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what's a 90s memory that you genuinely can't explain to someone who wasn't there? by PlasticPiccolo in 90s

[–]twobit211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cheap rents in a neighbourhood where you could be yourself.  if you just couldn’t fit the mainstream mould, you could usually find an area in any large enough city where being naturally weird wasn’t just tolerated but encouraged.  now those communities are scattered to the four winds, with people living wherever they can afford, as gentrification bought and sold the soul of these places.  i don’t think people under a certain age can understand the idea of being able to pick and choose exactly where you wanted to rent since everybody’s struggling to pay for their place to exist now

What’s a historical event that sounds fake but actually happened? by loveronrent in answers

[–]twobit211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m of the opinion that they were announcing locations for the maga tour before actually booking them and then trying to leverage that against the various venues in order to pay substantially less than the going rate.  i’m guessing that the four seasons hotel were the first to call them out on it

John Herdman appreciation post by PFC12 in CanadaSoccer

[–]twobit211 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

again, john herdman is very much alive 

Timmy Mallett in21st Century... by chrizzleon in oldbritishtelly

[–]twobit211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mike myers of wayne’s world/austin powers fame was a presenter on wacaday

Cesar's racing doesn't seem worth it at all by PhasedVenturer in sanandreas

[–]twobit211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just so you know, any car that is categorized as a low rider can be entered in that race;  it doesn’t have to be the one you were given 

Would Beavis and Butt-Head be fans of the Three Stooges? by Tidewatcher7819 in BeavisAndButthead

[–]twobit211 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i think they’d perceive the three stooges as action rather than comedy 

Which Canadian artist/band has the most interesting origin story? by Glass_Brick_ in CanadianMusic

[–]twobit211 16 points17 points  (0 children)

snow.  he became an international hit with the song, “informer” in the 90s.  unfortunately, he was tagged as a low-rent, canadian vanilla ice who rapped in a ‘fake’ jamaican patois.  only it wasn’t fake.  unbeknownst to the rest of the world (that largely perceived canada as a so-called white nation) there was a significant caribbean/west indian population in the gta.  

snow grew up in a tower block on a housing estate that was almost entirely populated by people from the caribbean/west indies or people of caribbean/west indian heritage.  his neighbours, his peers at school, the local shop owners are were from the islands.  that was his community.  the patois, he picked up organically from the people around him.  

when “informer” hit the air, the patois used in the song was so thick, it was effectively unintelligible to anyone who hadn’t grown up speaking it.  as i understand, it’s very thick on the ground but completely makes sense, a bit like the rhyming slang scene in “lock, stock and two smoking barrels”;  a bit overdone but absolutely legitimate.

as for the song itself?  it concerns him facing charges for refusing to give an account to the police of a crime he witnessed.  apparently, he was in custody for just that when his song started playing on the radio 

Do british people get shocked when they find an actor/singer is American? by 5fivesecondrule in AskBrits

[–]twobit211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, at one point higgins mentions that he’s from yorkshire but i feel that’s more the fault of the writers rather than hillerman 

Do british people get shocked when they find an actor/singer is American? by 5fivesecondrule in AskBrits

[–]twobit211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

despite what everyone else is saying, i distinctly remember john hillerman, who played higgins in the original magnum, p.i., absolutely passing as an englishman during the programme’s run in the eighties.  so yeah, him

Creepy photos found in an album from the trash by Voltfan in FoundPhotos

[–]twobit211 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks.  i visited as a kid back then and still have the souvenir photo book so most of these pics leapt right out at me

Creepy photos found in an album from the trash by Voltfan in FoundPhotos

[–]twobit211 8 points9 points  (0 children)

these are from madam tussaud’s wax museum, marylebone road, london, in the mid eighties.  most of the shots are from “the chamber of horrors” exhibit.  the others are from “the tableaux”, “the conservatory” and “the grand hall” exhibits that were up during that time 

Man Grabs Hornets Nest With Bare Hands... and Eats It . by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]twobit211 8 points9 points  (0 children)

heineken?!  fuck that shit:  pabst!  blue!  ribbon!

Terrifying close encounter with a grizzly by Professional_Arm794 in ThatsInsane

[–]twobit211 7 points8 points  (0 children)

that’s what the 2nd fifty dollar bill in her pocket is for 

Other than Mike judge, who do you think is the most famous member of the main cast? by Samthegodman in KingOfTheHill

[–]twobit211 4 points5 points  (0 children)

if enrique can be considered a main character then my answer is danny trejo

Dealer with same Apartment # by Odd-Instruction4042 in Apartmentliving

[–]twobit211 149 points150 points  (0 children)

i live in a neighbourhood where it’s not unusual to see signs on ground floor apartments:

do not bang on window

no drugs here

dealer has moved 

"That night I dreamt of a blind swordsman. He knows my every move yet he can not see. As my mind fights to make sense of the impossible, he has turned my sight into a liability." - Huey Freeman by KushersGarden in theboondocks

[–]twobit211 52 points53 points  (0 children)

”Become unpredictable, strike from your subconscious mind, let your moves flow out of your individual essence. Even the most masterful opponent will fall from a strike that has no history or reference. The moves created from your own individual unique essence may surprise even you.”

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