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“with even Elizabeth II still five and a half years from taking the crown, no pun intended.”

Behold.  My favorite beverage straw.  Flossing is a little difficult.

What rubes! They clearly should have known that burning the afflicted’s organs only aerosolizes the vampiric particles, resulting in aggressive vampiric mists (like in Stephen King’s excellent work of journalistic reporting, “The Mist”). Sprinkling a twenty foot circle with a blend of rice and salt is clearly the only

Just the idea of laziness and stupidity through the ages is comforting tho...kinda...sorta...

For some reason, this incredibly elegant and logical system was replaced on Decimal Day in 1971 (also observed in tIreland)

😂😂😂😂 A slightly obscure The Good Place reference is always a good thing.

(Accidently posted this in another thread - reposting here as this is where I intended to post it originally)

#AnEmmyForDarcy

I’ll have you know my choice of Wikipedia articles to write about has had very low standards from the very first column!

I detect, like me, you’re endowed with the gift of gab.

Maybe Ronan was green, but nobody could find the light switch on the Dark Aster.

Prose before hoes.

Seriously!  I find myself saying ‘They done loved him up and turned him into a horny toad’ way more often than I really should, you and your wife are obviously the right kind of people.

For whatever reason, Chidi’s “WHY?!?!” being pushed into the water was my biggest laugh.

These must have been truly grave issues, for these popes to not allow it to expire. Instead, they kept digging into the past, thus soiling their reputations. It shows the fundamental rot at the head of the church.

Oh, look at Mr. Trust Fund over here who can afford multiple apples! In my house, only the strongest and most cunning child gets that apple!

Yes. His determination to “undermine” the tropes of fantasy storytelling has painted him into an incredibly sad corner. As a writer, I cannot fathom letting yourself get so far into a project without knowing the final image. It’s literally all that matters, the last image you leave for a reader.
To make cohesive sense,

I think he was majory deflated when the Internet started reading it carefully and figured out all of his hidden plot points right away.  I think he was seriously planning to blow people’s mind with R+L=J around book 6 or 7 and now it’s ruined. 

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I’m dying to know GRRM’s process, and how much he allows his editors to be involved in that process. I haven’t read the books or watched the TV show, but I’m fascinated by the way this series has developed and the growing gaps between each book. I think the first part of this clip of GRRM talking with Stephen King

I have very mixed feelings on Fred. Namely, I love Amy Acker. She is one of my absolute favorite tv actresses and I will legitimately give any show a try if she’s in it. But I have some issues with the character of Fred. I like her overall but I don’t like how she immediately gets put into a love triangle for two of