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No Smoking is notable as being the only Bollywood film which can have multiple interpretations.[citation needed]

Doctor Casino, Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link

Autechre seemed to have realized the stylistic dead end that they had arrived at. They gathered their gear, and with a single sigh, turned back around to the fork in the road. There they conjured, and through means unknown (how could one man's mind compass the creative monolith that is generated with Booth and Brown convene)created Confield, an album that was to experimental electronic music as Sun Ra was for jazz.

ledge, Monday, 1 September 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link

The December 2001 issue of Harper's Magazine included a speculative piece by writer Paul Limbert Allman in which he imagined Prof. Donald Barthelme to have orchestrated the 1986 attack on Dan Rather, citing passages in Barthelme's writing, including the phrase "What is the frequency?", a recurring character named Kenneth, and a short story about a pompous editor named Lather.

sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link

The relatively peaceful Utah War ensued from 1857 to 1858

Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 3 September 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link

(fighting with left hands only)

Mark G, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 07:26 (nine years ago) link

George Washington did not have wooden teeth. His dentures were made of gold, hippopotamus ivory, lead, animal teeth (including horse and donkey teeth),[27] and probably human teeth from slaves.[28]

Untitled Female Spiderverse (silverfish), Saturday, 6 September 2014 06:00 (nine years ago) link

actually this whole page is incredible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Untitled Female Spiderverse (silverfish), Saturday, 6 September 2014 06:31 (nine years ago) link

"Cups" (also known as "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)", "Cups (When I'm Gone)", or "When I'm Gone (Cups) or (The Cup Song)") is a song popularized by American actress Anna Kendrick from the film Pitch Perfect.

diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 9 September 2014 01:05 (nine years ago) link

"Simple Men is a 1992 American film written and directed by Hal Hartley, starring Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas and Martin Donovan. It was the debut film of actress Holly Marie Combs in a supporting role. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival."

Why would you write that? Who gives a shit? Also, had to check to find out who Holly Marie Combs is, and turns out she debuted as a 13-year old in 1988...

Frederik B, Wednesday, 10 September 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link

"Brando was dealing with the suicide of his daughter Cheyenne, as well as the implications of a French nuclear test near the atoll he owned."

ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Friday, 12 September 2014 02:26 (nine years ago) link

General Norman Schwarzkopf said this was the funniest episode of Cheers.[4]

los blue jeans, Saturday, 13 September 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link

The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr commented "It’s bullshit. What they are doing out there is against everything The Beatles stood for."[

fedora, wherever it may find her (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 September 2014 07:34 (nine years ago) link

The scent of spikenard attracts cats, a strange phenomenon in itself.[citation needed]

Abandoned Amusement/FUN SHIRTS (seandalai), Saturday, 20 September 2014 00:40 (nine years ago) link

The most unusual shop in Netherton is probably one selling Western (i.e. cowboy) outfits.[25]

Abandoned Amusement/FUN SHIRTS (seandalai), Saturday, 20 September 2014 01:18 (nine years ago) link

Late in the 1990s, Larkin began working as a stand-up comedian into the 2000s. His musical output has slowed as a result.

For bodies we are ready to build pyramids (whatever), Sunday, 21 September 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link

A few early Church Fathers are known to have prayed for Satan's eventual repentance;[14] it was not generally believed that this would happen.

zero content albums (darraghmac), Monday, 22 September 2014 00:25 (nine years ago) link

The College Dropout
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"College dropout" redirects here. For people who have dropped out of college, see List of college-dropout billionaires.

macho nonreal (nakhchivan), Monday, 22 September 2014 13:34 (nine years ago) link

In 1997, New York caddie James Parker sued Douglas for $25 million.[40] Parker accused Douglas of hitting him in the groin with an errant golf ball, causing Parker great distress. The case was later settled out of court.[41]

brimstead, Wednesday, 24 September 2014 05:33 (nine years ago) link

Other items called "cream"

Many non-edible substances are called creams due merely to their consistency: shoe cream is runny, unlike waxy shoe polish; face cream is a cosmetic. There is generally no restriction on describing non-edible products as creams.

mick signals, Thursday, 25 September 2014 00:40 (nine years ago) link

lol

Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Thursday, 25 September 2014 00:41 (nine years ago) link

I really want to go edit that and add "Look up in the air, it's your guitar" at the end.

bippity bup at the hotel california (Phil D.), Thursday, 25 September 2014 01:18 (nine years ago) link

In 1808, two Frenchmen are said to have fought in balloons over Paris, each attempting to shoot and puncture the other's balloon. One duellist is said to have been shot down and killed with his second.[65]

nakhchivan, Thursday, 25 September 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link

