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45 memes that will only be funny if you watched the 'Game of Thrones' series finale.

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Game of Thronesmay be over, but what is dead may never die.

Eight seasons of storytelling wrapped up with a finally that was like 40 minutes of Triumph of the Will, followed by 40 minutes of Veep, as a council haphazardly declared Bran the Broken king of the six (!) kingdoms, humbling him with a truly insulting nickname.

Like Maisie Williams herself, we're here for the memes.

Here are the best ones in the realm.

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5 people having a worse Monday than you.

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5. Emilia Clarke, because she's ruined in the eyes of Beyoncé.

"I'm sorry. I can't. Don't hate me."

*SPOILERS WITHIN! IF YOU DON'T WANT GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS, TURN OFF YOUR WIFI IMMEDIATELY!*

Freed from the shackles of spoiler warnings, Emilia Clarke gave an interview to The New Yorkerin which she expressed her struggle with Daenerys's devolution to mass murderer. One thing she is particularly anxious about is how Beyoncé, khaleesi of her own khalasar known as the Beyhive, will feel about Clarke as a person having delivered some terrifying blows.

Clarke met Queen Bey at an Oscar party that Beyoncé and Jay-Z hosted, and was approached by the Homecoming queen. Beyoncé said to Clarke, "Oh, my goodness, it’s so wonderful to meet you. I think you’re brilliant," and Clarke sadly had to hold in what she was desperate to say.

"All I wanted to scream was ‘Please, please still like me even though my character turns into a mass-killing dictator! Please still think that I’m representing women in a really fabulous way," she told The New Yorker.

Stars: they're just like us! They don't want to disappoint Beyoncé!

Clarke is likely taking a cue from showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and staying far away from the internet. She told Entertainment Weeklythat she has a hard time distancing herself from her character, which is going to be a nightmare now that she's been declared the Angel of Death.

As difficult as it is for you to watch someone you look up to go from mass-killing slavers to mass-killing an entire city of innocents, it was even more difficult for Clarke, who had to live in her head and share her face.

At the end of the day (and the series), Clarke told EW that she stands by her character.

"I stand by Daenerys. I stand by her! I can’t not," she said.

Then again, that's what Jon Snow told Tyrion until the Throne Room.


4. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, because the consensus is that they suck.

*hello darkness my old friend*

The Game of Thrones finale was always going to piss people off. The nature of the show is that it's makes polarizing storytelling choices, but iconic moments like Ned Stark's beheading and the Red Wedding always made logical sense, hammering home the theme that actions have consequences.

By choosing to make season eight only six episodes long, Benioff and Weiss jumped the show into hyperspace, and the whiplash-inducing twists seemed to be lacking the connective tissue that makes stories satisfying, and as Tyrion himself said, stories are the most important things in the world!

Fans have called the showrunners the true Game of Thrones villains for how they decided to wrap things up, and critics agree. The episode is rotten on Rotten Tomatoes, and people are saying that Benioff and Weiss killed George R. R. Martin's universe like Jon killed Dany and Dany killed King's Landing.

The Telegraphcalled it "a dagger in the gut of a once-great series." Time Magazinesaid "The kindest thing I can say about the Games of Thrones series finale is that it might have satisfied Plato." The Atlantic wrote, "Rather than honoring the complication and tough rules that made Thrones’s world so strangely lovable, Benioff and Weiss waved a wand and zapped away tension and consequence."

You'd think that the people behind Tywin Lannister's speeches would have been a little bit more concerned about their legacy.


3. Khloe Kardashian, because she got a botched nose job.

"My nose is up here."

Kardashians and plastic surgery go to together like...Kardashians and plastic surgery.

Khloe appears to be the latest sister to go under the knife and folks...it's bad.

Who was her surgeon? The mayor of Whoville? Michael Jackson?

It's as plain as the nose on her face. People were mourning what was left of Khloe's original head in the comments on a recent Instagram.

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I love a good hair flip photo

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Don't worry, Khloe. If you don't like your new nose, you can always return it and get another one.


2. Nigel Farage, because he got Milkshaked.

His milkshaking brings all the boys to the yard.

Game of Thrones' anointment of King Perpetual Acid Trip and his council's Seinfeldian discussion of brothel infrastructure was a hilariously stupid ending to a prestige drama, but Westeros's antics have nothing on the hilarious stupidity of real life.

Nigel Farage, the Brexit hype man famous for racist demagoguery and a face as rubbery as Mr. Bean's, got a milkshake poured on him by a protester and it's a laugh and a half.

