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Beatles Trivia Anyone?

January 27th 2012 20:33
The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Fab Four
Amaze and delight your friends - or just bore them them witless with these obscure yet true pieces of useless trivia about the Fab Four.


The album Abbey Road was originally going to be called Everest, named after the brand of cigarette Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was smoking at the time


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Oswald Wasn't So Lucky

January 27th 2012 02:07
Before he created Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney drew cartoons of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for Universal Pictures and Charles Mintz.

And while Mickey (and friends) went onto bigger, better and a more lucrative future, poor Oswald wasn't quite so lucky


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Aussie Aussie Aussie . . . .

January 25th 2012 20:32
Aussie, Australia Day, January 26
We manage to find one another out no matter where we are around the globe.

We are only a small nation - but we punch well above our weight


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What Song Makes You Feel 16 Again?

January 20th 2012 01:59
16, Sweet 16, Music, Songs, Teenagers, Music Downloads, Free Music, Memories, Nostalgia, Music Memories
Asked this very question to a group of friends the other day and the responses were quite frankly amazing.

Given most were of the same vintage - I guess you'd expect songs from a fairly narrow timeline - but how you would be wrong


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The Best Movie Pairings Ever

January 13th 2012 08:11
Grease, movies, famous, pairings, couples, men, women, best, favorite, hollywood, classic
Sometimes Hollywood gets it right and manages to put two actors together that just seem harness theatrical chemistry.

Whether they’re friends, foes, family or fiends the perfect movie duo stands the test of time like little else can


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Romance, Romantic Comedy, Hollywood, Best, Favorite
For most men, romance is a pretty hard thing to get their head around.

We think we're well versed in the nuances, but in reality we really have very little idea


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Classic TV, Classic Movies, Classic 70s
It won 2 Golden Globes and the hearts of millions.

It helped re-launch a television career for the son of a sales clerk and a department store owner


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Best, TV, Popular, Star Trek, Comedy, TV Series, Happy Days, Next Generation, DVD, Boxed Set, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s
There's been a huge number of TV 'spin offs' over the years.

From Angel (the spinoff from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) through to Frasier (the spinoff from Cheers) and a multitude in between - the TV spinoff is more often than not a one season wonder - normally residing as part of the summer television line up


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Memories of Christmas' Past

December 22nd 2011 20:34
Peanuts, Christmas, Xmas, Gifts, Memories, Festive, Happy Holidays, Cards, Santa
You know you're starting to well . . . ripen . . . when you start doing that thing your father used to annoy you with as a kid, and rekindle what life was like - 'back in the day'.

Well, my time has come and for those of you who have read this far, I suspect you too will have a few fond memories of Christmas past


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Xmas Television Favourites

December 21st 2011 23:33
Christmas, Xmas, Miracle, Bible, TV, Gifts, Presents, Pop Culture, Santa, Children, 50s, 60s, 70s, classics
Back in the day festive season television was filled with so-called classics like Merry Christmas Charlie Brown, Miracle on 34th Street and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

These of course have since been replaced with more contemporary programs like Christmas with The Kranks, Home Alone and National Lampoons Christmas


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