Laurence, I'm sure someone has already said it, but you, sir, are an American treasure.

@IceGangsta

7 ай бұрын

An international one too, perhaps

@AndaraBledin

7 ай бұрын

A mid-Atlantic treasure, perhaps?

@veramae4098

7 ай бұрын

Just wish he would stop teleporting.

@Tuaron

7 ай бұрын

To split the difference between being a US or UK treasure, I'll just confusingly claim him for Canada. I'm sure he's once considered visiting here, which is good enough for us.

@jbwhetstone

7 ай бұрын

He's an American treasure because he's an American citizen. I'm happy to claim him. You can't have him, Canada! Haha.

On July 4th in 1826, exactly 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died. Coincidence? Perhaps…

@johnnymartinjohansen

7 ай бұрын

Ehh... no. The signing of the declaration mostly happened August 2nd (some signed later). It was adopted July 4th, but not signed.

@alicerudolph8106

7 ай бұрын

But it's the day that is celebrated as the birthday of the nation!@@johnnymartinjohansen

@veramae4098

7 ай бұрын

As each man died his *last words* were (something like) "Jefferson still lives, the country is safe." and "Adams will keep the country well."

@frankhooper7871

7 ай бұрын

John Adams was the 2nd president, Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd - the 5th president was James Monroe who also died on the 4th of July...5 years later.

@Intrusive_Thought176

7 ай бұрын

​@@johnnymartinjohansenproof?

Title includes the words "blew my mind" and the thumnail features a photo of JFK 💀

@racecarrik

7 ай бұрын

Really blew his mind too 💀

@huntercleveland7950

7 ай бұрын

Now that's dark comedy 🤣

@Thriving_in_Exile

7 ай бұрын

Oh God, I didn't get that until you pointed it out. Have a like.

@pamabernathy8728

7 ай бұрын

Eww?

@thomasrogers8239

7 ай бұрын

LoL

Before his death, CS Lewis said he wanted to die quietly and hoped his death would go unnoticed without fanfare.

@dnm3732

7 ай бұрын

Welp he got his wish

@joanhuffman2166

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I heard that Mother Teresa said the same thing, and Lady Diana died on the same day as mother Teresa.

@juliettedemaso7588

7 ай бұрын

And the CIA granted his wish. 🪦🤫

@jeannastephen283

7 ай бұрын

​@@juliettedemaso7588I

@robertwilloughby8050

7 ай бұрын

What, the CIA assassinated C.S. Lewis? (Tinfoil hat on!)😅

I was born in November, as well. I was just over a year old when Kennedy and Lewis died. C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors, along with his friend, J.R.R. Tolkien. They were both members of the Oxford Christian authors' club, "The Inklings". They are likely responsible for my contracting a chronic case of Anglophilia in my teens, which I carry to this day. When I was 16, I decided I would one day study English literature at Oxford (where they studied and taught). It took ten years, but I did it. I will say, having two degrees in English hasn't been as useless as people think, these many years later. I went on to do quite well in the insurance industry...another British import, I believe. Love your channel, by the bye!

@grahampaulkendrick7845

6 ай бұрын

I live near Bournemouh where Tolkien spent his holidays each summer. I once played a song or two at the hotel he used to stay at.

The British and the Americans are two great peoples divided by a common tongue. - George Bernard Shaw

@NocturnEternal

7 ай бұрын

I liked GBS’s take on the Pygmalion mythology. But still, that’s spot on.

@sboinkthelegday3892

7 ай бұрын

Did you ever notice that "father" is still said in a UK accent? It's not "fad her", it's "uuuuuuh, you're a fuuuuuuther, uuuh" in that preppy voice.

@zedwpd

7 ай бұрын

I'm married to a Brit. It's murder.

@etiennesharp

7 ай бұрын

...and a bloody great ocean, thank Christ - Al Murray.

@BullScrapPracEff

7 ай бұрын

"You say caterpillar, we say caterpillar..."

Lawrence I’m from Missouri, Mark Twains home state. You did that voice well. While his voice wasn’t recorded, your Midwest rural American is on point 😂🇺🇸

I actually learned some time ago that, due to shifts in English pronunciation, Halley more than likely pronounced his name "Holly", unlike both current British and American pronunciations.

