JauntyTurtle t1_jegy64a wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:03 PM

Reply to The poorest rich people fly in first class while the richest rich people fly in private jets by CK_HAMAD48

Yes, there is a big difference between "rich" and "extremely rich."

JauntyTurtle t1_jcz9esz wrote on March 20, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Reply to Catch Me If You Can’s Frank Abagnale Jr ‘lied' about his lifetime of lies by SYLOH

He pretty much admits that it's all fake in the intro to his book.

JauntyTurtle t1_j9tt657 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Reply to TiL that in order to make their triple album, "Sandinista!", affordable for their fans, the Clash let go of any royalties made on the first 200,000 copies sold in the UK. by thewickerstan

Though at the time it didn't get a lot of critical acclaim, I really enjoyed that album. I remember listening to it over and over in college. I think I'll listen to the whole thing again today.

JauntyTurtle t1_iy6ix8w wrote on November 29, 2022 at 2:46 AM

Reply to You're so vain by Carly Simon is about the person she's saying probably thinks the song is about them by JohnnyOTJ

Every time this song comes on I angrily say "I can't believe Carly Simon wrote a cruel song about me. I've never even met the bitch!"

JauntyTurtle t1_iy44i8p wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:43 PM

Reply to comment by GadFlyBy in TIL that Gresham College, an institution of higher learning in London, does not enroll students or award degrees, and instead hosts over 140 free public lectures every year. Since 2001, all lectures have been made available online. by Kurma-the-Turtle

^This is the way.

JauntyTurtle t1_iuxy2qy wrote on November 3, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Reply to comment by Jk2two in TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses. by big_macaroons

It's what the writer of the song said. It's about a smart guy who studies physics and ends up building a bomb that wipes out humanity. (Most of that doesn't come out in the song, I'll grant you.) The thing that's so bright is the bomb going off.

JauntyTurtle t1_ittmoph wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:41 AM

Reply to TIL part of a Teletubbies episode was actually banned in some countries for supposedly being too scary. by thedubiousstylus

My oldest son couldn't watch the show. The fact that there was a baby in the sun freaked him out. He'd start crying and saying that the baby would get burnt and to get it out.