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4katelisim
wergild (or any other form of spelling)-- basically, if you killed someone back in the very olden days, you had to pay their family what they were worth.
5pollysmith
werewolf (best I could think of)
7rolandperkins
" ʻWearyʻ Riley", character in James T. Farrellʻs Studs Lonigan trilogy
9rolandperkins
The Alien and Sedition Acts, late 18th c.
13rolandperkins
Bob Nash great college basketball player, and for a few years Coach of Univ. of Hawaiʻi, successor of Riley Wallace, and predecessor of Gib Arnold.
20rolandperkins
Whiskey* and slogan**
The 2 commonest English words that are derived from
Scottish Gaelic.
*original meaning: "water of life";
** original meaning: battle cry
The 2 commonest English words that are derived from
Scottish Gaelic.
*original meaning: "water of life";
** original meaning: battle cry
22rolandperkins
"Paul Jones" and "Four Roses"*
*favorite brands, in the past of whiskey -- or were they such favorites? --- I donʻt remember any brand that I would turn down just bec ause of the brand.
*favorite brands, in the past of whiskey -- or were they such favorites? --- I donʻt remember any brand that I would turn down just bec ause of the brand.
24rolandperkins
"Old Crow he know Talako;
He friend to great Wakonda..." -- Gregory Corso
He friend to great Wakonda..." -- Gregory Corso
26rolandperkins
Francisʻs Win, Place, or Show; (three novels)
27katelisim
The Drinky Crow Show --a cartoon on Adult Swim that I didn't enjoy, though it has a very memorable and enjoyable title
31rolandperkins
"i tried to sleep, but it was no use,
For I am a brother to the old Wild Goose..."
1950s song
For I am a brother to the old Wild Goose..."
1950s song
32Jenni_Canuck
// #29 & 30: all together now: one is a genius, the other insane ... //
Grey Goose
Grey Goose
36rolandperkins
violincello aka just "Cello"
38varielle
Thomas Jefferson (My favorite Prez)
42Jenni_Canuck
vintage cars
45rolandperkins
Easy Rider starring Peter and the late Dennis
47rolandperkins
Eggs Benedict
49rolandperkins
starch*
* a nutritional "bad guy" of my childhood, some 7 decades ago. Today, you hardly every hear of it. Has its place been taken by cholesterol?(48)
* a nutritional "bad guy" of my childhood, some 7 decades ago. Today, you hardly every hear of it. Has its place been taken by cholesterol?(48)
51rolandperkins
rice*
*As starches go, Iʻm said to be the only Irishman
who likes rice better than potatoes (50).
*As starches go, Iʻm said to be the only Irishman
who likes rice better than potatoes (50).
52Jenni_Canuck
pasta
53chg1
49> I believe that starch (e.g. cornstarch) is complex carbohydrate of the plant kingdom; cholesterol, otoh, is a type of fat. From what I've been able to discern, "starch" has pretty much been replaced by "fiber" (what's the next buzzword?!)
55rolandperkins
" ʻStarchʻ has pretty much been replaced by ʻfiberʻ ..." (53)
Thanks, chg1. "fiber" --in a nutritional context-- is new to me! Iʻd almost rather think Iʻm eating "Starch" when Iʻm eating rice.
Thanks, chg1. "fiber" --in a nutritional context-- is new to me! Iʻd almost rather think Iʻm eating "Starch" when Iʻm eating rice.
57foggidawn
(Actually, starches -- rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, etc. -- are usually carbohydrates, as vilified by Dr. Atkins and company.)
Macaroni
Macaroni
59katelisim
"On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed."
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed."
60rolandperkins
". . .the masterʻs shoestring was lying there on the floor like a string of -- and it now seemed to him a singularly inept metaphor, but having once been started, it must inevitably be finished -- spaghetti!" *
*Parody of Henry Jamesʻs style which appeared in a
Boston University literary magazine; I donʻt remember the
quthorʻs name.
*Parody of Henry Jamesʻs style which appeared in a
Boston University literary magazine; I donʻt remember the
quthorʻs name.
63Jenni_Canuck
Pixar
67Jenni_Canuck
buttons
72Jenni_Canuck
stilettos
74rolandperkins
"Iʻd rather FIGHT than SWITCH!"
--advertising slogan of many decades ago
--advertising slogan of many decades ago
76rolandperkins
Chesterfield cigarettes*
*One of the few things I learned about retailing in the late 1940s, was that Chesterfields outsold any other brand
( in Greater Boston, anyway) by at least 3 - 2. Obviously, my career has not been in retailing.
*One of the few things I learned about retailing in the late 1940s, was that Chesterfields outsold any other brand
( in Greater Boston, anyway) by at least 3 - 2. Obviously, my career has not been in retailing.
