This one really sent me off on a lot of thought tangents instead of really feeling like I have anything to add to the conversation, except for, would you say "finding the humor" is a good example of counterfactual thinking?
The Seth MacFarlane 9/11 close call doesn't appear to have happened the way it's described here, at least not from what I've been able to dig up, including several interviews citing MacFarlane on the incident. The flight was not rescheduled ahead of time by his secretary, but rather he missed it because he was late in arriving to the airport, apparently due to a combination of having a hangover, and being given an incorrect departure time by his travel agent. I was also unable to find evidence of any second incident of MacFarlane nearly escaping such a crash and/or accident.
Regarding account of Boston College vs Holy Cross starting at 1:03:14: (a) The year was 1942, not 1940. (b) Boston College did not "every year routinely crush Holy Cross." The rivalry was pretty close, as can be see here [1]. (c) The final game of the season was not a "silly, end of the year game" against the equivalent of a high school team. In fact, in addition to rout of 1942, Holy Cross won the next game 30-14 and the one after that 46-0. (d) Boston College was not eligible for the Rose Bowl. Their hope was to get into the Sugar Bowl. (e) The score was 55-12, not 51-12. (f) Boston College did not "every year reserve tables at the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub". It was a new thing. See [2]. (g) The death toll of the fire was 492, not 500-750. (h) Unverified: The Boston Globe runs a story every 10 years saying Boston College "lost for a reason". I'm open to evidence of this. [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_College%E2%80%93Holy_Cross_football_rivalry#Game_results [2] www.nytimes.com/1992/11/22/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-upset-the-party-the-fire.html
Amazing podcast this is so fascinating to hear people talk about this.
This one really sent me off on a lot of thought tangents instead of really feeling like I have anything to add to the conversation, except for, would you say "finding the humor" is a good example of counterfactual thinking?
The Seth MacFarlane 9/11 close call doesn't appear to have happened the way it's described here, at least not from what I've been able to dig up, including several interviews citing MacFarlane on the incident. The flight was not rescheduled ahead of time by his secretary, but rather he missed it because he was late in arriving to the airport, apparently due to a combination of having a hangover, and being given an incorrect departure time by his travel agent. I was also unable to find evidence of any second incident of MacFarlane nearly escaping such a crash and/or accident.
Thanks for the correction, I appreciate it.
Regarding account of Boston College vs Holy Cross starting at 1:03:14:
(a) The year was 1942, not 1940.
(b) Boston College did not "every year routinely crush Holy Cross." The rivalry was pretty close, as can be see here [1].
(c) The final game of the season was not a "silly, end of the year game" against the equivalent of a high school team. In fact, in addition to rout of 1942, Holy Cross won the next game 30-14 and the one after that 46-0.
(d) Boston College was not eligible for the Rose Bowl. Their hope was to get into the Sugar Bowl.
(e) The score was 55-12, not 51-12.
(f) Boston College did not "every year reserve tables at the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub". It was a new thing. See [2].
(g) The death toll of the fire was 492, not 500-750.
(h) Unverified: The Boston Globe runs a story every 10 years saying Boston College "lost for a reason". I'm open to evidence of this.
[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_College%E2%80%93Holy_Cross_football_rivalry#Game_results
[2] www.nytimes.com/1992/11/22/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-upset-the-party-the-fire.html
Thanks for the reply. Clearly I need to get my facts straight on this one.
Thanks for the correction- I appreciate it!
Ow wow I'm so high on afghan brown smack I have no idea what I stumbled upon... what the heck?
You on live still???
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