Mike Masnick
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
This resonated maybe a little too much
Iron Eyes Cody was of Sicilian Italian descent.He was born Espera Oscar de Corti in 1904 in Louisiana to immigrant parents from Sicily (mother Francesca Salpietra and father Antonio/Francesco de Corti, both originally from Sicily, Italy). Throughout his life and career, he claimed Native American heritage (often Cherokee-Cree) and portrayed Indigenous characters in over 200 films, including the famous "Crying Indian" anti-littering PSA.In 1996, a New Orleans Times-Picayune investigation—based on family interviews, baptismal records, and documents—revealed his true Italian ancestry, which he denied until his death in 1999. Posthumously, this was confirmed across sources like Wikipedia, IMDb, and biographical reports.Despite the controversy over his pretended identity, he was honored by some Native American communities for his advocacy and portrayals.
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GeauxGabrielle
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I just asked a Canadian man if they eat moose up there and he got mad thinking I was mocking him until I explained to him I’m from Louisiana. If it walks, crawls, slithers, or flies, we eat it.
Frog legs, alligator, crawfish, deer, snake stew, squirrels. Nobody safe lol
Traces of Texas
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The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day. In 1951, the movie "Viva Zapata" was made in the south Texas border towns of San Ygnacio, Roma, and Rio Grande City. Actor Anthony Quinn was very disappointed when Marlon Brando was cast as Emiliano Zapata. Quinn thought that, with his Latin appearance, he would have been a better choice. To solve the argument, both actors ----- who liked and respected each other ----- competed to see which of them could urinate furthest into the Rio Grande. Quinn lost the bet, but he won an Oscar for the best supporting actor as Zapata's brother. I should also say that "Viva Zapata" is a pretty good movie.
The Texas Quote of the Day: "One afternoon in Texas a farmer decided to go for a swim in a nearby creek after a hot morning of hard work. As he dived in, the southwest wind dried up all the water. Before he crashed on the rocks, a flash flood filled the creek up again. And then, before he could come up, he was trapped as a sudden blue norther froze the surface. But he didn't drown because the sun came out to melt the ice, and the farmer climbed onto the bank with no injury besides a sunburn."
---- David K. Sellars, "Texas Tales," 1955
