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Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (c) The UK (d) Europe (or 'the EU') (e) Greater London
this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2024
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Debatable.
John? Is that you?
idk man, seems pretty straightforward to me
I've heard from multiple sources (all dubious) that Ringo was the adhesive that held the band together during contentious times. Usually that role is appointed to the heart but in this case it was appointed to the Ringo. The drummer.
he was.. the skin?
Alternatively he was the adult in the room
"Is Ringo the best drummer in the world?"
"Ringo isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles"- The Beatles
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-lennon-ringo-best-drummer/
If your fact checker is caught stealing by Buzzfeed: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/business/media/snopes-plagiarism-David-Mikkelson.html
And considered unreliable by among others Harvard: https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/fact-checking-fact-checkers-a-data-driven-approach/
You might want to double check. I didn't. I just want to caution people about blindly trusting Snopes. So they might very well be right on this topic.
I mean... Snopes warns against blindly trusting Snopes. (After reading, make sure to click on "Additional Information" at the bottom.
Relevant xkcd
Brilliant, thanks.
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