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[Shadowlord]

He invented eggs benedict, probably. 

/s

[My Name is Immaterial]

Ok I have to ask

Do people really have Judas as a name?

I mean don't get me wrong, contemporary interpretations imply that Judas isn't really a villain. Yet I wouldn't think people would be naming their kids that.

Essentially no one names their child Judas.

It may well be thanks to the reaction to the Holocaust, as pastors tend to not invoke his name on the pulpit.

[Yoink]

What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.

I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

What is the intended meaning?

[Yoink]

An unexpected, mind-blowing kind of experience/moment. Not sure how best to describe it.
The familiar and the strange colliding with each other at great speed, causing recurrent confusion and/or amazement to the viewer whenever they think about it? That sounds almost clever, I'll go with that.

[Rolan7]

That kinda sounds like "cognitive dissonance", though that's a mouthful.  There's also "A total trip, maaaan"

[Shadowlord]

"Whoa." As said by Keanu Reeves.

@Yoink

[CABL]

Can someone tell me what song it is? It's pretty cool.

It's "Paint It Black". Sorry for wasting your time.

[Shadowlord]

Can someone tell me what song it is? It's pretty cool.

You've never heard "Paint It Black?" It's very recognizable. Didn't even have to wait for the singing.

[CABL]

Can someone tell me what song it is? It's pretty cool.

You've never heard "Paint It Black?" It's very recognizable. Didn't even have to wait for the singing.

I feel ashamed. Yes, I've heard it a lot of times, I just kinda didn't listen to lyrics well enough.

And damn, that song is good.

[Shadowlord]

I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." 

[CABL]

I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." 

That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".

[Baffler]

I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." 

That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".

This is what happens when memes go mainstream.

Anyway, in the USA there are a lot of names that are stereotypically associated with old people, like Esther, Maurice, Rose, Doris, Elmer, Pearl, Carol, or Jasper. What are some "old people names" in other countries?

[Avis-Mergulus]

I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." 

That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".

This is what happens when memes go mainstream.

Anyway, in the USA there are a lot of names that are stereotypically associated with old people, like Esther, Maurice, Rose, Doris, Elmer, Pearl, Carol, or Jasper. What are some "old people names" in other countries?

I dunno if this counts as "old people names", but in Russia, there's a stratum of rare names that are associated with the Old Believers, and consequently, also some of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, like Yakuts. They were popular before the schism, and the Old Believers who fled to Siberia sort of retained them. Some of those names, off the top of my head, are Savva, Nikifor, Avakoum, Elizar, Faddei and Mina for men and Praskovia, Khavronia and Pelageia for women. There also some names that I only remember old guys ever having, like Potap.

On a different note, there are also the revolutionary names, which were mildly popular at one point in the early XX century, but then kinda fell out of use, so most of their living bearers are old-ass people now. Some that I remember are Rem ("Revolution. Electrification. Marxism"), Vladlen ("Vladimir Lenin") and Kim ("Youth Communist International"). Those are like ultra rare, though.

[Egan_BW]

What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.

I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.

Mindscrew!