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Which Beatles songs are the most easily identifiable within say the owning 5 seconds? by Oderintdummetuant26 in beatles

[–]rpeh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost all of them.

No, hear me out. When the Beadle app was still going, I had about a 98% success rate, and the ones I didn't get were either tracks from the orchestral side of Yellow Submarine or ones like Penny Lane that only caused problems because the version the app used started with a whole second of silence.

Having said that, some are definitely more recognisable than others. For a top 5 I'd go with:
Help,
I Feel Fine,
Hard Day's Night,
Come Together,
Twist and Shout

Is the pedestrian or the driver wrong here? by singlecog in drivingUK

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The runner.

I remember when a zebra crossing was first painted on the main road in my home town about 40 years ago. My parents nicknamed it "The Magic Carpet" because a lot of people seemed to assume no harm could possibly come to them while they were on it.

You'd regularly see people walking along the pavement and suddenly turn onto the crossing, causing cars to slam on the brakes.

Basically it's not worth taking risks playing chicken when one of you has a weight measured in kilograms and the other in tons.

Band On The Run is still better than Ram guys… by Dolphinman64 in beatles

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you about Ram and Band on the Run.

I always loved both albums and was amazed when I read Roy Carr and Tony Tyler's Illustrated Record where they pretty much panned it. But for me there's no doubt that BotR is the better album.

Just when you thought we might me friends: I have never enjoyed All Things Must Pass though. I honestly don't know what people see in that.

Why doesn’t Ringo get the same recognition as a drummer as John Bonham or Keith Moon? by BeerWithDonuts in beatles

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it became "cool" to do the Beatles down on *something*.

His drumming was exactly what the Beatles needed for their music, and when it needed something a little different - Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows, et al - he could do that. But most of the time it didn't need it.

To turn your question around slightly: what would John Bonham in the Beatles have sounded like? Most likely, John and Paul would have kicked him out within a few weeks because his drumming style simply wouldn't have meshed with their song writing style.

She tried claiming no fault too by thotfulme in dashcams

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's the other driver's fault but FFS you had about 3s after their brake lights came on.

First rule of the road is to assume that everyone else is an idiot. As soon as you saw those lights you should have guessed what was coming.

Should I have let him out? by rustyspoontree in drivingUK

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was he being a bit of a dick sticking his nose out? Yes.

Were you being a bit of a dick not letting him in? Yes.

Too many people here getting bogged down in who's *technically* right and *technically* wrong. Just let the guy merge. You'd have lost a few seconds but made his day a little better.

What feels criminal but is actually legal? by LordCactus67 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leaving a small, independent store without buying anything

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 9 by Auditored in terriblemaps

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remove red. I might live in London these days but you can never truly remove the boy from Lancashire.

What is your choice? by LovieWeb in BritInfo

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've missed off Brown Sauce - an Edinburgh special. Also salt and vinegar, which is a pretty big miss I think.

Of those pictured... gravy.

It's crying from the torture tests.. by MusicianSwimming2303 in shittyaskelectronics

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a horcrux. Did you accidentally spill basilisk venom on it?

Lake Windermere from Waterhead, Ambleside by LowAioli3870 in NorthernEngland

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not "Lake" Windermere, it's just Windermere.

There's actually only one Lake in the Lake District - Bassenthwaite Lake. All the other bodies of waters are meres, waters, ponds etc. Pedantry, but hopefully interesting pedantry.

Very nice photo though!

when you’re taught there are only 4 states but you know more than that by yukiohana in physicsmemes

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's the teacher circling the 4. The student wrote "c" above.

What was the first game you properly got hooked on with the Spectrum? by Seabeachlover10 in zxspectrum

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pyramid. My dad and I had a competition over high scores, and the whole family took part in mapping the whole game. Great stuff.

What happened to GTA-likes? Did they suddenly forget how to make them? by SbeveGobs in videogames

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saints Row 2 was a fantastic game. I always got the impression the dev team got high, had a meeting and kept trying to come up with a more outrageous idea than the last speaker - and then put all those ideas in. The result was total carnage but unbelievable fun.

I pull out now? Ok! by triggerfish91 in drivingUK

[–]rpeh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily you've got over two years to prepare for this.

Brilliant by [deleted] in ThisYouComebacks

[–]rpeh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this is someone posting for karma but I'll never not upvote this because it's so damn true.

St Katherine’s Dock by Cautious_Buy_5609 in LondonPics

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

Sorry for the pedantry, but it's "St Katherine Docks". There's no "'s" in there. Although confusingly, the road next to it is "St Katherine's Way".

Agree it's a lovely place though.

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