Also Kima: "If Marlo is so tough, where the bodies at?" I love how it's an open secret through all of Westside that the bodies are in the vacants, it's so obvious no snitch thinks to tell a cop what they ain't asking. Brilliant fucking show

And Hardtack is Cutty.

My Book 7-8 Fan castings

If you haven't read through book 8 and you wish to avoid spoilers, get out while you still can! I may also mention a thing or two to do with the Leviathan Falls sample chapters, but those will be spoiler-tagged.

This is my fan-casting for the main Laconian characters from Books 7 and 8, Persepolis Rising and Tiamat's Wrath. Not all of these are necessarily realistic, as some of them are probably too busy and/or expensive and/or old nowadays - this is just who I read them as in the book.

Winston Duarte

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Of the book characters we have not yet met on the show, Duarte seems to be by far the most popular subject of fan-castings. This is no surprise - in spite of his relatively small amount of screen time (or perhaps because of it), he has managed to cultivate an air of mystique like no other.

From what I have seen, the most popular choices for the immortal god-emperor of the Laconian empire seem to be Giancarlo Esposito, Edward James Olmos, and Lars Mikkelsen. My choice is Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, Doctor Strange). What they all share in common is a sense of gravitas and intelligence. However, in my opinion, Mads delivers two crucial things which the others tend to lack.

1. Duarte's Heart. One of the things that struck me the most while reading Tiamat's Wrath was how surprisingly wholesome his relationship with his daughter was. Duarte is a paradoxical character in some ways. In book 7, he says "If you want to create a lasting, stable social order, only one person can ever be immortal." In book 8, however, he offers immortality to Teresa because he doesn't want to lose her. For all his championing of logic and reason, in the prologue of Leviathan Falls, >!it isn't the ambition that built an empire which pulls him back from the brink of non-existence, but his love for his daughter.!< This contradiction is the core of what makes the character work for me; it takes him from an entertaining villain to a truly three-dimensional and fascinating person. To me, Mads Mikkelsen and Edward James Olmos are the only popular picks who could fully pull off Duarte’s sweeter, more emotional side.
2. Duarte's Strangeness. There's something different about Duarte. Something... more. As he injects himself with the protomolecule, it changes him in subtly perceptible ways - he is no longer fully hu

Do your worst!

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

They’re on standbi

Pilot on me!!

It has taken me a while to write about The Wire. The first time I watched The Wire was when I was deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. I purchased a bootleg box set from a Haji bazaar for around $30. I watched that set from my laptop and managed to finish it by the time I left Afghanistan. It was a great show, but I did not have the appreciation for it till the second watching which I did over this last month. I was to give my thoughts on the seasons and the characters and what I think the show was about, what it did good, and what it did bad.

At it is core The Wire is a show about despair, hope, and the mediocrity of life told through the eyes of the citizens of Baltimore. There are basically three main character themes here.

• The Game – Urban youth grow up in the rough part of Baltimore and it is basically all they know and feel comfortable with despite the horrific circumstances they face daily. Basically “The Game” is their day-to-day life. The people who live in the projects and around the corners only have their “rep” or reputation to either make or break them. The game means you do not snitch on others to the cops, it also means unless you have a solid rep or are a “youngin” that the game can swallow you up despite your best intentions. For example, Michael is seen getting picked up by the cops and because of his youth rumors soon begin that he may have been snitching and its what got Marlo all paranoid that he was not loyal enough.

The Game is the balance between the streets, the drug trade, cops, the courts, and the politicians. Each has their role to play and without the other the system is out of balance. The cops keep things from spiraling out of control. Bunny tried to rig the game by making Hamsterdam and making the cops the good guys willing to look the other way. But the game’s pendulum eventually swung back to normality once the other forces of it got a whiff of what Bunny was doing.

The Game applies to jail and going to jail is just a normal part of those participating in it. Your rep means everything and if you got low rep then the game will swallow you up. If you go to jail and do not have protection or rep, then you have a hard life ahead of you. The Game’s rules on snitching apply everywhere. Cops are almost respected in some regards because those who play the game understand they are just doing their role in this ballet; they know to kill a “narco” means incurring the rath of all the other places to bring everything bac

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

When I got home, they were still there.

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Bob

So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."

Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.

Just to clarify, 12345678

Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...

Notices there's only 2;

Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."

I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.

I was just sitting there doing nothing.

“BOOM”?!