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Mimsie, the kitten in the MTM logo at the end of each episode, is wearing a scrub suit and a surgical mask, which is animated to look like a mouth is moving underneath when he meows. In the final episode of the series, he is hooked on life support on a hospital bed and then dies. This was meant to symbolize the end of the series. In a twist of sad irony, the actual cat that was used for the logo had also died around the same time as St. Elsewhere's ending.

I don't want to go into my newt details (ledge), Monday, 24 May 2010 13:18 (sixteen years ago)

X-Clan opened for Insane Clown Posse's Tempest Tour and, in January 2009, released an album titled Mainstream Outlawz.

Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Monday, 24 May 2010 13:20 (sixteen years ago)

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

One date of particular note was at Cambridge Corn Exchange, in early 1990, when Seal leapt on to a smaller, lower catwalk stage, the coins in his pockets all spilled out, showering some of the front row literally with cash causing a fight.

literally with cash (ledge), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 09:40 (sixteen years ago)

What's the unusual detail in the X-Clan text?

Tuomas, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 11:16 (sixteen years ago)

Not an unusual detail, but Joey Kramer's article photo made me laugh:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Joeykramerboston.jpg/220px-Joeykramerboston.jpg

nate woolls, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 11:32 (sixteen years ago)

xpost Tu omas: Probably that they opened for ICP.

Excelsior the Facebook (kkvgz), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 11:34 (sixteen years ago)

These early conceptualizations of both kinds of hysteria carried notions of women's deficiency due to penis envy and feelings of castration. Sigmund Freud, has largely been discredited by other professionals in the psychology field. This is a very outdated theory that should be given very little or any credence. Paul Chodoff has written about the ways in which these diagnoses paralleled the misogynistic sentiment of the times.

Bummer for you, Sigmund. Little or any credence. :-(

Cunga, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 06:35 (sixteen years ago)

A Spanish dub of the film keeps the acronym S.O.B., claiming that it stands for "Sois hOnrados Bandidos" (You Are Honest Crooks). Notice that the second word begins with a mute H, not with an O. The Argentine title for the movie was changed to Se acabó el mundo (The World is Ended), having no relation to the original title.

Ned Raggett, Friday, 28 May 2010 18:50 (sixteen years ago)

At some point after his departure from the Wailers, Tosh developed an interest in unicycles and knitting, he became an accomplished rider, being able to ride forwards and backwards and hop. He often amused his audiences by riding onto the stage on his unicycle for his shows.[5][6] .

i don't care if big daddy kane signed your mommas tits (The Reverend), Wednesday, 2 June 2010 01:17 (sixteen years ago)

I guess this is fame:

Much of the interest surrounding the band can be related back to the blogosphere, with indie blog I Guess I'm Floating introducing the band stateside in May 2009. Thereafter The Middle East had over one hundred blog entries from around the world writing about the band.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 01:24 (sixteen years ago)

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

Throughout history the city of Detroit is classified[by whom?] as a "hard working blue collar city" with tough labor jobs on the assembly line and other industrial work. Some[who?] say that Detroit has experienced the toughest of times for blue and white collar workers. [5] These individuals work their glistening, taut muscles almost daily in practical application.

sent from my neural lace (ledge), Friday, 4 June 2010 10:46 (sixteen years ago)

lol

Blind Lemon Pledge (latebloomer), Friday, 4 June 2010 10:58 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icIwKaci3MI

real eyes realize real truffle fries (dyao), Friday, 4 June 2010 11:00 (sixteen years ago)

Haha, I was gonna post that exact same clip after reading the Wikipedia quote!

Tuomas, Friday, 4 June 2010 11:25 (sixteen years ago)

Bondi Beach: New Years Eve '06 is a studio album by Fatboy Slim. It was recorded before he played at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia. It contains tracks that he later went on to play in his live set at Bondi Beach. The title is often mistakenly written without the apostrophe in front of the "06". However, the album art indicates that the correct spelling contains the apostrophe.

From Bondi Beach: New Years Eve '06
(Redirected from Bondi Beach: New Years Eve 06)

Señor Communications Adviser (sic), Sunday, 6 June 2010 12:28 (sixteen years ago)

Biography

Early years, and the Battlecry Under a Wintersun era

3 inches of Blood was founded by the late and great Justin Blood as a means to share his passion for Rocking and Rolling all night and partying everyday

...Funtown. (roxymuzak), Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:10 (sixteen years ago)

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

Uwaifo's hobbies include swimming, bodybuilding, gaming, reading, writing, and bringing up other people's children. He is a Christian, and married with children.

