chumbalumber @ chumbalumber @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I'm undecided whether this meme is too obvious, or whether it's too obscure

That is, whether it's said too much, or hasn't said enough

Air source, yes; ground source you don't have to rely on immersion heaters at all.

Different ending to battle tendency than the one I remember

I think the point of abstract work is less in the execution and more in the idea. Dadaism, for instance, draws uniquely on the horrors of the first world war and frustrations with the senseless loss of life. An AI producing the same piece of work would ring hollow, I think.

Would you recommend any good podcasts on dadaism/art history in general? Looking for a kind of In Our Time/Revolutions kind of vibe where there's less humour (but not necessarily humourless) and where it's relatively planned out/scripted.

Sexy boots (platonically)

What country are you in? I know at least a couple of Aoife's (in the UK), so would imagine it's still pretty popular in Ireland itself!

I'd add the slight nuance that if they actively try to choose Benny Hill, they will inevitably get strongly attached to Derrick, their sorcerer who thinks they're a dyslexic wizard, and collaboratively write a tragic epic to rival the works of Shakespeare and Homer.

Don't listen to the other commenter; role playing and theatre in general can be really hard to get the hang of if you're not naturally confident. Good on you for giving it a go, and next time you'll be more prepared to roll with the punches and use it in the storytelling (maybe your rogue then thinks the smith used subterfuge or magic to snap the picks, or maybe it leads your character to have a small crisis of confidence). Happy playing!

No need to be a dick; improv can have a steep learning curve, because to get experience you have to, especially as an introvert, come out of your comfort zone. If they're the planning type, they'll have had an idea of how the interaction would go and have prepared for it, so to have the rug pulled out from under you is a hard thing to learn to roll with.

We should be encouraging people who struggle with role playing, not telling them they're a bad player.

Jellyfish are consumed as food in some parts of the world. I think the question may come from the fact that there's always some articles around about how jellyfish may be the food of the future, since they can be grown at sea (reducing land use) and don't require feed beyond algae, which is great from both an environmental and resource management perspective. I'm not sure it's entirely a cynical gotcha question :)

Sure, here's one source: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-words/. While it's not an academic paper, it's a registered charity, so I think it's probably a pretty reliable source

I mean, like it or not Shakespeare has been a cultural juggernaut for 4 centuries. I'm not sure a bunch of literature students could manage that kind of outsized impact!

These are just some of the words he invented that are in common use:

accommodation

aerial

amazement

apostrophe

assassination

auspicious

baseless

bloody

bump

castigate

changeful

clangor

control (noun)

countless

courtship

critic

critical

dexterously

dishearten

dislocate

dwindle

eventful

exposure

fitful

frugal

generous

gloomy

gnarled

hurry

impartial

inauspicious

indistinguishable

invulnerable

lapse

laughable

lonely

majestic

misplaced

monumental

multitudinous

obscene

palmy

perusal

pious

premeditated

radiance

reliance

road

sanctimonious

seamy

sportive

submerge

suspicious

Zzzzz

Shoving a baguette up your backside:

It fucken wimdy

You may rotate the ferret in your mind. No one can stop you doing this. Picture the ferret. Make her spin.

This is so cute. I don't care that I'll have Badger badger badger in my head for days; the expression of the snake was worth it.

It's fine; I didn't want my balls anyway

Folk drum and bass (e.g. monster ceilidh band)