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That makes more sense. I could not get it to add up in my brain (not the policy part, but his age). Hey, what's wrong with being named Christian or Frederik???? (nevermind that the Queen was Queen Margrethe II, Margrethe I dates all the way back to the Kalmar Union)

I found out, I could access my old Pathfinder Wrath of the Righeous saved games via GOG cloud. Awesome. Installed the game and relized a lot of time had passed since playing on my lich game 🤔 I remember having a nice editor tool for saved games, but I don't remember what it was called. In hindsight, having a spell caster specializing in scythe combat wasn't such a great idea, but hey, it made perfect sense thematically! Started up a new game as a Magus (arcane rider), but till probably drop it again. It was good as a warm up game though. I might do a second take on the Lich path, but with something different than a sorcerer as the starting class. I wouldn't be surprised if magus is a decent choice for the task Edit: It bugs me a bit, that I have a hard time constantly picking evil choises, even if its a roleplaying character.

I'm cheating a bit. My best friend during my university years was from Iran. He survived two years at the front in the war between Iran and Iraq, after which his family had saved up enough money to buy him a fake passport and ship him off to northern Europe. Awesome guy. Even better chef 🤤 He married a Danish girl, had kids, Danish beer and pork sausages was his own favourite food 😅 Shared a lot of stories too, about the clergy, the Shah, and what he knew about Iran from before those times

Iran once had an elected president, Mossadeq. Secular too. He was removed by the US and the UK, because he was more concerned about Iranian interests instead of US and UK interests. He was replaced by Rezah Pahlavi, being a good puppet to control the country. Unlike Mossadeq not objecting to the US and the UK taking ownership of Irans oil reserves. A bit like Allende in Chile. Can't have those elected leaders when people vote wrong! Reza was originally forced from power by the UK in 1941 because he was a Nazi sympatiser. Go figure, better get that guy back in power again instead of the elected one :P

At the risk of sounding negative that gets harder and harder in an increasingly overcrowded world 😖 Social media doesn’t help either, as people have long since worked out negativity is more profitable

Prepare to chase the stories through a raid in Final Fantasy 14, a collectible card game where you need 17 super rare cards placed in a particular order and a stage production of Le Miserable where part of the story is played through the intermission (and a manga series)

Did they actually call it GNU??? 😎 I know GNU as one of two things. The animal also called wildebeest or a license for open source software

After their equally exhausting descend, the party arrives at the next town, which has a working hot spring facility 😎 Frieren finally gets to soak all day long in hot water. This means Fern and Stark ends up with time to spare the next few days... now what to do with all that spare time Fern and Stark discuss what to do and Stark completely missing the point (showing all the brain density of that magic nullifying crystal from episode 1), is oblivious to Ferns attempt at directing his attention to the fact that they both have spare time. Eventually she gives in to despair and hits Stark with a verbal clue so strong, even he can not ignore that Fern would like for them to do something together... Stark, a bit surprised, blurts out the first thing he can think of as a comeback, he asks Fern out on a date. Fern stops what she is doing, even dropping the magic book she was reading on the floor, turning even more stone faced than usual. Stark wonders if he crossed a line and expects to die... Ferm simply accepts the invitation with something along the lines of Ok, see you tomorrow. Stark panics and seeks help from the only person he suspects knows anything about what Fern might like to do, where to go and what to see. Frieren. The Elf that will tear the arms of her opponents at the shoulders, crush heads with her bare hands, the stuff of nightmares and the highest known kill count. She is... Frieren the Slayer! Stark tells Frieren what is going on and asks her for advice. Yes, the same Frieren that forgot about her boyfriend for 50 years and then got upset when he died from old age. I'm skipping the part where he compares her to a grandma and she threatens to throw a tantrum after his second offense (he called her an old hag in season 1 episode 6). Enough memes on the net about said tantrum already. Turns out, she actually remembers (as opposed to knows) a great deal, because Heiter share a lot of his knowledge with Frieren before he passed away Of course, Stark wasn't the only one with a challenging childhood, growing up with Eisen the warrior. Fern grew up with a corrupt priest and has no more skills at dealing with people her own age than Stark has, so she asks Frieren for advice too. A funny little dialogue ensues, where Frieren tells about her dating history with Himmel, Sein etc., because according to her master, those qualify as dates. Same master that taught Frieren her ultimate skill in seduction techniques, as well as passing on the knowledge that young men prefers potions that dissolves clothing for their birthday presents 😀

What made me raise an eyebrow was it was not a government issue reactor

I wonder what would happen if we moved on of your posts to the anime thread 😈 Just kidding, but actually curious if it registers it a submit time or scans the thread at intervals for participation

Your sarcasm detector needs work 😝 The Weimar Republic had deteriorated to point where nobody believed it could keep exisiting in its intended form. It fixed itself by disintegrating and paving the way for a new form of government Edit: I see the current changes in US as similar to those leading to the fall of aforementioned republic, complete with a parliament, a president and elected government

