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It is a pop[13][14] and pop rock[15][16][17] song, with a rock edge and a electronic arrangement[18][17] running through a synthesizer beat[13][10] and electric guitar riffs.[9]

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 27 September 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link

Saw this referenced elsewhere so:

Caroyln Griffey, Jeffrey Daniel and Howard Hewett performed a series of eight UK tour dates in April 2015 and another tour of four UK dates in July 2015.[14][15] Meanwhile, original member Jody Watley registered the trademark Shalamar in an effort to stop misuse of her likeness, reformed for American audiences and proceeded to introduce new members Nate Smith and Rosero McCoy [16] Because of the continued shady practices evidenced with the vandalism of this page, this information will be deleted or slandered upon by people associated with Griffey Daniels and Hewett and you can take that to the bank.

Mark G, Sunday, 27 September 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link

Alan Moore's Neonomicon utilises Nyarlathotep in the form of Johnny Carcosa, a masked drug dealer who frequents Cthulhu-themed clubs and occult shops. His manner of converting new followers is to place them in a vegetative state, subsceptible to "Aklo" - words related to Lovecraft's work, which alter the consciousness of those who listen to them. In Moore's story, he serves the allegorical role of the Archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation, informing the protagonist that she has been impregnated and will soon give birth to Cthulhu.

ian, Monday, 28 September 2015 01:03 (eight years ago) link

http://imgur.com/ZVMo8oAl.png

mick signals, Thursday, 1 October 2015 03:18 (eight years ago) link

[cartoonist Justin] Green is first cousins with film director William Friedkin (Green's father and Friedkin's mother are siblings)

Οὖτις, Friday, 2 October 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link

The first three EPs, plus live material, were reissued in 1997 by Grand Royal (US) and Mo' Wax (UK). After the collapse of both these labels as well as their entire lives, Domino Records released the music from all three original 12"s plus extra tracks and early live recordings as Slip In And Out Of Phenomenon in 2008.

(emphasis added)

Do you feel guilty about your wight western priva (ledge), Monday, 5 October 2015 12:39 (eight years ago) link

Requirements for male hand models vary, depending on whether the job calls for a burly, construction worker type hand or a more white-collar look. For print media hand models, a necessary trait is the ability to pose in a relaxed, graceful fashion. Professional hand models avoid what photographers call "the claw," the rigid grip that novices often use before the camera. Hand models are prevalent in TV commercials, although the hand may not always be visible. Most food commercials have hand models pouring gravy, dipping a French fry or cutting meat. Here perfect hands are not as important as the timing and patience required to "hit one's mark."

poster marked "WHITE PPL" (onimo), Thursday, 8 October 2015 11:53 (eight years ago) link

did someone recently tell you you have nice hands?

Do you feel guilty about your wight western priva (ledge), Thursday, 8 October 2015 12:33 (eight years ago) link

No, I have more of a burly claw and often miss my mark when I'm pouring the gravy.

poster marked "WHITE PPL" (onimo), Thursday, 8 October 2015 12:46 (eight years ago) link

The Little Debbie brand sponsored the Wood Brothers #21 Ford Fusion for several years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The brand switched to the #47 JTG Daugherty Racing team in 2009 season. From sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, the Little Debbie logos are covered or removed, and the crew wears non-Little Debbie attire as a condition of sponsorship because McKee Foods was founded and is run by owners who are Seventh-day Adventists.[9]

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 8 October 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link

It raises basic questions about the fight against Communism and goes into the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban Missile Crisis and, perhaps most important[1], raises questions about the assassination of JFK and who was ultimately responsible.

1. ^ the phrase is in apposition and the word "importantly" is grammatically incorrect

aaaaablnnn (abanana), Friday, 9 October 2015 08:03 (eight years ago) link

yessss

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Friday, 9 October 2015 13:21 (eight years ago) link

When thinking of a subject to write about for the website, he picks something that he is interested in and writes about it. He usually works at home. But as he finds it difficult to do in long periods, because of the lack of social contact, he often goes to a coffee shop to work. Inman finds that it is much easier to gain exposure for his work with the web than it would have been 20 years ago. He enjoys making people laugh at his work. And although he notes that he cannot actually see the reaction of others to his work, he still appreciates seeing the high number of page views that his website receives.

mick signals, Monday, 12 October 2015 19:26 (eight years ago) link

hmmm, what do we think: writing own entry, or interview in print being strip-mined for facts by a fan?

