The "Did you know" thread..... - Page 355

**Mal Hombre** · April 27th, 2014, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

I just learned of a coined Japanese verb: bushuru; definition: to vomit uncontrollably.

That might come in handy considering some of the threads on here..

I am informed by T*mblr,That if You push Your fingernail against a mirror and there's no gap between Your nail and it's reflection,Then it's a two way mirror..

**chris chunt** · April 28th, 2014, 11:33 AM

bees like spiders are capable of making cobwebs

but they dont bother as they find them too macabre

**tygrkhat40** · April 28th, 2014, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by HugoHackenbush

The best selling rock band in the history of MCA records is not The Who.
It's Lynyrd Skynyrd. (Sorry Billy Bunter)

Free Bird!

Actually, that's no surprise. Skynryd was with MCA for the first 20 years of their career, whereas the Who was with Decca, MCA and Warner Bros. throughout their career. But Skynryd did do one of the great songs about working for a major label.

"Want you to sign your contract
Want you to sign today
Gonna give you lots of money
Workin' for MCA"

**Greenman** · April 28th, 2014, 09:40 PM

On an entirely different tack. Did you know that the actress best known for scaring the sh*t out of kids and others in 'The Wizard of Oz' as the Wicked Witch of the West, can be seen in one of what would turn out to be her last films. In the Sean Connery film 'The Anderson Tapes' she is one of two sisters whose luxury flat is one of many to be burgled by Anderson(Connery) and his gang. She is the more sensible one of the two sisters whilst her younger sibling is excited "Oh good, it's a robbery!"

**croitear** · April 28th, 2014, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chris chunt

did you know
if all the members of girls aloud were laid end to end
it wouldnt surprise me

I could only do this on a "Saturday".

**croitear** · April 28th, 2014, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pierrelm

I
Wow, flashback! Just remembered - pink custard - served with shortbread. We must have been hyper-ed up for anything after that...

Dreadful stuff, we used to call it 'windolene' after the popular window cleaner of the time. Presumably it had the same taste and consistency although the window cleaner may have tasted better!!

Lurk_D · April 29th, 2014, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

On an entirely different tack. Did you know that the actress best known for scaring the sh*t out of kids and others in 'The Wizard of Oz' as the Wicked Witch of the West, can be seen in one of what would turn out to be her last films. In the Sean Connery film 'The Anderson Tapes' she is one of two sisters whose luxury flat is one of many to be burgled by Anderson(Connery) and his gang. She is the more sensible one of the two sisters whilst her younger sibling is excited "Oh good, it's a robbery!"

She, Margaret Hamilton was her name, was also the Maxwell House coffee lady for many years, and her last performance was likely doing a Maxwell House ad.

(And has anyone else noticed that as she has reached adulthood, Mayim Bialik looks more like Margaret Hamilton than she does Bette Midler?)

**Greenman** · April 29th, 2014, 09:35 AM

Profuse apologies I did indeed neglect to mention it was Margaret Hamilton-I think I got distracted by something.

**richardoe** · April 29th, 2014, 05:20 PM

Janet Parker was the last person in the world to die from smallpox.

Estreeter · April 29th, 2014, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by richardoe

Janet Parker was the last person in the world to die from smallpox.

We know that, but I'll bet heavily she don't

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