@caroljo420

7 ай бұрын

The reason Americans call it Haley's comet is because there was a band in the '50s and '60s called Bill Haley and the Comets. I learned in the early '70s that the actual comet was called Halley's and not Haley's comet.

@robertfoulkes1832

7 ай бұрын

Not so much "Holly" as "Hor-lee".

"I believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen every day; but I don't trust coincidences" - Elim Garek

@jimtaylor294

7 ай бұрын

^ No 😆

@Ashley-xu1lk

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the DS9 reference!

Mark twain is a nautical term which Mark Twain got from his days as a riverboat captain. It is a depth sounding signifying two fathoms (12 feet). A fathom is six feet, the distance between an average man's outstretched arms. Depth soundings were done by dropping one end of a line overboard to which a weight was attached. As it was pulled up the sailor grabbed it stretched it out between his arms and counted. He then grabbed the line back at his first hand and stretched it out again counting as he did so. This led to a natural depth unit which was called the fathom. The name derives from the Old English word fæðm, from the Danish (via the Vikings) word "favn" meaning embracing arms or a pair of outstretched arms. Twain means two.

@globalheart

7 ай бұрын

Heh. 2 names! But I thought they were marks made on a wall, to check river height/,depth, to make sure you had passage. Great explanation with the etymology, too. Thx!!

@9HighFlyer9

7 ай бұрын

A modern fathom is 6ft. As it was based on the wingspan of an average man that would have been more like 5½ft in the late 1800s.

@Hollylivengood

7 ай бұрын

​@@globalheartThere weren't any walls to mark on the Mississippi. It wasn't meant to be two names, it was two knotted marks on the line. Mark twain was safe waters, probably Samuel Clemens's goal, so he he went wit Mark Twain.

@wayneyadams

7 ай бұрын

@@9HighFlyer9 There is always yahoo like you who has some contradictory comment to make. My question is, where is your evidence for what you call a "modern" fathom and when was it REDFINED?!

@globalheart

7 ай бұрын

@@Hollylivengood :) I referred to Samuel himself having 2 names ;)

Coincidentally, I was actually eating a York Peppermint Patty as I clicked on this video! 😮

Lawrence, Guy Fawkes Day is not celebrated in the US because George Washington put a stop to its celebration back in 1775. Guy Fawkes Day (then called Pope's Day) tended to have a rather anti-Catholic bent. The Continental Army needed all the men it could muster; alienating Catholics would have been detrimental to recruitment.

Thank you for having the Dr. Who/JFK Coincidence. I knew that one for awhile, but losing Ms. Lambert that same day several years later is something I didn't realize.

As soon as I saw the title of this video, I thought of the two Dennis the Menaces, and you did mention them, which is another November coincidence. There was a national news program (I think it was the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite), which was going to have a report on November 22, 1963 about the Beatles, who were almost completely unknown in the US at the time. They had to postpone the report to a later date.

@KairuHakubi

7 ай бұрын

I thought of that too, but I'm surprised to hear we actually know what inspired the name. I thought there must have been a popular song at the time or something

There's a Dick Vandyke episode where he inherited a photograph of a baby from a great uncle clues lead them to realize the photo is of the uncle is the baby on the lap of Lincoln , the episode was filmed on 11/22/63 that was also the day they began filming for Bewitched!

How about Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, leaders of the American Revolution against Britain, died on the same day, July 4, 1826?

We had only seven trick or treaters come to the door. Six were dressed as our host, Laurence.

@LindaC616

7 ай бұрын

😅😅

@flowmovementtherapy2096

7 ай бұрын

did you say 'oooooooh Laurence' every time?

@alanr4447a

Ай бұрын

That probably WAS Laurence!

I knew the Dennis the Menace story but it still trips me out that they were published on the same day. Sounds too coincidental.

@Phiyedough

7 ай бұрын

Yes, definite plagiarism but which way?

@caroljo420

7 ай бұрын

I blame "collective conscience" for that.

