Today I learned...

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1 hour ago, BomberPat said:

But what later seasons' writers seem to have taken from it is "people want more Superintendent Chalmers". 

"One kid seems to LOVE the Speedo guy. What more do they want?"

Good morning, Roy.

It's far more fun to critique the show's failings through quotes from old, good episodes than to actually watch the show these days. But hey, there's a new thread for that. It's got a new hat!

[Tommy!]

Former US president and one time neighbor of the Simpsons George Bush Snr was one of 9 airmen shot down during a bombing raid and was the only one to survive, the other 8 were captured, tortured and killed with half the bodies then being eaten.

[Surf Digby]

5 hours ago, Tommy! said:

Former US president and one time neighbor of the Simpsons George Bush Snr was one of 9 airmen shot down during a bombing raid and was the only one to survive, the other 8 were captured, tortured and killed with half the bodies then being eaten.

Not sure I can top that one, but here goes....

During the war, Bristol lost almost 90,000 buildings to bombing by the Germans. The rubble from these buildings was shipped to New York, and forms the base of the land that Waterside Plaza is now built on.

[SuperBacon]

Tango is a Welsh drink.

https://nation.cymru/culture/a-brief-history-of-welsh-pop-icon-corona/

[Guest]

Made with only the juiciest Welsh oranges.

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33 minutes ago, Uncle Zeb said:

Made with only the juiciest Welsh oranges.

So it's pronounced "Sevihla" then

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On 8/18/2023 at 1:32 AM, SuperBacon said:

A fair point Loki, but that's The Simpsons. 

Someone (probably lots) has watched 80 episodes of Two Pints!!! 

I actually watched a recent episode of The Simpsons (blame the 10yo) where Bart wants a pair of trendy trainers (Slipreme...LOLOLOLOL!!!) and Homer gets him a snide pair which fall apart. It was alright.

Should've bought him a pair of Assassins.

[CleetusVanDamme]

Today I learned how quick the process of getting a hearing aid was (although getting the actual appointment took ages). I chummed my dad to the specialist earlier, we (based on nothing) assumed it would be the start of a long process of tests, diagnosing the problem and maybe doing fittings if it turned out he needed a hearing aid etc. I stayed in the waiting room. He was sorted and out in like 10 minutes flat!

[SuperBacon]

The Betty Ford in Betty Ford Centres was ex president Gerald Fords wife Betty Ford.

Thank you The Simpsons.

[Cousin Jim Bob]

I was browsing the new film releases on Xbox for something to rent tonight and this bollocks showed up.

 

 

Looking on Wiki it is the 11th Children of the Corn film! I know there is some horror franchises like Hellraiser which must be up there in numbers with sequels and remakes but 11 Children of the Corn films, bloody hell. 

[SuperBacon]

Michael Keaton is 72!!!

[Tamura]

1980s/90s TV show Bread, about a family of dole scrounging Scousers, was a sitcom. I always thought it was a fly on the well documentary...

[Hannibal Scorch]

That the word Tamura is slang for a shit posting unfunny troll.

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Having long know that in Polish quite a few adjectives are made with the same words (or at least same sounding words) in English with -owe added (e.g Waniliowe, Karmelowe etc are flavours), yesterday I found out “oldschoolowe” is an actual word in Poland.

[Rockbus2]

That before her famous relationship with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow had a short lived marriage to Frank Sinatra. He was in his early 50s, she her early 20s.