@DeMickyD in classic fallout their point of divergence (not as a solid thing but as a general thing) for music was the jfk assassination. im pretty sure thats been broken but I always thought past that music changed unrecognizably
@MoniqueMonsters appearance wise im absolutely sure its all tony soprano now. everyone could name Tony soprano but less could name al capone who has a similar sort of Schlub demeanor.
@MoniqueMonsters thats actually a good question but it has existed before. everyone in goodfellas seems like the most insufferable fucking people in the world and they act exactly like Tony (without heart anyways) and Tony is that but mixed in with more of that industrial jersey king of thing
otto von Bismarck was onto something when he threatened to kill himself during every argument. it'd be such a cheat code. im too moral to do that though. but it'd be such a cheat code
@JighJopes that is really unfortunate. im sure being anti Iraq war didnt do him any favors. they were just looking for anything to mock. at least he tried
Can’t forget how the Hohenzollerns had to call themselves the “King in Prussia” for like 70 years because the Habsburgs were okay if they were only “Kings” in their possession that was in Poland-Lithuania and not in Brandenburg.
@LegoRacers2 I love super early European reactions to the reality of the New World from before they'd really had a chance to process the whole idea. That Albrecht Dürer journal entry where his mind is totally blown after seeing Aztec artifacts is one of my favorite historical snippets.