Ron Obvious

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April 16, 2015

The 20 funniest face-swaps ever made.

Damn, a lot of these are outright disturbing...

http://thewebtrovert.com/the-20-funniest-face-swaps-ever-made/

April 11, 2015

Game Of Thrones: the big, brain-splattering quiz

Though I've seen each episode and read every book, I didn't expect to do particularly well on this quiz. I did OK. 41 out of 50. Made some silly mistakes and guessed correctly a few times. Some of the answers are pretty funny!

Think you can tell your Harrenhal from your Hodor? Here's 50 questions to test your knowledge of the smash-hit HBO series

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/quiz/2015/apr/11/game-of-thrones-quiz

April 5, 2015

An atheist's favourite religious music

Don't worry, this is good stuff.

If I were to make a top ten of my favourite religious music, J.S. Bach would occupy 9 out of the 10 spots. This is the other one, the Miserere by Allegri. Legend has it that a young Mozart transcribed it from memory after hearing it once.

This is the classic 1963 recording by the Cambridge King's College Choir. The story goes that the young treble soloist, 12 year old Roy Goodman, showed up late to the recording, causing the choir director much anxiety, and sang this while still wearing his muddy rugby kit under his cassock and surplice.

Happy Easter!

Profile Information

Name: Ron
Gender: Male
Home country: Middle Earth
Current location: Seattle
Member since: Tue Dec 13, 2011, 11:37 PM
Number of posts: 6,261

About Ron Obvious

I got the nickname Ron Obvious because -- in addition to being a huge Python fan -- my name really is Ron and I used to start sentences with \"Obviously\" a lot. Obviously, that\'s no longer a problem.