DagwoodIII

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

it could not have happened and would not have happened, for essentially economic reasons.

The interesting alternative histories are ones that turn on a single fortuitous event.

You said it couldn't happen, then said that there are ways it could have happened.

Also, if you don't want to be part of the discussion, you are free to stay out. other people are participating and enjoying themselves.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You are contradicting yourself.

Hitler left orders not to be awakened so he slept in on D-Day. Rommel had left his post. Think that wouldn't have changed things?

Stalin had dozens of warnings that Hitler planned to invade. What if he'd taken even one seriously?

What if Hitler had let the Army get the glory at Dunkirk and steamrolled the troops on the beach?

I can think of dozens of times the course of the War changed by the actions of one person.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

https://youtu.be/F-Vz67p5kLQ

I take it as a personal affront that there are grown adults who are ignorant of their own cultural heritage.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's one of those things that sound reasonable until you actually spend a minute thinking about the details.

Minting money. Starting a post office. Borders. People who work out of state.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

I think that first wife Ivana dressed him until he dumped her.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It doesn't matter, because what I enjoyed might sound terrible to you.

Like I said, two different jobs will have a similar skill set, and the book gives you a long list of all types of jobs. It even breaks them down by how much education you need.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[off topic?]

The Queen's Fool by Phillipa Gregory. The story of Bloody Mary, told through the eyes of one of her fools. The fool is a Jewish woman who has visions. Very well researched novel.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago

"Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead."

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 26 points 1 week ago

In the script, the author says that the fight between Inigo and Wesley is the second greatest fight in the history of the movies. The final fight is supposed to be the best ever.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

From 'DC Cab.'

The cabbies are looking for Bruce Lee. Fianlly one spots a drive-in movie showing a movie and the cabbie reports, "I see that Kung-fu mother fucker."

In the TV version it's "I see that Kung-fu Master Fighter."

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

[off topic]

Get this book. "Discover What You Are Best At" by Linda Gail. It's a series of self tests that gauge what skills you already have, and then lists the jobs that use those skills. For example, a hair dresser and a nurse both need good social skills and good dexterity; two totally different jobs with a similar skillset.

I spent my whole life thinking I'd never find a job I actually liked, then I got the book and it led me to a career I enjoyed and got a decent salary.

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