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AngryCod t1_j8q62qz wrote
Reply to comment by 10kLines in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
That's a pretty personal question, but yes. A landing strip at the moment if you must know.
MysteryRadish t1_j8q4dk2 wrote
Reply to TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
Another little known fact: if you say this in an actual courtroom, people don't appreciate the reference as much as I thought they would. Instead, they get angry. Dude, lighten up, your honor. LFMF.
VisitRomanticPangaea t1_j8q4b1q wrote
Reply to comment by Vogon-Poetry-Slam in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
A fine example of Vogon poetry.
nymica t1_j8q3ncx wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
My hometown of sylacauga!!
AnthillOmbudsman t1_j8q2y8f wrote
Reply to comment by jamescookenotthatone in TIL that, despite it being widely reported, Bruce Willis never sold the rights to use his likeness with deep fake technology. A Russian Advert company made it up and illegally used him in a commercial. by EarlGrey_Picard
This is the inevitable result of news media parroting everything they get from corporate sources and posting it as credible "news".
Jcdabney t1_j8q2l8l wrote
Reply to comment by _Sausage_fingers in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Aww don't be sad, you can be someone's waterbottle one day.....or be the gerbil....um...just take heart, okay? Something will happen at somepoint, sometime.
allothernamestaken t1_j8q2fe3 wrote
Reply to comment by bullwinkle8088 in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
Yes! I also have a soft spot for the old Little Caesar's. It was quite good.
koiven t1_j8q1trc wrote
Reply to comment by TatteredCarcosa in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Well it has a parenthetical because its an aside and that's what parentheticals are for. Really it just reads like a typical 19th century sentence.
Writing was more ponderous back then
fa9 t1_j8q1i1e wrote
Reply to TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
i remember dominos had a "30 mins or its free" deal, and ended it after one of their drivers got in a deadly car crash.
Sarcastic_Chad t1_j8q1eeg wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
Mrs. Hodges filled him in by indicating there was a "little excitement." I would hate to see a full-fledged ruckus in that house!
bullwinkle8088 t1_j8q0bdu wrote
Reply to comment by allothernamestaken in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
I miss late 80's early 90's Little Caesars when it was the square pizza! pizza! variety (2 in a box at the time). For a time, not that long in the scheme of things, they were better than the other delivery places.
SquareThings t1_j8pztbu wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
The opening is famous because the book is legendarily terrible by the way
-Tesserex- t1_j8pzs89 wrote
Reply to comment by Tibbs420 in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Thank you for my weekly reminder to watch this again.
PuckSR t1_j8pz12o wrote
Reply to comment by ruiner8850 in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
I’ve eaten some absolutely disgusting stuff in my life. My mother literally lacks a normal sense of taste. She cannot tell if something is spicy or sweet. She makes meatloaf by mixing oats and ground beef and then baking it for 5 hours at 400 degrees(that isn’t an exaggeration). There is no seasoning and it is the driest and nastiest thing you’ve ever tried to eat(she believes if you cook something longer it tastes better).
Dominos pizza isn’t the best pizza, but after some of the disgusting things I’ve eaten in my life, it is an absolute joy. It’s bread with cheese and tomato sauce on it. It isn’t stale bread. It isn’t moldy bread. It’s just cheap bread. Calm down
Aporkalypse_Sow t1_j8pz0gm wrote
Reply to comment by TimeshipTacoTaco in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
Do you still drive that dog van?
Jrj84105 t1_j8pyvgw wrote
Reply to comment by Procrasturbating in TIL that Martha's Vineyard constitutes the County of Dukes County. This redundant name is due to the fact that it was formed as Dukes County in New York before being transferred to Massachusetts and reincorporated under its current name in 1695. by nxdat
That tracks. My line was wealthy and very prominent until the Yankee-Pennamite War. Charles II deeded the Susquehanna river region- the Wyoming Valley- to both New York and Willam Penn.
My ancestors were imprisoned and all their property taken by the Pennamites. They were left homeless and penniless an had the life skills of essentially being rich people.
Generations later they were still blaming their misfortune on “those damn Pennamite bastards”. They basically Forzt Gumped their way through American history from Martha’s Vineyard to the Sutter’s Mill being tangential side characters in lots of American history.
Athomas16 t1_j8pytia wrote
Reply to comment by Asphalt_Is_Stronk in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
It was only when the booming voice of the Sergeant-at-Arms rang out declaiming the surprising order for each and every member of the firing squad to shoot the Sergeant-at-Arms himself and then turn their rifles on each other, an order assiduously followed by the well-trained soldiers, that the cigarette-smoking, blindfolded Gerry Corker truly appreciated the seemingly endless hours his mother had denied him on the baseball field during his lonely childhood, instead sending him every afternoon to Crazy Barney’s School of Mimicry and Ventriloquism.
John Shafer, Tonbridge, Kent, UK
LacidOnex t1_j8pyopb wrote
Reply to comment by Steampunk-1889 in TIL that, despite it being widely reported, Bruce Willis never sold the rights to use his likeness with deep fake technology. A Russian Advert company made it up and illegally used him in a commercial. by EarlGrey_Picard
Why can't we have stronger libel laws? Wouldn't an age of "shut the fuck up unless you can prove it" be beneficial?
AbbreviationsGlad833 t1_j8pymp5 wrote
Reply to comment by ZhouDa in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
'" I asked for the salted nuts, he got me the unsalted nuts. The unsalted nuts makes me SHHHCHOKE! "
SuddenSeasons t1_j8pydvj wrote
Reply to comment by vixous in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
"Jennifer stood there, quietly ovulating."
kate_innate t1_j8pxqjv wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Frankenstein?
dlbpeon t1_j8pxgi5 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
It's a running Peanut's joke also. Everytime Snoopy starts writing with a typewriter on top of the doghouse, he starts out : "It was a dark and stormy night....."
vixous t1_j8px8hb wrote
Reply to comment by myeff in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
There’s also the Lyttle Lytton contest, where there’s the same prompt but a 25 word limit, which makes them funnier in my opinion. For example:
>Madison was a shy, awkward, inwardly beautiful teenaged girl just like you.
Or this:
>”Schlormp” went the knife as she plunged it into my heart, breaking it not only physically, but also emotionally, since I loved her.
They also have a found in the wild category, for other lines that would work for this but someone actually wrote somewhere:
> Her skin was pale, like a pale ale… but her hair was amber, like an amber ale.
Eric_Partman t1_j8q67z7 wrote
Reply to comment by jamescookenotthatone in TIL that, despite it being widely reported, Bruce Willis never sold the rights to use his likeness with deep fake technology. A Russian Advert company made it up and illegally used him in a commercial. by EarlGrey_Picard
Those two aren’t mutually exclusive.