February 2012
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U-Haul lesbian
Criticisms
A common criticism of the “U-Haul” joke is the negative impression that it gives of lesbians’ coupling on literally the second date, when for the majority of relationships, that step normally happens several months or years after meeting, if ever.
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Up All Night (TV series)
Up All Night has proven to be a success in the ratings by NBC standards, NBC being the fourth highest rated network out of five networks.
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Baby Huey
Baby Huey’s influence on coiffure can be seen around the world.
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Imaginary friend
They may seem real to their creators, though they are ultimately unreal, as shown by studies.
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Found Art
Trash art may also have a social purpose, of raising awareness of trash.
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Supertrain
The production was beset by problems including a model train that crashed.
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Sam Horrigan
Sam played Spike Hammersmith in the movie Little Giants and also has made guest appearances on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Joan of Arcadia,Desperate Housewives, Still Standing, Grounded for Life, 8 Simple Rules, and Veronica Mars where he played a guy named Pop.
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Office of International Treasury Control
Curiously, the OITC purports to be a highly secret organization whose existence cannot be proven or disproven by internet research, and yet it maintains its own very public website. The OITC website does not explain why a highly secretive organization would want, or need, to maintain such a website; nor does the website explain why such an apparently wealthy organization would have such a badly...
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Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
Edward Samuel “Ted” Rogers (June 21, 1900 – May 6, 1939) is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades after his death.
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Stick Candy
There are lots of flavours such as root beer (a drink made of aged Vanilla) and orange honey and lots more.
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Top Chef (season 3)
During Judges’ Table, Howie initially tried to withdraw from the competition and his request was denied by the judges. They then said that his two dishes were the worst and eliminated him anyway.
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Boiling frog
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Double Whammy (novel)
In the best tradition of John D. MacDonald, Hiaasen animates bizarre yet such detailed characters as to be not only believable, but very, very funny: a police detective/amateur herpetologist whose pet snake gets out, and whose neighbor’s obnoxious toy poodle contemporaneously disappears. A well-read swamp rat who relishes roadkill, and cultivates a deep and meaningful relationship with an...
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The film is most famous for the love scene on a kitchen table, which was so intense that many[who?] believed that Lange and Nicholson were really having sex on screen. However, this was vigorously denied by all those involved.[citation needed]
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Confetti
Confetti is commonly used at social gatherings such as parties, weddings, and Bar Mitzvahs but is considered taboo at funerals.
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The Dozens
The Dozens is a game among two contestants, common in African American communities, where participants insult each other until one gives up or violence erupts.
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List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases
¡Es mas puta que las gallinas! -Very active sexually; slutty. Literally means “More slutty than chickens”, based on the amount of sexual activity evinced by chicken procreation.
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Carrie Brownstein
Personal life
Brownstein is Jewish.[citation needed]
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AdSense
According to critics, Adsense is one of the worst publisher programs[citation needed].
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List of organisms named after famous people
Scaptia beyonceae - Beyoncé Knowles. The horse fly was named after the singer and actress because of its striking golden behind.
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The Dad Who Knew Too Little
Elliot Gould (65 years old in 2003, but juvenile-looking, slim in tracksuit) appears at length in the beginning, and has a neighbourly brawl with Krusty : his son has been bitten by Krusty’s tame chimp.
PETA actions, i.e. freeing laboratory and circus animals, are a main action line. As for the freed animals, they have been consigned to the Spuckler family : while Cletus and...
January 2012
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Dick (film)
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics, but the most negative were from actual movie-goers. Link
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Hagoth
Many rank and file members of the LDS church in Polynesia have come to believe that Hagoth is their ancestor.[5]Non-Mormon scholars largely dismiss this hypothesis,[citation needed] citing genetic,[citation needed] archaeological,[citation needed] and anthropological[citation needed] evidence which indicates that Polynesian peoples come from the Malay Archipelago.
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The Wiz (store)
In an episode of “The Simpsons” Reverend Lovejoy had a slogan on his burning book mobile that says, “Nobody Beats The Rev!” It is a parody of (and reference to) the Wiz’s slogan.
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NewsRadio
The name “Jimmy James” comes from the Beastie Boys song “Jimmy James”.
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Maurice Sendak
In terms of influencing others, Sendak has been a massive influence over the decades.
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Dashiell Hammett
Hammett turned to drinking, advertising, and, eventually, writing.
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Godzilla Raids Again
Anguirus hated Godzilla, which explains the intense rivalry between the two monsters.
