>“As you say, my lord.” The Halfmaester glanced at another parchment. “We could scarcely have timed our landing better. We have potential friends and allies at every hand.”

Yesterday I posted about the size/strength/discipline of the Golden Company. In this post, my goal is to discuss which houses the Golden Company and Jon Connington are talking about when they refer to their "friends in the reach" aka potential allies.

Who are the Golden Company's "Friends in the Reach"?

Note: I think they have friends in other places too (the Stormlands, King's Landing, Dorne, etc.) but this post is about the friends they might have in the Reach.

>Jon Connington was not without his own friends here. Some of the older lords will still remember me, and their sons will have heard the stories.

Background

The Golden Company/Young Griff's arrival changes a lot, as we seemingly have the Golden Company taking numerous castles/hostages in the Stormlands, half the Stepstones and even Storm's End (though guile).

By taking Storm's End, the realm is forced to recognize Young Griff as a legitimate threat/worthy king:

>Doubt, division, and mistrust will eat the very ground beneath your boy king, whilst Aegon raises his banner above Storm's End and the lords of the realm gather round him."

and so in response, the crown has seemingly sent Mace Tyrell (post trial) to deal with them:

>There is an army descending on Storm’s End from King’s Landing. You will want to be safe inside the walls before the battle.”
>
>Will we? Wondered Arianne. “Battle? Or siege?” She did not intend to let herself be trapped inside Storm’s End.
>
>“Battle,” Halden said firmly. “Prince Aegon means to smash his enemies in the field.” -TWOW, Arianne II

I'm sure you can see where I am going with this. As the Warden of the South, Mace commands a large # of lords and men. Let's put that loyalty to the test.. and see who is more suspect to switch sides...

Houses that could be the GC's "friend"

>"Even after a century, some of us still have friends in the Reach. The power of Highgarden may not be what Mace Tyrell imagines." -ADWD, The Lost Lord

and:

>Let King's Landing think this is no more than an exile lord coming home with some hired swords to rec

I will include in my email the issues I think the legislature should be working on during this session.

Senate: Julie.Adams@lrc.ky.gov Ralph.Alvarado@lrc.ky.gov Karen.Berg@lrc.ky.gov Jared.Carpenter@lrc.ky.gov Danny.Carroll@lrc.ky.gov Matt.Castlen@lrc.ky.gov Donald.Douglas@lrc.ky.gov CB.Embry@lrc.ky.gov Rick.Girdler@lrc.ky.gov David.Givens@lrc.ky.gov Denise.HarperAngel@lrc.ky.gov Jimmy.Higdon@lrc.ky.gov Paul.Hornback@lrc.ky.gov Jason.Howell@lrc.ky.gov Alice.Kerr@lrc.ky.gov Chris.McDaniel@lrc.ky.gov Morgan.McGarvey@lrc.ky.gov Stephen.Meredith@lrc.ky.gov Robby.Mills@lrc.ky.gov Gerald.Neal@lrc.ky.gov Mike.Nemes@lrc.ky.gov Dennis.Parrett@lrc.ky.gov John.Schickel@lrc.ky.gov Wil.Schroder@lrc.ky.gov Brandon.Smith@lrc.ky.gov Adrienne.Southworth@lrc.ky.gov Robert.Stivers@lrc.ky.gov Brandon.Storm@lrc.ky.gov Damon.Thayer@lrc.ky.gov Reginald.Thomas@lrc.ky.gov Johnnie.Turner@lrc.ky.gov Robin.Webb@lrc.ky.gov Steve.West@lrc.ky.gov Whitney.Westerfield@lrc.ky.gov Phillip.Wheeler@lrc.ky.gov Mike.Wilson@lrc.ky.gov Max.Wise@lrc.ky.gov David.Yates@lrc.ky.gov

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I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Luitjes!

