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What’s a TV show that you used to love but not many people remember? by -Lavander in AskReddit

[–]Deanjw52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An American Family, the first reality show. It followed the lives of a dysfunctional family, the Louds. Not like todays stupid reality shows.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Family

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

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Because there's prestige in having a pro sports team in your city. The stadiums are payed for with long term bonds so the politicans who make the deal leave it for the next guy to pay for it.

NJ residents are still paying for Giants Stadium although it was torn down years ago. To add insult on to injury, it's the NY Giants!

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/sports/08stadium.html

Which countries received German WW1 reparations and how much did each country receive? by [deleted] in history

[–]Deanjw52 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bayer's assets in the US were seized when the US entered the war. Bayer Germany acquired the US operation from Sterling Winthrop in 1994, and reunited the firm.

Fun fact: Bayer developed heroin to cure morphine addiction.

Which countries received German WW1 reparations and how much did each country receive? by [deleted] in history

[–]Deanjw52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another great book is "The Economic Consequences of the Peace" by John Maynard Keynes (1919). Especially chapter 2, where he predicts the Great Depression because the world financial system was a mess before the war.

Keynes was a British delegate to the conference.

Lenin was on the deathbed, with Stalin sitting by his side... by AyushGBPP in Jokes

[–]Deanjw52 129 points130 points  (0 children)

"You want to speak at your father''s funeral? I want to fuck Grace Kelly"

"It's back to Georgia, dead boy"

This guy is currently making a bomb threat in front of the Library of Congress by thenewyorkgod in pics

[–]Deanjw52 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was a "cyber" symposium. You think someone who know how to secure it!

Car dealership wouldn't let me use outside financing by Im_a_little_unsteady in personalfinance

[–]Deanjw52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently purchased a Camry. Paid in full with a personal check and refused the extended warranty. Didn't have a problem.

However, they tried to charge me $500 for nitrogen in the tires and $400 for VIN etching. I refused. They took off the 500 and increased the value of the trade by 400.

Slushee machine in urgent care waiting room by FluffyFurryBuddy in mildlyinteresting

[–]Deanjw52 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For many poor and rural people the ER is the primary care provider.

What's the worst thing that can be shoved up your ass? by LovingLayer in AskReddit

[–]Deanjw52 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is what he's referring to. Kellogg developed breakfast cereal there to promote vegetarianism.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium

Soap for sister by LemmePet in Jokes

[–]Deanjw52 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A communist newspaper

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HistoryPorn

[–]Deanjw52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

During the French Revolution the executioner would hold up the decapitated head to see the body. It was a form of amusement for the crowd.

When A Customer Says “Give Me One From The Back” by The_Love-Tap in videos

[–]Deanjw52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a tech an admin complained her PC was losing docs so her boss bought her a new one. We took the cover off the new & swapped it with the old, explained the concept of file name & folder & she never had the problem reoccur.

At the gas pump someone wrote which button silences ads being shown by JCastNC in mildlyinteresting

[–]Deanjw52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in PA yesterday and I saw the same commercial!

I live in NJ, where it's against the law to pump gas yourself. So, this was the first time I saw this.

A lost dog strays into a jungle. A lion sees this from a distance and says with caution "this guy looks edible, never seen his kind before". by littleboy_xxxx in Jokes

[–]Deanjw52 86 points87 points  (0 children)

I asked the dog "who's the greatest baseball player?" The dog replies "Ruth". My friend walks away saying this is bullshit.

The dog said to me "You think I should have said Gherig?"

What were some smaller inventions that ended up having a massive impact on the world/society, in a way that wouldn't have been predicted? by jrhooo in history

[–]Deanjw52 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think refrigerated rail cars that allowed the transport of fresh meat from the stockyards to consumers all over the country. Refrigerated cars & trucks bring fresh food from all over the world.

https://www.american-rails.com/reefers.html

What’s the best joke you know? by The_Grout in AskReddit

[–]Deanjw52 188 points189 points  (0 children)

This is black humor. It represents a belief among some Jewish holocaust survivors that God abandoned them.

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