78rolandperkins
"Lucky Strike Green has Gone to War" another short-liv ed advertising slogan, 1940s
80rolandperkins
"games" in some nationalitiesʻ English
84rolandperkins
"some think that NOT to write prose is surely to
write verse . . ." -- Samuel Johnson
write verse . . ." -- Samuel Johnson
87rolandperkins
"...Starches . . .ARE usully carbohydrates. . ." (57)
Thanks, foggidawn.
Thanks, foggidawn.
95rolandperkins
Jean Kadooka Mardfin Hawaiʻi librarian and researcher
103katelisim
I'm On A Boat! by the Lonely Island (link nsfw)
107rolandperkins
Murphy, the actor*
* a predecessor of Ronald Reagan in the not-so-old custom of
show business celebrities' becoming politicians
* a predecessor of Ronald Reagan in the not-so-old custom of
show business celebrities' becoming politicians
110rolandperkins
"Jimmy Brown the Newsboy"
folk (or early C&W?) song character
folk (or early C&W?) song character
112rolandperkins
Reporters (to us more formal-minded old timers).
116Jenni_Canuck
tv series
119chg1
118>
Dud you mean Emma Peel, a characture played by
Diana Riggs in 'The Avengers'?
There was a real Mrs Peele listed on Wikipedia: MrsGertrude Hoffman Peele, 1929-2011.
If you meant Diana Rigg's characture, then I'll play another characture in an earlier series:
Amos Burke
Dud you mean Emma Peel, a characture played by
Diana Riggs in 'The Avengers'?
There was a real Mrs Peele listed on Wikipedia: MrsGertrude Hoffman Peele, 1929-2011.
If you meant Diana Rigg's characture, then I'll play another characture in an earlier series:
Amos Burke
121LaRay
>119 chg1: Yes that is the one I meant. I couldn't remember "The Avengers" all that would come to mind was "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"...:P
amos and andy
amos and andy
126rolandperkins
Regulus; sive Soli Pueri Sapiunt by Antoine de Saint Exupery (Latin translation of Le Petit Prince / The Little Prince
127chg1
Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) also by Antoine de Saint Exupery
(I had to read that in prep school)
(I had to read that in prep school)
131chg1
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true-
I'm half crazy, all for the love of you-
It won't be a stylish marriage-
I can't afford a carriage-
But you'll look sweet
upon a seat
Of a bicycle built for two.
I'm half crazy, all for the love of you-
It won't be a stylish marriage-
I can't afford a carriage-
But you'll look sweet
upon a seat
Of a bicycle built for two.
134rolandperkins
Robert W. Merryʻs Country of Vast designs: James K. Polk...
136katelisim
"I saaaaaaaay . . .
Bounce a graviton particle beam
off the main deflector dish"
(excerpt of silly satire of Star Trek by Voltaire:
Bounce a graviton particle beam
off the main deflector dish"
(excerpt of silly satire of Star Trek by Voltaire:
137rolandperkins
"(The important thing) is to ʻdishʻ the Whigs. . ."
--maxim of Benjamin Disraeli
--maxim of Benjamin Disraeli
138chg1
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
139Jenni_Canuck
Vivian Grey
141rolandperkins
Vyvyan Holland author of Son of Oscar Wilde--which he was* -- and of The World of Oscar Wilde
*Wildeʻs other son was one of the thousands of British killed early in World War I.
*Wildeʻs other son was one of the thousands of British killed early in World War I.
143rolandperkins
Ronald "Dutch" Reagan 39th PResident of the U S.
144chg1
Donald Thomas Regan, Secretary of the Treasury (1981 to 1985), Chief of Staff (1985 to 1987) for Ronald Reagan
145rolandperkins
Phil Regan N L pitcher; for several years in the
starting rotation of the Chicago Cubs
starting rotation of the Chicago Cubs
146chg1
Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto (1917-2007) Yankees shortstop, announcer and later pitchman for "the money store".
147rolandperkins
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
assistant* to former V. P. Dick Cheney
*Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in a case involving the "outing" of a CIA agent; President George W. Bush commuted his 2 1/2 year sentence, but declined to pardon him.
assistant* to former V. P. Dick Cheney
*Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in a case involving the "outing" of a CIA agent; President George W. Bush commuted his 2 1/2 year sentence, but declined to pardon him.
149rolandperkins
John L. Lewis Labor Leader, United Mine Workers
155Jenni_Canuck
floating markets
157rolandperkins
"SCROOGE signed it! And Scroogeʻs name was good
(for anything) on ʻChange* . . ." -- Dickens
*ʻChange: Iʻm assuming this is short for the London
Stock Ex change. The signed item refferred to is Jacob Marleyʻs death certificate.
