gdp's Comments

ty.rannosaur.us : 7 Badass Vikings

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:48:04 +0000

People will always be harsh, but Ben has always been consistent in his tone and content. He makes history interesting to the layman and deserves more exposure because of it.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Doomsday Cults

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 01:13:09 +0000

If you look at them just today, sure, I would agree with you. But from a historic perspective they hit the mark on all three. With the exception of when they were under Howell's leadership, Rastafarians have always been a very decentralized religious movement because they originated out of various Selassie cults. But most mansions still adhere to Howell's definition of Babylon, which is white society: http://altreligion.about.com/od/alternativereligi... The original battle against Babylon was thought of as an apocalypse. But they've toned themselves down a lot since the '70s, when they were fiercely political, because they lack the leadership they once had.

ty.rannosaur.us : 5 Disasters That Could Have Been Avoided

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:41:55 +0000

Centralia is a bit of a gray area because there isn't enough evidence for either theory over why the mine fire started.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Incidents of Cannibalism

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:19:29 +0000

It was Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. A team of rugby players was stranded in the Andes for 72 days: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/stranded/index...

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Incidents of Cannibalism

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:40:55 +0000

Well, he confessed before a Truth & Reconciliation comission: http://web.archive.org/web/20080129133259/http://... If you have a bit of time to kill you can view them here: https://www.trcofliberia.org/forgive/memorials/vi... (starts towards the end of the page) He claims to be reformed and will accept any punishment they give him, but I can't find a reference to him being tried for any crimes in the official report they issued.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Historic Badasses (Ass-Kicking Edition)

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:31:44 +0000

I should have clarified. He is a minor historic figure that the Vikings named for Njals Saga, "Ulf Hreda" is the name they picked. He was just some insane warrior that was related to Brian Boru.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Historic Badasses (Ass-Kicking Edition)

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:51:44 +0000

#7: http://ty.rannosaur.us/10-badasses-from-the-pages...

ty.rannosaur.us : Reader feedback: Would you buy a ty.rannosaur.us t-shirt?

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 05:03:14 +0000

Awesome feedback. :)

ty.rannosaur.us : 8 Popular Pirates Who Were Actually Huge Losers

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:53:09 +0000

It is pretty awesome that you wrote a book about piracy and work for the IMF: http://www.imf.org/external/country/mdg/rr/index.... What's life like in Madagascar?

ty.rannosaur.us : 8 Historic Figures That Were Pederasts

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:54:02 +0000

No, he would inspire this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet_(Tc...

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Flimsy Paranoramal Hoaxes Everyone Bought Into

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:00:56 +0000

Very interesting, I remember seeing something about this on Discovery a while back.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Incredibly Dangerous Doctors

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:07:44 +0000

I've heard both sides of the argument over the lobotomobile, but I feel that James Kalat is a better source and he says it did exist. PBS also referenced it in their special over Freeman.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Incredibly Dangerous Doctors

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:06:51 +0000

Maybe measles were attractive? Yes, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks!

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Incredibly Dangerous Doctors

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:57:33 +0000

Considered it, but I wanted to avoid the whole debate over euthanasia.

ty.rannosaur.us : 6 Historic Figures That Were Celibate

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:50:31 +0000

Leave my favorite hunchback celibate alone

ty.rannosaur.us : The Internet's 10 Most Hated People

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:41:13 +0000

Holy shit, this is actually the best person that isn't listed. I love how Smart has developed a rep of a curmudgeon for throwing a fanboy slap-fight any time someone criticizes him. It is like he surfs the net looking for anything that talks smack about 3000AD or his plans on buying Freespace 3 and then launches into an 8 page diatribe about why he is right and everyone else is a retard. Awesome catch.

ty.rannosaur.us : 8 Historic Figures That Were Pederasts

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:38:36 +0000

Actually, both of them were ;)

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Plundering Politicians

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:26:37 +0000

Adolf, Stalin, Saddam, etc were out to solidify their power rather than squeeze out every cent out of the nations. If you notice, all of these dictators were from poor nations and used foreign aid to live lavish lifestyles rather than helping their people out.

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Badasses From the Pages of History

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:13:37 +0000

Not to worry, Audie will be featured in the followup to this list ;)

ty.rannosaur.us : 10 Famously Ugly People

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:45:48 +0000

If I remember right, Carlos II was a Hapsburg. They all suffered from a series of birth defects, the most noticeable being their jaw. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prognathism#Mandibul...