• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Because it’s one of those useless obscure trivia things occupying valuable space in my memory banks. The Wachowskis could have done a better job establishing why Cypher was startled and this guy could focus on his anniversary.

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      4 days ago

      Like how they accidentally threw Kevins plane ticket away when the Pepsi was spilled in Home Alone.

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        4 days ago

        Yeah, but then it would be something well known and not an indication of being interested in minutiae. Something that is often mocked in social situations.

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          You should invest heavily in matrix trivia and sale your skill to local bars having trivia nights

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            But that’s prime sitting alone in my underwear in a decrepit den-like apartment reading fan wikis time!