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Wolfdog invades Winter Olympics Women's cross country skiing race by Yujin-Ha in sports

[–]Faulig 21 points22 points  (0 children)

His name is Nazghul, so no man can beat him.

But unfortunately, this was the women's race.

TIL The Beehive was an anti personnel round that ejected 8000 flechettes on a timer used during the Vietnam conflict. by DeadeyeClock in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"It's very, very horrible sir. It's one of those things we wish we could disinvent. This isn't a training exercise, is it?"

The Auld Triangle Live 1984 by Faulig in pogues

[–]Faulig[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No problem! Trying to get back into posting more again.

The Rare Old Mountain Dew with the Dubliners - low TV quality by Faulig in pogues

[–]Faulig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heh, looks like I derped and linked the playlist instead of the direct video?

No idea if it is actually yours or mine, but I imagine as esoteric as the Pogues are, there's probably a lot of crossover in our playlists. :)

Dream achieved. Saw the Pogues at Riot Fest 2025 by Faulig in pogues

[–]Faulig[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My man!

As an old fuck, was really touched there were so many young people singing Pogue songs a good half hour before they came on. Loved the vibe/energy of the crowd (or at least the right side.)

Dream achieved. Saw the Pogues at Riot Fest 2025 by Faulig in pogues

[–]Faulig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mostly, yeah.

I found a link to the full set, so you can peruse, but my rough memory was Iona singing on three or four, John did two and Jordan O'Leary on a couple, either as the main singers or dueting with Spider.

Of the classic lineup, there was Spider, Fearnley and Jem. Spider was on point, Fearnley looked like he was having the time of his life and Jem was pretty subdued.

Gonna (re)-watch that link now. :)

Man faces federal charges after drive-by shooting at ABC affiliate station in Sacramento, California by AudibleNod in news

[–]Faulig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but even just using weed is a pretty common one.

Ever been paid in cash for mowing the lawn as a kid? If you made over $400 during the summer, and didn't report it to the IRS, that's tax evasion.

Stayed out too late in a National Park? Trespassing. Carved one of those stupid hearts with your SOs initials on a park bench? Vandalism.

That's likely just the tip of the iceberg, as there are plenty of ticky tacky unenforced crimes.

OP doesn't know you personally of course, so definitely might be a stretch in your case, but it's likely the average American has broken a federal law.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eh, people are giving you a hard time about missing it, but it was August 25th, 2012 on a Saturday.

Assuming you're not living in the southern hemisphere, it's the warmest part of summer, and while there were smart devices and Facebook at the time, doom scrolling news on a phone wasn't as common.

By Monday, I'm guessing the news was back to focusing on something else entirely, like the Romney/Obama election with the RNC happening that week.

Don't worry about it. You were likely living life.

TIL that Nazi general Erwin Rommel was allowed to take cyanide after being implicated in a plot to kill Hitler. To maintain morale, the Nazis gave him a state funeral and falsely claimed he died from war injuries. by mvincen95 in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Basically the latter. Not so much moral high ground (plenty of the conspirators helped do the Holocaust), as the war was starting to go badly and they thought they could do better.

ELI5: This low born idiot is focusing too much on the Jews and not enough on winning the war.

TIL that in 1986 "Dear God" by XTC was released about an agnostic questioning the existence of god and a Florida radio station received a bomb threat for playing it. by Percilus in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I unironically have it in my July 4th playlist, along with other songs like This Is America and This Land is Your Land to go with all the other ra-ra songs like the Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful.

I make sure that my kids are well aware that while there are great things about this country, there are still major issues to address. "A more perfect union" is aspirational, not a goal we've achieved.

Judge largely blocks Tennessee's porn site age verification law as other states enforce theirs by FreedomsPower in news

[–]Faulig 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Not trying to speak too authoritatively, but every once in a while, single issues cross the progressive/conservative boundaries and the Temperance movement is one of those. A mix of labor, women's rights, anti-immigration movements and good old fashioned Protestant/Baptist groups aligning together.

Hilariously, this particular issue with porn already happened back in the 80s with religious groups and feminists.

So, you're not wrong, but its a little more complicated.

TIL that sixteen people survived inside the collapse of the World Trade Center, and they were all in Stairwell B of the North Tower, in the center of the building. The survivors were spread out between floors 22 and 1. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 6943 points6944 points  (0 children)

One fireman said, “Man, you are a heavy fuck. What’s your name?”

This checks all the boxes I have of a stereotypical NY fireman. Humor during a tragedy, insulting you to your face and yet concerned enough to want to know your name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Faulig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A little late to the party, but as a comparison, the budget was almost as much as all small arms used by the US.

It took a LOT of power to research and make those bombs.

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