61–65 of 65 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You have to admit, it’s a strange comment though.
It's fine. Stop seeing race, ethnicity everywhere. Just be more chill and not get triggered by everything, we don't have to police language. People should be able to say whatever they want
> The waitress told us he drew sketches of the faculty he did not care to eat with. She said they all had long noses. I’m trying to understand this comment. I can’t tell if this is somehow a vague hint of an anti-Semitic attitude? It’s a weird thing to say or write in modern times if not.
It's a reporting of a report of an observation of portrait drawings. Theres no way to know what it means from the text; you'd have to ask the artist.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I forget the name of the specific art style, but "exagerated noses" is a known caricature motif. You can see this vividly depicted in the opening sequence of the BBC's "Yes Minister" TV series from the '80s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEMthILzpA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Scarfe also did drawings for Pink Floyd's The Wall.
A more difficult variant is snooker, played on a 12ft x 6ft table with tighter pockets and smaller balls. It can be frustrating to play well, but when you "get it", it really is a beautiful game to play, and a real mental workout. For anyone interested, Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best ever player, and his YouTube highlights are worth a watch: https://youtu.be/PE8XPHnCNpg - makes the game look incredibly easy, but I ass…
A more difficult variant is snooker, played on a 12ft x 6ft table with tighter pockets and smaller balls. It can be frustrating to play well, but when you "get it", it really is a beautiful game to play, and a real mental workout. For anyone interested, Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best ever player, and his YouTube highlights are worth a watch: https://youtu.be/PE8XPHnCNpg - makes the game look incredibly easy, but I ass…
TLDR: the article posted is not really about billiards at all. But I guess HN culture has degenerated to such an extent that the top comment is a response to the title, not the content. Not that your comment is incorrect, I've played snooker a few times on a full size table but also wasted countless hours of a UK childhood watching it on TV. It's just... not really in any way relevant to what the article is actually…