Apepollo11

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[–] Apepollo11 1 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

It's Futurama, from the episode "Fry and the Slurm Factory", which itself is a huge riff on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Futurama riffs and nods to old Sci-Fi all the time, and this was just a nice throwaway for those of us old enough to know the source material.

Here's the exchange in full:

What if the secret ingredient is people? No, there's already a soda like that - Soylent Cola. Oh how is it? It varies from person to person.

[–] Apepollo11 2 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

It was too good a line not to use here!

The whole Slurm factory episode has to be one of the finest pieces of comedy writing in history.

[–] Apepollo11 6 points 1 hour ago (7 children)

Soylent and Huel are both disgusting.

I don't know. I'd say Soylent Green varies from person to person.

[–] Apepollo11 5 points 1 day ago

I'm trying so hard not to reply to this nonsense...

[–] Apepollo11 3 points 2 days ago

I guess they were in a rush to finish before Christmas (we moved in on Christmas Eve). Also, I've never actually opened the loft hatch...

[–] Apepollo11 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

On second thought, using that caveat 1000 dead roaches would be better.

[–] Apepollo11 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

A dead person, preferably - although it would be a little surprising for me as I live in a new-build.

[–] Apepollo11 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

I'm sure it's not the sole factor, but universities in many other parts of the world are partially subsidised by the government.

[–] Apepollo11 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Double negatives are an integral part of UK English. Without them we might be forced to say something directly, which just wouldn't be on.

[–] Apepollo11 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I think they're for performing the vasectomies as alluded to in the second panel. I assumed the turps is for make-shift antiseptic.

[–] Apepollo11 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know this is a well-worn response to this type of comment, but just look at the rest of the world.

It isn't an either/or situation. You can implement gun control and resolve the conditions that lead to gun violence.

I'm in the UK, I have a 3D printer sitting right next to me in my home office. I have no desire to print a gun.

It shouldn't be a controversial statement to say that gun control leads to a reduction in gun violence - it's literally proven true all over the world.

[–] Apepollo11 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The only thing I've heard general consensus on is how good-looking he is.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Apepollo11 to c/youshouldknow
 

I'm seeing a lot of international messages getting this wrong, so this is how you refer to the Prime Minister of the UK.

First, we normally refer to the PM just by name, like anyone else. So, "Keir Starmer" or "Mr Starmer".

"Prime Minister" is not used as a title like "President" is. He's not "Prime Minister Starmer". He's just "the Prime Minister" or "the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer".

Unusually, this new PM is also a knight. Of course, this has its own rules.

If you want to use this title, it's not quite as simple as replacing "Mr" with "Sir'. The first name is more important than the surname here. He's not "Sir Starmer". He's "Sir Keir Starmer" or "Sir Keir".

Hope it helps!

 

Screenshot actually from the film Chand Par Chadayee (1967)

 
 
 
 

Hi,

I've recently bought my first EV - a 2014 Nissan Leaf - and hoping someone a bit more knowledgeable than me could help :)

The car itself has a Type 1 and CHAdeMo socket.

I have a Type 2 to Type 1 charging cable and a separate adapter plug, but I've found that some charging stations have Tesla branding and weird two-part plugs on that don't seem to fit.

In the interests of being able to use as many charging stations as possible, I'd really like to know which adapter would be most useful to buy!

(I've mentioned UK in the title, as I'm aware America likes to do its own thing when it comes to plugs.)

Any help would be really appreciated!

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