Will taxpayers have to pick up the drycleaning bill?

The act of "milkshaking" is sweeping the United Kingdom like Beatlemania, and Scottish police are trying to put an end to it by cutting off protestors' supply.

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a milkshake is a good guy with a milkshake. Burger King


1. This guy.

Also, his wife, who has to look at it.

Husband offers ultimatum in response to wife's refusal to give oral. The internet is divided.

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Marriage is all about compromise—and compromise involves both parties equally. Which is why, when Reddit user Ilikeoralthrow (probably not his legal name) received an ultimatum from his wife, he decided to give her an ultimatum in return. All's fair in love and war—and marriage is nothing if not love and war (from what i've heard and read on the internet)!

Only problem is, though she dished out an ultimatum, she didn't want to take the one he offered in return. So our friend/enemy Ilikeoralthrow brought his case to the sub-Reddit "Am I The Asshole?" to find out if he was being fair, or if he was being an asshole. Here's his story and we'll let you, the reader, decide. He writes:

My wife recently decided she doesn't want to give oral anymore. Her reason is that she doesn't like it and so doesn't think she should have to do it. Of course she's right, no one can force her to give oral, and she's entirely within her right to refuse oral to me.

So, he's right. She has every right to refuse oral. And he has every right to offer an ultimatum in return. This is what he chose:

That said, I've always hated having Friday night dinners with my in-laws. My in-laws are nasty judgemental people and for the last 10+ years I've spent almost every Friday night - when I should be relaxing from a long week's work - with people that I honestly detest on some level. Why do I do this? Because it makes my wife happy and I want her to be happy.

So I told my wife that's fine - she doesn't have to, but that I'd also like to stop doing something which I hate - spending every friday with my in-laws.

She says I'm an asshole and that the situations are different. I disagree, we're both stopping something we hate despite it making the other happy. I think we're both within our right to do so and neither of us are assholes.

AITA?

Wow. Bold move, Ilikeoralthrow. From where I stand, this is fair enough (provided that he is still giving her oral and making her orgasm to her vagina's delight). But the internet is divided. Some people think he's not the asshole:

Jahoefs writes:

NTA I’m guessing he sees his in laws way more often than he ever received oral so he’s doing something he hates a lot more than she was

Machigo5599 agrees:

NTA. Relationships require compromise and, while I agree it's petty to bring it up the way you did, gotta respect eachothers wishes and sometimes be uncomfortable for the other's sake.

But we live in polarizing times. And others think he's being petty and unreasonable.

Orangedoormat writes:

YTA. She doesn't have to give oral if she doesn't like it. You don't have to go to every dinner if you don't like it. But doing it now cause she stopped blowing you is just petty and immature.

And bossyjudge weighs in:

You’re being petty with it. Had you refused going to dinners just because you don’t like them, it’s one thing. You’re just tacking something on because she’s refusing to do something. YTA

Most importantly, dear reader, what do you think? Add your opinion in the comments to save a marriage.

25 'Game of Thrones' memes that prove Arya Stark and Jon Snow are sibling goals.

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The finale of Game of Thrones has finally aired, which means fans across the world are begrudgingly saying farewell to the characters they grew attached to for eight long seasons. The end of the show marks an emotional downswing similar to the end of summer camp. That is, if summer camp involved pet dragons, and widely accepted incestuous couples, and a blood-spilling war over power. You know, normal summer camp dynamics.

Since there are roughly eighteen million Game of Thrones characters to say farewell to, and only three of them still alive, the internet's meme machine has been fast at work with both joking and tear-filled farewells.

One of the finale moments that struck fans the most was Arya's fierce defense of her brother Jon Snow, and of course, their tender moments, both of which quickly got the meme treatment.

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27 Memes That Will Only Be Funny If Your Ex Is A Dumpster Fire.

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If you hate your ex with a passion, these memes will crack you up. You can't un-date that loser, but you can laugh your ass off at these hilariously savage memes.

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15 ways fans wished 'Game of Thrones' had ended. Bran bye.

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After eight long seasons full of dragons, bloodshed, love - both unrequited and beautifully blooming, elaborate metallic costumes, and refusal to overtly commit to LGBTQ character arcs, Game of Thrones has officially come to an end.

Pulling off a satisfying finale for any long running television show is incredibly hard. Each fan has different emotional attachments to the characters, and hopes for vastly different outcomes, and there is no possible way to please everyone. However, there is a huge gap between attempting to please everyone, and writing an ending that leaves people feeling emotionally short-changed and confused.

