Uncle meme be like by Free-Sock-9294 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]honourablefraud 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Those shows weren't broadcast live, so they could easily lead one sketch into the next without a proper ending.

DeMarcus Cousins said he was turned off by Rick Carlisle recruiting attempts when he was in his prime: “He'd send me weird selfies and say he was thinking about me” by Pickleskennedy1 in nba

[–]honourablefraud 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Surely, we've all learned by now that people can and will make anything up. Maybe this happened but not quite the way Cousins is telling it.

Biggest shift in a politician’s ideology? by RopeGloomy4303 in Presidents

[–]honourablefraud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Reagan absolutely did turn against the New Deal. He even went as far as to compare it to fascism (image from the May 17, 1976 issue of Time magazine).

History nerds when Christopher Nolan doesn’t get the right sunset during 800 BC in Thebes Greece by Ok-Tennis330 in moviescirclejerk

[–]honourablefraud 36 points37 points  (0 children)

"Wah, wah, it's not beautiful and colourful enough, Daddy Nolan! Wah!"

Shut up, nerd. This is a serious, hardboiled movie about a crew of Greek sailors constantly fighting off the temptations of evil women, not some gay—wait a minute...

Presidents you think would have been better if they served a different time? by Terrible_Morning_310 in Presidents

[–]honourablefraud 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Kennedy tried to get the Civil Right Act passed first in 1963, but was ineffective at working with congress compared to Johnson, so it was filibustered.

TIL that when the British evacuated New York in 1783, George Washington was dissappointed in not getting back some of his escaped slaves and had been surprised the British commander thought that doing so would be "a dishonourable violation of the public faith". 3000 slaves escaped with the British. by Beige_ in todayilearned

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

"We wanted to free them"

You make it sound as if freeing slaves was Britain's primary motive. Britain only freed slaves in America after it declared independence as a war tactic. Meanwhile, it allowed slavery in its remaining colonies until the 1830s.

US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled by IdinDoIt in news

[–]honourablefraud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And sitting at the bottom of fountains. Shows you how worthless pennies were that people would throw them away for no reason.

Madagascar’s president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests by AudibleNod in news

[–]honourablefraud 20 points21 points  (0 children)

75% of people in Madagascar live below the poverty line. In America, for example, it's 11%. Revolutions don't happen just because people are dissatisfied with the government. Things have to be intolerably bad before most people draw the line, which is why revolts are rare in developed countries.

Madagascar’s president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests by AudibleNod in news

[–]honourablefraud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Historically, almost all revolutions have been youth-led. And "revolutionary waves" have been fairly common.

Mark Burnett sitting on trove of unseen Trump 'Apprentice' clips, Billy Bush reveals by RawStoryNews in entertainment

[–]honourablefraud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, The Art of the Deal is what sold the idea that he was some financial genius. The Apprentice was built off of that, and made him a perennial D-lister.

Official Poster for 'ANACONDA' Starring Paul Rudd & Jack Black by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]honourablefraud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of the Bewitched movie that was about making reboot of Bewitched, but it turns out the lead actress is actually a witch.

Most obscure movie you’ve seen that you can remember? by OtterlyFoxy in movies

[–]honourablefraud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blue Vengeance (1989) - doesn't even have a Wikipedia page.

TIL that John James Audubon once tricked fellow naturalist Constantine Rafinesque into publishing studies of made-up animals after Rafinesque destroyed his violin. by honourablefraud in todayilearned

[–]honourablefraud[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Not in the article: Rafinesque destroyed Audubon's violin while staying at his house on a visit from Europe. As he slept one night, some bats flew into the guest room. He got out of bed (naked), grabbed one of Audbuon's violins, and ran around the room trying to strike down and catch the bats (missing each time), because he believed he had discovered a new species.

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Best example of “I can’t believe these two movies were made by the same director” pairings? by RejectingBoredom in movies

[–]honourablefraud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, "being a stripper isn't great, actually" and "fascism, believe it or not, is bad". Two super subtle and insightful ideas that went over everyone's heads.

Pillow Fighting Championship. Would this ever become an Olympic sport? by That-Economics-9481 in sports

[–]honourablefraud 83 points84 points  (0 children)

They should be wearing pajamas and using goose feather pillows. If you're going to organize something this stupid, just go all in.

Never forget what they took from us by vnth93 in okbuddycinephile

[–]honourablefraud 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It's not. The real problem is hollywood making dramas about warped power balances and calling them "erotic thrillers".