During the original run of the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head from 1993 to 1997, I laughed uproariously because they reminded me of so many of the young guys I worked with at various radio stations. Many of the internet generation had to sneak to watch the show, or only know it in reruns, so you might not know much about Beavis and Butt-head’s groundbreaking series.
2. MTV PULLED THE SHOW SOON AFTER IT BEGAN.
Not due to any controversies, but because Mike Judge and the animation staff couldn’t keep up with the demand for new material, forcing MTV to stop airing the show entirely two weeks after it premiered. It made its return over six weeks later on May 17th with “Scientific Stuff” and “Good Credit.”
5. ALL REFERENCES TO FIRE WERE REMOVED PERMANENTLY AFTER THE SHOW WAS BLAMED FOR A DEATH.
In October 1993, a 5-year-old boy set fire to his Ohio home which killed his 2-year-old sister. Their mother claimed Beavis’ fire-making and blatant spoken love of arson was responsible. MTV’s quick response was to only air the show after 10:30pm and to wipe all fire references from all of the previous episodes—only fans who taped the offending episodes on their VCRs have proof that the word was ever uttered. “Fire” was banned for the rest of the series’ original run, but it was allowed again in 2011.
11. BEAVIS ALMOST SAID SOMETHING TOO CLEVER.
Judge told The New York Times in 1993 that one of the big challenges of the show was to keep the two in character and, therefore, dumb. An original line had Beavis telling his classmates that they had “Beavis envy” because he received a school pass. It was cut because it almost made the 14-year-old with the underbite too smart. In 2011, Judge admitted to “cheating” and probably making them smarter than they are during the music video commentaries.
There’s plenty more stories about Beavis and Butt-head in a trivia list at mental_floss.
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I also don't understand why one would vacation here for more than 3 days, ever, Let alone take a tour bus/guide. 'Chinatown' is now a very small street, selling uninteresting wares for prices that are practically luxurious compared to their sotuh-east asian neighbours like Thailand.
Though, the zoo and night safari are awesome.
And we can't forget the truly ridiculous control the current party has on the entire country, ranging from ALL public housing, ALL the media, ALL the telecommunications, public transport and other sectors. Free speech is nil and realistically impossible, the "speakers corner" has forever been deserted and the only people who seem to be safe to speak out are taxi drivers during a traffic jam.
The worst part about it is that by "current party" I mean, literally, "family business".
Everyone, like me as I write this, is a bit worried that the government is watching them. Even in classroom discussions, at some point, despite us knowing the government wont go THAT far, we second-guess ourselves if the government is somehow listening in.
Sorry, end of rant, I just felt like people outside of Singapore needed to know this.
I have known about the last rural village for some time now, but have yet to actually visit it. Since they're tearing it down soon, I better hasten my plans to ride my bike there.
I just happened to have went to the city for photography, and I should add that the picture above definitely took a lot of additional camera filters, retouching, or both. The skies here are usually just a vast stretch of white, with lots of diffused light which makes my post-processing a huge pain.
Many other places in Singapore, like small enclaves or lone shophouses, have been slated for redevelopment. Even old shophouses have been repainted for some "modern" kitsch appearance, especially in obscure parts of old Singapore like Geylang and Jalan Sultan. Other villages ("kampongs" in Malay) are actually located in the outlying islands which are similarly forgotten.
It's indeed rather ironic that Singapore seems to only rush to piece together a sort of rich "culture" when pragmatic needs, such as income from tourism, dictates it necessary. It's similar to the country's rationnale for the growth of the arts -- that it is important only because it is an indicator for how modern and civilised our nation is, and that Singapore wants to score on the list, even when it is already the most globalised nation in the world (as of 2007 or 2008, I think).
But yes I must concede that I HEART the ZOO! Haha.
What I still remember today was his description of how Singapore was behind in Malaysia when both countries gained their independence. Singapore didn't have the natural resources like its larger cousin (not even freshwater - it had to be piped in from Malaysia). But in just a few decades, the tiny country pulled very far ahead.
Mahathir Mohammed, the Prime Minister of Malaysia who was the counterpart of Lee, said this about the reason his country's didn't do so well: The Malays "are lazy and like to find the easy way." (his words, not mine: Source).
Back to Adam's post: I used to visit Singapore quite often - and yes, it is an ultra-modern country. It's far more modern than most American cities, actually. It is also becoming (if it's not already) bland and filled with shopping malls after shopping malls.
I do agree with ughsingapore: the Night Zoo is awesome!
His studio is now long gone - paved away to make ways for whatever unmemorable restaurant/store.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay
Stop off at Nee Soon for a beer, wander through the back streets to find craftsmen made articles to take back to Australia. A short taxi ride from Sembawang village down to the Johore Straits to the Melbourne Bar excellent food, the most tranquil place on the planet!
Now you have a clinically clean 'Jap' city, with every conceivable amenity, with the majority of the people living in huge concrete jungles.
You are the envy of the rest of the world but you have lost your charm and you don't have a soul.
But you cannot take away my memories of what I called HOME when we were on Far East duties for 6 months at a time. I still love Singapore people they are still as gracious as they ever were.