(for anything) on ʻChange* . . ." -- Dickens
*ʻChange: Iʻm assuming this is short for the London
Stock Ex change. The signed item refferred to is Jacob Marleyʻs death certificate.
161rolandperkins
"Puppet" governments*
* a frequent Media designation of several Eastern european
govenments during the Cold War. "Satellite" was an even more favored "adjective"
* a frequent Media designation of several Eastern european
govenments during the Cold War. "Satellite" was an even more favored "adjective"
172rolandperkins
Croninʻs Hatters Castle
174rolandperkins
" ʻElvira Madiganʻ is the most thoroughly beautiful movie ever filmed. "*
*Source: a rest room graffito of the year Elvira Madigan was released! Agree with it or not, (and it may have somewhat exaggerated the "beauty"), it was much more edifying than most of the graffiti of that era.
*Source: a rest room graffito of the year Elvira Madigan was released! Agree with it or not, (and it may have somewhat exaggerated the "beauty"), it was much more edifying than most of the graffiti of that era.
181rolandperkins
"The Holly and the Ivy" English Christmas carol*
*My mother, Theresa Mallon Perkinsʻs (1905-1980) favorite carol
*My mother, Theresa Mallon Perkinsʻs (1905-1980) favorite carol
183rolandperkins
Thornton "Thorny" Lee old time Chicago White Sox pitcher*
* I think All-Star but not Hall of fame. He became part of the answer to a trivia question: Who were the father-and-son pitchers against both of whom Ted Williams hit (in teh 40s, and then in the 50s, hit a home run?
* I think All-Star but not Hall of fame. He became part of the answer to a trivia question: Who were the father-and-son pitchers against both of whom Ted Williams hit (in teh 40s, and then in the 50s, hit a home run?
185rolandperkins
water hazard in golf*
*The c ourse where I caddied for 3 years had no water
hazard -- which gave me unrealistic expectations about
the public courses I sometimes tried to play on.
*The c ourse where I caddied for 3 years had no water
hazard -- which gave me unrealistic expectations about
the public courses I sometimes tried to play on.
186chg1
Robert E. Lee, Confederate General who surrendered to Ulysees (sp?) S. Grant at Appromatux, thus ending the American Civil War; also first president of Washington and Lee College..
EDIT
(oops I posted this After >185 rolandperkins:,buisy checking facts.)
EDIT
(oops I posted this After >185 rolandperkins:,buisy checking facts.)
190rolandperkins
Ka'u, Hawai'i Island,HI; and Queensland (state) Australia*
*They're only semi-arid, but are the first 2 more or less arid
places that come to mind. I've seen only Ka'u. and
thatonly briefly.
*They're only semi-arid, but are the first 2 more or less arid
places that come to mind. I've seen only Ka'u. and
thatonly briefly.
191PollyAnnaHP
tropical
192rolandperkins
Capricorn and Cancer
194rolandperkins
Candy Barr exotic dancer, 1950s and 1960s
196katelisim
90s tv
(it might of originally been the 80s though, not sure, just that I watched it in the 90s)
(it might of originally been the 80s though, not sure, just that I watched it in the 90s)
202rolandperkins
Oakland Oaks (of Triple A)
and New York Yankees
of American League
--Teams with which Casey Stengel won pennants (1 with the Oaks, AND 9 (?) with the Yanks.
and New York Yankees
of American League
--Teams with which Casey Stengel won pennants (1 with the Oaks, AND 9 (?) with the Yanks.
205rolandperkins
Leigh, Gable, DeHaviland and Howard
207Jenni_Canuck
1940s
209Jenni_Canuck
baby boom
219Jenni_Canuck
Fred and Ginger
221rolandperkins
Martin Bernalʻs Black Athena in 3 volumes
222Jenni_Canuck
history books
225Jenni_Canuck
toy boys
233Jenni_Canuck
ouija board
240PollyAnnaHP
The Great Fire
246rolandperkins
" ʻPookieʻ Adams" heroine of Nicholsʻs
The sterile Cuckoo
The sterile Cuckoo
249rolandperkins
Tuchmanʻs The Zimmermann Telegram
251chg1
pony express (which the telegraph put out of business, much like today's computers put people out of business!)
258rolandperkins
Candle, Duck,* and Ten
*Old time bowling in Greater Boston had these 3 variants, differing in their size of ball and pins, and in scoring. A 120 in Candle pins is about = to a 280 in Ten Pins. Candle pins, from what I hear in L T, although it still exists, is undergoing a phasing out. Duck pins was not even known in all of Greater Boston,but limited to the Greater Lowell area. I donʻt know if it has survived.
