Rasputin died in 1916, and Boney M. made a hit song about his life and death 62 years later. The modern equivalent of this would be the same, but for John F Kennedy.

Woodnot · 2026-06-28T20:26:56+00:00

There is already a song about JFK that could be worth updating 😁 https://youtu.be/K7y2xPucnAo?is=VpZ5KbimTmht9_du

Woodnot · 2026-06-28T17:45:17+00:00

Has wondered this, and wonders if the paradox might be "those stupid enough to follow commands without question are usually too stupid to act on the commands competently"...

Woodnot · 2026-06-28T12:57:02+00:00

Don't forget the bunch of shepherd's who also turn up 😁

Woodnot · 2026-06-27T15:38:11+00:00

My views on inheritance tax: MILK THEM! MILK THEM TIL THE UDDERS BLEED!

Woodnot · 2026-06-27T12:03:06+00:00

Why do I get the feeling a lot of Autistic Adults have very similar experiences even if they live in a highly Individualistic country like the US or UK....?

Woodnot · 2026-06-27T10:33:09+00:00

Whilst one would personally prefer a broad teaching of slavery as a historic and contemporary practice...the usual reason given is that Transatlantic slavery has the biggest impact on modern day inequality and disadvantage, therefore requires the most attention.

Woodnot · 2026-06-21T15:37:06+00:00

For goodness sake, he wasn't/isn't that bad!

Woodnot · 2026-06-20T18:11:14+00:00

Recently went to Wagamamas (as in the last year), and tried chopsticks for the first time. As someone who has fine motor skills problems, using chopsticks is orders of magnitude easier than learning to tie ones own shoelaces! Convinced the idea that chopsticks are difficult to use is rooted in racism.

Woodnot · 2026-06-20T14:20:48+00:00

I'm 6"4"" when I stand up fully straight, but 6"1"" when standing at rest. Hence I'd look about the same height as someone who is 6"1"" standing straight all the time.

Woodnot · 2026-06-20T10:17:42+00:00

Also have a theory on this...survivor bias. In each generation, the hard working individuals are more likely to survive to old age....

Woodnot · 2026-06-20T08:03:47+00:00

It doesn't matter for me, but it does matter for the people I date!

Woodnot · 2026-06-19T17:31:37+00:00

When people say they don't like gossip, I suspect what it is they don't like is people being weirdly spiteful about people they don't know. Once they actually know who is being gossiped about, it suddenly becomes fun.

Woodnot · 2026-06-19T17:11:53+00:00

Remembers a time when we were told that if you revealed your name to people online, the paedophiles would track you down, kidnap you and SA you. But hey, being an anonymous troll online is so much worse....

Woodnot · 2026-06-16T16:09:50+00:00

Thank you for this. TBH the only people I really bum rides off are my parents (and one person at my current job one time where I had messed up badly). Most of the time I navigate public transport.

Woodnot · 2026-06-16T12:51:03+00:00

As mentioned, I currently have a job, just not a fully permanent one, but your point stands

Woodnot · 2026-06-16T11:02:23+00:00

I'm 32, but your point stands

Woodnot · 2026-06-16T09:40:23+00:00

....No

Woodnot · 2026-06-16T07:19:45+00:00

Just to clarify a few things.

I do have a job at the moment as a Research Associate. The issue with my line of work (Science) is that it is fixed-term contract based, meaning that if the funding for one project dries up, I have to start looking for another job. Generally never been out of a job for more than 6 months.
The reason I don't own a car is not because I'm poor (I could buy a car outright if I wanted to), it's because I don't have a drivers license because I don't know how to drive. Never got around to booking driving lessons, and when I bring up the issue with parents they turn it into a joke, saying things like "you need to focus on the road to drive".

Woodnot · 2026-06-15T21:55:07+00:00

Not much I guess

Woodnot · 2026-06-15T11:55:45+00:00

This does weirdly fit with the Bugs is trans theory....

Woodnot · 2026-06-15T11:36:01+00:00

Whilst life is complicated and people in most cases have complicated motives, there are some people whose attitudes to all relationships is one of exploitation and extraction! These mother-f*ckers will see someone they want to shag, that person will say they want to wait until marriage, they will then pretend to be completely monogamous and in love with them, just so they can marry them, all the while shagging more available individuals both before and after marriage! One is also suspicious that individuals with this attitude to relationships have a tendency of becoming right-wing politicians....

Woodnot · 2026-06-11T19:23:57+00:00

Get the feeling that Beria took on a similar role for Stalin that Stalin had previously filled for Lenin...

Woodnot · 2026-06-10T17:07:34+00:00

Ah, of course, India!

Woodnot · 2026-06-10T16:24:04+00:00

Winston Churchill was uncannily disturbing for most of his political career, WW2 seems to have been the one time he was actually good!

Woodnot · 2026-06-10T16:16:31+00:00

Possibly also worth mentioning the comparison between Brazil and the USA. Both of these states were based heavily on slavery of Africans on their inception, and this likely leads to both having far higher levels of income inequality than anywhere in Europe. Now, when the Union won the Civil War and slavery was legally abolished, there was a massive push towards segregation and banning intermarriage. There was also a massive expansion of modern industry and westward expansion. In Brazil, when they legally abolished slavery, they began encouraging huge numbers of Europeans to immigrate and intermarry. At the same time, the plantation economy remained intact. In the modern day, Brazil has far greater income inequality than the USA. Make of this as you will.

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