TooMuchPretzels t1_j78kkr5 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 10:19 PM

Reply to TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC

Spielbergs documentary about this, “1941,” is pretty informative if you want to learn more.

TooMuchPretzels t1_j2xzw1o wrote on January 4, 2023 at 7:05 PM

Reply to comment by kento472b in ROG puts 18-inch screens in its latest Strix gaming laptops by Avieshek

Man I have a 17” MSI and that bastard stays on my desk at home with an HDMI cord permanently attached.

It’s hotter than the surface of the sun, sounds like a poorly-maintained 737 landing at a Moroccan airport, and it’ll get you about an hour and twenty minutes of battery life if you try to do anything but look at spreadsheets on it.

I like everything about it but I wish I had gotten the 15” version.

TooMuchPretzels t1_j1q5c5x wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Reply to comment by Godtiermasturbator in TIL that Flick from ‘A Christmas Story’ went into Porn in the 1990s by PlayingCarded

Quality comment, u/godtiermasturbator

TooMuchPretzels t1_j0w653v wrote on December 19, 2022 at 9:35 PM

Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane, a singer with mob associations, in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather was based on his life leading Sinatra to shout abuse and threaten physical violence when he met Puzo at a restaurant. by trifletruffles

Don Rickles is tied for top two comedians in my book. The effortless way that he could absolutely rain fiery insults on people in a good natured way that made everyone laugh is a taken that is almost impossible to replicate.

TooMuchPretzels t1_j0ocaqr wrote on December 18, 2022 at 4:44 AM

Reply to comment by MeatballDom in Proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on rock inscriptions by Rear-gunner

I mean I think it’s neat, I guess I really just want to understand it’s significance. I read the very brief article which was more ads than text.

TooMuchPretzels t1_j0oalsz wrote on December 18, 2022 at 4:29 AM

Reply to Proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on rock inscriptions by Rear-gunner

I’m not sure what the astounding discovery here is. Are people shocked that a collection of ancient Jewish texts had some facts right? Like please someone explain to me like I’m 5. Between this and the article from the jpost the other day about some coins, what’s the big deal that I’m missing?