Topic: What I learned today! (Read 194978 times)

Thad · « **Reply #1500 on:** December 06, 2010, 10:15:45 PM »

As I understand it, when they yanked his cartoons from the rotation a few years back, eventually several Latino rights groups got together and said that actually they're not offended by him and please put him back on. Frankly I'd say that at this point Latinos are less offended by Speedy than stutterers are by Porky.

I expect he'll be toned down a bit, but his incorrect use of "arriba" will surely be intact.

Büge · « **Reply #1501 on:** December 07, 2010, 05:55:44 AM »

Quote from: Thad on December 06, 2010, 10:15:45 PM

As I understand it, when they yanked his cartoons from the rotation a few years back, eventually several Latino rights groups got together and said that actually they're not offended by him and please put him back on. Frankly I'd say that at this point Latinos are less offended by Speedy than stutterers are by Porky.

I expect he'll be toned down a bit, but his incorrect use of "arriba" will surely be intact.

I get the feeling that Pepe Le Pew is going to be the one with the most radical character shift. The kind of stuff he pulled back in the day would be grounds for sexual harassment today.

Quote from: Mongrel on November 27, 2010, 01:11:35 PM

That actor Ben Kingsley is in fact half Indian and that his birth name was Krishna Pandit Bhanji.

Sorta takes the gas out of any 'minstrel show blackface' complaints about his portrayal of Ghandi.

His subsequent casting as the villain in Prince of Persia makes more sense now.

R^2 · « **Reply #1502 on:** December 07, 2010, 04:05:21 PM »

Sometimes people in a hurry during rush hour will drive the wrong way down the turn lanes to get to where they're going.

Sometimes there are already people in said lane, who must swerve out of the turn lane to avoid them.

Sometimes the people behind those people have anger management issues, and will follow the guy who was just trying to avoid a head-on collision in order to yell at him.

When you're trying to turn around and someone blocks your way with his car to yell at you, don't move.

When he smolders with impotent rage about your near collision, do not smile at him.

When he threatens to "fuck you up" the next time he sees you, do not laugh. This is important. Do not laugh at him.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1503 on:** December 07, 2010, 05:25:21 PM »

Are you posting from the hospital, R2?

R^2 · « **Reply #1504 on:** December 07, 2010, 05:30:14 PM »

No no, he was angry but not so angry as to try to pull someone twice his size out of a van to fight. But he did hang around swearing for about ten minutes longer than I imagine he would have if I'd have kept a straight face, and I had shit to do.

Büge · « **Reply #1505 on:** December 07, 2010, 06:22:48 PM »

It's okay, R^2, I would have laughed too.

A² · « **Reply #1506 on:** December 08, 2010, 04:28:20 AM »

I remember something similar happened to my dad. My dad stayed in his car when the jackass came up and banged on his window. My dad said "He started to scream at me, but then suddenly turned white as a sheet, ran back to his car, and burned rubber driving away."

His theory: [spoiler]The wind outside caused my dad's jacket to blow open, revealing that he was carrying.[/spoiler]

Mongrel · « **Reply #1507 on:** December 08, 2010, 07:04:10 AM »

DELICIOUS

BusyZombieLord · « **Reply #1508 on:** December 10, 2010, 07:44:09 PM »

Quote from: Demosprite on December 08, 2010, 04:28:20 AM

I remember something similar happened to my dad. My dad stayed in his car when the jackass came up and banged on his window. My dad said "He started to scream at me, but then suddenly turned white as a sheet, ran back to his car, and burned rubber driving away."

His theory: [spoiler]The wind outside caused my dad's jacket to blow open, revealing that he was carrying.[/spoiler]

Something similar happened to my Mom once when I was really little. She did the 80's bleach blond look and she resembled Rod Stewart. She cut off a tractor trailer in a fit of road rage and the guy followed us for 30 miles to a rest stop. He got out and challenged my mom to a fight and then realized she was a chick. After that he asked her out to dinner and she maced him. Kind of a weird experience.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1509 on:** December 11, 2010, 05:25:05 PM »

That they play Coldplay at the STGCC.

Büge · « **Reply #1510 on:** December 15, 2010, 08:39:41 AM »

I learned what an Anchor Baby is.

:I

Mongrel · « **Reply #1511 on:** December 15, 2010, 08:54:05 AM »

Quote from: Fowl on December 11, 2010, 05:25:05 PM

That they play Coldplay at the STGCC.

I keep reading this as "Coldplay plays ST:CCG"

Lady Duke · « **Reply #1512 on:** December 21, 2010, 02:28:49 PM »

I learned today that Blue Topaz isn't naturally occurring, or at least exceedingly rare, and any you ever see in the jewelry store comes from a heat-treated clear topaz. Neat.

Büge · « **Reply #1513 on:** December 21, 2010, 08:53:08 PM »

That the girl who voiced Caillou died in a car wreck.

Brentai · « **Reply #1514 on:** December 21, 2010, 09:47:31 PM »

Better off than Anne-Marie.

All child actresses go to Heaven. All of them.

Niku · « **Reply #1515 on:** December 21, 2010, 11:18:18 PM »

Yep yep yep!

asshole

Mongrel · « **Reply #1516 on:** December 22, 2010, 10:55:19 AM »

The "L" in Samuel L. Jackson stands for Leroy.

Oh dear.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1517 on:** December 22, 2010, 09:23:33 PM »

That there is a three-letter, single-syllable word in Russian (sounds very much like "yob") that can only be translated as "toxic multi-nodular goitre".

I seeeeeeee.

Brentai · « **Reply #1518 on:** December 28, 2010, 09:48:04 AM »

The division code for my department in Panasonic is UMAD.

McDohl · « **Reply #1519 on:** December 28, 2010, 11:18:06 AM »

That's awesome.

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