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Monday, 12 October 2015 20:53 (eight years ago) link

Megatrend University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya. When asked to comment on this subject, the deputy Minister of education, prof. Srbijanka Turajlić just said that "this is not a deed on which any University should be proud of, but taking into account the quality of the university, it is not surprising that the doctorate was awarded to the dictator".[10][11]

pep ponk aliyev (seandalai), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 20:00 (eight years ago) link

In Series 22 Episode 3 of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson makes a brief humorous reference to the song during a sequence in which he comes face to face with a mannequin's genitals.

poster marked "WHITE PPL" (onimo), Saturday, 17 October 2015 17:21 (eight years ago) link

In 1890s Wyckoff Villa was built by William O. Wyckoff, a sales agent for E. Remington and Sons, who later formed the Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Incorporated in 1886. Designed by William Henry Miller, the Richardsonian Romanesque-Tudor Revival hybrid mansion was occupied briefly as Wyckoff died a day after moving into the mansion in 1895

Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 October 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link

Among the early Mellotron owners were Princess Margaret, Peter Sellers, King Hussein of Jordan and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard (whose Mellotron is now installed in the Church of Scientology's head UK office at Saint Hill Manor)

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 19:06 (eight years ago) link

Ray fired Foreman as his attorney, and derisively called him "Percy Fourflusher" thereafter.[citation needed]

justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 11:54 (eight years ago) link

In 1890s Wyckoff Villa was built by William O. Wyckoff, a sales agent for E. Remington and Sons, who later formed the Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Incorporated in 1886. Designed by William Henry Miller, the Richardsonian Romanesque-Tudor Revival hybrid mansion was occupied briefly as Wyckoff died a day after moving into the mansion in 1895

Maybe an "Either those curtains go or I do" scenario

Josefa, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link

http://imgur.com/wctaSkEl.png

mick signals, Monday, 26 October 2015 23:18 (eight years ago) link

The Duke of Bedford's Vole (Proedromys bedfordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in China.

pep ponk aliyev (seandalai), Monday, 26 October 2015 23:46 (eight years ago) link

Harvey Spencer Lewis F.R.C., S:::I:::I:::, 33° 66° 95°, PhD (November 25, 1883 – August 2, 1939), a noted Rosicrucian author, occultist, and mystic, was the founder in the USA and the first Imperator of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC), from 1915 until 1939.

Notes

Note 1: F.R.C. is a Rosicrucian title.
Note 2: S:::I:::I::: is a Martinist title.
Note 3: 33°66°95° are degrees given to him by the Rite of Memphis-Misraïm.

pep ponk aliyev (seandalai), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSWAOi-WUAE_MfC.png

mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 22:17 (eight years ago) link

He attended the wedding of Victor and Brandi Quintanilla who were married at Calvary Christian Center in Yuba City, CA.

Fetty Wap Is Strong In Here (cryptosicko), Sunday, 1 November 2015 04:03 (eight years ago) link

lol

pep ponk aliyev (seandalai), Monday, 2 November 2015 10:20 (eight years ago) link

Volunteers in a combat unit will experience a unique level of 'agreement' among participants, termed unit cohesion, that cannot be equaled in any other human organization because each team member is a mindless sheep, subject to it's heirarchic suicidal shepard.[citation needed]

brimstead, Monday, 2 November 2015 10:21 (eight years ago) link

Born Bernard Adolphus McFadden in Mill Spring, Missouri, Bernarr Macfadden changed his first and last names to give them a greater appearance of strength.[2] He thought "Bernarr" sounded like the roar of a lion

poster marked "WHITE PPL" (onimo), Friday, 6 November 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link

Blackmore is a heavy drinker, plays football once a week, and watches German language television on his satellite dish when he is at home. He has many German friends and a collection of approximately 2,000 CDs of Renaissance music.

mick signals, Monday, 9 November 2015 06:20 (eight years ago) link

Winning one coming up:

Mark G, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 10:00 (eight years ago) link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Backing_Britain

Disc jockey Jimmy Savile found his own way to support the campaign by volunteering to work nine days as a hospital porter at Leeds General Infirmary over two months, stating that at his rate of pay, nine days' work would have earned him £1,600 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2015).[39][40]

Mark G, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 10:01 (eight years ago) link

Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin, two University of Southern California college graduates unhappy with their employment, began the company in 1948 as "WHAM-O Mfg. Co." in the Knerr family garage in South Pasadena. Their first product was the Wham-O slingshot, made of ash wood, which Knerr and Melin would promote by showing off their own skills at demonstrations. The powerful slingshot was used by clubs for competitive target shooting, as well as for small game hunting.[2] The name "Wham-O" was based on the sound of the slingshot's shot hitting the target.[3] When they outgrew the garage they rented a building on S. Marengo Ave in Alhambra, California, in 1955, the company eventually moved its manufacturing plant to neighboring San Gabriel, California.and the owner of the frisbe also knon as the pluto platter

welltris (crüt), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 12:24 (eight years ago) link

uh oh, enbb's dad has found wikipedia

Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 11 November 2015 13:03 (eight years ago) link

Paper Lace did send the song to Mayor Richard J. Daley, who was not impressed with the song and greatly disliked it.[2]

Frump 'n' Dump (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 11 November 2015 22:40 (eight years ago) link

There were three different covers to Who Needs Guitars Anyway? when the album was released. The first was of Judith Pronk sitting on a record needle naked with only a cowboy hat on in a blur. The second was of Judith pointing a glowing finger and smiling. The third was much like the first but with Judith clothed. There was much controversy over the original cover, with some of its defenders slating the release of the other two covers. The original cover was briefly used to promote the album – promo posters and flats were produced but quickly removed.

