Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down14 cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1278arrow-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 · 8 hours agomessage-square48fedilink cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-26 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-up1·31 minutes 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.