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Captain Hygiene posted:Ostriches seem like every rear end in a top hat rooster I've been around, only 10x larger and proportionately more terrible. Good on that elephant and giraffe for not putting up with their poo poo. Ratites are irrefutable proof that birds are just dinosaurs that survived Chixulub.
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In 1994, German publisher Heyne lost the rights to publish their translations of Terry Pratchett's work. Why? Because they inserted an ad for loving SOUP into the text. https://gmkeros.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/terry-pratchett-and-the-maggi-soup-adverts/quote:There were a number of reasons for switching to Goldmann, but a deeply personal one for me was the way Heyne (in Sourcery, I think, although it may have been in other books) inserted a soup advert in the text … a few black lines and then something like ‘Around about now our heroes must be pretty hungry and what better than a nourishing bowl’… etc, etc. My editor was pretty sick about it, but the company wouldn’t promise not to do it again, so that made it very easy to leave them. They did it to Iain Banks, too, and apparently at a con he tore out the offending page and ate it. Without croutons.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:In 1994, German publisher Heyne lost the rights to publish their translations of Terry Pratchett's work. Why? Because they inserted an ad for loving SOUP into the text. https://gmkeros.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/terry-pratchett-and-the-maggi-soup-adverts/ Heyne marketing director, one Herr Dibbler, could not be reached for comment. Wingnut Ninja has a new favorite as of 00:25 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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Known in the publishing world as "Shoot-me-own-foot Dibbler"
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That's incredible. I wonder just how many books they did something like that to.
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If that bird flew that far back weighing 400 lbs when the giraffe kicked him then giraffes have some insane kicking strength. Next time I’m around giraffes I’ll make sure to be careful.
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Borscht posted:If that bird flew that far back weighing 400 lbs when the giraffe kicked him then giraffes have some insane kicking strength. They're actually one of the more dangerous animals because of their kicks, they're basically stretchy horses. They can crush lion's skulls with them. A person in the wrong place would get obliterated.
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PurpleXVI posted:That's incredible. I wonder just how many books they did something like that to. Apparently it was common practice for that publisher for decades as a way to claw back money on translations of genre fiction that might or might not make money.
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Takes No Damage posted:They're actually one of the more dangerous animals because of their kicks, they're basically stretchy horses. They can crush lion's skulls with them. A person in the wrong place would get obliterated. How far you reckon it could kick a chicken?
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Borscht posted:How far you reckon it could kick a chicken? You gotta reevaluate your life if this is the stuff that gets you off.
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What if I elected it to the house of representatives?
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Bad idea. You can never be sure how dumb, aggressive, panicky animals will behave. And the ostrich might not like it either.
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Kuros posted:You gotta reevaluate your life if this is the stuff that gets you off. The Big-Chicken defender has logged on. How many eggs are you getting?
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Borscht posted:How far you reckon it could kick a chicken? Escape velocity easily: 
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Scratch Monkey posted:Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker by hard-right Republicans lol, it's going to be Kevin McCarthy again. HelloIAmYourHeart posted:In 1994, German publisher Heyne lost the rights to publish their translations of Terry Pratchett's work. Why? Because they inserted an ad for loving SOUP into the text. https://gmkeros.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/terry-pratchett-and-the-maggi-soup-adverts/ Totally get why it made him upset, but kinda hilarious.
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Borscht posted:How far you reckon it could kick a chicken? Far enough that it would cook it in the same instant.
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Brain Curry posted:https://youtu.be/jGL7Chg0kTg Kiwi are ratites and I will not hear a bad word against them 
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Me and a giraffe could beat up all the birds
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Red Rox posted:Me and a giraffe could beat up all the birds I'm afraid the birds know secrets that they would use to manipulate the giraffe into betraying you.
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Borscht posted:How far you reckon it could kick a chicken? i imagine it would look like a pigeon getting taken by a falcon, chicken there one second, the next its a pile of feathers
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Personally-witnessed schad today; Some techbro dude with an expensive black sportscar that had "HODL" (other characters too, but respect for privacy etc) in a vanity licenseplate had clearly hooned round a corner at speed without looking and clipped the corner of his expensive car on oncoming traffic in a sidestreet. Other car had already left when I went by, but the look of "Aww gently caress" on their face while inspecting what I assume is an expensive-to-fix headlight was great  .
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Don't gently caress with 'raffes
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I love my chickens so much. I just now got four more eggs from them. I also harvested several jalapeños and an onion so if anyone wants spicy eggs let me know.
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My brain said the word "girratite" and I think I've invented the thing that eats owlbears.
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davidspackage posted:lol, it's going to be Kevin McCarthy again. I'm not sure if there's a picture of it, but years after this all blew over, a fan at a convention had him sign the recipe portion of the book and Terry thought it was pretty funny.
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freeedr posted:I love my chickens so much. I just now got four more eggs from them. I also harvested several jalapeños and an onion so if anyone wants spicy eggs let me know. What kinda chickens you got that are laying jalapenos and onions
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Unperson_47 posted:What kinda chickens you got that are laying jalapenos and onions Chilekins
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PurpleXVI posted:That's incredible. I wonder just how many books they did something like that to. Many. Far, far too many. It's a pity really, they used to be the "serious" genre publisher. Cheap outfits like Bastei used the be the ones where you expected ads in the middle of a paperback. Well, when Heyne started that poo poo must have been around the time when I got good enough at English to recognise how poor some of the translations were, and started buying books in the original whenever I could find them.
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freeedr posted:Chilekins Henbaneros.
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Too spicy, I prefer cayhens
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Hot chicken Pepper peckers Avieños Capsaic-hens
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-04/airbnb-guest-refuse-pay-leave-luxury-rental The short version: Rich doctor builds an addition to his house without getting it properly certified for occupancy and cuts some corners on it in general, rents it out as an AirBnB thing. The renter then refuses to leave, and cites that since the place isn't certified for occupancy, she doesn't have to pay rent, either. Local government agrees with her. Landlord tears occur, are very funny.
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Irish far-right streamer tries to interview an antifascist https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1709582248633061831
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ekuNNN posted:Irish far-right streamer tries to interview an antifascist I was hoping for more slapping to ensue. Still funny, though.
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PurpleXVI posted:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-04/airbnb-guest-refuse-pay-leave-luxury-rental lol ekuNNN posted:Irish far-right streamer tries to interview an antifascist lmao just rofl in general
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freeedr posted:I love my chickens so much. I just now got four more eggs from them. I also harvested several jalapeños and an onion so if anyone wants spicy eggs let me know. It’s neat that you have genetically engineered chickens that lay eggs, jalapeños, and onions. Next do cows that make different cheeses. Bored has a new favorite as of 23:11 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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Red hot chili peckers. drat IT why didn’t I say that
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ekuNNN posted:Irish far-right streamer tries to interview an antifascist that owns on every level Wish he would have told the interviewer to speak the language or get out to cover all the bases
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Splicer posted:My brain said the word "girratite" and I think I've invented the thing that eats owlbears. That's just a Beak Thing. 
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