Ik speel graag Don't Starve Together (€15 nu voor twee), een overlevingsspel in Burton-achtige stijl waar je druk bezig bent allemaal taken te vervullen in de hoop dat je het wereldje uiteindelijk weet te ontsnappen! Ik ben op zoek naar een handjevol mensen die vanaf aankomende maandag 10 januari zes avonden van ongeveer half 8 tot half 10 samen een (mild) wereldje wil proberen te trotseren! Communicatie gaat dan via Discord, en de insteek is een laag kletsgehalte om de drempel laag te houden en omdat het spel best hectisch kan zijn, zeker als alles mis gaat xD. DST vraagt aardig wat van je aandacht, maar de opzet is om redelijk rustig aan te doen en niet al te veel te plannen, min-maxen enzovoorts; doodgaan hoort bij de beleving. Je daagt gewoon op, speelt twee uurtjes samen, en daarna ga je lekker de rest van je avond tegemoet. Lijkt dat je wat? We doen natuurlijk een kennismaking, en je kunt altijd nog afhaken als je de klik niet voelt, maar als je zegt dat je meedoet is het belangrijk dat je naar verwachting in ieder geval vier keer mee kunt doen.

Ik speel het personage Wickerbottom en organiseer dan vooral onze basis en houd een los overzichtje bij van klusjes die handig zijn om te doen zodat niemand zich doelloos voelt. Het leukst is als we een divers team personages hebben: Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Woodie, Wigfrid, Webber, Wormwood (als je die toevallig al hebt), Winona en Walter zijn allemaal toegankelijk voor nieuwe spelers (de dikgedrukte zijn al helemáál goed voor beginners).

TL;DR je hebt nodig:

• Don't Starve Together
• Discord & een redelijke microfoon
• Vier tot zes vrije maandagavonden vanaf aankomende maandag 10 januari

Wie o wie haakt er aan? 6 mensen in totaal is denk ik de max, dus als dit storm loopt (wat ik niet verwacht) moet er misschien een tweede groepje komen! Misschien tot sprekens gauw!

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

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 😂

It really does, I swear!

So, I've been doing these kinds of posts for some years now, every time I reach a new milestone in my musical theatre journey. I started listening to Cast Recordings about three years ago, as I realized that I loved musical theatre but was unable to see most shows with my own eyes. (I live in Mexico, where we rarely get musicals and, if we do, they are translated)

I make this post for those who think that they are unable to enjoy musical theatre from afar. Look where I've come, by just listening to the Cast Recordings! My recommendation is to pay attention to the lyrics. If a musical does its job well, the story will live in its lyrics. It doesn't hurt to check out the Wikipedia page for some guidance. If you can, reading the script along with the cast recording gives a more rounded experience.

I have compiled every musical I've listened to in a list, wherein I also list my favorite songs from the score. Feel free to recommend any more shows, I'm always on the lookout! Also, you can use this as a way to find your next favorite musical!

1. Into The Woods - Prologue or On the Steps of the Palace
2. Oklahoma! - Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! or Oklahoma or The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
3. Sunday In The Park With George - Title Song or It's Hot Up Here
4. Passion - Happiness
5. Heathers - Dead Girl Walking
6. Dear Evan Hansen - Good For You
7. Avenue Q - The Internet is for Porn or There's a Fine, Fine Line
8. Be More Chill - More Than Survive
9. Spring Awakening - The Bitch Of Living or Touch Me
10. Wicked - Defying Gravity or Popular or No Good Deed or The Wizard and I
11. Something Rotten! - Hard To Be The Bard or Right Hand Man or A Musical
12. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - The I Love You Song
13. Waitress - She Used To Be Mine or What Baking Can Do or When He Sees Me
14. The Book of Mormon - I Believe
15. The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the Opera or Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
16. Merrily We Roll Along - Old Friends or Not A Day Goes By or Opening Doors
17. Falsettos - I'm Breaking Down or A Day In Falsettoland
18. The Last Five Years - Moving Too Fast or A Summer in Ohio
19. Matilda The Musical - Miracle or Revolting Children
20. Mean Girls - World Burn
21. Hairspray - It Takes Two or You Can't Stop The Beat
22. 36 Questions - For The Record or We Both
23. Legally Blonde The Musical - So Much Better
24. Les Misérables - On My Own or One Day More!
25. Kinky Boots

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

A play on words.

Calcium, nickel, neon

My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

Put it on my bill

Pilot on me!!

Christopher Walken

Nothing, he was gladiator.

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.

Or would that be too forward thinking?

At work, I have a workstation.

edit: cheers u/cheer_up_richard