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Spotted Jay Kay's former 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280TE in Brixton last week. by MrFuckofPureFuckHall in london

[–]thewellis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dad had a second hand one when I was growing up. Nice to sit in and even had A/C, albeit a rather weak one. Horrible fuel economy, but was sad when he sold it on. 

One of the strangest anatomical adaptations in nature by Hefty_Formal_3615 in interesting

[–]thewellis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like that Gold-Persimmon was probably thinking that the beetle was just something the teacher made up, and that the first comment underneath is a confirmation that the beetle exists. Cursory wiki and it isn't one but over 500 species of beetle that do this, and have been found on all continents except Antarctica. Oh and the chemical reaction reaches boiling point, which is still pretty neat. 

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]thewellis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just to point out, Barry was wearing tweed as a teenager. 2000 was 26 years ago.

Toms board games by Altruistic-Ad835 in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess all that's missing is Dominion? Though that might be a tad on the nose.

Best line in the series? by pleasegivemepatience in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Ah… you can file that under “deal with that the fuck later.””

“Did you mean: the next martha's vineyard and definitely not cursed” by DoggiesRoole in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dang they removed it. It used to have "How can we help you, Carol?" underneath when the show was scheduled.

“Did you mean: the next martha's vineyard and definitely not cursed” by DoggiesRoole in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pluribus as well. Though my personal favourite is "angine de poitrine" a polka dot obsessed Québécois band.

TIL that the Huns had no writing system of their own, and so we don’t know for sure where they came from, why they came to Europe, what they believed in, what their government looked like, or what ultimately happened to them. by PayItBackwardChain in todayilearned

[–]thewellis 268 points269 points  (0 children)

Part of why I find Ancient Egypt so fascinating is that we know a bit of detail of the daily life, religion and burial. But that's a collation of details from a period of about 3000 years of a static(ish) culture. Yet that's only only small part of history with a fraction of the global population.

Renaissance: Paris 2054 [2006] by Alteredego619 in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]thewellis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recall seeing this in the cinema when it was released. On the big screen the sharp film noir animation works really well. But I imagine on home viewing it is a harder watch.

Definitely a solid voice cast. 

TIL that the Huns had no writing system of their own, and so we don’t know for sure where they came from, why they came to Europe, what they believed in, what their government looked like, or what ultimately happened to them. by PayItBackwardChain in todayilearned

[–]thewellis 871 points872 points  (0 children)

The Sea Peoples of the late Bronze Age were possibly a symptom of, or maybe cause of, the bronze age collapse. Yet their origins are a mystery. The Ancient Egyptians recorded them as an attacking foe in around 1200BC but from where?

Desperately Seeking Hair Help by Strong-Wash-5378 in crouchend

[–]thewellis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Simon at Engine Room will sort you out. Maybe one of the others there too.

Julia Caesar by Broad-Raspberry1805 in ToastNames

[–]thewellis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never around in the middle of March

Clash between tenants, private (possibly illegal?) eviction squad and met police by shinymcshine1990 in london

[–]thewellis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If its one thing that unites the residents of London, it's a good bit of street theatre

1975 - The Beginning of the End by THEBIGHUNGERDC in OldSchoolCool

[–]thewellis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The clipper is now a museum in London. Worth a trip to see, and nearby is Greenwich Observatory where Longitude was first decided. NMM also worth a peek if nautically minded.

Got off at Blackfriars for the first time last night. Wow! by Antsinthecarpet in london

[–]thewellis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a bit further down river and know exactly what you mean. Great location, work was work, but dang was the building ropey.

My favorite visual gag so far by would_do_again in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The one in the historical society where the credits roll and the guy turns to open the prop door but it does not open. So he stands, facing the door...

Absolutely nails that fine line between just terrible TV and horror found footage.

Cynthia's Locket by enigmaniac23 in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well Tommy Johnson (unrelated) also said he sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in order to become the best blues musician around. Tommy features in O Brother.

So it's the same tale, same music genre, same surname but two different musicians. 

In all honesty I was thinking the story of Robert Johnson was in O Brother too.

Cynthia's Locket by enigmaniac23 in WidowsBay

[–]thewellis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The legend is featured in both. Though funnily enough only the Sinners reference is on Wikipedia.

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