@jr2904

7 ай бұрын

​@@Phiyedough plagiarism from across the ocean when there wasn't any Internet, international television, and long distance phone calls were very expensive. It's just a huge coincidence.

@theemmjay5130

26 күн бұрын

@@Phiyedough Obviously, one of them was a yime traveler. The question is: Which one?

You should check out the coincidence between Lincoln and JFK.

@lindaeasley5606

7 ай бұрын

Yes 👍 Some try to debunk as just coincidences but some similarities the odds are too great to be simple coincidences

The smile on my face lightens the mood in the room when I see you post a new video. Cheers ! Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.

@randalmayeux8880

7 ай бұрын

Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't.

@bsteven885

7 ай бұрын

BECAUSE...

While there are no recordings currently in existence of Mark Twain, the southern actor Hal Holbrook famously did shows as Mark Twain. You might enjoy watching a few of them or listening to some of the recordings. I'm pretty sure they must be littering KZread somewhere.

@cynthiajohnston424

7 ай бұрын

Well worth watching / listening & also MT is excellent reading - wonderfully intelligent yet witty & delightful dry humor !

@seed_drill7135

7 ай бұрын

I saw his act in the Clemons Center in Corning, NY.

I'm halfway into the York thing and have to fiddle with something. About 30 seconds into fiddling a strong aroma of peppermint floods my mind as if it had been sprayed into the room :D

A guy named Peter Kreeft wrote a book called "Between Heaven and Hell," which is a fictional dialog between C. S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley and JFK when they met in Purgatory the day they all died

Man, I don't even really care about the content. But the way you deliver it is fantastic.

Another exceptional offering from my favorite Brit. Your videos are a much needed distraction from the woes of this crazy world. Thank you, Laurence.

Such a FUN video, Laurence! Makes me quite happy I'm a subscriber. 💜 Happy November birthday! 🎉

"Coincidenting." My new favorite word. Cheers.

I LOVE York patties. Too much.

Oh Em Gee, I'm so glad you mentioned "Doctor Who"! I've seen you wear a Doctor Who shirt before, so that wasn't too surprising but I'm glad you did anyway. I never knew they re-broadcast it a week later, in 1963.

Your fireplace looks lovely ❤

If I'm able to survive to the age of 76 I'll be one of the lucky bunch of people who'll have seen halley's comet twice. unfortunately due to an overwhelming family history of early onset and very severe alzheimer's disease, theres a significant chance that i'll be too far out of my mind to appreciate it. It's a litte bit like finding a thousand dollars worth of a defunct currency that cant be exchanged for real money.

@Julian-bq9qv

7 ай бұрын

☹Maybe YOU are the one that the curse will pass b y! Here's hoping and praying.

@garryferrington811

7 ай бұрын

Try vitamin D-3.

@PuzzledMonkey

7 ай бұрын

I need to make it a full century to see it a second time. I'm holding it for that, given my uncle made it to 98 with half a lung removed in the 50s for TB.

@juliettedemaso7588

7 ай бұрын

I think you mean crypto. 🪦💸📈 I hope you’re able to see the comet btw; be optimistic, and do the Sunday crosswords.

@AlzheimersCaretaker

7 ай бұрын

@@Julian-bq9qv i hadn't thought of that. maybe halley's comet will be my lucky "star"

Ooh Laurence. Those coincidences were very coincidental.❤

Well, that video with all the coincidences made my head rather loopy. How very, very strange but yet again another great video!

It's quite a coincidence that Rowntree would come up, as I first learned of their existence in the last week when a Canadian friend was enjoying some Smarties which are nothing like the US candy Smarties, and which are significantly superior to our Smarties, and likely better than the M&Ms that the Rowntree Smarties resemble. My mother and aunt lived their own set of coincidences. Having been part of the Baby Boomer generation, they were born well before the time of ultrasound. My grandmother's fourth pregnancy, she and my grandfather assumed this would be a second son. He, being something of a joker, would start his visits to see her in the hospital while they awaited her labor by asking, "How are my twins." When this was eventually met with, "Oh, you must be Mr. Hisname," he found out the joke was on him. However, that was not the end of the story. My grandparents had moved from down east out to the opposite coast, settling in sunny southern California, unwilling to return to the harsh winters of their original homes of New England and Minnesota once they had both left the military service that had brought them together. And so, following the birth of his 4th & 5th children, he placed calls back to where her family still resided to present them with the good news. He was met with surprise by those on other end that he would already know. Once the matter was untangled, it came out that on that very same day, another member of the family had also given birth to another baby girl.