*Old time bowling in Greater Boston had these 3 variants, differing in their size of ball and pins, and in scoring. A 120 in Candle pins is about = to a 280 in Ten Pins. Candle pins, from what I hear in L T, although it still exists, is undergoing a phasing out. Duck pins was not even known in all of Greater Boston,but limited to the Greater Lowell area. I donʻt know if it has survived.
260rolandperkins
Parodies on Shakespearean comedies*
*As in Two Lebowki Gentlemen
*As in Two Lebowki Gentlemen
262chg1
>258 rolandperkins:
In Hamden, CT. there is still a 10 lane duckpin business. No guess how long it'll last, though. It was one of the things that my step-mom bribed me with!
In Hamden, CT. there is still a 10 lane duckpin business. No guess how long it'll last, though. It was one of the things that my step-mom bribed me with!
263LaRay
random question: why do most high schools make you learn the Shakespearean Tragedies in one most emotionally unstable times in a young life? I thought I hated Shakespear until I got the opportunity to see one of his comedies!
Much Ado About Nothing.
Much Ado About Nothing.
264supersam
because part of high school is being tourtured that way graduation is the happiest day of your entire adolesant life lol
265jugglingpaynes
#263: I've questioned that myself. Then again, some of the comedies are pretty raunchy and people have always thought teens more capable of dealing with violence rather than sex. I liked Shakespeare when no one required me to write essays about it. :o)
Anyway, this is word association, right?
Fuss
Anyway, this is word association, right?
Fuss
270rolandperkins
Winnie ille Pu * by A. A. Milne
{Latin edition of his Winnie the Pooh
*ille: literally "that", a stand-in for Milneʻs "the" in the title; (Latin has no articles). Pu: pronounced "pooh"
{Latin edition of his Winnie the Pooh
*ille: literally "that", a stand-in for Milneʻs "the" in the title; (Latin has no articles). Pu: pronounced "pooh"
272rolandperkins
Robin Maugham, British novelist
278rolandperkins
"no spring chicken" *
*outdated (I hope) euphemism for "older than most people think"
*outdated (I hope) euphemism for "older than most people think"
280rolandperkins
Tom Early
old time pitcher; briefly in the starting rotation of the Boston Braves under not-very-successful (in the NL) manager Casey stengel
old time pitcher; briefly in the starting rotation of the Boston Braves under not-very-successful (in the NL) manager Casey stengel
282rolandperkins
James Riddle Hoffa Labor unionist
286rolandperkins
Caney Creek, Knott County, KY;
site of Alice Lloyd College, (formerly Caney Junior College)
site of Alice Lloyd College, (formerly Caney Junior College)
288PollyAnnaHP
volcanic rock
290rolandperkins
Cnaeus Pompeius aka Pompey the Great
Roman general and politician
Roman general and politician
299rolandperkins
"nineteenth hole"
301rolandperkins
Elizabeth Pickdett Chevalierʻs
Drivinʻ (sic) Woman
Drivinʻ (sic) Woman
303rolandperkins
Stephen H. Love poet; librarian
305rolandperkins
Gary Sick (sic)* author
Being an old occasional proof reader, and of a pedantic temperament, I couldnʻt ("Sick" being an unusual surname) resist writing
"Sic" here.
Being an old occasional proof reader, and of a pedantic temperament, I couldnʻt ("Sick" being an unusual surname) resist writing
"Sic" here.
308chg1
L'Etranger (The Stranger en francais par Albert Camus) another of those that I had to read IN FRENCH!@!@!#!#!
310rolandperkins
Theban Friend; Athenian, Foreigner, Greek-speaking foreigner:
(various words/phrases I have used in translating Sophocles's
use of the word "xenos"; the most usual translation
is "stranger").
(various words/phrases I have used in translating Sophocles's
use of the word "xenos"; the most usual translation
is "stranger").
312rolandperkins
Schulmanʻs The Seventies: the Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Behavior
316rolandperkins
Christopher Morley*
*a long term editor of "Bartlett". I grew up on his edition of it, and had the feeling that a lot of his quotes were
"familiar" only to him -- perhaps at the expense of
quotations which most people would call familiar. But, though it might be disappointing as a reference book, itʻs an interesting collection. especially if you like aphorisms.
*a long term editor of "Bartlett". I grew up on his edition of it, and had the feeling that a lot of his quotes were
"familiar" only to him -- perhaps at the expense of
quotations which most people would call familiar. But, though it might be disappointing as a reference book, itʻs an interesting collection. especially if you like aphorisms.
