Awellplanned

Awellplanned t1_jacb5py wrote

Reply to TIL that the labels on Angostura bitters bottles are intentionally annoying. The original brothers entered a competition and due to a miscommunication, wound up with wrong size labels. A friendly judge suggested the brothers make that label their signature. The advice stuck. by dmanlian

Johnny Walker also has an intentionally crooked label, it was originally supposed to be an indicator for intoxication. If the label looks straight, it’s time for bed. But it became their signature because it made it easier to find in the stores. (I made that middle part up, welcome to the internet.)

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Awellplanned t1_j6d9r04 wrote

Reply to comment by weevil_knieval in TIL that rapper MF DOOM never attained full US citizenship, despite living in the states for the majority of his life. Because of this, he was forced to live out the rest of his life in UK from 2010, following a “Born Like This” tour, until his death in 2020. by CEDAfwysj

That’s probably kind of the goal if you want to be remembered as an underground rapper. However, if you consider yourself a true underground hip-hop fan then yes a little shame is justified.

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Awellplanned t1_j2eqwam wrote

Reply to TIL a "bum gun" is a type of bidet that resembles a garden hose with a hand-spray nozzle. They're so commonly found in Thailand (both Western-style and squat toilets) that politicians were outraged upon learning their parliamentary building didn't have what some refer to as "ass blasters". by Torley_

If you haven’t used one and find yourself in Thailand remember to hit it the O at an angle and not direct. The water pressure is usually not too regulated.

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Awellplanned t1_j1m592w wrote

Reply to comment by nelsnose in TIL while writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens was "taking night-time walks of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) around London." to build out the story in his head. by SuperMcG

There was no though during those hours. Just weed pen rips and the repeating thought “ I am an organic robot hired to complete a task.” I used that mantra when I started to crack or think about how I could change things in the store.

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Awellplanned t1_iuh3iqm wrote

Reply to comment by Soupsoup0 in Another primate (out of 12 species) observed to nose-picking, booger-eating for the first time: the finger of the aye-aye can reach through its nose to the back of its throat, with the animals seen licking off the gathered mucus, this could play an important role in the immune syste by giuliomagnifico

Nope he was from the Midwest and looked exactly like Stinky Peterson from “Hey Arnold”

http://www.hey-arnold.com/Arnold/cast_sti.html

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Awellplanned t1_iudagkl wrote

Reply to comment by turnophrasetk421 in Another primate (out of 12 species) observed to nose-picking, booger-eating for the first time: the finger of the aye-aye can reach through its nose to the back of its throat, with the animals seen licking off the gathered mucus, this could play an important role in the immune syste by giuliomagnifico

When I was at bootcamp a guy got caught eating his boogers and the drill instructor called him a “Filthy McNasty” and made him do push-ups.

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Awellplanned t1_itezoxn wrote

Reply to TIL that a prison riot in 1985 on Spike Island near Cork, Ireland, ended after a mother of a prisoner heard what was happening, came to the island,& roared at her son through a megaphone after he had been on a roof for hours; it took only a few minutes of shouting & the remaining prisoners came down by newshoeshudis

If you want to hear a true horror story check out the New Mexico prison riots that happened in the 80s. No yelling mother was going to stop those savages.

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