An interesting thing I didn't know until today

[San Bernardhinault]

I was actually surprised when I found out that General Lee was a person and not just a car.

[Nocturnal Submission]

I was actually surprised when I found out that General Lee was a person and not just a car.

What, just now?

[San Bernardhinault]

As it happened, it was a while ago.

I did learn today that Americans don't use the term Breakfast Telly/TV/Television so when I was referring to some of the junk breakfast telly that my wife had been watching and called it breakfast telly, I got mocked. Which is doubly unfair as it wasn't me who was watching the dreadful breakfast telly.

[caja-dglh]

Was that Today?

[TonTon]

I never understood how people watched it, tbh. It was awful.

[San Bernardhinault]

It's worse in this country.

[TonTon]

Oh I meant Dukes of Hazzard.

[WOM]

Oh, yeah. Just car chases and that. Hardly Columbo.

[TonTon]

And a big old racist flag for racists in most shots.

[Lymeswold Snork]

The best episodes were the ones where the Sheriff's sidekick was called Anus

Well... Enos.

[Gangster Octopus]

As I recall it was tedious racist (although not overtly) rubbish. But then again, I wasn't the target audience.

[caja-dglh]

And a big old racist flag for racists in most shots.

you were really losing your edge back then, weren’t you?

[Balderdasha]

Yes, smartass, but there were four of them. I mean, Ringo is obvious...he's the guy who sounds like your atonal mate Steve after a bit too much liquid courage on Karaoke night.

You say this, but it has just occurred to me today that I've never ever bothered to wonder which Beatle sang which song. I've always just thought of them as all being by the Beatles collectively. I mean, I'm pretty sure Ringo sang Yellow Submarine, but otherwise I couldn't tell you who's the lead singer on any of the songs, and I listen to Beatles stuff quite regularly.

[TonTon]

you were really losing your edge back then, weren’t you?

How do you mean?

[Sporting]

You say this, but it has just occurred to me today that I've never ever bothered to wonder which Beatle sang which song. I've always just thought of them as all being by the Beatles collectively. I mean, I'm pretty sure Ringo sang Yellow Submarine, but otherwise I couldn't tell you who's the lead singer on any of the songs, and I listen to Beatles stuff quite regularly.

Interesting. For me their voices are very different from each other.

[TonTon]

For me they (well, John and Paul, anyway) are sometimes very different and not so much other times. I think. Couldn't give you examples though.

[Sporting]

George was the most Scouse sounding, for me at least, though Lennon did an excellent self-parody of the denser accents of the city.

[WOM]

For me they (well, John and Paul, anyway) are sometimes very different and not so much other times. I think. Couldn't give you examples though.

Help! is a tough one. Hey Jude is obviously (to me) McCartney, while Hide Your Love Away is Lennon. But I have to listen for it...it's not obvious most times, like it is with The Clash.

[Sporting]

Those of us who are die-hard fans wiil obviously know who's who in every song. I wonder if Lennon's vocals in Help being double-tracked changes things for recognition purposes, though I don't see how.

[WOM]

See, I'd never have guessed that Taxman was Harrison.

[Sporting]

See, I'd never have guessed that Taxman was Harrison.

And maybe not that the lead guitar was played by McCartney and not Harrison.

[WOM]

And maybe not that the lead guitar was played by McCartney and not Harrison.

<blinks>

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

As it happened, it was a while ago.

I did learn today that Americans don't use the term Breakfast Telly/TV/Television so when I was referring to some of the junk breakfast telly that my wife had been watching and called it breakfast telly, I got mocked. Which is doubly unfair as it wasn't me who was watching the dreadful breakfast telly.

What do they call it then?

[San Bernardhinault]

They call it the "morning shows" or some such. Hence, I think, the Apple TV "The Morning Show" show.

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

My 11 y/old daughter told me that cats have the equivalent of left- and right-handedness, and further that it tends strongly to be one for male cats and the other for female. We have one of each, so I will be monitoring them by way of sample check.