321rolandperkins
Paterson's JaCOB HAVE I LOVED
329rolandperkins
Herodotusʻs "Histories"*
*"Histories": Literally "Investigations" (Historiai); usually translated as "History" (sing.)
*"Histories": Literally "Investigations" (Historiai); usually translated as "History" (sing.)
332katelisim
The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
333rolandperkins
Fitzgeraldʻs The Last Tycoon unfinished novel
336rolandperkins
A. Huxleyʻs Island vs.* P. Benchleyʻs The Island
*Iʻd rather make this a contrast between two 20th c. novels, than a case of going from the sublime (Huxley) to the ridiculous (Benchley)
*Iʻd rather make this a contrast between two 20th c. novels, than a case of going from the sublime (Huxley) to the ridiculous (Benchley)
341rolandperkins
lilithcat L T member
343rolandperkins
Fritz the Cat comic strip character
344chg1
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948) originally and commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam. Yusuf is the name he now uses professionally
346chg1
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, better known as Joseph Stalin *
*Yusuf is an Arabic form of Joseph
*Yusuf is an Arabic form of Joseph
348read_books
What exactly is the chain????
349rolandperkins
The chain is continued by writing an
word or phrase that comes to mind,
evoked by the previous post.
Unlike some other game threads, it
does not require a repetition
of an exact word from the previous post.
Just something that comes to mind.
The last 5 evocations have been
Fritz the Cat > Yusuf Islam ...aka Cat
Stevens > Yusuf, King of
Morocco > Iosif (aka Yusuf) V.Dzhugashvili
(aka Joseph Stalin) > History of USSR for
Children
word or phrase that comes to mind,
evoked by the previous post.
Unlike some other game threads, it
does not require a repetition
of an exact word from the previous post.
Just something that comes to mind.
The last 5 evocations have been
Fritz the Cat > Yusuf Islam ...aka Cat
Stevens > Yusuf, King of
Morocco > Iosif (aka Yusuf) V.Dzhugashvili
(aka Joseph Stalin) > History of USSR for
Children
352read_books
Thank you for explaining, #359!!!
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356rolandperkins
"Proving that some ʻMythsʻ are True: the Vikings at LʻAnse aux Meadows" by Susan Provost Beller*
*the chapter in her The History Puzzle that I am now reading; it answers the question WHEN was the (European) "discovery of America"?
*the chapter in her The History Puzzle that I am now reading; it answers the question WHEN was the (European) "discovery of America"?
358chg1
I keep six honest serving men
Who will be with me 'till I die-
Their names are
Who and How and When,
and
What and Where and Why.
Who will be with me 'till I die-
Their names are
Who and How and When,
and
What and Where and Why.
359rolandperkins
Diogenes legendary Greek Cynic Philosopher, who was looking for SIX* HONEST MEN.
*Six: Or would he have settled for just ONE? I forget.
*Six: Or would he have settled for just ONE? I forget.
360chg1
359>
Diogenese was looking for one honest man, who supposedly he never found. The doggerel is something I picked up LONG ago and is related to, or advice for, newspaper reporters.
pebbles
(Diogenese supposedly practiced speaking skills walking up and down a beach with a mouthful of pebbles)
Diogenese was looking for one honest man, who supposedly he never found. The doggerel is something I picked up LONG ago and is related to, or advice for, newspaper reporters.
pebbles
(Diogenese supposedly practiced speaking skills walking up and down a beach with a mouthful of pebbles)
362rolandperkins
"Als DREI zoggen ʻmesshuggehʻ, zogt der VIERTER ʻBim-Bam!ʻ. / ʻIF THREE say ʻcrazyʻ, the FOURTH says
ʻBim-Bam!ʻ " -- Jewish proverb
ʻBim-Bam!ʻ " -- Jewish proverb
366read_books
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream
373rolandperkins
Stephen Duck British dialect poet
378rolandperkins
BANNED in Latvia (of all places!)
383read_books
Taxation without representation
387read_books
The London Eye
388rolandperkins
"The Hawaiian Eye" 1950s TV Series
390rolandperkins
Danno OʻMahoney Irish-American wrestler, 1940s-50s
392rolandperkins
Hipogrifo violento
Que corriste parejas con el viento..." /
"Violent hipogrif
Whose pace is one with the windʻs . . ."
opening lines of a Calderon de la Barca play
Que corriste parejas con el viento..." /
"Violent hipogrif
Whose pace is one with the windʻs . . ."
opening lines of a Calderon de la Barca play
395rolandperkins
"a ʻbeakʻ " --slang for a magisttate in Dickensian english
397rolandperkins
ʻWonʻt you Come Home, Bill Bailey?"
