emperor000 t1_j9lb4ct wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Reply to comment by KingDarius89 in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920

My first thought.

emperor000 t1_iydt6mm wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Reply to comment by bougienative in Today I learned that poinsettias were first cultivated by the Aztecs. They were brought to America by Joel Poinsett, from who they get their English name. by Underworld_Denizen

You should actually read what I wrote instead of acting like it is too much effort. Also maybe cut out the gaslight-ey "just post script justification" stuff. You have no place to tell me what I meant, especially if you yourself make it clear that you didn't even read it.

Finally, you saying that my comment was incorrect when "there is no wrong answer" is pretty bizarre.

emperor000 t1_iydln84 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:48 PM

Reply to comment by bougienative in Today I learned that poinsettias were first cultivated by the Aztecs. They were brought to America by Joel Poinsett, from who they get their English name. by Underworld_Denizen

I think you misunderstood, maybe because I was too terse.

First of all, what you said isn't wrong, but considering that the subject here is the confusing nature of the title, being the most precise or using the most precision seems reasonable. That could have avoided a confusing title, after all. You can certainly refer to the American continent, but that can create confusion or ambiguity if you use it incorrectly.

And the reason I pointed that out is that the title isn't confusing because it is a contradiction, due to the point you pointed out, it is confusing because it is ambiguous. The title is referring to two different landmasses or using "America" to refer to only North America and ignoring that the Aztecs were from another (part of) America.

In case that still isn't clear, when u/lectorsito said "brough to America again", there was no "again". They were transported from one place in the Americas, or America, to another place in the Americas.

emperor000 t1_iyd9dcp wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:26 PM

Reply to Today I learned that poinsettias were first cultivated by the Aztecs. They were brought to America by Joel Poinsett, from who they get their English name. by Underworld_Denizen

The title is confusing, and I can see it as being a little arrogant to use "America" to refer to the USA, but let's not pretend that it isn't a common thing to do.

emperor000 t1_iyd9704 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:25 PM

Reply to comment by lectorsito in Today I learned that poinsettias were first cultivated by the Aztecs. They were brought to America by Joel Poinsett, from who they get their English name. by Underworld_Denizen

It is two continents...

emperor000 t1_ixtjr1y wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:56 AM

Reply to comment by HPmoni in Underwater (2020) by Kelvin_Inman

You might be joking, but I'm genuinely glad. It was a pretty well done Alien homage.

emperor000 t1_ixtj6fy wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:49 AM

Reply to comment by TrickNatural in Underwater (2020) by Kelvin_Inman

It isn't imitating Lovecraft lore. It IS Lovecraft lore. That was Cthulu.

For being a Lovecraft film, it was pretty original. I have no idea how you think it wasn't original or didn't deviate at all.

emperor000 t1_ixtj177 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:48 AM

Reply to Underwater (2020) by Kelvin_Inman

You realize that is literally Cthulu, right? And the reason they are humanoid is, well, you know.

But, yeah, it's good. I'm pretty tolerant of movies. Most movies are at least okay. This one was surprisingly good and I think pretty underrated. It gets sporadic praise like this, which is great, but doesn't seem to really get widespread recognition.