By first line you mean… Specifically the Netherlands?

Why not? You’d be safe from polar bears there!

Also this post is a joke, as King Bird isn’t taxonomically defined.

I mean most any media is trash. Why is anime any different than, let’s say, TV shows? The medium doesn’t make it better or worse, it’s the actual quality of the particular series that’s important.

Where’d you get an E from? And why is it before the 1?

Speaking of lack of imagination…

Whose* (this is intended as constructive criticism)

“They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

I would label the “they” as human beings, rather than this country or that.

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Reminded me of the “game over” sounds that play when someone loses on The Price is Right.

Oh yeah that definitely won’t get abused

A comment from a reader of that article said: “Running some real ‘Gandalf the White/Twitter as it was meant to be’ energy.”

And I can agree.

Yeah, I mean the character had glasses the whole way through for continuity.

As for OP, I think it is just a beautiful rendition of completely following through on the childhood dream, and parents supporting it.

The platform launches with ‘Very Adult Son,’ a :30 centered around a mother whose adult son moves back home and adds more responsibilities to her plate, just as Matthew Broderick reminds her that life doesn’t get to decide she’s done chasing a little thrill.

“Our previous relationship with the brand and the team gave us the confidence to look beyond the category’s obsession with jackpots and uncover something more ownable,” said Peter Hughes, Group Creative Director at 72andSunny New York. “We became obsessed with the inciting incident. The moment life starts to assume you’ve lost your edge. Because the real thrill isn’t always the win. It’s the decision to push back. That’s what inspired our platform. Play with Hard Rock Bet is an act of rebellion.”

In our day and age, when you feel like rebelling, this is your outlet! It’s healthier and more thrilling to avoid your problems!

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“Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return. The debate here isn’t whether to have these programs, but how to improve them.”

Yes.