row_33 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I recently learned Peter sang Enrico (as in Fermi) instead of “and Rico plays with it” universes change over mishearing and misremembering things apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 TIL that in 1980 Weird Al Yankovic turned down a 5 million dollar (worth 14 million today) beer endorsement stating "a lot of my fans were young and impressionable, so ethically I believe I did the right thing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 11:27 AM, Mr Info said: I will add a US dry county tidbit. FloydFest is an annual music fest in SW Virginia that actually takes place on land in Patrick county, not Floyd county. To 'legally' purchase alcohol, you have to go inside designated tents/areas. However, everyone walks around with cups or bottles that have alcohol of some sort in them and no one checks until you pass out. However, they do check when you are exiting the designated tents. But there are creative ways around that as well. The land where the fest is held actually borders Floyd county and within a 200 yd walk from the fest is Villa Appalachia which produces some nice Italian vino. I will listen to some music, then take a short walk just past the edge of the festival to Villa Appalachia, and do some wine tasting and purchase there. Fortunately, they are that close but that was completely unintended as the winery was there long before FloydFest began. Kinda unusual to be at a somewhat crazy, fun fest and then walk a few minutes to this serene outpost. I've been wanting to do this. I'm doing merlefest this year, and Carolina Rebellion. On 3/28/2018 at 9:25 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL That Jack Daniel's HQ is in a dry county so their product is not available for purchase in the area. Also TIL: US has dry counties. I live in a dry county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: I've been wanting to do this. I'm doing merlefest this year, and Carolina Rebellion. Carolina Rebellion looks awesome. Lots of great bands and Billy Idol this year. FloydFest is much more mellow. Not sure if this would be to your liking. End of July but on top of a mountain so it's cooler. But lots of single girls from what I can tell so that may be a plus. But, be careful where you poontang as poison ivy is around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 On 3/31/2018 at 10:52 PM, DC Tom said: Today I learned that Peter Gabriel doesn't want to "shock the monkey tonight." He wants to shock the monkey to life. Only took me 35 years to figure it out, too. On 4/1/2018 at 1:26 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: Holy...Phu....!!! I confirmed it myself right now. WTF alternate reality have I been living in?* *Please, that's rhetorical, YOU (or anyone else) don't have to answer! Mandela creep over TIL "There's a bathroom on the right" is supposed to be There's a bad moon on the rise." and IN A GADDA DA VIDA is supposed to be In The Garden of Eden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 5 hours ago, Boyst62 said: I've been wanting to do this. I'm doing merlefest this year, and Carolina Rebellion. I live in a dry county. I have heard that some in dry counties get high on cow dung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Limeaid said: I have heard that some in dry counties get high on cow dung. Any details on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Just now, Boyst62 said: Any details on this one? Heard from one of my relatives' relatives. Evidently they put it in a clay pot and let it heat up and smell the sulfur. There are some news stories on it. Evidently horse dung is better quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Heard from one of my relatives' relatives. Evidently they put it in a clay pot and let it heat up and smell the sulfur. There are some news stories on it. Evidently horse dung is better quality. I'm going to have to look this one up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 TIL Bob Ebeling, The Challenger Engineer Who Warned Of Shuttle Disaster, Died Two Years Ago At 89 After Blaming Himself His Whole Life For Their Deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 A Canadian hero.... TIL Vince Coleman, a railway dispatcher, sacrificed his life in order to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion. His telegraph said "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys." He saved 300 lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: A Canadian hero.... TIL Vince Coleman, a railway dispatcher, sacrificed his life in order to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion. His telegraph said "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys." He saved 300 lives. I have read references to the explosion but never knew the details. Can't really imagine what it was really like. A tip of the hat to Vince. Your links are a high point of the day. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, Greybeard said: I have read references to the explosion but never knew the details. Can't really imagine what it was really like. A tip of the hat to Vince. Your links are a high point of the day. Thanks. Thanks so much. Glad you enjoy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 25 minutes ago, Greybeard said: I have read references to the explosion but never knew the details. Can't really imagine what it was really like. A tip of the hat to Vince. Your links are a high point of the day. Thanks. Same here. I read the whole story behind the Mont Blanc ship and Halifax Explosion...what a story and what a tragedy. Big thanks to Vince Coleman who saved many lives and was eventually inducted into the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, Greybeard said: I have read references to the explosion but never knew the details. Can't really imagine what it was really like. A tip of the hat to Vince. Your links are a high point of the day. Thanks. They would be of mine, if I didn't know everything already (Peter Gabriel lyrics aside.) In the PEPCON explosion in the 80s, they had a disabled employee who stayed behind to alert authorities, as he was crippled from polio and knew he couldn't get away fast enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 35 minutes ago, DC Tom said: In the PEPCON explosion in the 80s, they had a disabled employee who stayed behind to alert authorities, as he was crippled from polio and knew he couldn't get away fast enough. Give him some credit...Roy Westerfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Just now, Mr Info said: Give him some credit...Roy Westerfield. Didn't have his name handy at the time. Always have to respect someone who's attitude is "****, I'm gonna die...may as well use my last couple minutes to help others." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very happy to see all the love and respect paid to these two brave men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 TIL Despite the video showing all band members singing, the five-part harmony at the start of Queen's Bohemian Rapsody was all performed by Freddie Mercury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 TIL That a Southwest Airlines Pilot once held a plane for 12 minutes, to allow a man to see his dying 2 year old Grandson for one last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL That a Southwest Airlines Pilot once held a plane for 12 minutes, to allow a man to see his dying 2 year old Grandson for one last time. Whereas United would have just stuffed the kid in baggage and taken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 1 hour ago, DC Tom said: Whereas United would have just stuffed the kid in baggage and taken off. That’s both horrible and hilarious at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 TIL Grand Theft Auto V cost $265 million to make -- the largest budget of any video game at that time -- but turned around and made $1 billion in its first 72 hours TIL Jordan Peele quit acting after he was asked to play the poop emoji in "The Emoji Movie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 26 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Jordan Peele quit acting after he was asked to play the poop emoji in "The Emoji Movie". You know your career has gone down the crapper when you are asked to play poop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 On 4/6/2018 at 9:11 AM, DC Tom said: Whereas United would have just stuffed the kid in baggage and taken off. Yes that should be done to cats only. Owners optional if they cannot bear to be without their support cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Limeaid said: Yes that should be done to cats only. Owners optional if they cannot bear to be without their support cat. My cats would ditch me in a second for a potentially better slave to control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 4/6/2018 at 10:03 AM, ShadyBillsFan said: You know your career has gone down the crapper when you are asked to play poop. It worked out well for Bill Paxton. Just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 TIL Jonathan Hensleigh, the writer of "Die Hard With a Vengeance," was interrogated by the FBI over his screenplay. The plot Hensleigh devised to rob the bank was so plausible, the FBI wanted to know where he got his information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakin Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 TIL (according my Uber driver in Vegas) the origin of low pants wearing. You see kids these days, mostly black kids, who wear their pants SOOOO LOW. In prison, the lower you wear your pants, the more likely you are to accept a hot beef injection. Show the waist band - you are straight. Show a full cheek and you are down to bone. I havent verified this but thought It made sense so I’m going to roll with it for the rest of my life and not bother to fact check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 TIL that cities with an “erotic services” Craigslist section saw a 17% decrease in the number of women murdered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) On 4/6/2018 at 7:56 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL That a Southwest Airlines Pilot once held a plane for 12 minutes, to allow a man to see his dying 2 year old Grandson for one last time. Reading that story is interesting, because you wonder how the pilot knew to wait. He was tipped off. The wife called the airline ahead of time to say the man was running late (and presumably stuck in security log jam). And can you really blame TSA? Every Tom, Dick, & Harry terrorist would pull the "old my grandson is going to die" act. Just goes to show you. When in doubt, CALL. It isnt like we all don't have a phone on us. They know everybody who crosses into that security zone, the airline knows he is checked in... The call is confirming things. Airline can talk with TSA. This ain't some magic story about a caring pilot (well sort of) story. The burdened traveler CALLED, dotted his I's & crossed his T's. Good fortune starts at home folks. Unfortunately, back in Denver said daughter was making bad boyfriend choices! That's the sad part. Sorry to be the killjoy and wreck a magical narrative. Edited April 11, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Reading that story is interesting, because you wonder how the pilot knew to wait. He was tipped off. The wife called the airline ahead of time to say the man was running late (and presumably stuck in security log jam). And can you really blame TSA? Every Tom, Dick, & Harry terrorist would pull the "old my grandson is going to die" act. Just goes to show you. When in doubt, CALL. It isnt like we all don't have a phone on us. They know everybody who crosses into that security zone, the airline knows he is checked in... The call is confirming things. Airline can talk with TSA. This ain't some magic story about a caring pilot (well sort of) story. The burdened traveler CALLED, dotted his I's & crossed his T's. Good fortune starts at home folks. Unfortunately, back in Denver said daughter was making bad boyfriend choices! That's the sad part. Sorry to be the killjoy and wreck a magical narrative. This kind of thing happens frequently, but doesn't get attention because it isn't publicized. The agents would tell the captain. That's how he gets notified. Departing on time is sometimes a judgement with a lot of variables, and sometimes not. If the captain knows the situation, there are a lot of ways to game the system to get someone on board who has at least checked in at the airport. On the other hand, sometimes its just not possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 "The La Brea Tar Pits" mangles Spanish and English, it translates to "The The Tar Tar Pits" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 To boldly come where no man has come before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 TIL when pimps get arrested, their cash can legally be confiscated but not their jewelry. This is why pimps wear lots of jewelry so that they can "re-pawn" it for bail money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 12 hours ago, /dev/null said: To boldly come where no man has come before There is supposedly a hotel in space fully booked; just combine the experiment with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 TIL on the set of The Princess Bride, André the Giant once "let out a 16 second fart and brought production to a standstill." Nobody said anything except director Rob Reiner, who said "Are you OK, André?" to which André replied, "I am now boss." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 8:24 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL on the set of The Princess Bride, André the Giant once "let out a 16 second fart and brought production to a standstill." Nobody said anything except director Rob Reiner, who said "Are you OK, André?" to which André replied, "I am now boss." This is included in a Princess Bride cast memories video. Great video and it is on YouTube but bookmark is at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 TIL that despite having a heart condition and arthritis that forced him to use a cane, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. led the first wave of landings at Utah Beach on D-Day, becoming the only general to land with his soldiers that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that despite having a heart condition and arthritis that forced him to use a cane, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. led the first wave of landings at Utah Beach on D-Day, becoming the only general to land with his soldiers that day. cool just read a book on the Canadian efforts at Juno Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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