@Beedo_Sookcool

7 ай бұрын

Rowntree sweets were just that bit better before the Evil Nestlé Empire took over. The Kit Kats were a little bit cocoa-ier and tasted even better chilled, and while the Smarties today have a vague hint of orange flavour to the chocolate, I remember they used to have orange flavour in the orange ones and coffee flavour in the brown ones.

Happy Birthday, Laurence!🎉

I love the "V for vendetta" reference wearing the oven gloves and apron!

The Dennis the Menace one has always been so crazy to me. I actually found out about this with a British friend. We were both arguing about which came first, went to the internet to look it up and were completely shocked to see it was the same! Had a good laugh though about it, do bad we didn't make a bet, we both would have won and lost lol

I just learned something yesterday that you may or may not also know. In Britain, a vice is either a holding device bolted to a workbench, or a bad habit like gambling or smoking. In the USA, the former is spelled with an S, vise.

@markbradley7323

7 ай бұрын

And the police have a 'vice squad'.

@Ithirahad

7 ай бұрын

I'd write both as vice. I had no idea we theoretically had a different spelling for the clampy bit.

@craigcorson3036

7 ай бұрын

@@Ithirahad There's nothing theoretical about it. vise /vīs/ noun A heavy clamp, usually mounted on a workbench and operated by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.

A recurring note in your undertone music is the same as the first note of my alarm clock and it's driving me insane

I might add, thanks to Mr. Ketchum, my brother has always hated his own name, Dennis, born in September, 1951.

Did anyone else notice the portrait of Isaac Newton looks a little bit like Quentin Tarantino?

When my Dad was in the Navy his ship USS Belnap had a collision with USS Kennedy on November 22! Then many years later hi father died 11/22 as well.😮

My only Beano reference comes from an episode of Time Team, in which Sir Tony Robinson says "can you explain to me, in words a Beano reader would understand, what geophysics is"

....and I was born in November 1945 and I'm still here this November. By the way. Happy Birthday Lawrence from a fellow November Birthday guy!

On the one hand, Jack would not have been offended at being booted from the front page. On the other, he would've been sorry it only happened because of another man's murder. My parents were married on November 22, 1986.

@md_vandenberg

7 ай бұрын

If anyone is confused, "Jack" is the name C.S. Lewis preferred to be called by. Why you might ask? The C.S. stands for Clive Staples.

I love your beautiful living room! The colors, the fireplace, etc. !❤

@cynthiajohnston424

7 ай бұрын

And well accessorized w/ pets ! 🐾🐾💙

Speaking of strange death coincidences: on American Founding father and former president John Adam's death bed, his last words were "Jefferson still lives." Fellow founding father and former president Thomas Jefferson had died a few hours earlier in Virginia. The day was July 4th, the date on the Declaration of Independence they had both not only signed, but both had been on the Committee of Five assigned in the Continental Congress to draft the declaration, which Jefferson wrote. In life, they had been at times close friends, and at others bitter rivals and enemies, making up again in old age. Fate decided to connect them one more time.

LMAO @ "Why am I German now?" 🤣 I dunno, but British-American actor Richard Dawson occasionally did a pretty funny German accent on Hogan's Heroes. 😉 This video has quite a few of the things I like: Spider-Man, chocolate, C.S. Lewis, Dr. Who, and Halloween. Kudos! 😊

Very cool selection of coincidences. Thanks for putting them together and sharing, Laurence. ❤

excellent show!!

6:55 oooh, lawrence, you forgot to mention Mark Twain's brief visit aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D!! 🙂 lol I love your videos 🙂

@augiegirl1

7 ай бұрын

Check out this season of Lower Decks; Mark Twain’s appearance in “Time's Arrow” is referenced in episodes 4 & 10!