Obviously, not everyone felt the same way, but many of the tweets about the Game of Thrones finale would suggest a LOT of people felt disappointed with how the show finished.

In pursuit of emotional justice, a lot of people have written alternative endings, endings that would give them a greater sense of joy and closure. Here are 15 of them.

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25 Memes That Will Only Be Funny If You've Ever Been A Bridesmaid.

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You're cordially invited to laugh at these hilarious bridesmaid memes. The laughs are free, unlike the dress, the bachelorette party, the bridal shower, etc.

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Robin Arryn is hot now and has seen your thirst tweets.

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The Game of Thronesfinale was a wild ride that had to squeeze in the downfall of one monarch, the rise of another, and the Westerosi Constitutional Convention completely reinventing how the nation is run.

Among the many takeaways on the 80-minute meditation on what makes a good leader and "who gets to choose," is the fact that the weird breast-suckling kid from the Vale is hot now.

Robin Arryn is the son of Lysa Arryn, Catelyn Stark's sister and the only person who actually liked Littlefinger.

Sweetrobin made his grand return to the series at the dragonpit summit of the lords, where Sansa casually Brexited the North and Bran was voted King.

"Wait, we could have just sat and talked it out this whole time?"

Lil' Milk Boy was last seen in season six before the Battle of the Bastards, and spent the intervening years hitting puberty, eating solid foods, and getting hot now.

Twitter rejoiced in the glow up for this once sickly, coddled young boy.

The actor, Lino Facioli, is on Instagram, and posted a sweet tribute to his years on the series, including a wild snapshot with young King Bran.

Facioli has seen your thirst tweets...

...and is down to playfully roast his character, too.

Lo and behold, Milk Boy-turned-Milk Man also has thirst traps.

Robin Arryn is officially Westeros's Shawn Mendes.

Facioli shared a throwback pic of him on the Iron Throne, and who knows—it just might happen once Bran croaks. As Sansa so elegentantly pointed out, Bran can't have kids.


Alabama Public Television refuses to air episode of 'Arthur' featuring same sex marriage.

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Alabama is in the news again. First they passed an extreme anti-abortion law aimed to challenge Roe vs. Wade in the supreme court. Then Hank Williams Junior offered the public $6000 to help him find is "possibly missing" grandma's shotgun. And now, according to AL.com, Alabama Public Television (APT) refused to air an episode of Arthur featuring same sex marriage.

In the episode “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” which aired nationally on May 13th, Arthur and his friends attend their teacher Mr. Ratburn’s wedding to his same sex partner. APT chose to air a re-run of Arthur that didn't feature the wedding.

In 2005 APT also chose not to run an episode of Arthur where Buster Baxter has a playdate with a girl who has two mothers.

Mike Mckenzie, director of programming at APT said in an email, “Parents have trusted Alabama Public Television for more than 50 years to provide children’s programs that entertain, educate and inspire.” “More importantly – although we strongly encourage parents to watch television with their children and talk about what they have learned afterwards – parents trust that their children can watch APT without their supervision. We also know that children who are younger than the ‘target’ audience for Arthur also watch the program.”

Twitter had some thoughts:

26 Ridiculously Random Memes Everyone Should Laugh At This Morning.

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"Even the gods love jokes."

— Plato

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Sophie Turner shuts down 'disrespectful' petition demanding a remake of 'Game of Thrones.' And that's the tea.

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It's been over twenty-four hours since the Game of Thrones finale, but if you think we -- or pretty much anyone for that matter -- is done talking about it, you're dead wrong. As you may have heard, some people were so upset about how things turned out in Westeros that they signed a petition to remake the final season.

The petition was created by 'Dylan D.' and reads:

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on.

This series deserves a final season that makes sense.

Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!

Damn, Dylan D., tell us how you really feel.

The petition -- while dramatic and over the top -- has over 1 million signatures and counting. Clearly, Dylan D. is not alone. People are out here, legitimately trying to get HBO to remake one of the most expensively produced shows ever. Seems reasonable.

But not everyone is jazzed about this petition. Namely, Game of Thrones cast members. In an interview with The New York Times, Sophie Turner called it disrespectful. She said, "All of these petitions and things like that — I think it’s disrespectful to the crew, and the writers, and the filmmakers who have worked tirelessly over 10 years, and for 11 months shooting the last season. Like 50-something night shoots. So many people worked so, so hard on it, and for people to just rubbish it because it’s not what they want to see is just disrespectful.”

