Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1361arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1358arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square59fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-212 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-squarefakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 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.