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Cream Soda
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Homemade whipped cream
402rolandperkins
Arnold Cream boxer, briefly heavyweight champion
ring name: Jersey Joe Walcott
ring name: Jersey Joe Walcott
407rolandperkins
Teapot Dome scandal, 1920s
408read_books
Boston Tea Party
411chg1
This old man, he plays one-
He plays knick-Knack on my thumb-
With a knick-knack paddywhack-
Give a dog a bone-
This old man comes rolling home-
etc.
(old children's song that I vaguely recall from what seems like many eons ago {1950's})
He plays knick-Knack on my thumb-
With a knick-knack paddywhack-
Give a dog a bone-
This old man comes rolling home-
etc.
(old children's song that I vaguely recall from what seems like many eons ago {1950's})
415rolandperkins
"The World will always welcome Lovers,
As time goes by."
As time goes by."
416read_books
Lovebirds
421rolandperkins
Callista Flockhart in A Midsummer Nights Dream
432rolandperkins
Bonnie, CLyde, and Buck Barrow
anti-heroes of "Bonnie and CLude"
anti-heroes of "Bonnie and CLude"
434rolandperkins
Last scene of Ingmar Bergmanʻs The Magician*
I owe this to a critique by Harold Karagozian who said of this classic film, "You can tell itʻs a comedy because ʻthe Keystone Copsʻ come in at the end!"
I owe this to a critique by Harold Karagozian who said of this classic film, "You can tell itʻs a comedy because ʻthe Keystone Copsʻ come in at the end!"
436chg1
"Car 54, Where are you?" (dual post- something hiccuped, I reloaded the page as it didn't seem to post and Vola!)
438rolandperkins
"Herman Payola" dishonest show business figure, character for a skit, invented by Bob Hope
440rolandperkins
"Iran/Contra" scandal, 1980s
442rolandperkins
North to Alaska early C & W song
444rolandperkins
The Dogs of War / Fanga Kuliʻ oe Tauʻa*
*The only movie shown in Tonga I have seen advertised with a Tongan title. (fanga = The... s; Kuliʻ = dogʻ
Tauʻa = war.)
Based on a novel by Frederic Forsyth
*The only movie shown in Tonga I have seen advertised with a Tongan title. (fanga = The... s; Kuliʻ = dogʻ
Tauʻa = war.)
Based on a novel by Frederic Forsyth
445hazeljune
The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
447rolandperkins
(1) Tommy Holmes (2) Tommy Holmes*
* (1), (2): just disambiguating them, not ranking them.
(1) was a Boston Braves outfielder, not a power hitter but one of the most consistent hitters of all time. He never came close to Joe DiMaggioʻs 56 straight g ames, but for a long time he did hold the National League record in that category, until finally surpassed by Pete Rose.
(2) wrote a classic of Technology/Anthropology: The Hawaiian Canoe.
* (1), (2): just disambiguating them, not ranking them.
(1) was a Boston Braves outfielder, not a power hitter but one of the most consistent hitters of all time. He never came close to Joe DiMaggioʻs 56 straight g ames, but for a long time he did hold the National League record in that category, until finally surpassed by Pete Rose.
(2) wrote a classic of Technology/Anthropology: The Hawaiian Canoe.
450read_books
Thomas Edison
456rolandperkins
"steam roller" 1940s newspaper slang for a
team with powerful running backs*
*In the age of llmited substitution, the running backs
of course also had to play defense.
team with powerful running backs*
*In the age of llmited substitution, the running backs
of course also had to play defense.
458read_books
Roller Skates
460hazeljune
Long John Silver - from Treasure Island
461rolandperkins
Rollo Silver, librrarian, Professor, Bibliophile
463rolandperkins
Fran Striker and Sherman Alexie
authors of "Lone ranger" titles*
* Striker of many, Alexie of one, but i tʻs said to be a good one.
authors of "Lone ranger" titles*
* Striker of many, Alexie of one, but i tʻs said to be a good one.
467rolandperkins
The 5 (?) Rocky films, starring Sylvester Stallone
471rolandperkins
Verneʻs Voyage au Centre de la Terre/
Journey to the Center of the Earth*
*read in 2010
Journey to the Center of the Earth*
*read in 2010
472hazeljune
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
473rolandperkins
ʻThe antonym of "right" should be not "wrong" but "good".
People talk too much about "right and wrong" when they should be talking about "GOOD-and-wrong".
-- Gregory Corso* unpublished conversation, c a. 1956
*Met author
People talk too much about "right and wrong" when they should be talking about "GOOD-and-wrong".
-- Gregory Corso* unpublished conversation, c a. 1956
*Met author
474chg1
'56 Chevy ( famous classic car-no I do not own one)
>473 rolandperkins:
That is an ambiguous statement, as it can be taken either way.
