Topic: What I learned today! (Read 194939 times)

Mongrel · « **Reply #1600 on:** April 02, 2011, 04:17:27 PM »

Neil Young almost wound up on a complete different musical path, becoming a Motown artist. But the contract his newly-assembled band had signed was invalidated and the band disbanded when the lead signer who'd joined was arrested for being AWOL from the US Navy.

The singer was Rick James.

TA · « **Reply #1601 on:** April 02, 2011, 04:21:48 PM »

The Mynah Birds, yeah. That was a question in this one trivia videogame my friends and I found at a CiCi's, once. "What band had both Neil Young and Rick James in it", or somesuch.

The wacky part was my friend Phil knew that off the top of his head.

Büge · « **Reply #1602 on:** April 03, 2011, 04:19:10 PM »

I learned that the original concept for The Matrix was that humans were being used for parallel computing (which makes a heck of a lot more sense), but the producers basically changed the idea so they could have a shot where Morpheus holds up a battery.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1603 on:** April 03, 2011, 06:05:58 PM »

Kfroog · « **Reply #1604 on:** April 03, 2011, 06:53:01 PM »

They could have had him just hold up a fucking computer chip.

Mothra · « **Reply #1605 on:** April 03, 2011, 08:09:04 PM »

Yeah but then you couldn't have the humans blot out the flippin sun, which was wicked.

Büge · « **Reply #1606 on:** April 07, 2011, 07:39:12 AM »

I learned something about Sucker Punch today.

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The film received a PG-13 rating. To avoid an R rating, a love scene was cut. Browning said, "I had a very tame and mild love scene with Jon Hamm... I think it's great for this young girl to actually take control of her own sexuality." She added, "[The MPAA] got Zack to edit the scene and make it look less like she's into it. Zack said he edited it down to the point where it looked like he was taking advantage of her. That's the only way he could get a PG-13 [rating] and he said, 'I don't want to send that message.'"

Two things, actually.

1. Zack Snyder has more integrity than I thought.
2. The MPAA think that a woman enjoying sex is more graphic than rape.

Norondor · « **Reply #1607 on:** April 07, 2011, 07:46:39 AM »

Team America World Police Theme America Fuck Yeah EXPLICIT WARNING

Royal☭ · « **Reply #1608 on:** April 08, 2011, 05:25:31 AM »

Peter Bagge has a band, and the man is as expressive as his cartoons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIO97nzNHw&feature=player_embedded#at=164

(He's the guitarist)

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #1609 on:** April 10, 2011, 07:39:00 PM »

I've actually been aware of this for a while, but nevertheless, I thought it would be fun to share. You guys know that scene from Space Balls where Dark Helmet tells Lona Starr that he is his "father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate"?

I can do that with Oprah. I'm her Sister's Nephew's Father-in-Law's Best Friend's Son.

François · « **Reply #1610 on:** April 10, 2011, 08:21:57 PM »

What's that make you?

Brentai · « **Reply #1611 on:** April 10, 2011, 09:26:38 PM »

Kevin Bacon.

Classic · « **Reply #1612 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:23:43 PM »

I hear he's pretty well educated.
Stupid punchline:
[spoiler]Because he's got six degrees[/spoiler]

Norondor · « **Reply #1613 on:** April 10, 2011, 11:43:59 PM »

please never change, classic.

Lady · « **Reply #1614 on:** April 16, 2011, 01:35:55 PM »

if you brew coffee and let it sit long enough, it will mold over

François · « **Reply #1615 on:** April 17, 2011, 08:25:15 PM »

Quote from: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1725102,00.html

The building that best illustrates Hitler's megalomania is the so-called Volkshalle (People's Hall). Around 320 meters (350 yards) in height and covered with a giant dome, it would have been the largest domed building in the world — able to accommodate 180,000 people at once. [...] According to Keil, however, the building's size would have led to certain problems: "With all 180,000 seats occupied, the condensed breath of the people would have accumulated in the dome and caused a rainfall."

EWWWWWWW

Büge · « **Reply #1616 on:** April 19, 2011, 08:15:02 PM »

I watched The Shawshank Redemption today. Tim Robbins is taller than Clancy Brown.

JDigital · « **Reply #1617 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:26:18 PM »

Japan made a time travel anime featuring John Titor.

Classic · « **Reply #1618 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:03:13 AM »

His future was depressing. I read it in sum as, "The South rose again."

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1619 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:46:44 PM »

One of the bartenders at my job doesn't know what a double is and will keep pouring until you tell her to stop.

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