ButtingSill
ButtingSill t1_j6iynf4 wrote
In other (unrelated) news: this day in 1933 Adolf Hitler was selected as chancellor.
ButtingSill t1_j6ezlf3 wrote
Reply to comment by RockItGuyDC in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
It sure wasn’t the spanking.
ButtingSill t1_j6ezf9q wrote
Reply to comment by RealMudflapper in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
Damn, boob in 80s. Good times.
ButtingSill t1_j728oof wrote
Reply to TIL American writer Jack Kerouac served on SS Dorchester which was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 3 February 1943. Kerouac would have also been on the ship during the attack, but for a telegram he received from coach Lou Little, asking him to return to Columbia University to play football. by History-Guy111111
Saved by the ball.