A_Flamboyant_Warlock

A_Flamboyant_Warlock t1_ixjawbf wrote

Reply to comment by Ripheus-33 in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak

>I don’t see there being an inherent problem with people taking pride in their ancestry,

The problem is that there's no reason to do so, unless you think being X, Y, or Z makes you inherently superior/inferior. National or cultural pride is silly at best, and a breeding ground for xenophobia at worst.

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A_Flamboyant_Warlock t1_iu64mto wrote

Reply to comment by mariop715 in Tucker and Dale director to helm Slasher Horror ‘Clown In A Cornfield’ for Smile producers by darkness_escape

>EDIT: Also, that book being labeled YA is hilarious to me. It's got a lot of language, some sexual references, and a shit ton of gore.

I'm struggling to think of a YA title that doesn't feature those things. That's like a list of the three things every teenager wants to read about.

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A_Flamboyant_Warlock t1_itr5f7n wrote

Reply to comment by frozen_lemons in TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil. by KimCureAll

Everyone knows, they were all over the news last year and it was all everyone was talking about.

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A_Flamboyant_Warlock t1_itr56yj wrote

Reply to comment by Gilgie in TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil. by KimCureAll

>It is kinda crazy I never see that movie mentioned anywhere.

It might happen more if you told people what it was called instead of dancing around it.

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