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backupKDC6794 t1_j9s1qof wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
I saw a Tumblr post comparing it to writing a G on your belt and calling it Gucci.
Then someone rewrote Yankee Doodle Dandy as
"US moron went to town
Hunting for some coochie
Wrote a G up on his belt
And this bitch called it Gucci"
and I've always wanted someone to fully rewrite Yankee Doodle Dandy in a modern rap style ever since then
backupKDC6794 t1_iqyy4cv wrote
Reply to TIL the song 'Seasons in the Sun' was originally written about a man dying of a broken heart while accepting that his wife cheated on him many times, and was written in a brothel in Tangiers by FarceMultiplier
Nirvana's cover of this is hauntingly beautiful
backupKDC6794 t1_je4nd4n wrote
Reply to TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
Reminds me of when Rhode Island's tourism motto was "cooler and warmer"