Someone Dead Ruined My Life… Again.
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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
    16·
    1 year ago

    This one and the one where he investigates the guy who supposedly sailed around Staten Island are my favourites. I love the way he unpacks the investigative process

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    Really didn’t cover that part of Alexander Pope’s life in The DaVinci Code, did they?

    Despite it being the driving force of his entire life.

    Alexander Pope was that bitch.

  • Brutticus@lemm.ee
    62·
    1 year ago

    I really like CGPgray, except for like, 10 years ago, when he made a video about why the british monarchy is necessary and useful.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    edit2: added quotes, fixed words

    Awesome video! Always a great time when we go on rabbit hole adventures!

    My go to from CGP Grey is: The Rules for Rulers!

    These [corrections] how much soever they may look like ridicule… are undoubted confirmations of [your] industry, and will ever be thought so by persons of deeper penetration. - Alexander Pope

    Damning with faint praise. - Alexander Pope

    He was a most sordid poor wretch; had universal mistrust of the generality of mankind; lived in a solvenly, stingy manner, and died possessed of what he had not the heart to enjoy. - Alexander Pope

    Thomas Hearne vs. Alexander Pope, reminds me of hiphop social media beefs, like the 50 Cent one, hahaha

  • OpenStars@kbin.social
    42·
    1 year ago

    Damn you for making me watch that. All the way to the end and beyond. In one pass. And for becoming better for having watched it.

    • TWeaK@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      There’s a few of them where he’s gone off the deep end, for viewer entertainment. The rock, paper, scissors video(s) are particularly intricate.