She's not wrong. A lot of people put in a tremendous amount of work on this show, and you don't have to like their final product, but to demand they redo it is just rude and childish.

Sophie Turner, being the wise queen she is, also pointed out that this is all most likely due to people feeling they didn't get the ending they wanted. She said, "The thing about ‘Game of Thrones’ that’s always been amazing is the fact that there’s always been crazy twists and turns, right from Season 1 with Ned’s beheading. So Daenerys becoming something of the Mad Queen — it shouldn’t be such a negative thing for fans. It’s a shock for sure, but I think it’s just because it hasn’t gone their way.”

This petition also comes during a time when much more important things are circulating in the news. You know, like, women's rights. Perhaps we should focus our time and energy into signing petitions to stop lawmakers from telling women what they can and cannot do with their bodies, and maybe let go of our obsession with a fantasy TV show? Just a thought.

Anyway, here's a photo of Sophie Turner juuling next to her cast mates on set, just to remind you who the true queen in all of this is.

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The pack survived

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George R. R. Martin finally responded to the 'Game of Thrones' finale. A different ending is coming.

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It's very hard to write a satisfying finale for a beloved show that people aren't ready to say goodbye to. You're caught in a catch-22 where you either systematically tie up every conceivable plot line in what seems like a try-hard finish, or you leave fans confused about the purpose of certain story arcs. The difficulties being acknowledged, it's safe to say that a lot of fans were disappointed by the Game of Thrones finale.

Naturally, since the show was based on, and inspired by George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, the world was eager to get his thoughts on the finale. On top of that, fans eagerly waiting for him to finish the book series are hoping that readers will get a different ending than the show.

In a post on his Not A Blog, Martin praised show runners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and clarified that the book ending will be very different, for a myriad of reasons. For one, as he pointed out, the show only had 8 hours to fit a whole final season's worth of writing, whereas Martin's last two books alone will take up at least 3,000 pages. On top of that, the books have killed off different characters and include characters not present in the show, so it's a different animal, or dragon, completely.

"How will it all end? I hear people asking. The same ending as the show? Different? Well… yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes. And no. And yes. I am working in a very different medium than David and Dan, never forget. They had six hours for this final season. I expect these last two books of mine will fill 3000 manuscript pages between them before I’m done… and if more pages and chapters and scenes are needed, I’ll add them. And of course the butterfly effect will be at work as well.... There are characters who never made it onto the screen at all, and others who died in the show but still live in the books."

"So if nothing else, the readers will learn what happened to Jeyne Poole, Lady Stoneheart, Penny and her pig, Skahaz Shavepate, Arianne Martell, Darkstar, Victarion Greyjoy, Ser Garlan the Gallant, Aegon VI, and a myriad of other characters both great and small that viewers of the show never had the chance to meet. And yes, there will be unicorns...of a sort...

Book or show, which will be the "real ending?" It's a silly question. How many children did Scarlett O' Hara have?"

As for when his final books will be released, and how he feels about the ending itself, Martin managed to be eloquently vague about it all:

"And me? I'm still here, and I'm still busy. As a producer, I've got five shows in development at HBO (some having nothing whatsoever to do with the world of Westeros), two at Hulu, one on the HIstory Channel. I'm involved with a number of feature projects, some based upon my stories and books, some on material created by others. There are these short films I am hoping to make, adaptations of classic stories by one of the most brilliant, quirky, and original writers our genre has ever produced. I've consulted on a video game out of Japan. And then there's Meow Wolf..."

"And I'm writing. Winter is coming, I told you, long ago...and so it is. THE WINDS OF WINTER is very late, I know, I know, but it will be done. I won't say when, I've tried that before, only to burn you all and jinx myself...but I will finish it, and then will come A DREAM OF SPRING."

As of now, it looks like readers will have to practice patience, and accept that the books and the show function on completely different timelines. For better or for worse.

Motel responds to 1-star review accusing them of racism by revealing the real backstory.

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Working in the hospitality business is no joke. You have to work your ass off to please people who stay at hotels/motels—who may be one of the world's hardest groups to please. This makes sense given that, for most of us, staying in a motel or hotel is a much-needed break from the monotony of our daily lives. We probably worked hard and saved up money for the opportunity and therefore we want every little detail—from the way the bed is folded to the unlimited breakfast buffet, to be "perfect" and satisfy our very specific desires. And then when things don't go exactly as planned, we lose our goddamn minds.

