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Comment on Glass Beams - Mahal (2024, live) in ~music
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Comment on At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police, wrestling over beer in ~sports
godzilla_lives LinkSometimes, it's the little things.Sometimes, it's the little things.
Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care.
James Gordon of DeLand won the first event, wolfing down a plate loaded with barbecue pork and sausage a fraction of a second before his nearest competitor. He chugged a beer to celebrate.
Larry Donnelly trained for the relay race by riding a bicycle around his neighborhood with a second bike strapped to his back. It paid off Saturday, when he won his heat after picking up a bike in each hand and running with them.
“I have an absolute disregard for self-preservation. I will do anything,” said Donnelly, 42, who owns a St. Augustine pressure-washing business and serves as captain of the five-man team Hanky Spanky. “When I was in the military, I did a little alligator wrestling.”
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At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police, wrestling over beer
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Comment on ‘Burning Man for rednecks’: inside King of the Hammers, the gnarliest off-road race of the year in ~sports.motorsports
godzilla_lives LinkBonus link to the a video featuring the author's off-road Miata :)King of the Hammers is often described as “Burning Man for rednecks,” and while the drug of choice is usually Coors Light and the cars are valued for performance rather than artistic sensibilities, the description works. This year, nearly 80,000 people came to the camping area on Means Dry Lake, drawn by the promise of friends, fuel, and two weeks of dirt-slinging, rock-spewing, mind-blowing racing.
The first four-wheeled race took place on the only-on-the-desert sections, and I’m proud to say that your humble author took the green starting flag in her lifted Miata named Buddy. I’ve raced plenty out here but always in a car that was built for the desert, not in a freaking Miata. Amid a sea of trucks three times my size, I piloted Buddy through rough and sandy sections alike. Did I think I was going to die? Yes, multiple times. But I got Buddy around the track in one piece to the slack-jawed amazement of more than one spectator.
The racing at King of the Hammers is like no other. Where F1 cancels a race because of a manhole cover and NASCAR throws a caution flag for an errant pebble on the track, the competitors at King of the Hammers are stopped by nothing. It’s the only event where part of your race strategy might just be driving off a cliff.
Bonus link to the a video featuring the author's off-road Miata :)
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‘Burning Man for rednecks’: inside King of the Hammers, the gnarliest off-road race of the year
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Comment on Happy Lunar New Year! in ~talk
godzilla_lives LinkHappy New Year! My wife and I saw a stream of an event in NYC, it was so much fun! I think we'll make stuffed buns tonight :)Happy New Year! My wife and I saw a stream of an event in NYC, it was so much fun! I think we'll make stuffed buns tonight :)
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Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music
godzilla_lives Link ParentMan, I played the absolute heck out of Details my freshmen year of highschool. It sounds cliche, because it is, but it helped make my world feel bigger than just some little country town. Garden...Man, I played the absolute heck out of Details my freshmen year of highschool. It sounds cliche, because it is, but it helped make my world feel bigger than just some little country town. Garden State had just come out, and my friend just happened to include it with some other Mp3s. I only found out later that they only released the one album.
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Comment on What music/instruments have you been making/playing recently? in ~music
godzilla_lives (edited )LinkI fixed my bass the other day. Thought it just needed a new 9v battery, turns out the ground wire on the input jack had come undone. Soldered that sucker back down, and it lives again! I also...I fixed my bass the other day. Thought it just needed a new 9v battery, turns out the ground wire on the input jack had come undone. Soldered that sucker back down, and it lives again!
I also dabble in the harmonica, and I'm decent at singing, if you give me a bucket to carry a tune in.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
godzilla_lives LinkSaw this lovely girl at the convenience store. Binky :)Saw this lovely girl at the convenience store. Binky :)
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
godzilla_lives Link Parenthttps://imgbb.com/ is what I use these days. Ironic what Imgur turned into, since it was created to be a quick means to upload images to Reddit.https://imgbb.com/ is what I use these days. Ironic what Imgur turned into, since it was created to be a quick means to upload images to Reddit.