* have been having a computer problem, but it seems to be fixed-for now.....
>473 rolandperkins:
That is an ambiguous statement, as it can be taken either way.
* have been having a computer problem, but it seems to be fixed-for now.....
475rolandperkins
On 473-474:
"ambiguous...as it can be taken either (?) way..." 9474)
Debatable, perhaps, but I donʻt see anythiing ambiguous about it; it is about usage --which is always debatable-- but It was perfectly clear to me what he meant.
"ambiguous...as it can be taken either (?) way..." 9474)
Debatable, perhaps, but I donʻt see anythiing ambiguous about it; it is about usage --which is always debatable-- but It was perfectly clear to me what he meant.
476rolandperkins
(playing on Words 4-5 of #474)
Richard "Dicky" Johnson, Republican politician in Hawaiʻi,
devotee of classic cars
Richard "Dicky" Johnson, Republican politician in Hawaiʻi,
devotee of classic cars
482rolandperkins
"All Saints Beat Balliol. Television Beats Telephony*
Mick Beats Nick." -- James Joyce
*This was written more than a decade before
there was much of any televison-viewing. I'm
not sure how "telephony" is pronouonced.
Probably "Tell - a - PHONY", since Joyce
loved puns and was interested in the
concept of phoniness.
Mick Beats Nick." -- James Joyce
*This was written more than a decade before
there was much of any televison-viewing. I'm
not sure how "telephony" is pronouonced.
Probably "Tell - a - PHONY", since Joyce
loved puns and was interested in the
concept of phoniness.
499chg1
>498 hazeljune:
yes,
"A little bit o' butter makes the bitter batter better"
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree....
yes,
"A little bit o' butter makes the bitter batter better"
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree....
501rolandperkins
"the higher-priced spread" *
*Phrase used for "butter"
by margarine advertisers, back when it was taboo to mention
the name of a rival product.
*Phrase used for "butter"
by margarine advertisers, back when it was taboo to mention
the name of a rival product.
503rolandperkins
"stagflation" *
*word coined inthe Nixon Era, to describe a sitaution in which Recession (aka Depression) doesn't, after all, necessarily
bring lower prices.
*word coined inthe Nixon Era, to describe a sitaution in which Recession (aka Depression) doesn't, after all, necessarily
bring lower prices.
518jugglingpaynes
"Abby something..."
519ErisofDiscord
Abigail Adams
520rolandperkins
"Pookie" Adams
Nichols's heroine in The Sterile Cuckoo
Nichols's heroine in The Sterile Cuckoo
525rolandperkins
"Ein, zwei, drei,* vier!
Lift your stein and drink your beer!"
*drei: pronounced "dry"
Lift your stein and drink your beer!"
*drei: pronounced "dry"
528rolandperkins
(assuming that 527 is a game entry and
not a plea concerning 526)
Fasti by Ovid and Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
& Ajax by Sophocles and Philoctetes by
Sophocles -- the last two things I have
done a metrical translation of; and the next two
that I aspire to translating.
not a plea concerning 526)
Fasti by Ovid and Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
& Ajax by Sophocles and Philoctetes by
Sophocles -- the last two things I have
done a metrical translation of; and the next two
that I aspire to translating.
529chg1
Pardon the digression, I suspect that 527 was a plea. but what the h--- is "Liebfraumilch"???
Ugly American me only sprechens english
Ugly American me only sprechens english
530rolandperkins
"...what the h--- is "liebfraumilch"??? (529)
My German Dictionary says that itʻs "good Rhenish wine". Lilterally itʻs something to do with "milk (from?) a beloved woman".
My German Dictionary says that itʻs "good Rhenish wine". Lilterally itʻs something to do with "milk (from?) a beloved woman".
531chg1
>530 rolandperkins:
Thank you...
(I just remembered the online translator that is linked to ask.com, but too late!)
my entry:
Col. Klink (played by Werner Klempterer {sp?} on Hogan's Heros)
Thank you...
(I just remembered the online translator that is linked to ask.com, but too late!)
my entry:
Col. Klink (played by Werner Klempterer {sp?} on Hogan's Heros)
533ErisofDiscord
Sgt. Hartman (played by da man R. Lee Ermey)
535rolandperkins
General Omar Bradley played by Karl Malden
536hazeljune
Sergeant Bilko played by Phil Silvers
537rolandperkins
Top Banana --in which Phil SIlvers starred;
highly promoted, but unsuccessful comedy of
the early 1950s
highly promoted, but unsuccessful comedy of
the early 1950s
539varielle
Banana split
re: Liebfraumilch open your eyes in the wine section of the grocery store and look for a little Blue Nun.
re: Liebfraumilch open your eyes in the wine section of the grocery store and look for a little Blue Nun.
