Loki Posted May 30, 2022 Posted May 30, 2022 I've met Brian Eno. I was working on a game, and he was approached to help create the music. During our conversation, he lay down on the floor and fell asleep. Very odd fellow, apparently it's something he does quite a lot. Quote
Keith Houchen Posted June 1, 2022 Posted June 1, 2022 Today I Learned that Art Speigelman, the guy who wrote Maus, was one of the inventors/creators of the Garbage Pail Kids. I don’t think I knew this, but my memory is getting shit lately, even so, wow! Quote
wordsfromlee Posted June 2, 2022 Posted June 2, 2022 June Brown - Dot Cotton from Eastenders - was born before Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr and penicillin. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 6, 2022 Paid Members Posted June 6, 2022 ...that Wild, the hunchback in For A Few Dollars More that Lee Van Cleef's Col. James Mortimer kills in a bar shoot-out, was played by Klaus Kinski. Didn't realise that was him; think it was because I saw the film before I knew who he was. Even though it's my favourite one of the "trilogy", and I've re-watched it many times, it still didn't hit me. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 6, 2022 Members Posted June 6, 2022 Mindy Kaling owns part of Swansea City FC. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 7, 2022 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2022 22 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Mindy Kaling owns part of Swansea City FC. There's a spin-off required when next they play Wrexham, isn't there?? Quote
Rockbus2 Posted June 13, 2022 Posted June 13, 2022 Today I learned that 2 months before the Wright Brothers flew for the first time, the New York Times published an article saying flight wouldn't be possible for between 1 to 10 million years. Quote
Guest Posted June 13, 2022 Posted June 13, 2022 Nah, that was a Daily Mail story two years ago. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 16, 2022 Paid Members Posted June 16, 2022 Just had a painful, three-jab appointment at the dentist (and this is only the first half - got to go back next week to have a proper crown fitted). Had me wondering where the word "jollop"/"jallop" comes from, so looked it up - seems it comes to us via the French "jalap", which in turn comes from Mexico, a particular unguent called "Purga of Jalapa". (Jalapa also pops up in suggested etymologies for the word "jalopy", in that it was a city where they sent old cars from the US for scrap, although the actual etymology itself isn't confirmed.) Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, wordsfromlee said: TIL that Paul Walker was a nonce. Just looked that up. Fucking hell. Proper Elvis/Jerry Lee Lewis. Quote
Cousin Jim Bob Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 Skip Bayless and Rick Bayless are brothers! I just never put it together. Skip is a loudmouth sports journalist, one of the biggest and most famous in the US. Rick is an incredible chef, one of the best in the world, specially in Mexican cuisine. Sounds like they had a very difficult upbringing and were never very close. Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted July 2, 2022 Paid Members Posted July 2, 2022 A lad at school was convinced it fixed scratches that prevented play of music and games. Quote
Merzbow Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 Reading some of that thread and what the hell? Isn't a CD just a bunch of data, I can't imagine how it'll make the sound any better. Quote
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