love the word lackluster. well it sucks because it’s not shiny
“Oh boy, I love exploring the underdark! I hope I don’t find anything scary down here”
The terrible beholder:
“Unstoppable force vs immovable object” Well, a regular force can move a regular object, so if the force’s unstoppability cancels with the object’s unmovability (bc pemdas) then surely the unstoppable force can move the immovable object
You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown? You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly? You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?
I think Trump’s mistake was that he never took Harris seriously until Biden retracted his candidacy. He never respected her as a serious threat, or even noticed her really, because she’s a woman. Now that he’s forced to acknowledge her existence, he’s scrambling desperately to find a last-minute insult, and it’s not his best work. Classic Witch King of Angmar mistake