George W. Lucas (diamonddave85), Thursday, 12 November 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link

Before finding success with Violent Femmes in the 1980s, band members Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo were members of a group called "Hitler's Missing Testis".[11] During the 1980s, the Brisbane anarcho-punk scene included the band "Hitler's Other Testicle". They regularly played songs on the subject of Hitler's possible monorchism, including "Where Did It Go?" and "The Sadness of Autumn".

scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Monday, 16 November 2015 01:08 (eight years ago) link

Many between 2 and 12 years of age find the index finger particularly useful for "picking" their nose. This is done when the index finger is thrust upward into the nasal passage.

Doctor Casino, Sunday, 22 November 2015 01:01 (eight years ago) link

The book On the Warrior's Path quotes Feyerabend, highlighting the similarities between his epistemology and Bruce Lee's worldview.

Ludo, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 14:43 (eight years ago) link

i generally avoid behind-the-scenes wiki meta-pages for this thread but sometimes i'll find myself on one and be just gobsmacked, as with:

The question on whether a poor but improvable article ought to be deleted has been a major point of contention, and has given rise to the wiki-philosophies immediatism and eventualism.

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 24 November 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link

Hmmmmm that's pretty interesting. Seems like there would be some parallels with existing anthropological theories.

brimstead, Wednesday, 25 November 2015 02:05 (eight years ago) link

Artavazd Ashoti Peleshyan (Armenian: Արտավազդ (Արթուր) Փելեշյան; born February 22, 1938, Leninakan) is an Armenian director of film-essays, a documentarian in the history of film art, and a film theorist. However, his work, unlike Maya Deren's, is not avant-garde, nor does it try to explore the absurd. It is also not really art for art's sake, like the work of Stan Brakhage, for instance, but is generally acknowledged, rather, as a poetic view of life transferred onto film.

Frederik B, Monday, 30 November 2015 12:44 (eight years ago) link

Waynesville is classified a 3rd Class City with an elected mayor and city council.

As of the April 2014 election, the mayor is Luge Hardman.

Resting Bushface (Phil D.), Monday, 30 November 2015 19:03 (eight years ago) link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AUday_Hussein#Uday_Hussein.2C_lover_of_Air_Bud

So, we are trying to alert the world to the fact that Uday Hussein owned three copies of the American family/comedy film Air Bud, and apparently other people are as well, since some other anonymous user has re-inserted our edit, but a certain editor keeps removing it as non-notable information. We feel that this fact, the owning of three copies of Air Bud speaks to a certain aspect of Mr. Hussein's character that might otherwise remain obscured by his crimes. At the present, the impression this article makes is that Uday Hussein was a monster, but perhaps his love of Air Bud speaks to a childish simplicity or even a small spot of innocence within an otherwise dark soul. As such, we believe that the fact that Uday Hussein owned three copies of Air Bud is definitely notable and should, nay, must be included in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.118.190.135 (talk) 01:25, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Monday, 30 November 2015 21:54 (eight years ago) link

As well as his television appearances he has had many notable stage and film roles since 1980. In 2015 he revealed he is unable to feel physical pain and considers himself "a shadow of his former self".

1staethyr, Monday, 30 November 2015 23:04 (eight years ago) link

oh man, the unsigned uday hussein air bud commenter had it all perfect up until the "should, nay must."

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 01:36 (eight years ago) link

Iron Chef
Takata was a commentator and judge on the show. She has no culinary training.

the fiest p (onimo), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link

In February 2007, he began a tour of the UK with the Donald Churchill play The Decorator. In April 2007 it was announced that he would play Private Walker in a stage production of Dad's Army, leading the Daily Mail to comment that "At least there'll be one member of the cast who has actually shot a German"[citation needed] – in reference to Grantham's killing of the West German taxi driver some 40 years earlier.

Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 22:05 (eight years ago) link

2002: Seven deadly sins (Lust (vanilla ice cream and strawberry chocolate), Sloth (caramel swirl ice cream and chocolate), Greed (tiramisu, amaretti and chocolate), Gluttony (chocolate ice cream and white chocolate), Jealousy (pistachio ice cream and chocolate), Revenge (raspberry ripple ice cream and chocolate), Vanity (champagne ice cream and white chocolate)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum_(ice_cream)#Flavours

the fiest p (onimo), Wednesday, 2 December 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link

that air bud thing is amazing

A Platonist or Neoplatonist would find any description of the material world trivial. A humanist or Ciceronian would likely find the indepth descriptions of animals and physics to be trivial (as Petrarch finds the study of natural philosophy to be in On His Own Ignorance and That of Many Others). So does that give those individuals the right (on Wikipedia) to delete what they find to be trivial?

big WHOIS aka the nameserver (s.clover), Wednesday, 2 December 2015 17:39 (eight years ago) link


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