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The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 12:31 am
by bada
Did you know that the Green Hornet is the grandnephew of the Lone Ranger?

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:46 am
by Mecca
yes. everyone knew that.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:49 am
by Jorge
I didn't know that. Thanks, Bada.

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Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:50 am
by Norah
Me neither. Thanks for sharing that, bada.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:51 am
by Jorge
Did you know that since "hasta la vista" is a Spanish phrase used in T2 for effect, and the effect is kind of lost when you translate all the dialogue into Spanish, the people who did the Spanish-language dubbing for T2 changed the line to the English phrase "see you later, alligator"?

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:52 am
by Norah
You've told me that before but I don't remember that being the replacement line.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 11:56 am
by bada
theplatypus wrote:I didn't know that.
Me either. I read it yesterday and immediately thought this information must be shared.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 12:44 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Mecca wrote:yes. everyone knew that.
if by "everyone" you meant some random dude who bbq's shit in Buffalo, NY, then yes, everyone knew that.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 1:35 pm
by Mecca
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Mecca wrote:yes. everyone knew that.
if by "everyone" you meant some random dude who bbq's shit in Buffalo, NY, then yes, everyone knew that.
The mask is a dead giveaway. I don't know why I know that factoid though.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 3:41 pm
by Norah
Did you know that incorrect usage over the years has changed the common definition of factoid? It's supposed to be a piece of information that sounds true but is actually false. Now we use it to mean a piece of trivial information.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 3:44 pm
by ABNorman
cutuphalfdead wrote:Did you know that incorrect usage over the years has changed the common definition of factoid? It's supposed to be a piece of information that sounds true but is actually false. Now we use it to mean a piece of trivial information.
That's an interesting factoid, thanks, Chud.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:00 pm
by Norah
ABNorman wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:Did you know that incorrect usage over the years has changed the common definition of factoid? It's supposed to be a piece of information that sounds true but is actually false. Now we use it to mean a piece of trivial information.
That's an interesting factoid, thanks, Chud.
You sonofabitch.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:00 pm
by Kaius
That seems like more of a general "Did You Know?" and not really an A&E "Did You Know?".

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:04 pm
by ABNorman
I was entertained.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:23 pm
by Jorge
Yeah but where's the art?

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:25 pm
by ABNorman
theplatypus wrote:Yeah but where's the art?
I'll tell you.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:44 pm
by Jorge
FUCK you.

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Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 4:59 pm
by ABNorman
theplatypus wrote:FUCK you.
Bring it, platy-wuss.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 5:05 pm
by Norah
Oh, originally the term factoid was coined by Arthur Miller to come up with the bullshit people were saying, and believing, about his wife Marilyn Monroe. There's your A&E connection.

Re: The Official A&E "Did You Know?" Thread (i.e. Trivia)

Posted: Wed July 06, 2016 5:54 pm
by Kaius
Thank you