In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting.
Later that same day, the same man said "Roll Tide" as a goodbye.
I asked a woman at the store what it means.
She said, "Roll Tide."
I asked what it means.
She said, "It means Roll Tide, sugar."
So I began collecting evidence. I kept a list. I am not embarrassed about the list.
I have now heard "Roll Tide" used as: hello. Goodbye. Thank you. I am sorry. Congratulations. That is unfortunate. I agree. I disagree. And once, in a hardware store, as a complete set of instructions for installing a ceiling fan.
I heard it said at a funeral.
It was appropriate. It was the most appropriate thing anyone said that day.
I began using it. Carefully at first, the way a man handles a borrowed sword.
I said it to a cashier. She said it back.
I said it to a police officer who had stopped me for a broken taillight.
He looked at me for a long moment. He looked at my face. He looked at my taillight.
Then he said it back, and nodded once, and did not write the ticket.
I wish to be extremely clear that I am not claiming those two events are related.
I am also not claiming they are unrelated.
A man at a gas station heard my accent and asked where I was from. I told him Japan.
He said, "Roll Tide."
He meant welcome. I knew he meant welcome. There was no ambiguity at all.
I have been in Alabama eleven days.
I have one word.
It has been enough for everything.
I have started saying it in other states.
It does not work in other states.
I said it in a warehouse store in Oregon. One man turned around.
He was from Alabama. He said it back. We did not speak after that. We did not have to.
I say it anyway.
RIP Chick Norris:
FACTS about Chuck Norris:
1. Chuck Norris doesn’t do push-ups…
He pushes the Earth down.
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2.When Chuck Norris enters a room,
he doesn’t turn the lights on — he turns the dark off.
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3.Chuck Norris counted to infinity.
Twice.
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4.Death once had a near-Chuck Norris experience.
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5.Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
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6.There is no theory of evolution…
just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
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7.Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep.
He waits.
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8.When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night,
he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
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9.Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
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10.The dinosaurs looked at Chuck Norris the wrong way once.
You know what happened to them.
The problem isn’t about playing as a woman at all. It’s that God of War has always been about Kratos. The entire franchise was built to be peak masculine. It’s made to cater to men. The game is literally about a guy who wants to rip the gods apart for tricking him into killing his own wife and children. It’s about the male drive to persevere through unimaginable suffering and use it as fuel to do what’s right—at all costs. It’s about a man taking on not just the world that wants him to suffer, and die, but the entire system, spiritual and otherwise. This franchise inherently speaks to the soul of men and resonates, in a huge way, with the struggles men actually face (in an exaggerated, fictional form of course. It’s a game)
We’re in an increasing culture that keeps flirting with the idea, or just outright replacing male-led games and movies with women instead of creating original stories with strong female leads. Games are pretty much the one safe haven most men have left—to feel seen, to escape, or at the very least have their frustration understood. Given the current climate, it’s obvious why some guys have a knee-jerk reaction to this stuff
Men suffer in profound ways that almost no one is willing to acknowledge. It’s so bad it’s taboo to talk about it or even imply it. People hate me for bringing it up. Anyone who can’t see why men are getting a little upset and more sensitive about this is being completely insensitive and ignorant to reality—borderline, or just straight up gaslighting and shaming men for having the audacity to express themselves even a tiny bit. It’s like pushing people 99% of the way to their breaking point, then going for that last 1%. And when men speak up, the response is just “Oh stop being a baby,” “boohoo, poor baby man thinks he has it hard.” Completely ignoring the reality… It’s nasty, disgusting behavior
There are franchises with strong female leads that tons of men absolutely adore, that have also played a huge part in their critical acclaim—Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Hellblade, The Last of Us, Control, Nier: Automata, to name a few
Most people don’t want a female Jack Sparrow or a female 007, and if you think that simply and strictly boils down to "misogyny", you need to check yourself. The vast majority of people are not opposed to incredible female characters with amazing stories and arcs and you can't strong-arm, grandstand and virtue signal them into submission over what's often quite frankly, bullshit. Most men love strong female leads when it actually makes sense. People just want good, original writing—and yeah, they also want strong female leads, and for women to feel seen too in their own franchises, or franchises that work. Look at Resident Evil as a GREAT EXAMPLE 🫳🎤
2022: No salary increase
2023: No salary increase
2024: No salary increase
2025: No salary increase
2026 :
Employee: Please accept my resignation.
Boss: You’re doing great. Why are you resigning?
Employee: I accepted an offer with a 95% base salary increase and guaranteed yearly salary cycles as long as I meet my performance goals set by my manager.
48 hours later...
Boss: We will match the 95%, please stay, we need your work!
Employee: Unfortunately, it’s too late. Friday is my last day.
Leaders of organizations need to understand their teams’ motivation every month. Every employee is motivated by different things in different periods. Take care of your good employees before it is too late
In a recent Japanese interview with Real Sound, Metal Gear series producer Noriaki Okamura discussed what’s next for the franchise after the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. https://t.co/GOocC2ZwZL
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