A thread dedicated to things you should have known but didn't. Nobody will probably reply, but hey, why the fuck not.
My contribution. Had no clue Gary Oldman was English until I read up on IMDB.
Oh Really?
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Oh Really?
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Holy shit, did you guys know Ron Howard was Opie?
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Oh yeah, I'd known that one for a while. Modern-day Ron Howard doesn't look all that different, actually.
So I always laughed at that scene in Jurassic Park where Lex is trying to restart the fences and reboot the door locks through a funky graphical interface and she remarks, "This is a UNIX system! I know this!" My reaction was always, "UNIX doesn't look like that, lol."
Turns out that SGI actually made a visual file browser for its IRIX systems which was used as a 'prop' in the movie: http://web.archive.org/web/200704090244 ... gator.html Some dude even put together a recreation for use on suitably ancient UNIX systems and slightly less ancient Linux: http://fsv.sourceforge.net/
So I always laughed at that scene in Jurassic Park where Lex is trying to restart the fences and reboot the door locks through a funky graphical interface and she remarks, "This is a UNIX system! I know this!" My reaction was always, "UNIX doesn't look like that, lol."
Turns out that SGI actually made a visual file browser for its IRIX systems which was used as a 'prop' in the movie: http://web.archive.org/web/200704090244 ... gator.html Some dude even put together a recreation for use on suitably ancient UNIX systems and slightly less ancient Linux: http://fsv.sourceforge.net/
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Yeah, even back then when I wasn't nearly as savvy as I am now, I knew that was bullshit.
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Linus Torvalds lives in Oregon (my state)!
Second amazing thing: Modded PSP running Progear on a solid CPS-2 emulator is hands-down the most enjoyable way to pass time on the toilet.
Second amazing thing: Modded PSP running Progear on a solid CPS-2 emulator is hands-down the most enjoyable way to pass time on the toilet.
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Greatsaintlouis wrote:Second amazing thing: Modded PSP running Progear on a solid CPS-2 emulator is hands-down the most enjoyable way to pass time on the toilet.
Animoog on the iPad ranks up there.
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Necrothread! In which I express my complete amazement that Samwise Gamgee and Mikey Walsh are one and the same actor, a fact I feel like I knew at one point and forgot and then just rediscovered.
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Greatsaintlouis wrote:Necrothread! In which I express my complete amazement that Samwise Gamgee and Mikey Walsh are one and the same actor, a fact I feel like I knew at one point and forgot and then just rediscovered.
Yep -- he was also in a season of 24! I had a similar epiphany when I realized Brandon was Llewelyn Moss.
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Never knew until just now that The Six Fingered Man was also the hillbilly in Best of Show.
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I never knew Andy Griffith was also Matlock.
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RadiantSvgun wrote:I never knew Andy Griffith was also Matlock.
Really?
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Gaijin Punch wrote:RadiantSvgun wrote:I never knew Andy Griffith was also Matlock.
Really?
Never made the connection until he died. But I never watched much of the Andy Griffth show.
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Did you know that Barney was none other than Original Pimp Mr. Furley?
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Gaijin Punch wrote:Did you know that Barney was none other than Original Pimp Mr. Furley?
I didn't. I didn't know that George Carlin was on some kids show "Shining time station?" becuase he got busted with pot.
I also didn't know until my mid 20s why Pee-wee Herman disappeared off tv.
Gaijin Punch wrote:Rule of thumb if someone wants to hire you as a contractor: You should get paid about 50% more... if not double. It's like fucking in a whore house without a condom.
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