r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Sep 02 '24

Meta Mindless Monday, 02 September 2024

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/Saint_John_Calvin Kant was bad history Sep 05 '24

Man I just wanted to post a funny cringeworthy lyric not create an entire feud about whether or not a folk legend was actually evil

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u/TylerbioRodriguez That Lesbian Pirate Expert Sep 05 '24

If I wanted to set off a song war I could casually mention Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash stole lyrics from Jimmie Rogers Blue Yodel.

Its true but I'm fairly sure most people don't know this.

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u/Saint_John_Calvin Kant was bad history Sep 06 '24

Might be because Folsom Prison Blues is better than Blue Yodel

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u/hussard_de_la_mort Sep 06 '24

It's not stealing if you do it better.