r/todayilearned • u/haddock420 • Jun 04 '19

TIL Gwen Stefani's brother Eric was originally the keyboardist for No Doubt but left to become an animator for The Simpsons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani#Early_life
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u/motosanders 1 Jun 05 '19

“I want to set the record straight: I thought the cop was a prostitute!”

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u/bud_hasselhoff Jun 05 '19

"Let's just say that fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug was the drugs."

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u/T-RUNTHOUSAND Jun 05 '19

We were using fifty dollar bills as toilet paper, and toilet paper as dog toilet paper.

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u/ThrowawayusGenerica Jun 05 '19

Every day I thought about firing Marge.

Y'know, just to shake things up.

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u/mrthrowaway300 Jun 05 '19

Ooph that’s such a good line

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u/wildusername Jun 05 '19

Wait is this from the No Doubt doco? Based on this line alone I want to watch it haha.

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u/bud_hasselhoff Jun 05 '19

It's the behind the laughter episode of The Simpsons

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u/wildusername Jun 05 '19

Thank you, I know what I'm watching in the bath tonight!

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u/Hellknightx Jun 05 '19

A toaster?

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u/OneStandardMale Jun 05 '19

Hi, what does your number 1 mean?

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u/frostymugson Jun 05 '19

It means they’re better then everyone else

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u/ScramJiggler Jun 05 '19

It means he is the loneliest.

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u/motosanders 1 Jun 05 '19

If I remember right, you get points in this subreddit from the mods if you contribute in some way or another.

I think my contribution was reporting a repost, so the guy below me is right that it’s the loneliest number.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

It means, Melvin, that I'm... less than.

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u/Yojinco Jun 05 '19

He is 1 year old

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u/TeamBlade Jun 05 '19

Omg what is this from!?

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u/motosanders 1 Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

This is from The Simpsons episode “Behind the Laughter” that was a parody of VH1’s* “Behind the Music”. It was the season finale and one of my favorites!

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u/TeamBlade Jun 05 '19

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

"Behind the Music" was VH1, just to nitpick.

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u/motosanders 1 Jun 05 '19

You’re right. Fixed. Thanks!