382Whistles

382Whistles t1_j9y0tbl wrote

Reply to comment by GreatbigHippo in An American officer and a French partisan during a street fight - 1944 by ModAgamid313

I'm pretty sure it was. It might have depended on an individuals training though. A Pathfinder taught me. I couldn't even handle a toy gun "unsafely" without hearing about.

"The Gen. Greats" I knew didn't play games with weapons. Most Gen X that know handle them properly. I think that Gen-Next/ Millennials were the first generation to have "fear of weapons" crap instilled in them directly via toy marketing and news.

I think this has really just led to kids becoming adults having not just zero weapons training; but no real understanding of how powerful one is. "I must not think bad thoughts"(X)

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382Whistles t1_j8tamlv wrote

Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92

They suck. Farm ore than the pizza.. but i digress..

It was once an acceptable pizza and a good deal, good delivery service ... last century. It has been that long since I ordered one.

I've have had a few bland slices since. My mass produced precooked rewarmed elementary school slop was better.

The corner shop is better and cheaper if you pick it up, a dollar more delivery and pretty fast, some crazy weekend delay every few years but hey. Similar pie to old Dominoes crust really, sweeter sauce no-H.burn.

Dominoes did create the time standard for food delivery that all similar service is now based on really. I think they shaved about 20 minutes off the average food times.

They cheaped out 1900s and have been surviving on a logo. Once market recognition is strong enough, it's really hard to fail anymore; "We're dumb". (i did ad work..disgusting uses of cool tricks, just look away)

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382Whistles t1_j47ghba wrote

Reply to comment by omganesh in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_

And "Green River" is Wyoming Utah & Colorado. "Lodi" is Cali.

Are you from the bayou? I guess that could make assumptions easy...

I met someone from around Chicago that thought "Lincoln Park" from Bob Seger's "Back In 72" was local to Chicago vs Bob's hometown of Detroit.

I've heard people thinking KISS was from Detroit because of "Detroit Rock City" too.

Somewhere, in city or town near you, as we speak, someone is attributing being a Jackson Mississippi native, to Kid Rock

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382Whistles t1_iwxr4vx wrote

Reply to comment by cleverlane in TIL The first house in Cleveland to have electricity got its power from the first automatic electric turbine. The turbine was built in 1888 for the home of Charles F. Brush and provide continuous power for 20 years. by jamescookenotthatone

Better question might be why we didn't continue with it for better individual identification when the population has only grown.

There were 4 people in our school with the exact same first and last names.

My dad and his cousin shared the exact same 3 names, in the same town, and at the same jr & high school, in the same grade. (nobody knew what names had been chosen).

The initial is useful. So is descendant numbering. E.g. "Thurston Howell the 3rd", or "Jr."

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382Whistles t1_itia0fp wrote

Reply to comment by math-yoo in TIL that the dogs in competitive agility don’t rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time. by Pyraunus

I do the same if there is shrimp, cuttlefish, crayfish, squid, crab (claws anyhow), etc.

It isn't the money though, I'm a bottomless pit on those at any price. (and chicken). You guys I are lucky I don't live by salt water.

The slimy stuff that hides inside shell homes needs to be a chowdah though.

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