But sometimes, hotel customers are even worse than hard-to-please: they are straight up batshit, putting insane demands on their lodging that no business could possibly expect to meet. That's what happened to the owners of The Roxbury, a reasonably priced "contemporary lodging" in the Catskills region of New York, who were forced to deal with what sounds like an absolute nightmare group of guests, who behaved atrociously and then, to add insult to injury, left the motel a 1-star review AND accused them of racism.

Here's their review, which on its own gives you an idea what kind of customers these people were:

In summation: not only did this reviewer admit to the obvious faux-pas of bringing outside food and drink to an establishment that serves food-and-drink, but they complained about being called out for noise complaints from other patrons, AND subtly accused the motel of racism, something that could have severe consequences for the motel's business in the future. But it's pretty clear from the review itself that there is more to the story here—turns out, there is a LOT more to the story. The motel owner took the time to offer this thoughtful, and thorough, response, in which they paint a much clearer picture of what really went down that night, and who the real "villains" were. They wrote:

It's unfortunate that this motel owner had to take time away from running a damn motel to write this—but it sure lets you know what really went down that night. Luckily, karma has clearly paid off for this place, as they have an overall rating of 5-stars on TripAdvisor from hundreds of satisfied former guests. And, as we all know, satisfying motel guests is no small feat. Now I know where to stay next time I go to the Catskills, which incidentally is tomorrow. Booked a cross-country flight just to give this motel owner a 5-star review and a hug. See ya there!

The 'Game of Thrones' cast's behind-the-scenes Instagrams from the finale are better than the episode.

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As much as we'll miss Game of Thrones,we'll also miss seeing its exceptional cast being all in one place, both in and out of character.

The speawling cast shared some behind-the-scenes Instagrams from the last episode, and they're way more satisfying than the finale.

Sophie Turner, Queen in the North, posted this exclusive shot of Maisie Williams sporting shades, King Bran the Broken flashing his gorgeous legs, and Sansa Stark was modeling her Juul.

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The pack survived

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Turner, in her infinite coolness, tagged Juul Vapor, making me want to get addicted to nicotine.

Gemma Whelan, aka Daenerys apologist Yara Greyjoy, revealed that Kit Harington's arc in season eight is even more humbling than what we saw on screen. Harington's only lines the entire season were either "I don't want it!" about the Iron Throne or "she's my queen!" about Daenerys. When he wasn't in character, Harington was serving the realm as the "new make up chap," applying the primer that was promised.

Gwendoline Christie also shared a picture from the dragon pit, embracing assistant director Ciaran Colton, the first person she met on Game of Thrones.

"Playing Brienne of Tarth has redefined the way I look at the world, women and particularly myself," she wrote. "I have never felt so exposed by a character, but happy knowing that those feelings of discomfort were about shaking off convention and embracing strength and authenticity. "

Lino Facioli, who played Sweet Robin Arryn and a walking advertisement for the power of puberty, shared an album commemorating his years on the show, including some behind-the-scenes shots from Tyrion's trial.

Prince Eric from "The Little Mermaid" vibes.

Facioli, the unnamed Prince of Dorne, and a lord from the Iron Islands formed a boy band.

What's West of Westeros? is the new One Direction.

'Game of Thrones' allegedly filmed alternate endings and an 'insider' leaked them online.

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*** This article contains hella Game of Thrones spoilers***

Game of Thronesis over but the online discourse is not. Can't wait to tell my grandkids about how I survived the time Game of Thrones didn't end the way people wanted it to.

Just to quickly recap, in the series finale of Game of Thrones, Tyrion quits his day job, gets arrested for it, convinces Jon to kill Dany, Jon obliges, Drogon is v sad and burns the iron throne (impressive amount of symbolic understanding for a dragon TBH), Grey Worm gets like, really mad at Jon and Tyrion, all of the Lords and Ladies of the Seven Kingdoms gather to decide Tyrion and Jon's fates, Tyrion suggests only a king or queen can do this, then he nominates Bran to be king, everyone decides, "Sure, why not?" except for Sansa, who declares The North as an indie nation, everyone is also chill with that, and then "Bran the Broken" (rude) is officially the King of the SIX Kingdoms. Fin!

Cut to: Game of Thrones fans are pissed. Many people were very vocal about the fact that they did not like this ending, so much so that some even signed a petition demanding HBO to remake the final season.

But for there just might be a last shred of hope for those who are not pleased with the finale. And no, it's not a remake of season eight. However, reddit user afraidpart claimed to have insider knowledge to some alternate endings that were shot for the finale of Game of Thrones. Of course, they could be making this up, but it's important to note that they posted spoilers to previous episodes -- mainly episode five -- that turned out to be true. So, they do seem pretty legit. Regardless, it's still fun to imagine some endings other than the one we were handed, so, without further ado, here they are.

