January 2010
38 posts
List of 2 Stupid Dogs episodes
Title: Accident in the City
Summary: Little Dog gets hit by a truck.
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Pack burro racing
There are two legends concerning the beginning of these burro races. The first states that the races began when two miners found gold in the same location at the same time and had to race back to town to get to the claims office first. Because they could not ride the burros (the burros were either too small or loaded down with supplies), the miners were forced to run, leading the burros.
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Faked death
In The Spy Who Loved Me (film), James Bond skis off a cliff in “Switzerland” and opens his parachute at the last second when he is out of view of his attackers. He later drives off a pier, in a “Lotus Esprit” modified by Q, to evade a helicopter flown by Stromberg’s assistant Naomi, and kills her by destroying the helicopter with a “surface to air...
Methaqualone
In 1972, it was the sixth-best-selling sedative in the USA, where it was legally under the brand name Quaalude; at that time “luding out” was a popular college pastime.
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Wing Bowl
The event is known for an excessive number of intoxicated fans in attendance, an increasing number of women exposing themselves (above the waist and below), and an excessive amount of profanity from fans.
Many of the contestants in recent years were sponsored by local strip clubs and those clubs also add to the debauchery in the stands.
Local veterinarian, St. George Hunt, and brother of...
List of Star Wars races (K–O)
Barada M’Beg signed a treaty so that Klatooinians will be slaves of the Hutts forever. After defeating Xim, Klatooinians still serve the Hutts. Most of their children are named Barada to honor Barada M’Beg.[citation needed]
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List of Care Bear Cousins
Lotsa Heart Elephant
Some people argued that he is a female because of his pinkness and his voice. In Care Bears The Movie, Cozy Heart Penguin refers to Lotsa Heart Elephant as a female. Others argue that Lotsa Heart’s gender could have been changed to a male in the later movies and television series.
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Lani Tupu
Lani’s make-up for Crais took an hour to apply, which is a standard time for any actor on camera.
Lani was trained to work without using a microphone at the theatre, which is standard for any theatre actor.
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Keebler Company
The Keebler Elves are an important part of the Keebler business. The first elf was created obese, but that didn’t go well with the press, so they made him an anorexic old man instead.
Other elves were Fryer Tuck (who promoted “Munch-ems”), Zoot and J.J. (known for Pizzarias), Ernie’s mother Ma Keebler, young Elmer Keebler, Buckets (who threw fudge on the cookies), Fast...
The Wizard of Id
Rodney’s nose used to be markedly larger—about twice the size of most other characters’ noses—but in current strips his nose is about the same size as everyone else’s, which dampens jokes about his nose.
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Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is the heaviest building in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the heaviest capitol building of any sort in North America.[citation needed]
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Commando (film)
Retired soldier and single parent, John Matrix was a soldier of the US Army Special Forces operator Colonel who once led an elite unit. He left the service to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one, first Lawson then Forrestal and finally Bennett.
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Tiffany Brissette
On January 14, 2009, on FOX’s The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, Brissette appeared in-studio as a guest for a “Where Are They Now?” segment which updated her activities, where previously unbeknownst to her, Small Wonder co-stars Dick Christie, Marla Pennington and Edie McClurg appeared via satellite. Fond remarks and memories were shared about Brissette in the very brief...
Male lactation
Though boys and men have nipples, many are unaware that they also have mammary glands[citation needed]
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ToeJam & Earl
The sequels’ commercial and critical success was mixed; research has suggested that series fans favor the original ToeJam & Earl.
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Run Cactus Kid Run
Cactus Girl is a small town, 20 year old girl who was just waiting for her life to begin. Then she met Cactus Kid. Cactus Kid who like her doesn’t like water. She becomes pregnant with the child of cactus kid and the two have run away to start a new life together. But freedom isn’t in store for the ill-fated couple.
The Cactus Kid soundtrack was originally composed in 1536 by Hans...
Terminology of homosexuality
Jizz Junkie[citation needed]
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General Mills monster-themed breakfast cereals
Franken Berry was very popular when first introduced possibly because the initial batches of the cereal used a dye that didn’t break down in the body, causing many children’s feces to be bright pink, a symptom sometimes referred to as “Frankenberry Stool.”
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Half penny (British decimal coin)
It was nicknamed the “tiddler” on account of its size, and soon became Britain’s least loved coin.[2]The Treasury had continued to argue that the half penny was important in the fight against inflation (preventing prices from being rounded up),[2] but by the early 1980s it was practically worthless and its main utility was as a driver of small screws.[citation needed]
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December 2009
14 posts
Midgetville
Rumor has held that Alfred Ringling, famous for the Ringling Brothers Circus, built a few small-sized houses that had four-foot doors. However the houses currently all appear to be built within the last 40 years and some are built with vinyl siding which was not available during Ringling’s time. Visitors claim the “midget” residents are hostile or xenophobic and will therefore...
