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WhiskeyAbuse t1_j9tbh7m wrote
Reply to comment by _Haverford_ in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Sheetz makes better sandwiches. I said what I said
Fludro t1_j9tb9pz wrote
Reply to TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
In Scotland we use the word "Jakey" to refer to drunken alcoholics and junkies. I wonder if it's related?
Thelgow t1_j9tb6vz wrote
Reply to comment by Chelzor in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Bodega are just mini convenience stores. Basic products, not much variety. A few soda options, diapers, cold cuts, snacks, illegal antibiotics and what not.
Director-Thick t1_j9tb644 wrote
Reply to comment by nachiketajoshi in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Crocodile Dundee looks over and says "You call that a punch line? THIS is a punch line"
ThatOneSalesGuy t1_j9tb5jw wrote
Reply to comment by physedka in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
For some reason this comment reads like the opening pages of a Stephen king novel
PepeHacker t1_j9tajpa wrote
Reply to comment by UnimpressedWithAll in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Give it to me Yankee uh huh uh huh Give it to me Yankee uh huh uh huh Give it to me Yankee uh huh uh huh And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy…
gefffffo t1_j9taici wrote
Reply to comment by wendalpendal in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Mixed Business in the western suburbs of Sydney as i recall
pieface100 t1_j9taghz wrote
Died5Times t1_j9ta760 wrote
Died5Times t1_j9t9sz1 wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
The song was created to make fun of americans who didnt understand the culture, but americans “took it back”
Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 t1_j9t9atw wrote
Reply to TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Must be an eastern thing cuz we don’t call them that in west Oz. Tuck shop or deli
A_Fartful_Dodger t1_j9t9042 wrote
Reply to TIL Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. by I-Skeleton
Im having trouble imagining a drearier sport.
[deleted] t1_j9t7psy wrote
Reply to comment by emcee_pern in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
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thegreatestajax t1_j9t7cgl wrote
Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
More sophisticated? Today you just needs to be part of the same political tribe and people will believe whatever you say.
Sai-Cone t1_j9t797a wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Ah yes, Optifine
Angry_Robot t1_j9t740m wrote
Reply to comment by MagicCripple in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Onions on the belt, so macaroni right now.
MustardSnake t1_j9t6et2 wrote
Reply to TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Aussie here, don't talk shit, cunt.
LazerWolfe53 t1_j9t5w6u wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
'stuck a feather in his cap and called it the shit'
wendalpendal t1_j9t5ld5 wrote
Reply to comment by JustWantToPatCats in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Tuck shop was the food shops in schools in my day
User-no-relation t1_j9t4yzn wrote
TherianRose t1_j9t45oj wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
I'm one of those people who double-blinks when I'm stressed or confused. This would definitely make me more aware of the habit!
Slammysammywammy t1_j9tbi5t wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Mywk bah