Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months 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-up0·2 months 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.
minus-squarePlayer2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoInteresting, I generally prefer the first series over the others, though I haven’t seen the last one yet
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.
Interesting, I generally prefer the first series over the others, though I haven’t seen the last one yet