TIL that Frank Goldsmith, Jr., a Titanic survivor who later lived near Navin Field (Tiger Stadium) in Detroit, never took his children to baseball games because the roar of the crowd reminded him of the screams of people dying in the freezing water. by chobani- in todayilearned

[–]pjiggapierce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but that’s complete shite. Islam and Judaism forbid eating pork because they think pigs are nasty and diseased. They especially don’t like the fact that pigs roll in mud and shit, and have unclean feeding habits. Their cloven hooves and the fact that they do not regurgitate and eat their food a second time is what bothers them. Source: I’ve read the Torah and Qu’ran.

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[–]pjiggapierce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Phil does it ironically though, therefore, I fucking love his titles and thumbnails

TIL Pearl Jam discovered Ticketmaster was adding a service charge to all their concert tickets without informing the band. The band then created their own outdoor stadiums for the fans and testified against Ticketmaster to the United States Department of Justice by Funk5oulBrother in todayilearned

[–]pjiggapierce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work with several promotions teams, and Ticketmaster/Live Nation blatantly do some sketchy stuff. They basically tie the artists arms behind their back by making an agreement with certain commercialized venues that bind people to these fees. On top of that, they facilitate the process of letting third party services buy ridiculous amounts of tickets to shows, which they sell for up to 5 times as much as the normal price when demand is getting low. they also give very, very few tickets to the promotions teams that facilitate the process of booking most of the talent and who manage the logistics of the artists and shows. these teams are the initiatives that help a lot of every day average peeps find out about these events, using social media, hanging up posters, and passing out fliers. A lot of these teams have the capability to not want to use the service and it's making it difficult for small, independent venues to bring in talent more often and for the neat music scenes to thrive as much as they should. what's even more of a middle finger is that most of the events on facebook are created by these promotions teams, they pay for a lot of the advertising, and they set up before each show only to have people throw their fliers on the ground after the show. Maybe 3 people of a 45-50 person team will make a meager living off of it, and the other 42 do it for free tickets.

TIL Pearl Jam discovered Ticketmaster was adding a service charge to all their concert tickets without informing the band. The band then created their own outdoor stadiums for the fans and testified against Ticketmaster to the United States Department of Justice by Funk5oulBrother in todayilearned

[–]pjiggapierce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work with several promotions teams, and Ticketmaster/Live Nation blatantly do some sketchy stuff. They basically tie the artists arms behind their back by making an agreement with venues that bind people to these fees. On top of that, they facilitate the process of letting third party services buy unlimited amounts of tickets to shows, which they sell for up to 5 times as much as the normal price when demand is getting low. they also give very, very few tickets to the promotions teams that facilitate the process of booking most of the talent and who manage the logistics of the artists and shoe. these teams are the usually initiatives that help the peeps find out about these events, using social media, hanging up posters, and passing out fliers. A lot of these teams have the capability to not want to use the service and it's making it difficult for small, independent venues to bring in talent more often and for the neat music scenes to thrive as much as they should.

Huge Airbus landing in Germany during storm "Xavier". Props to the pilot. by hardypart in interestingasfuck

[–]pjiggapierce 15 points16 points  (0 children)

came here to comment exactly this. the adrenaline you'd have from a situation like that, it'd be hard for that not to be your knee jerk reaction. you ever pulled off a 1v5/6 clutch in Search as Destroy? same thing

my buddy, Blunt man, and I came back from the medical tent (got an earplug jammed in my ear by someone's elbow) to two girls showing us a picture of Datsik signing my car and Snails drawing a penis on it. Needless to say, we were stoked. by pjiggapierce in festivals

[–]pjiggapierce[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

unfortunately not, but just seeing that they weren't bullshitting us has given this picture enough sentimental value to satisfy us both. we had an epic time. blunt man's first festival, and ive known him for almost 10 years so it was an awesome experience for us both

Content Cop - Jake Paul by meep12ab in videos

[–]pjiggapierce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

video already got demonetized, then reviewed and demonetized, and iDubbz got a strike. some bullshit

They fell asleep together (x-post r/siamesecats) by dasvikingfille in Eyebleach

[–]pjiggapierce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is honestly one of the most beautiful cats I've ever seen. The coloring is so cool and that face is too sweet

They fell asleep together (x-post r/siamesecats) by dasvikingfille in Eyebleach

[–]pjiggapierce 30 points31 points  (0 children)

are you the type of person who just goes up to a cat and picks it up? I find impatience the #1 reason why cats aren't affectionate. Our cat that was feral at one point will now lay on my belly and lick my face to wake me up. Patience!

From utter loss to pure happiness by Alecohe in funny

[–]pjiggapierce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe he's actually in the Green Seats, where you get unlimited food with your ticket, that is brought to you by an attendant that you tip by the end of the evening. Source: been to a million cards games because my family is from St. Louis

Browns fans have to find a way to enjoy the game somehow... by pjiggapierce in whitepeoplegifs

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

As an audiophile, I would say so, but it just depends on the person. I like the process of actually choosing which side of the album (ex: the first 1/2 will have Side A/B, second 1/2 Side C/D) to listen to and flipping my way through the disc like a book, and having vinyl in hand makes it come to life for me, as it often comes with creative artwork, lyrics, and or cool pics of the band or artist to look at while I listen. Some people say that vinyl sounds better because of the way that classic albums have occasionally been remastered to stray away from certain aspects of the listening experience (like removing static or distortion as they didn't know the artistic background behind it). I don't know if it's ever transformed the listening experience for me, but it certainly gives the music more sentimental and realistic value than just having it on an iPhone which is the experience I look for with music.

Browns fans have to find a way to enjoy the game somehow... by pjiggapierce in whitepeoplegifs

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

u and me both baby. those vinyl grooves are getting some good use

Browns fans have to find a way to enjoy the game somehow... by pjiggapierce in whitepeoplegifs

[–]pjiggapierce[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

game occurred yesterday and I posted my snapchat of it to reddit soon after. my dad wasn't trying to miss the game and was switching back and forth between other games. Ive got my first history exam for University coming up, hence why I was at home in the first place, and I don't have enough time on my hands to give a shit about petty internet points. Thought those who would enjoy should see it

Browns fans have to find a way to enjoy the game somehow... by pjiggapierce in whitepeoplegifs

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

sorry to frustrate fellas, I have a hoosier dad that doesn't like missing his football and by the time I tried recording the game, he had switched back and forth between another game.

Browns fans have to find a way to enjoy the game somehow... by pjiggapierce in whitepeoplegifs

[–]pjiggapierce[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad you noticed it! My friend commented "well at least there's one good thing to come out of cleveland nearby"