Things you were shockingly old when you learned

that 2001: a space odyssey was an allusion to the homeric odyssey.

Nick b - lazy is a synonym of feckless so that usage is correct

That's how it's mostly used in the UK.

that 2001: a space odyssey was an allusion to the homeric odyssey.

Dang. Layers upon layers here.

https://i.imgur.com/jqXyoJc.jpg?1

I was shockingly old when I opened the Samantha Bee thread just now and suddenly discovered why we were discussing gendered pejoratives all day itt.

the origin of the term "soap opera"

melodramatic show that was largely sponsored by soap company adverts innit

um yeah i just didn't know where the "soap" part came from

That “Rudy” was short for rude boy until like, uh, last year. I just thought that Rudy was a common old fashioned guy’s name in England.

... Jamaica, you mean.

probably thinking of the specials tbf

True. It is a cover of a Jamaican song, of course!

haha

Rudeboy Giuliani

Rudeboy and the dweebs

That Minnie Riperton's daughter is Maya Rudolph, whom she addresses at the end of Lovin' You ("Maya, Maya, Maya").

yes! I think I learned that via pop up video

The specials yeah but also the clash.

lol I was thinking about a certain clash song after reading comments about the word “feckless” on ilx this week

wait

ye were focusing on feckless

lolz

what did ye decide out of prurient interest

rudy. probably could fail

I also thought about it immediately because of the “feckless” convo.

I knew it!!

I was going to make a Rancid joke, but then I remembered that song was called "Ruby Soho".

Ruboy

I'm not sure if this is a "wha?" or a "how could you not know?".

My partner (Canadian) and I (British) were talking about hypothetical dog names for our hypothetical dog, and I suggested Toby after the dog in A Study in Scarlet, and then she told me Toby was a racist slave name, but she couldn't remember why. Is this a thing? All I could find online was a dialogue reference from Eastbound and Down, and, more pertinitently, that Toby was Levar B's slave name in Roots (I haven't seen it). Anyway - Toby: yes or monstrous?

nothing other than Roots comes to mind

Toby was the dog in the Great Mouse Detective. "Toby, sic 'em!" or some such thing.

my friends' dog is called Toby. as far as I know they're not racists

Mr Punch's dog is called Toby

I think of Toby jugs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Jug), a Shakespearean character, Toby Keith, and a nickname for Tobias before I get to slave names.

that is the question

my grandparents had a dog named Toby

dammit Darragh I was just about to post a Toby or not Toby quip

look i hadnt all day and god forbid it was let slip yknow

My cousin, who is AA, named her son Tobias. Don't know if that disproves anything, but I think this theory is dubious at best.

"People hear the name Tobias and they think 'big black guy'"

t/s Tobias from Arrested Development vs Tobias from Animorphs

the word holiday comes from "holy day"

god forbid it was let slip

Arf.

Just today realized that the first moon landing, Chappaquiddick, the Tate-LaBianca murders, and Woodstock all occurred within the span of a few weeks.

Yeah I learned about Chappaquidick & the moon landing today too

That there is actually a musical instrument called jingle bells.

Disgust and distaste are pretty much the same word, etymologically speaking.

I love how redundant and fucked up English is that way

“Manufactured” just means “hand-made”!

how deadly hippos can be

I've only realized in the last few months that with the exception of steaks, maybe, you really don't need a knife for eating.

Lettuce

peas