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Dark Side of the Rainbow
This synergy effect has been described as an example of synchronicity, defined by the psychologist Carl Jung as a phenomenon in which coincidental events “seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of causality.”[7] Detractors argue that the phenomenon is the result of the mind’s tendency to think it recognizes patterns amid disorder by discarding data that...
I've Never Been to Me
The use of the line “I’ve been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete”, refers to a woman who is at a point in her life that she wished she had taken the time to have children. However, this was deemed too close to feminist issues and when Charlene’s song was first released in 1976, the version used was the one without that portion (which is not...
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Father of the Pride
Jessica questions Siegfried and Roy’s “secret” garden, and they question keeping her in the act. Snack gets Larry a “Dog” which he refuses as it is a rat.
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Alice_Upside_Down
Alice McKinley (Alyson Stoner) is an 11-year-old girl who is facing many challenges. Her mother Marie died when she was young, and she never really got to know her. She lives with her brother Lester (Lucas Grabeel) and her father, Ben (Luke Perry). Then they move to a new house, and the neighbors Elizabeth (Parker McKenna Posey) and her mother try to introduce themselves. The next day Alice goes...
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Lombard Street (San Francisco)
In American Dad, Steve mentions Lombard Street and even shows a picture of it.
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Marc Weiner
Born into the Weiner family as the middle child between his brothers Jonas and Jess, Has 3 children, Rebecca who is married to Yerucham Pliner, Max who is a successful musician and Sara who is very pretty.
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Only One Rida (Part 2)
The album is titled at a sequel of his last album Only One Flo (Part 1) (2010) the significance of the series is that the last word on both albums are put together. They spell out ‘Flo Rida’ which is the album artist’s name.
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ANIM
The Anim standard of Amiga influenced noteworthy the development of Animated GIF format.
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Bromance
Friendships among men are often primarily based on shared activities. This can include playing video games, playing musical instruments, shopping, smoking pipes, chatting by the fire, watching movies, fishing, camping, and other sporting activities, gambling, social drinking, and engaging in the use of psychedelic substances.
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Bromance
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Bromance
Aristotle’s classical description of friendship is often taken to be the prototype of the bromance.
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B.U.M. Equipment
According to Khristopher Bond,VP of Marketing (1989–94) and the person credited for exploding the brand onto the world market through their award winning “real people” advertising campaigns (which would later be adopted by other major retailers), “in contrast to other brand names like FUBU, the B.U.M. acronym doesn’t actually stand for anything. He added, “Or it means...
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Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae!...
Hyper’s Sally Woellner commends the game for its “distinguished octopi”.
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Dinner Ring
Since making their first appearance on the jewelry scene in the 1940s, they have become a jewelry essential. They come in a myriad of styles ranging from whimsical to classic to edgy. Flower and animal themed rings have become especially popular in 2009. Women now look to these pieces for an instant update to their wardrobe and an instant infusion of style.
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Crocodile Dentist
An episode of the The Price Is Right from 1993 featured the travel version of the game as one of the small items used in the pricing game Pathfinder. Model Janice Pennington demonstrated to host Bob Barker how the game works. After pressing a few teeth, Barker chose the bad tooth causing the crocodile to snap on Bob’s hand causing Barker to incite a loud “Aaah!”
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Kim Dotcom
Schmitz has taken part in the Gumball 3000 international road rally on several occasions, finishing “first” in 2001 in his Mercedes Brabus SV12 Megacar.
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Round Table
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Marilyn Manson
Manson launched “Mansinthe,” his own brand of Swiss made absinthe, which has received mixed reviews ranging from critics who compared the drink’s odor to sewage water and described the taste as being “as bad as piss”[24] to coming second to Versinthe in an Absinthe top 5[25] and winning a Gold medal at the 2008 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
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National Bohemian
While once regarded as “that $6.00/case old man’s beer”, urban hipsters and American beer connoisseurs alike are re-discovering the health benefits[citation needed] and affordability of National Bohemian beer.
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Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!
In 1982, while still a castmember, Eddie Murphy was asked to host the show in place of his 48 Hrs. co-star, Nick Nolte. Murphy altered the line to “Live from New York, it’s the Eddie Murphy Show!” While it was probably an accurate depiction of the state of the show at the time, the other castmembers were nonetheless annoyed by this.
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Childhood secret club
Pro forma secrecy. The secrecy may be more imaginary than real. For instance the name of the club and its membership are usually obvious to all. There may be a desire to create secret codes and plans, but they are rarely implemented. A ramshackle den, tree house, clubhouse, fort, or “secret base” may be built in nearby scrub-land or an abandoned building.
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