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Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
I only know it because I used to be an obsessive Radiohead fan. “And this just feels like spinning plates, I’m living in cloud cuckoo land.”
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Reply to comment by Affectionate-Key4070 in TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me". by big_macaroons
Guess you haven’t heard his follow up hit, Save the Last Sex for Me 😔
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Reply to comment by WyrdHarper in Amazon faces a lawsuit over products that fuel the donkey skin trade. by tandemuis365
African Wild Asses is one of my favorite films - it pains me that it’s now endangered 😔