Alternate Ending 1: Tyrion's Trial With A Dark Twist

This ending focuses on Tyrion's trial in the dragon pit. Like the real ending, Tyrion is brought forth by Grey Worm to Sir Davos, the three stark children, Samwell Tarly, Brienne, Robyn Aryn, and the King of Dorne. The main difference here is Tyrion's fate. Instead of seeing Tyrion play the peacemaker, we see him unravel in rage. Bran flashes back to a quote from season one, when Tyron told Catelyn Stark, ""I never bet against my family." Tyrion is enraged that the people of King's Landing are not grateful for all he has done for them -- including saving them from Stannis Baratheon. He delivers a long monologue, saying the people of King's Landing deserved what they got in the end, and then he is sentenced to death.

Alternate Ending 2: A Combo, 2 for 1 Kind of Deal

This ending is similar to the real one, with a splash of the one mentioned above. In this, Tyrion stans trial, delivers a long speech detailing why he committed acts of betrayal, but is not sentenced to death and is given a seat on the King's Council. So, essentially the same as the real ending but with a different speech, which, TBH, sounds great since his speech in the aired scene was...subpar.

The question is, are either of these endings any better?

You can read more about the alternate ending/spoilers posted by afraidpart here.


20 chefs dish on the 'red flags' people should look out for when dining out.

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There are few activities more satisfying than treating yourself to a dinner at a restaurant after a week of hard work. When all goes well, a meal out on the town introduces you to new flavors that light up your taste buds and keep you coming back for more.

Conversely, when a restaurant is bad, you'll end up spilling your guts into the toilet for hours, and even if it doesn't make you sick, you'll still feel like you wasted time and money.

In a recent Reddit thread, chefs (and other restaurant workers) shared the red flags that indicate a restaurant is bad. The rest of us would be wise to take notes, for both our pocketbooks and our stomach lining.

1. InuMiroLover knows you get what you pay for.

"A $4 steak is not a good steak."

2. MurielsChild suggests you look at the floor.

"Dirty stained carpets"

3. A_pencil_artist says if the waitstaff doesn't want to take your food back, there's good reason.

"If employees try to argue with you about food quality in order to dissuade you from sending something under cooked back, just leave. It means they have a cook who can't take criticism and your chances at getting a sneezer are greatly increased."

4. robotran knows the morale of the staff reflects on the overall quality.

"Pastry chef here. As much as people say avoid specials, I can't speak for everyone but at least in desserts/breakfast pastries, if you see something new its worth trying. Chances are it's something the chef has been working on for weeks on their own time, there's a lot of love and effort put into it.

Also, the standby if the menu is a book, it's probably not great."

"The biggest thing to keep an eye on though imo is the staff. If there's pissed off people, get out as fast as you can obviously. If everyone is kinda apathetic and not talking to each other much, get out. That's also a shitty environment, everyone is probably really passive aggressive, and that's going to show. If people seem genuinely good with being there even if it's busy or if there's playful ragging going on, that's where you want to be. The better the staff gets along, the better everthing in the place runs."

5. fancyfrenchtoilet says the smaller the menu, the better the quality.

"If a restaurant has a one-page menu that's usually a pretty good sign, it means their line cooks have become specialists and can usually nail all the dishes listed."

"Conversely, if a restaurant has a giant, multi-page menu that's a gigantic red flag. The longer the menu the better the odds that you're paying to eat a boiled bag frozen meal."

6. VelvitHippo says if an ingredient is only in one dish, it's probably not fresh.

"I manage a kitchen at a bar and I'm making a new menu for the summer and this is the biggest concern and a great answer to ops question. If you see something on the menu that has an ingredient that is only in that menu item, it's probably not fresh. I've been making sure that every ingredient we buy is in at least 3 menu items. This not only ensures fresh ingredients but cuts down on waste a lot."

7. heroesforsale knows the questions to ask about seafood.

"Ask where your oysters come from. If they don’t know, you don’t want them.

Works for most seafood."

8. lunarjam knows the more waitstaff knows, the better the food quality.

"Absolutely. Works for a lot of things as well. If youre eating in a place that serves meat as its speciality (such as an upscale steak house) the same can be applied to their meat. I worked as a server in a place where we were all briefed every night in absolute detail. We had to know where the meat and fish on the menu was from, for the meat who the farmer was and how many days it was dry aged, what the particular breed of cow or pig or lamb it was. Etc etc. We could even get more info from the chefs if needed as we butchered on site and we also had direct contact with the farmers. We (FOH) also had butchery classes so we knew exactly what we were talking about with guests."