Even the Weimar Republic managed to fix itself and get the inflation under control... eventually 😃

I miss a piece of software I purchased once for creating "montages" combination several screenshots to a single one. So splitting up posts a bit and spacing them out timewise Frieren's little party has entered the northern lands now, walking though areas with volcanic activity and... no anime without a hot springs episode, right? Heading towards the nearest known village with a hot spring. Kids will be kids. Only things they see so far are ruins, until they find an inhabited building. Turns out the village was abandoned 30 years ago as the local hot spring dried out and travelers stopped visiting. Much to Frieren's disappointment The locals tell the party about a hidden not spring in the nearby mountains though and Stark in an unusual display of assertiveness convinces them to visit said spring. Traveling in the direction of the spring, the party settles into a bit of routine Each party member finding the role that comes naturally to them Eventually they arrive at the hidden spring Just to discover it's so shallow it's little more than a foot bath Stark however isn't disappointed, as he already knew. The reason why he wanted to visit the place was because Eisen had told him about the place. It wasn't the spring he remembered, but the journey there and the memories he has of the ridiculous side quest. Not to mention a stunning view. Stark wanted to experience the same ridiculous journey and stunning view his master had told him about If the ascend was grueling, the descend was not easier by any means 😂 To be continued... next mini cour is Starks and Ferns date

I know. I'm currently playing the latest expansion (having played GW2 for more than 7 years now) 😄

@Malcador this aught to he up your alley, if not musically, then thematically 😛

Yeah, I noticed a few days ago, the internet was awash with end of the world for gold and silver trader messages. Australia's ABC News speculate it because of the uncertainty around the US Feds independence and some have conspiracy theories like this guy... I honestly don't know enough about the big picture to have an opinion of my own

Frieren episode 3... I will post some screenshots and write up once I get my act together and stop laughing.

Woot, thanks @Gfted1 🥰

This.... my eyes are bleeding! 😄

Second mini arc starts with Frieren beeing in a rather uncharacteristic hurry, rushing through shopping and skipping magic stores entirely to get out of the city (poor Stark!) The local nobility has a problem hanging on to their family heirloom, a sword that once belonged to a famous demon. Now it has been stolen for the second time in only a handful of generations and Count Dach asks Frieren to help him hunt down the demon thief and retrieve the sword. Frieren reluctantly agrees (the reason she was in such a hurry was to avoid the count, as she seems to have some resentment towards noblemen) They track the demon by following the trail of devastation. Bloodied apples and wrecked merchant carts, wrecked villages... No corpses anywhere though, as demons have a weird preference for human flesh (maybe it tastes like chicken?) A brief but hectic fight scene ensues. The demon may be alone, but she moves very fast and dodges incoming magic attacks Stark steps between the demon and Fern, and with a powerful kick to the stomach sends the demon flying backwards... With the physical separation between the Demon and then Stark and Fern, it's time for Frieren to carpet bomb the area to force the Demon to stay put I see a bright light... might as well have been the oncoming express train One tactical nuke later and it's over Followed by musings by Frieren on the nature of demons and their obsession with showing off when they get new toys, as well as human weaknesses when it comes to desire, temptation and impulses. Demons like to go on a rampage to show off newfound strength (like when stealing fancy swords) In the end though, she thought the whole thing worth it, as the count gave a her a grimoire with a spell she didn't have

Frieren season 2, episode 2. Like several episodes in season 1, this is two "mini arcs", fleshing out the history of the world of Frieren. First arc tells the story of "The Hero of the South". They take on a task to clean a statue and much to Starks surprise, it isn't a statue of Himmel this time Frieren tells the story of The Hero of the South, the strongest hero of humanity and how he took on not just one, but all 7 Sags of Destruction and the Demon Kings confidante, Schlacht the Omniscient simultaneously His "strongest hero of humanity" wasn't just a boast and Frieren has a flashback to how she met the guy He tried to recruit Frieren to help him fight the Demon King, and reveals he already knew she would turn him down. As for how he knew, because he had the gift of knowing the future. He knows he will die fighting the sages and the the Demon Kings main henchman in one years time, but he will kill 3 of the sages in addition to Schlacht, clearing a path for the young hero that comes after him, to finish the job. Frieren is characteristacally unimpressed by anything that goes on around her and has a hard time beliveing some young hero would actually manage to convince her. At first he thinks that Frieren doesn't believe him... He was a hero indeed, going out in a blaze of glory (and blazing a trail for Himmel and his party).

This! Some years ago, I watched the occasional Fox news articles and some Fox youtube videos (to avoid the echo chamber thing). I seriously thought at first, that I was watching some surreal satire in the comments sections until I realized those people actually believed what they wrote. Made me despair for the state of the world.

Normally that would be a kvajebajer (you are expected to buy a round of beer because you screwed up) but kvajekage (cake instead of beer) works too I suppose 😝 I took this picture in a local supermarket. any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental

His new golf course with its exclusive members?