Prior to completion of Interstate 35, traffic was routed directly through town; generating significant sales revenue to many retailers which literally had a major highway running directly past their doors. In approximately 1975, the last portions of Interstate 35 were completed and all traffic finally started to move around (and not through) Faribault. On that same corridor through town, the White Sands Swimming Pool ("Minnesota's Largest Outdoor Swimming Pool") operated from 1964 to 1977. This swimming area is now the White Sands Dog Park...

pplains, Friday, 26 September 2014 00:15 (nine years ago) link

^^ The italics killing me there, as is the constant tuning of that tiny violin.

pplains, Friday, 26 September 2014 00:16 (nine years ago) link

Jeez Louise, I'm noticing a motif here:

After the Interstate Defense Highway System built Interstate 94 along the western edge of Fergus Falls in the late 1950s, population mobility increased dramatically, and high school graduates increasingly left the town to attend colleges in Morris, Fargo-Moorhead, or the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

pplains, Friday, 26 September 2014 02:23 (nine years ago) link

I tell ya, Otter Tail County might could've been in the business had the Big Highway not taken all the school grads off to Fargo-Moorehead.

pplains, Friday, 26 September 2014 02:25 (nine years ago) link

The Staffordshire mantel dog’s expression can be soft or fierce, deplorable or self-satisfied, inquisitive or pleased.

Your hippie magic has no effect on (bernard snowy), Friday, 26 September 2014 04:00 (nine years ago) link

In a break from tradition and He-Man canon, she portrayed Teela wearing pants.

mookieproof, Saturday, 27 September 2014 00:19 (nine years ago) link

Canonical pantslessness

Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 27 September 2014 01:41 (nine years ago) link

my favorite kind

mookieproof, Saturday, 27 September 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link

Wingfield married Alice Lydia Cleveland, daughter of a general. She survived him by many years and died in an asylum in November 1934.

anvil, Sunday, 28 September 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link

on a Saturday night

Chimp Arsons, Sunday, 28 September 2014 20:19 (nine years ago) link

They had two children, but following Richard's service in World War I, Richard became a drunk who loved to watch buildings burn.

mick signals, Monday, 29 September 2014 03:24 (nine years ago) link

nakhchivan, Monday, 29 September 2014 03:26 (nine years ago) link

haha, that led me to this one

At the end of 1924, Harry persuaded Polly to formally change her first name. They briefly considered Clytoris before deciding on Caresse.

Dan I., Monday, 29 September 2014 23:15 (nine years ago) link

They saved the name for the dog.

tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 04:49 (nine years ago) link

Rusty's name has attracted the attention of sportswriters because of its similarity to a vulgar phrase.

mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 04:25 (nine years ago) link

Please say his surname is Trombone.

and she's crying in a stairwell in Devon (aldo), Friday, 3 October 2014 10:49 (nine years ago) link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Kuntz

unfortunate.

koogs, Friday, 3 October 2014 11:26 (nine years ago) link

http://www.soulcatcherstudio.com/images/Peterson_Show/Soundgarden_Vogue.jpg

"But I'm gonna break… I'm gonna break….!"

pplains, Friday, 3 October 2014 13:27 (nine years ago) link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_Train

wau

j., Monday, 6 October 2014 02:24 (nine years ago) link

Popular opinion about the potential head transplant has been generally negative.

two heads that can no longer hear each other (soref), Monday, 6 October 2014 09:40 (nine years ago) link

By 1870 infant mortality had fallen sharply, producing a surplus of healthy children aged 2–4 in need of families.

zero content albums (darraghmac), Monday, 6 October 2014 09:48 (nine years ago) link

The label's only artists as of March 2013 are Brooke Hogan and Papoose.

jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Monday, 6 October 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link

plz tell me that's a duo

Οὖτις, Monday, 6 October 2014 19:21 (nine years ago) link

Drummond and Cauty declared that the car had spoken to them, giving its name as Ford Timelord, and advising the duo to become "The Timelords".[citation needed]

yeah, tell it to the judge..

Mark G, Tuesday, 7 October 2014 14:52 (nine years ago) link

Extending the finger is considered a symbol of contempt in several cultures, especially Western cultures. Many cultures use similar gestures to display their disrespect, though others use it to express pointing with no intentional disrespect toward other cultures.

The gesture dates back to Ancient Greece and was also used in Ancient Rome. Historically, it represented the phallus. In some modern cultures, it has gained increasing recognition as a sign of disrespect, and has been used by music artists, athletes, and politicians.

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 7 October 2014 19:30 (nine years ago) link

The BulletBoys cover of The O'Jay's R&B song from 1973 entitled "For the Love of Money" appears briefly in the 2003 TV movie "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'".[11]

how's life, Wednesday, 8 October 2014 10:48 (nine years ago) link

In some modern cultures, it has gained increasing recognition as a sign of disrespect, and has been used by music artists, athletes, and politicians.

CITATION NEEDED

j., Wednesday, 8 October 2014 12:45 (nine years ago) link


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