He also is a lecturer at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Benin, Benin City.

thousands of masturbating weirdos (whatever), Saturday, 12 June 2010 04:56 (sixteen years ago)

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

In Italy the word "barber" comes from "te'barboiur" which means, a whale's vagina

tbh I actually believed this for about 10 seconds & was hoping for a more in-depth etymology.

if you see her, say ayo (unregistered), Saturday, 12 June 2010 20:55 (sixteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_tie#Stereotypes_of_bow_tie_wearers

crüt, Thursday, 24 June 2010 02:11 (fifteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29#Harry_Potter_fandom
^^ this whole article is kind of wtf fascinating.

ian, Saturday, 26 June 2010 03:41 (fifteen years ago)

Many other couples remain popular among fanfiction writers, including Remus/Sirius, Harry/Draco, Draco/Hermione, Harry/Snape, Lily/James, Lily/Snape, Dumbledore/McGonagall, Draco/Ginny, Neville/Luna, Harry/Luna, Ron/Luna, Hermione/Snape, Rose/Scorpius and, occasionally, ships as far-fetched as Voldemort/Cho, Harry/Giant Squid, and Ron/Pansy.

ian, Saturday, 26 June 2010 03:45 (fifteen years ago)

i've touched on the harry/snape preggo fan faiction before i think

LB (latebloomer), Saturday, 26 June 2010 03:49 (fifteen years ago)

the shipping news

crüt it out (dyao), Saturday, 26 June 2010 03:58 (fifteen years ago)

In the last few years Texarkana has developed very quickly, and a vast array of new stores and services have been popping up. Yet is still behind in times and lacks entertainment for the youth of the area. The youth commonly describe the only things to do in town are drink and, well use your imagination.

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

CONGO, M.D., Saturday, 26 June 2010 04:00 (fifteen years ago)

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hobbes, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 10:00 (fifteen years ago)

what the hell

from wikipedia:

According to a 2009 interview, Snoop Dogg assisted The D.O.C. in seeking a voice therapist. It was found that The D.O.C.'s vocal cords are not irreparably severed or crushed, and that his voice could still be surgically restored by up to 70%. As such, LA-Based Publicist, Idalyze Nasiha Rose, has assisted him in finding a surgeon who will repair his vocal cords. The D.O.C. is currently undergoing final tests before the surgery takes place, which may or may not be televised.

hobbes, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 10:01 (fifteen years ago)

Guttenberg has starred in three film franchises: Police Academy, Cocoon, and Three Men and a Baby. He has also appeared in such renowned films as Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Boys from Brazil, and Short Circuit. Guttenberg recently revealed on his Facebook site that Short Circuit was in fact an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917.[4] Although Guttenberg is known as a film actor, his roots are in the theater. His first film as director/producer/co-screenwriter/star was the adaptation of a Broadway hit, the stage comedy/drama P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2002) by James Kirkwood Jr., co-author of A Chorus Line. Guttenberg also starred in the Cinderella pantomime at Churchill Theatre in Bromley, playing the Baron (father of Cinderella) in 2008.

death kebab of DEATH (Pillbox), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 14:06 (fifteen years ago)

thought everyone knew that tbh

,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 14:12 (fifteen years ago)

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This article is about the Slayer album. For the phenomenon of blood falling from the sky, see blood rain.

underneath the moon and the stars (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 8 July 2010 06:53 (fifteen years ago)

thought everyone knew that tbh

― ,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Wednesday, July 7, 2010 10:12 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

death kebab of DEATH (Pillbox), Thursday, 8 July 2010 06:59 (fifteen years ago)

On Mailer's _Advertisements for Myself_:
"The first edition from Putnam featured a photograph of Mailer wearing a yachting cap for which the author was criticized."

Øystein, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 19:41 (fifteen years ago)

Candid photo of rapper Phife Dawg enjoying some Funyuns (2009)

the new hot dawg stand in compton (Pillbox), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 20:31 (fifteen years ago)

In Italy the word "barber" comes from "te'barboiur" which means, a whale's vagina

this is the funniest thing ever imo

les yeux sans aerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 20:43 (fifteen years ago)

SleeperX is a four-piece experimental metal band from Perth, Western Australia.

...