@neutrino78x

7 ай бұрын

@@augiegirl1 nice! I haven't seen lower decks yet. I gotta check it out 🙂

@augiegirl1

7 ай бұрын

@@neutrino78x the 4th season just ended last week. The series TRULY is a love letter to classic Trek!

I was born in November too.😅 This was a great video full of stuff I never actually knew.

2:33 Construction barrels in the "Welcome to Pennsylvania" shot are very on brand for the state.

One of your best videos. Very interesting. As usual.. well researched, organized and impeccable delivery. Btw.. beautiful fireplace!

That was so interesting. That took a lot of research.

Love you Laurence 😊💙

Enlightening and entertaining Lawrence. I hope you make another video similar to this one in the near future.

The Alton Telegraph? Interesting choice. I used to read my grandparents Alton Telegraph all the time. Even took a field trip to their printing facility.

Happy Birthday!! My mother turned 84 today 😃

@FourFish47

7 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday mom!! 🎉❤

@jmcg6189

7 ай бұрын

My mother would have turned 107 today had she not died shortly before her 100th birthday.

Well, that's just spooky 👻, Laurence. Happy November Birthday 🎂 🥳

My sister was born in November, as was my wife and I. One of my best friends died, my mother died and my father died. All the births and deaths were in close proximity to each other. My bestie died the day before my sister's birthday, my mother died the day after my wife's and my father died the day after mine. However, I do share my birthday with The Doctor, November 23rd. I'm 10 years older however.

You are reacted to by so many people. I found you by that way but OMG you are brilliant and I'm glad I found you in the pond!

Great installment. Love your channel.

Ooooooo Laurence!!! Your house is looking gorgeous!! ❤

Great video, Laurence!

Interesting side note, before Nestlie acquired Rowntree, the latter had an exclusive contract in the US with Hershey’s. When Nestlie bought Rowntree in 1988, Hershey successfully took Nestlie to court over the rights to produce Kit-Kats and Rolos in the US.

@seed_drill7135

7 ай бұрын

Now Nestles has sold off their candy division in America after the PA legislature blocked their acquisition of Hershey’s.

Thanks Laurence just the pick me up I needed.

I was concerned, but my fears were allayed when you did, indeed, reference Doctor Who. 🤣🤣 I had a friend in school who had moved here to Iowa with his parents (I mean, it would be frowned upon if they'd left him in England), and he introduced me to The Beano, which actually became his nickname. Well, that, and his name was Ben, and Beano sounded like a good fit. Now I'm curious what Uncle Toby might say on the subject.

@kirbyculp3449

7 ай бұрын

Is there not a female version of Dennis in the Beano?

I really enjoy your humor, Lawrence.❤️

A neighbor of mine launched a comic series based on his son Chester called Chester the Molester. Never took off for some reason.

WOW great vid Laurence!!!!

Brilliant Lawrence really enjoyed that video I love things like this.

Happy birthday! A coincidence is an incident that occurs with (co-) another incident. My firstborn and only daughter was born on the last day of November, and her firstborn and elder son was born the day before the anniversary of the deaths of Lewis, Huxley, JFK, etc.

My mother died Nov 22nd in 1958, and my geeatgrandfather on Nov 22nd 1951, which was also his birthday. Grandmother on another side died on that date in 1975. My family just calls it death day.

@lindaeasley5606

7 ай бұрын

My mother died on Nov. 22 ,2020 Three members of my family through 3 generations had a child born on Nov 2 and all three died at an early age. An unlucky day to be born in our family

@LullabyLuella

7 ай бұрын

@lindaeasley5606 wow. Funny how these things can attach to a date.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURENCE!!!

You got me with "but those people have no friends".. 😂

Your BEST video, Lawrence. EVER.

Twain's death was no doubt hastened by his addiction to tobacco. He famously said "it's very easy to quit smoking...in fact I do it 30 times every day".

@johnopalko5223

7 ай бұрын

Since he lived to be 74 it probably didn't hasten it all that much.

