raytaylor
raytaylor t1_j1ygz78 wrote
Reply to comment by Things103 in TIL the New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon, once called a snap election while extremely drunk. His party lost 10 seats. by EucalyptusBrain
I have watched that documentary a couple of times and I absolutely love it.
The think big projects are what I mean by good ideas. Especially the dams, steel and aluminuim facilities (that provided employment and cheaper goods for many years).
But the tinkering with the economy and fucking over the balance of payments wasnt helpful. Though I think he genuinely was trying to help the working people in the short term but couldnt handle the decisions that needed to be made for the long term solution.
Now New Zealand is seen as a champion of economic shift where we went from one of the richest in the 1950's
to almost bankrupt in the 80's because muldoon and co. were still thinking with ideas from the 50's
and now to one of the best performing economies in the world again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyMYy-QjxM
This video is also a good watch
raytaylor t1_j1xcm7y wrote
Reply to comment by Partly_Dave in TIL the New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon, once called a snap election while extremely drunk. His party lost 10 seats. by EucalyptusBrain
Honestly, he had some good ideas and wasnt trying to make bad decisions. He just couldnt modernize like labour did with the rogernomics.
raytaylor t1_j1tx5p4 wrote
raytaylor t1_iylpepp wrote
Reply to comment by kokopilau 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
Since containerization I dont think this is much of a problem now. But I can see from a passenger comfort aspect that wider gauges are better.
raytaylor t1_ix2zlnj 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
Often named after their parents/grandparents.
For example I am
Raymond R Taylor while my grandfather is
Raymond A Taylor
Its how you would tell us apart - especially if we worked in the same trade or occupation.
raytaylor t1_iwfyt4m wrote
Reply to comment by baggottman in TIL that the 1st King of England made a law that said everyone had to be in bed by 8pm by PoppedUrMomsCherry
Elsewhere it was water clocks synchronised to a sundial and whenever your local church monks decided it was 8pm
raytaylor t1_ivl6jmz wrote
Reply to TIL about "The Pearl": An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity. by DasherPack
- xoxo, gossip girl
raytaylor t1_isekd9a wrote
Reply to comment by Lamacorn in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain
"The Derek Zoolander Center for Children Who Can't Read Good"
But its a velodrome
raytaylor t1_j2az73k wrote
Reply to TIL of the neenish tart - a type of pastry popular only in New Zealand, Australia and ... the Falkland Islands. by ScissorNightRam
I have never seen these in New Zealand.