Vergenbuurg t1_jegt5oj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:25 PM

Reply to A Story in Two Panels by fart_Jr

"See ya, fuckers!"

"You've been saying 'see ya, fuckers' a lot…"

"It's a very versatile phrase."

Vergenbuurg t1_jebwn7g wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:56 PM

Reply to comment by ThrowawayusGenerica in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

Up. And. At them.

Vergenbuurg t1_jebgjzq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:12 PM

Reply to comment by DavoTB in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

I've heard stories of the post-Apollo era where laid-off engineers would simply pack up everything, leave the house keys in the mailbox, and just drive away.

Vergenbuurg t1_jebg5dt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Reply to comment by Foxhound199 in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

Did NOLA remember to charge them a "leaving town" fee?

Vergenbuurg t1_jcgzico wrote on March 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Reply to comment by Nameuser000001 in Rare, Jurassic-Era Giant Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart by AkaGurGor

[insert phallic joke here]

Vergenbuurg t1_jc6ofgt wrote on March 14, 2023 at 1:13 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in PotatoP Laptop Aims for Two Years of Battery Life by diacewrb

[clap]

Vergenbuurg t1_j41s8tg wrote on January 12, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Reply to My grandfather Robert in 1948 as a member of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball League. by TaiKorczak

Huh, TIL that, not only was there an "NBL", but that they did, in fact, have a team named the Denver Nuggets, unrelated to the current NBA team.

Vergenbuurg t1_j2421ey wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Reply to Bud Spencer and Terence Hill on set for 'Trinity Is Still My Name', 1971 by Brutal_Deluxe_

I'm so glad that Hats Off on YT brought more attention to these two.

Vergenbuurg t1_j1zs6h2 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Reply to comment by DroolingIguana in TIL that Persian limes, the fruit that most Americans and Europeans know as simply “limes” are actually a hybrid of lemons and real limes, what we call “Key limes” today by evclides

Aye, this was my [potentially incorrect] understanding, as well.

Vergenbuurg t1_j1z9v59 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Reply to comment by ItsMeSatan in A lot of unaired TV pilots have surfaced today on Internet Archive by HRJafael

"Amelia Earhart flew a lot of airplanes, except for that one time when she didn't come back...

...and then there's Maude!"

Vergenbuurg t1_j0sqrq1 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 3:13 AM

Reply to comment by ComprehensiveAdmin in Dog protects young girls for hours after getting lost in woods by Sariel007

When Shadow appears, the orchestra crescendos, and Don Ameche utters, "Peter..." I just absolutely lose it.

Vergenbuurg t1_izends2 wrote on December 8, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Reply to comment by anonanon1313 in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb

I treated myself to a flight on a Lufthansa 747 upper deck, just so I could have the life experience. Having a widebody-style business-class seat with only a single aisle, with no other seats behind our section, almost made it feel like I was on a small private jet.