Dr. Who is the most mismanaged show that is on TV as there are so many episodes missing, producers just up and quit, and the loss of so much recorded material. The lost episodes count like two full seasons and that’s the ones we know about. The lost media community has been scouring libraries, tv stations, basically anywhere that media could be. Only two lost episodes were recovered and they didn’t have any audio because the film reels were so badly damaged. Although the original audio is still around thanks to some fans recording it. The film had to be digitally stitched back together with the audio to make it complete although they are missing scenes thanks to silver nitrate damage. Many animators do have cartoon recreations of the lost episodes which the actual scenes were from the original scripts which still exist.

@Purdey921

6 ай бұрын

This was common in the US, too. In the early sixties video tape was in 2 inch reels and frequently reused. Filming of TV was not a thing, as making shows were often live. The Honeymooners survived because it was filmed on a rare beast called (if I recall correctly) a Dumont Electrocam. The live TV camera and it shared the same lens.

Larence you have just made my day and month.

My gosh, Your delivery is so engaging

This was a great episode!

Great video!!! Hank Ketchum of the American Dennis the Menace was also an abstract painter, and made all sorts of cool paintings. There’s a hospital near where I live in Monterey California that he endowed with much of his art collection, so you can peruse his art while you wait for your niece to be born.

Lovely décor, Tara!

Ooh, Lawrence! Very interesting!

I do believe there was a book called "Between Heaven and Hell" written in 1982 hypothesising how a meeting in the afterlife between Kennedy, Huxley and Lewis would play out given how wildly different in their Christian beliefs they are (Kennedy was a "modern Catholic", Lewis was a "conservative Christian" and Huxley was an "Orientalised Christian")

@dnm3732

7 ай бұрын

I think I would like to read that one day

@alexs5744

7 ай бұрын

“Orientalised Christian” is that like Eastern Orthodoxy or Coptic.

@coolandhip_7596

7 ай бұрын

​@@alexs5744he had a lot of influence on his personal beliefs from eastern religions

@JudgeJulieLit

7 ай бұрын

Or as Jackie quipped of her husband, "poor" [jack, indifferent, quasi-adhering] Catholic.

@colonelweird

7 ай бұрын

I read this years ago. The author, Peter Kreeft, is a very conservative C.S. Lewis fanboy, so CSL is right about everything, and the other two represent ways Christianity can go astray.

I cannot get over the November 22 connections lol

Happy birthday 🎉 and glad you hoped over the pond.😊

Okay. That Dennis the Menace one is unbelievable!!!!

Dennis the Menace releasing the same day independently of each other is an amazing coincidence, but to be honest, i don't think it's weird two great authors died on the same day. there's lots of great authors... well, relatively, and if two never died on the same day - given a long enough time scale - that'd be more weird than if they did.

We need more videos about grocery stores!

Ha! I was born November 22, 1963. Dr Who was also supposed to air that day. 😂

I've heard the Dennis the Menace one before... what are the odds?

So glad Dennis the Menace was on this list! First learned about that astonishing coincidence from the AVGN 😄

I'm quite sure I heard a recording of Mark Twain's voice in an episode of Star Trek: TNG.

Really interesting and fun video!!

(1) I moved into my current residence in _November_ of 2007. (2) In the Stanley Kubrick motion picture *DR. STRANGELOVE (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb)* there is a line where Slim Pickens' character Major Kong says: *_"...a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in_** Vegas **_with all that stuff."_* The line originally mentioned *"...Dallas..."* {as in Texas}. Just before the movie was released President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Slim Pickens redubbed the line and the movie was released with the new dialog.

Hey this just showed up - you posted it 3 minutes ago!!! I need your “calming” breaks

My Father was hooked on Malted milk balls and his biggest favorite was “York Peppermint Patties “.. so to honor him I eat some (Ok many) regularly

@cynthiajohnston424

7 ай бұрын

I had a show horse who loved malted milk balls - to get her to put her ears up 'n look pretty & alert for pics , shaking the carton was the key ; of course , she had some as a reward & reluctantly shared them w/ us ! 😂

The Dennis the Menace thing is a really weird coincidence. The rest aren't that impressive and would put me in the no friends group you refer to.