543ErisofDiscord
Lacewings
547rolandperkins
Robbinsʻs Skinny Legs and All
557rolandperkins
Philadelphia Eagles football team of the
National Football League and B. C. Eagles college football team of Boston College*
*Boston College: Despite the name, B.C. is a university; itbegan appearing in post-season bowls about 1938; and has been recently a frequent Bowl Team.
National Football League and B. C. Eagles college football team of Boston College*
*Boston College: Despite the name, B.C. is a university; itbegan appearing in post-season bowls about 1938; and has been recently a frequent Bowl Team.
559rolandperkins
Who Moved my Cheese? inspirational (?) classic (?)
562rolandperkins
M. Williamsʻs The Velveteen Rabbit
childrenʻs classic
childrenʻs classic
564rolandperkins
"Harry ʻRabbitʻ Angstrom"
hero of a tetralogy by John Updkike, 1960s-90s
hero of a tetralogy by John Updkike, 1960s-90s
566rolandperkins
computer "bugs" *
*"Bugs" in quotes on the grounds that it may be slang, not standard, but Iʻm not sure (may be obsolete, too, for all I know)
*"Bugs" in quotes on the grounds that it may be slang, not standard, but Iʻm not sure (may be obsolete, too, for all I know)
573rolandperkins
Friends of the Library associations
575rolandperkins
Herbert Hoover (R, IA) and Richard Nixon (R, CA)
The two presidents who were Quakers -- more or less*
*especially "Less" in Nixonʻs case
The two presidents who were Quakers -- more or less*
*especially "Less" in Nixonʻs case
577rolandperkins
Richard I of England aka Richard the Lionhearted*
*His devious brother King John replaced him while he was on a Crusade. His main Muslim enemy was Saladin. Another CHristian monarch kidnapped him and held him hostage for a while. Scottʻs Ivanhoe depicts his return to England.
*His devious brother King John replaced him while he was on a Crusade. His main Muslim enemy was Saladin. Another CHristian monarch kidnapped him and held him hostage for a while. Scottʻs Ivanhoe depicts his return to England.
579rolandperkins
Mark Eccles --edited the Signet Edition of
Shakespeareʻs The Tragedy of Richard III
which I just picked up a copy of at a Thrift Shop
Shakespeareʻs The Tragedy of Richard III
which I just picked up a copy of at a Thrift Shop
583rolandperkins
". . . . .Colkitto or Galasp,
. . .hated not learning more than toad or asp,
When thou taughtʻst Cambridge and King Edward Greek."*
*Passage from a John Milton satirical minor poem once famous in literary miscellanea --for his use of Ogden Nashian type rhymes
(e.g. "asp" is rhymed with the Scottish name "Galasp";
M.ʻs prose title "Tetrachordon" is rhymed with the
phrase "pored on".)
. . .hated not learning more than toad or asp,
When thou taughtʻst Cambridge and King Edward Greek."*
*Passage from a John Milton satirical minor poem once famous in literary miscellanea --for his use of Ogden Nashian type rhymes
(e.g. "asp" is rhymed with the Scottish name "Galasp";
M.ʻs prose title "Tetrachordon" is rhymed with the
phrase "pored on".)
585rolandperkins
Macedonian, Greek, Egyptian and Jewish
-- some of the ethnic groups in ancient Alexandria
-- some of the ethnic groups in ancient Alexandria
588rolandperkins
Greek, with an Aramaic translator:
probably the language usage at the trial of Jesus*
*contrary to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, which has been criticized
for not taking this language probability into consideration, and
implies that there was a wide use of Latin.
probably the language usage at the trial of Jesus*
*contrary to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, which has been criticized
for not taking this language probability into consideration, and
implies that there was a wide use of Latin.
590rolandperkins
All the U. S. presidents since 1933, except
Harry S Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Lyndon B. Johnson and George H. W. Bush (?)
Harry S Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Lyndon B. Johnson and George H. W. Bush (?)
591chg1
"The buck stops here" (Harry Truman quote on responsibility, as people are known to 'pass the buck'.)
594rolandperkins
Patrick Roy star hockey goalie
596rolandperkins
Roy Sievers old time hard-hitting outfielder, St. Louis Browns
598rolandperkins
Wilhelm Meister a Goethe character
599chg1
Eckhart von Hochheim O.P. (c. 1260 – c. 1327), commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic.
601rolandperkins
"The (New York) Giants (in baseball) have had a Ryan during their greatest years..."*
*yearbook blurb about rookie infielder Connie Ryan, 1942
*yearbook blurb about rookie infielder Connie Ryan, 1942
