Do you know what the phrase 'drinking the Kool-Aid' originates from?

[OddSox]

Originally Posted by Super Silver Haze

Yes, I knew about it, and I'm about 90% sure we learned about it in high school.

yeah I'm learning that this was one of those weird gaps in my basic cultural literacy. I really had never heard of Jonestown until a few months ago. I'm in my late 20's.

[Abused Student]

I thought this was common knowledge? Yes, I knew about it. It was touched on in a history class or two of mine in college too.

[OddSox]

Originally Posted by Abused Student

I thought this was common knowledge? Yes, I knew about it. It was touched on in a history class or two of mine in college too.

seems to be, although for some reason it didn't make it into my common knowledge. I just wanted to see if there was a decent minority of people who didn't know about it on the AO. looks like that is not the case so far.

[The Right]

:ohyeah:

[Ranger]

Ouch, you guys studied this in history class. I remember when it happened.

[JollyGoodFCAS]

Wonder if Jimbo Jones was named after him...

[1695814]

Originally Posted by The Right

:ohyeah:

[The Right]

I was bored

Jimbo is loosely based on the character John Bender from The Breakfast Club. Jimbo is named for the executive producer, James L. Brooks. He is voiced by Pamela Hayden (Tress MacNeille in The Telltale Head).
Name Edit

In The Simpsons comics, Jimbo comes to school as "James Jones."Although Jimbo is referred to as "Jimbo," that is not actually his real name. Although Nelson once referred to Jimbo as "James," Bart realized that Jimbo's real name is "Corky" in Season 7's "Bart the Fink" (though in Season 8's "Lisa's Date with Density," Nelson refers to Jimbo as "James" when he is defending Lisa, implying that "Corky" could be a nickname or a pseudonym). This may or may not be true. But in the end, it says that Jimbo's real name is "James." Jimbo's other known aliases are Jamesbo, Dr. J and Hector Guterriez (as revealed in Season 18's "24 Minutes").

[Abused Student]

Originally Posted by Ranger

Ouch, you guys studied this in history class. I remember when it happened.

I had some classes in history that went through current events so it isn't that surprising or mean you are old. Well, ok, it wasn't in the current events section so maybe.

[Hero3128]

This was also an episode of Family Guy, except they drank punch instead of Kool-Aid.