Though active in the Australian metal scene, the band's penchant for noise-making, irreverent live performances (including the practice of Freemasonic rituals onstage) and unconventional instrumentation has earned them a reputation for innovation and spontaneity within avant-garde musical circles.

Additionally, lead singer, James Crossglans, is renowned in the local scene for the noticeable erections he gets on stage.

The band is currently in pre-production for its debut full length album, The Long March

moley, Friday, 16 July 2010 05:06 (fifteen years ago)

i don't know whether to be more horrified by his stage antics or his surname

the dolly doctor movement (electricsound), Friday, 16 July 2010 05:19 (fifteen years ago)

Bloody perth.

Gumbercules (Trayce), Friday, 16 July 2010 05:32 (fifteen years ago)

wikibraggin imo

oh sh!t a ¯\⎝⏠___⏠⎠/¯ (sic), Friday, 16 July 2010 05:54 (fifteen years ago)

People will brag about anything these days.

moley, Friday, 16 July 2010 06:49 (fifteen years ago)

Never cross the glans!

Gumbercules (Trayce), Friday, 16 July 2010 08:19 (fifteen years ago)

JTI [Japan Tobacco Inc.] runs a series of surreal posters designed to educate smokers about the finer points of smoking etiquette.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/JTISnowman.jpg/652px-JTISnowman.jpg

(more posters in the article)

anatol_merklich, Thursday, 22 July 2010 12:21 (fifteen years ago)

Today Pioneer Chicken operates in China under the name "California Chicken" because the Chinese there tend to pronounce "Pioneer" in a way which is socially undesirable in Chinese society.[citation needed] The pronunciation of "Pioneer Chicken" is similar to the word for prostitution.

_▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 24 July 2010 03:12 (fifteen years ago)

The song was performed by Anthony Kavanagh and Alison Crawford during the UK talent-search show Grease is the Word.[17]
The song was performed on The X Factor by Same Difference, who later featured the song on their debut album: Pop.
The song was performed at leading UK Digital Games Industry Personality James Schall's wedding by the Disco Duck.
The song was covered at karaoke night at Tom and Jerry's in Winter Park, FL on July 21, 2010 during a kamikaze round.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing%27s_Gonna_Stop_Us_Now#Live_cover_performances. wtf....

San Te, Saturday, 24 July 2010 03:15 (fifteen years ago)

He was born in Dourados, Brazil, the son of Operário Futebol Clube footballer Adir Carneiro and Alzira Rosa de Souza. His name was chosen by his father, as a tribute to rock musician Jim Morrison from The Doors, and an admiration for the letter K.[3] Keirrison and his father bought a football club from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state in April 2008, and renamed it to Centro de Futebol Keirrison, shortened as CFK9.[29]

nakhchivan, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:54 (fifteen years ago)

In 2009, it was revealed that Run-D.M.C featured in a Michael Jackson song called "Crack Kills". The song was supposed to be on Jackson's 1987 album, Bad, but it was shelved due to the groups' negative attitude towards the singer and also because Bubbles bit Jam Master Jay[citation needed].

fit and working again, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:23 (fifteen years ago)

In his music, Lecrae uses the word "Crunk" to refer to a spiritual high felt through Christ.

jsimp, Sunday, 8 August 2010 15:22 (fifteen years ago)

"According to tradition, watermelons or any kind of pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. People have little fear of the vampire pumpkins and melons because of the creatures' lack of teeth."

salsa shark, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 21:42 (fifteen years ago)

In February 2010, Harley, a self-confessed technophobe, attributed poor literacy rates and the moral corrosion of British society to modern technology.[5] He also criticised his Wikipedia page as being filled with inaccuracies.[5]

are you some kinda rap version of marc loi (stevie), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 14:30 (fifteen years ago)

From the Purple Drank article:

On July 8, 2008, Johnny Jolly, a Green Bay Packers player, was pulled over in his car for excessive music.

"Sir, please stick to just one album per day!"

plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:10 (fifteen years ago)

This is from IMDB, but has a similar vive: under the trivia for 'Bikini Girls on Ice', we're told: "The film is based on one of the director's friends who once told him about a dream he had about putting girls on ice."

The great big red thing, for those who like a surprise (James Morrison), Friday, 13 August 2010 02:39 (fifteen years ago)

how come ilxor doesn't have it's own wikipedia page? i'd think this site is big enough.

plate of dinosaurs (San Te), Friday, 13 August 2010 03:22 (fifteen years ago)


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