"So TLDR is that the more the server knows about the ingredients in the food it shows kind of like a badge of pride for the kitchen in a way. They take pride in what they do and they're taking every step to make sure this is communicated. It's a very very good sign."

9. adeliva says if the menu pictures look like they're from Google, it's time to get out.

"I designed a menu for a restaurant and left spaces for the pictures. They said they wouldn't send any and told me to take pictures from Google. I have never eaten there. I would like to add I had no idea what some of these dishes were. My favorite was "house special", but they didn't know what that would be. I was told to "add something nice".

10. homeboi808 suggests looking up the health inspector tips.

"Pro tip: Look up the health inspector reports for your county.

For Florida: https://data.tallahassee.com/restaurant-inspections.

EDIT: State/County website list for the US.

EDIT #2: Current link for Michigan, curtesy of /u/nesper."

11. eyebrowshampoo also has trauma from restaurant carpet.


"Not a chef but worked in food a lot.

Carpet. Yeah it's quieter and doesn't get slick, but it is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. I saw them pull it up when they remodeled (and put in more carpet). Vacuuming only goes so far in a restaurant and I know they never, ever shampood it."

12. According to MuSE555, there is a lot of information to glean from salt and pepper shakers.

"Also check the salt/pepper shakers! If they're dirty, then that's a good sign that those cleaning also aren't paying attention to detail elsewhere."

13. AAiBee said if it's empty in a busy neighborhood, take the hint.

"If the area is busy but the restaurant is empty, that’s usually a bad sign"

14. utahjuzz knows that most large menus are completely frozen.

"If a restaurant has a HUGE menu.... Its all frozen."

15. Guzzles just survived the red flags.

"Not a chef, but I just took a chance on a restaurant today and the chefs were sitting, legs up, right next to the front door as I walked in. No one but staff and me there.

So, according to how my stomach feels, probably that."

16. ruizpancho knows why family restaurants are better.

"Cook for a small Mexican restaurant here. I always look for how the staff interact with each other. If they all seem to enjoy being there, and coordinate well, more often than not it's because everything is running smoothly and they have a good system, which usually means they know what they're doing and you can expect good food. That's how it always is for the smaller, family run restaurants I frequent anyway, which I believe always have the best food."

17. AllyMarie93 advises others to stay away from ice.

"I have a family member who’s worked in multiple different restaurants, and they always advise me never to get drinks with ice because too many places don’t keep their ice machines cleaned because it’s so often overlooked compared to other kitchen equipment."

18. newgrl knows it's not good if there's not a wait on the weekends.

"Not a chef... front of the house. When my boss (the owner) used to host and people would complain to her about the hour wait on Saturday night at 7pm and then threaten to leave, she would tell them, "If the restaurant you choose does not have a wait on a Saturday night, you may not want to eat there." And then turn her biggest shit-eating grin on them :)

"Can I add you to the list?"

19. marahsnai knows good food is worth the wait.

"If you order a meal that should take a long time to cook and it comes out very quickly. It’s been pre-cooked."

20. According to pantsdowntomyknees, if the chef gives you samples that's a good sign.

"We have a sushi place me where the chef gives you free samples of future dishes. This usually means they take pride in their work and want to see peoples reactions before committing it to the menu."

People are summing up 'Game of Thrones' in one tweet and the results are pure art.

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TLDR; Game of Thrones is over, fans are upset about the ending, and this article contains spoilers.

For those who have been with Game of Thrones since the beginning, the past eight years have been quite the journey. Main characters were beheaded, dragons were born from fire, and incest became a thing we all kind of got used to. Ah, the memories.

In honor of reminiscing, author Amy Cuddy asked people to sum up Game of Thrones in one tweet.

And boy, oh boy did people deliver. Here are twenty-five of our favorite responses.

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23 Graduation Memes To Enjoy Before You're Completely Buried In Student Debt.

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"Now that you’ve graduated, just remember: Bosses don’t usually accept notes from your mother."

-Melanie White

Congratulations. All of your hard work has paid off and you are finally graduating. Celebrate by laughing at these hilarious graduation memes. Hopefully, they will distract you from the fact that you desperately need a job and are in student loan debt up to your eyeballs.

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Here's everything we know about the 'Game of Thrones' spinoffs. What is dead may never die.

