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[jon-nyc]

Rachmaninoff looking at the score to his 3rd piano concerto, 1910.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc He's probably trying to work out where to put the drum solo so he can take a quick bio-break

[Klaus]

@doctor-phibes said in Mildly interesting:

@jon-nyc He's probably trying to work out where to put the drum solo so he can take a quick bio-break

I think it's more likely that he was thinking about how to make the piano part hard enough such that people like @jon-nyc don't attempt to botch through it.

[jon-nyc]

An abandoned island in Japan.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

An abandoned island in Japan.

They need to host a Zombie weekend there…

[jon-nyc]

Btw I’m adding this to the pinned thread collection

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

Btw I’m adding this to the pinned thread collection

Interesting.

[Aqua Letifer]

@george-k said in Mildly interesting:

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

Btw I’m adding this to the pinned thread collection

Interesting.

That's putting it mildly.

[Klaus]

Wow, that would have been the coolest playground when I was 11.

[Klaus]

@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

Btw I’m adding this to the pinned thread collection

Best self-referential post in this thread. Even better than this one. Or is this a self-referential-referential post?

[Ivorythumper]

Helicopter is not from heli + copter

It’s helico (latinized Greek helixos = spiral) + pter (from Gk. pteron = wing)

[George K]

The Assassin's Teapot

[jon-nyc]

PornHub was named after the 17th century explorer, Pornelius Hubert.

[Catseye3]

The Ultimate, Recco Wise:

Driven by Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari LaFerrari, Estimated At $1.35 Million

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Estimated -- I guess that depends if you go for the cigarette lighter option.

[George K]

@Catseye3 why is he wearing a Mercedes ball cap?

[Catseye3]

@George-K Borrowed. After buying that car, he was too broke to buy his own.

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@Catseye3 why is he wearing a Mercedes ball cap?

Because his day-job is winning F1 races, and even he's going to struggle to do that in a Ferrari.

[jon-nyc]

[mark]

@George-K said in Mildly interesting:

@Catseye3 why is he wearing a Mercedes ball cap?

He drives for the Mercedes F1 team.

He makes about $20 million a year just in salary, Plus endorsements, etc.. He can definitely afford the Ferrari. lol

[jon-nyc]