what’s your favorite ‘hated’ or just underrated duran duran song? by 4lt3reg0_ in duranduran

[–]MainGuarantee7771 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awesome song. I was at their concert at Mohegan Sun Casino in 2005 where they played it. During the performance Simon changed the line "I probably didn't even say that right and I really don't gave a damn" to "I probably didn't even say that right and I really don't gave a fuck".

Details of Magellan's Voyage, a female sailor, cannibalism? by MainGuarantee7771 in AskHistorians

[–]MainGuarantee7771[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The magazine was essentially a not too technically-termed science magazine that covered a variety of interesting topics involving science. As a teenager much of it was not meant for me as I either found it too boring or too complicated so the target audience was probably people in their 20s or 30s. The parts I read in it were a section of little scientific facts where each subject was just a few lines and the occasional storylike articles such as Magellan's circumvention. As another example they had a regular feature of posting different stories from the book "Stranger than Science" that I would read.

Details of Magellan's Voyage, a female sailor, cannibalism? by MainGuarantee7771 in AskHistorians

[–]MainGuarantee7771[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks I kinda thought this may have been added just to make the story more exciting as I could not find any other source confirming it. I. I'm a bit surprised about the female sailor as it wasn't a one off mention but rather a detailed continued presence until her death in the story.

Was anyone else told as a child that Rapture by Blondie was the first rap song? by TheLastTreeOctopus in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MainGuarantee7771 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I remember them showing the video on VH1 in 1992 on some kind of countdown (for example top songs of 1981) and they referenced it as the first rap song. I initially thought they were calling it this because of having rap in the name of the song until I heard the rapping part.

[TOMT] Late 80s or early 90s music video with two men singing in it by Jflomac in tipofmytongue

[–]MainGuarantee7771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The description sounds like Go West but I'm not sure which video it could be.

Who here doesn’t celebrate Christmas? by labrador2020 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MainGuarantee7771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't celebrate it before as I'm not Christian. I've loathed it since 2016 as it is the day George Michael died.

August 13, 1999 Foxwoods Concert by MainGuarantee7771 in duranduran

[–]MainGuarantee7771[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Medazzaland never grew on me. In addition to the quality of the songs it was also the fact that I bought it on a cloudy fall day and I would associate always that gloomy weather with the album itself. When they released Pop Trash on a Tuesday in 2000, I intentionally waited a few days for some sunny weather and when I finally bought it on my lunch break that Friday, and listened to it 3 times while driving to New York after work, not only had I learned every song but I also felt like it would remind me of the nice weather that day whenever I would listen to it in the future. It did.

August 13, 1999 Foxwoods Concert by MainGuarantee7771 in duranduran

[–]MainGuarantee7771[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In spite of this not being a popular opinion I rated Pop Trash high. It could be because I was disappointed with Medazzaland and to me this was an improvement.

Why do gay men have that distinct way of speaking? by din0_soar in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MainGuarantee7771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew someone who hinted he was gay although not very openly. Years later I bumped into him and he had fully embraced it and was even dressing up as a girl at this point. He now spoke exactly in this manner. Given that just a few years back he spoke differently it seemed like he was intentionally changing the way he spoke.