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hobbitdude13 t1_jd7oz0r wrote
Reply to comment by bobcat7781 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Abbot and Costello Meet The Son of the Bride of the Godfather Part II
hobbitdude13 t1_jb5uee6 wrote
Reply to comment by Klin24 in PsBattle: Jerry Seinfeld driving his 1970 Targa Florio-winning Porsche 908/03. by stash3630
Ah he must be dating again
hobbitdude13 t1_j9vgddl wrote
Reply to comment by meltboro in PsBattle: The last of us Stunt horse by ThisIsYourMormont
Because eventually (as stated in the LOTR special features) the horses will learn what "Action!" means and ruin takes.
hobbitdude13 t1_j6lo27f wrote
Reply to comment by nrfx in TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
>communal fleshlight
That is an unholy combination of words.
hobbitdude13 t1_j5wwwkb wrote
Reply to comment by mapleismycat in TIL that the civilian ship pilot in Dunkirk is based off a real person - Charles Lightoller, the second officer of the Titanic who sailed his own ship to save 127 servicemen at Dunkirk by flotiste
"Kate Winslet's magnificent tits."
"Oh, uh, I mean...home."
hobbitdude13 t1_j5l7ra7 wrote
Reply to comment by BLooDCRoW in NASA suspends efforts to fully deploy Lucy solar array by ye_olde_astronaut
"We just ployed them so hard we couldn't deploy them." - NASA spokesperson
hobbitdude13 t1_j5i7yfn wrote
Reply to comment by ThankU4TakingMyCall in TIL JFK Jr's nickname, "John-John", was because a reporter misheard JFK calling him "John" twice in quick succession and the name was not used by his family. by mankls3
I heard that Hillary shot your dog, she crashed the Hindenburg, and she is under your bed right now.
hobbitdude13 t1_j483xl6 wrote
Reply to comment by padsley in Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor by pneumatichorseman
Just don't do the wrong thing or egg beaters will fall from the sky.
hobbitdude13 t1_j3alukv wrote
Reply to comment by formerlyanonymous_ in TIL Colorado is actually a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon, meaning it has 697 sides. by Dearfield
And the hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon looked at me
hobbitdude13 t1_j1mj54x wrote
Sometimes a continuity error is just a continuity error
hobbitdude13 t1_j0c48qx wrote
Reply to comment by Thud2 in TIL Vincent Price published various cookbooks including a five volume series titled Mary and Vincent Price present a National Treasury of Cookery. Price promoted the cookbooks on TV shows including on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where he demonstrated how to poach a fish in a dishwasher. by trifletruffles
"Good point dear fellow, but you're forgetting that I'm Vincent fucking Price."
hobbitdude13 t1_izxy0xw wrote
Reply to TIL after a mine tore off the bow of the Greek destroyer Adrias, it successfully sailed 730 nautical miles from Turkey to safely reach Alexandria harbour by HeStoleMyBalloons
cue the deluge of "the front fell off" quotes
hobbitdude13 t1_iyy0l0j wrote
Reply to comment by Traditional-Let7900 in [OC] Building permits (in housing units) per capita, by state (fix) by born_in_cyberspace
You couldn't pay me to move to that GOP-led shithole.
hobbitdude13 t1_iyxs2q5 wrote
Reply to comment by Traditional-Let7900 in [OC] Building permits (in housing units) per capita, by state (fix) by born_in_cyberspace
But I thought Texas was supposed to be this grand, wonderful, well-run state! Who wouldn't want to move there, start a family, and freeze to death in the winter?
hobbitdude13 t1_iyjfu48 wrote
Reply to comment by huhwatngyuenwarey in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
>implying I wanted to save a click
hobbitdude13 t1_iy2khxh wrote
Reply to TIL there was a town in the Philippines called "Sexmoan". The name was changed to "Sasmuan" in 1991. by Ixz72
Don't forget the classic of Fucking, Austria. Now Fugging!
hobbitdude13 t1_ivhze18 wrote
Reply to TIL, there was a Cocaine-infused tablet called “Forced March” taken on the North Pole Expedition by Shackleton. As label explains: “Allays hunger and prolongs the power of endurance.” by endofthen1ght
"This was recommended to us by one Doctor Rockso. Rather high-strung fellow."
hobbitdude13 t1_iua229u wrote
Reply to comment by enderandrew42 in eli5: What are freemasons and why are there so many conspiracies about them? by SovietCyka756
We're taking turns to act as a sort of executive-officer-for-the-week. But all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting. By a simple majority, in the case of purely internal affairs, but by a two-thirds majority, in the case of more major-
hobbitdude13 t1_irx26rd wrote
Reply to comment by LtSoundwave in TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha
Redemption Arc Any%
hobbitdude13 t1_je3p4vv wrote
Reply to comment by dariasniece in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
Don't forget the many fires!