyze a medical journal and I wouldn’t expect a doctor to understand and analyze a philosophy journal.

I think you mean “M4trix.”

I misread that as heelys.

Well, that’s just his premiums, which don’t necessarily cover other treatment he might need. Depends on his max deductible.

It makes perfect sense!

Or or OR... a twist the fanboys will love: that’s not Dr. Strange. It’s Mephisto in disguise and the misfiring of the spell is intentional!

I tried Cocoa Puffs as an adult and they were disgusting. They may have changed the recipe since I was a kid though.

I can easily see some of the movies on this list being red flags for pretentiousness.

Make it a full meal by adding some shrimp and orzo (and a little more dressing).

Peruse means to look over something carefully with great attention to detail. People use it to mean skim over.

I don’t think that works in all cases. “Don’t misunderstand me,” doesn’t mean “Misunderstand me.”

I’ve never even played Oblivion. I went from Morrowind to Skyrim. Oblivion came out when I went to college and most of my gaming then was Madden and Wii Sports. Plus, I didn’t have a PC at the time, just a Macbook (not a fan of playing PC games on consoles in general). I feel like playing it now would be an utter…