Sjmarf to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 16 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down15 cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1400arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 16 hours agomessage-square65fedilink cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@degen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-214 hours agoIs this the genesis of British “humour”? Thomas, a Becket, even got the name in the time of Shakespeare. Waiting for somebody to eviscerate me over British history, cause all I know is Monty Python.
minus-square@fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 hours agoI think you’re going to need some Blackadder to go along with your Monty Python. Start with the second series though, as the first series is a little weaker (the characters and style are a bit different), and might put you off.
Is this the genesis of British “humour”? Thomas, a Becket, even got the name in the time of Shakespeare.
Waiting for somebody to eviscerate me over British history, cause all I know is Monty Python.
I think you’re going to need some Blackadder to go along with your Monty Python.
Start with the second series though, as the first series is a little weaker (the characters and style are a bit different), and might put you off.