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Game of Thrones might be over, but that doesn't mean the gazillion-dollar franchise is gone for good. A prequel pilot has been announced, and there's even more content spiraling like White Walkers' corpses.

The spinoffs in development are spinoffs in that they take place in George R. R. Martin's world of A Song of Ice and Fire, but not so much as they involve the characters we know and love (and love to hate). As awesome as it would be see to see Arya the Explorer (Exploreya?), as far as we know, Maisie Williams has laid down her Needle for good.

Martin took to his blog Not A Blog earlier this month to update us on the five Game of Thrones "successor shows" that HBO has in development. "Successor shows" is Martin's term—"I mislike the term 'spinoffs,'" he wrote.

Of the five of in development, "three of them are still moving forward nicely."

"The one I am not supposed to call THE LONG NIGHT will be shooting later this year, and two other shows remain in the script stage, but are edging closer," he wrote. "What are they about? I cannot say," he added, but he plugged his Ice and Fire companion book Fire & Bloodto inspire theories.

Voxreports that the projects in development come from Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Golden Circle); Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island); Brian Helgeland (Legend); and Carly Wray (Mad Men).

One pilot is in production, and it goes further back than medieval times.

Goldman's project is the one closest to existing. The British newspaper The Sun leaked that the working title is allegedly Bloodmoon, and that production has begun in Belfast, where GoT's operations was back in the day.

Here's how HBO describes the Not A Prequel:

Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. From the horrifying secrets of Westeros’s history to the true origin of the White Walkers, the mysteries of the East to the Starks of legend, only one thing is for sure: It’s not the story we think we know.

The Age of Heroes is the era of Westeros' great houses' Founding Fathers.

Won't somebody please think of The Children?

The epoch began when the First Men, the original human inhabitants of Westeros, made peace with the mystical, non-human Children of the Forest. They lived in harmony on the continent for years and planted the roots for the society we know on Game of Thrones.

Among the eponymous heroes are Bran the Builder, the founder of House Stark who built Winterfell and the Wall; and Lann the Clever, who took Casterly Rock and would later spawn the Lannisters.

While we won't get to see Sansa and Tyrion, the new show just might introduce us to their great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (you get it) grandparents.

The pilot stars Naomi Watts, and a whole bunch of other British people.

When you're a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret.

Watts plays "a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret," according to HBO, and is joined by Josh Whitehouse (Poldark), Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth), Denise Gough (Monday), Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Sheila Atim (Harlots), Ivanno Jeremiah (Humans), Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia films), Alex Sharp (How to Talk to Girls at Parties) and Toby Regbo (The Last Kingdom, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald).

Martin says that it's a new, old Westeros.

The author told Entertainment Weekly:

Westeros is a very different place. There’s no King’s Landing. There’s no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We’re dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series.

So there won't be dragons, but that doesn't mean there won't be magic...

There might be White Walkers.

While Goldman's series might be without familiar landmarks and families, one known entity is likely to make an appearance: the Night King.

Martin referred to the still-officially-untitled pilot as "The Long Night," which is a reference to the time in Westerosi history in which the White Walkers first descended upon the continent.

Little was known about the Night King's motivations before his was stabbed by Arya Stark, so hopefully the not-a-prequel will elaborate.

Only a pilot has been ordered, so if we get to see this new show, it'll be in May 2020 at the absolute earliest.

HBO's Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter that nothing has been ordered, and if it was, "nothing is going to air on HBO until at least a year after the final season."

It's going to be a long night before The Long Night.

Pro-choice man shares how an abortion saved his life. Now other men are doing the same

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While the rest of the world is arguing over whether or not Game of Thrones had a satisfying ending, lawmakers across America are fighting to strip women of their rights and overturn Roe V. Wade. Cool cool cool cool cool.

Naturally, womxn across the country are outraged, and aren't being shy about it.

And while womxn/those who can get an abortion's opinions are the most relevant here -- since it is our bodies being threatened -- we do need cis men to stand by our sides for this. We don't need them to grab the microphone from us and monopolize the conversation, and we certainly don't need them explaining our own bodies to us, but we do need them to acknowledge that they also benefit from abortions. Abortions don't just effect womxn -- they effect everyone. And to pretend they don't leaves womxn alone at the front lines of a battle meant to undermine our existence and our freedom.

Thankfully, writer Carvell Wallace decided to step up to the plate and share a story about how his life was saved by an abortion.

Here is the thread:

Other men followed by example and shared their own stories.

Louder for the people in the back! No, seriously, keep telling these stories.

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