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Comment on What’s something you want to tell someone, but can’t? in ~talk
godzilla_lives LinkI love you, Mom. I wish that I had saved a recording of your voice. As the Parkinson's progressed so quickly, it struck me how fast you sounded like Mamaw. I love you, Mom.I love you, Mom. I wish that I had saved a recording of your voice. As the Parkinson's progressed so quickly, it struck me how fast you sounded like Mamaw.
I love you, Mom.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
godzilla_lives Link ParentThat is so clever! I think I'll do this for my goobers later. Thanks for sharing,That is so clever! I think I'll do this for my goobers later. Thanks for sharing,
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Visiting New York City for the first time, advice and recommendations please!
Hey all, hope you're doing well today. I'm visiting NYC for the first time with my wife in January (she's been a couple of times already), and I would greatly appreciate any advice or...
Hey all, hope you're doing well today. I'm visiting NYC for the first time with my wife in January (she's been a couple of times already), and I would greatly appreciate any advice or recommendations you could offer! Of course I have to do the obligatory Broadway show and pizza, and I have this nifty little guidebook, and wow as I write this I am such a tourist.
Thanks!
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Comment on “Are women pets or display items?” A discussion about provocative jokes and the spaces they can inhabit in ~talk
godzilla_lives Link ParentIt would be just as well to remove it entirely. I'm very surprised that this thread has been allowed to remain. I'm already seeing the normalization of websites like 4chan in these comments, and I...It would be just as well to remove it entirely.
I've noticed that women have quite a bit more more freedom to play around with misogynic ideas. Sometimes a bit too much, I think.
I'm very surprised that this thread has been allowed to remain. I'm already seeing the normalization of websites like 4chan in these comments, and I was just not expecting that on Tildes.
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Comment on Link's Awakening DX HD - PC port (unofficial) in ~games
godzilla_lives Link ParentI snagged it before it was taken down, feel free to DM me! Not sure if the admin would appreciate me sharing it openly or not.I snagged it before it was taken down, feel free to DM me! Not sure if the admin would appreciate me sharing it openly or not.
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Comment on The Xmas music playlist at my job is awful; give me your best non-traditional holiday songs! in ~music
godzilla_lives Link ParentNow this is my kind of playlist! Let's add some MF DOOM to the mix!Now this is my kind of playlist! Let's add some MF DOOM to the mix!
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
godzilla_lives Link ParentThe idea of your lil ratties having the opportunity to hang out with you whenever they want is just so wonderful and cool :)The idea of your lil ratties having the opportunity to hang out with you whenever they want is just so wonderful and cool :)
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
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Comment on Game recommendations, specifically in ~games
godzilla_lives LinkI wish I could find a game for Android that lets me buy and sell goods a la Elite Dangerous, but with idle mechanics. I'm aware of games like Kittens Game and Magic Research, but I could have...I wish I could find a game for Android that lets me buy and sell goods a la Elite Dangerous, but with idle mechanics. I'm aware of games like Kittens Game and Magic Research, but I could have sworn that I ran into a space-themed trading game that was very similar to what I'm looking for, I just can't find it again!
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Comment on ‘Godzilla Minus One’ is now top grossing live-action Japanese film in North America after stomping-good opening in ~movies
godzilla_lives Link ParentAs a franchise, Godzilla has always had an interesting split between its wackier elements and the more dramatic releases, so I'm not surprised that some people aren't interested in "the good...As a franchise, Godzilla has always had an interesting split between its wackier elements and the more dramatic releases, so I'm not surprised that some people aren't interested in "the good movies." What's more interesting to me is how the American movies seem to be taking over the wackier side of the franchise and leaving the serious stuff to Toho. For me, this just lets me have my cake and eat it too.
Seems the algorithm blessed us both! I've been enjoying this group since they showed up in my own feed a few days ago. I love me a good three piece band. Is it just me, or are the drummer and bassist brothers?