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oh lol wrong thread

R'LIAH (goole), Friday, 9 August 2013 15:07 (twelve years ago)

i think

R'LIAH (goole), Friday, 9 August 2013 15:07 (twelve years ago)

Noodles is also allegedly color blind. For the better part of the band's career, it was a popular belief that Noodles liked to pick on and annoy Greg K, The Offspring's bassist.

JACK SQUAT about these Charlie Nobodies (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Saturday, 10 August 2013 01:53 (twelve years ago)

Filmed with a budget of about $12 million, Under the Cherry Moon failed to gain any breakout audience, despite much pre-publicity (including a special MTV premiere in Sheridan, Wyoming). Coincidently, while attending the premiere in Sheridan, minor vandalism was reported on the feature film's vintage car. Police reported the vandalism as minor petty theft, including the extraction of valve stem covers and a priceless gas cap.

i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Saturday, 10 August 2013 20:27 (twelve years ago)

a priceless gas cap.

Neanderthal, Saturday, 10 August 2013 20:28 (twelve years ago)

From the Horniman Museum entry.

In 2004 the museum encountered problems receiving web traffic and sending and receiving emails due to the modern connotations of its name confusing pornography filters.

MaresNest, Sunday, 11 August 2013 14:39 (twelve years ago)

This song uses the word "dick" in the first verse as cacophemism for penis

click here to start exploding (ledge), Monday, 12 August 2013 10:01 (twelve years ago)

Her photographs and videos of the 80s of the first quarter to the next period can not be found on the internet.

no one should be offended by the lyrics in this song (stevie), Monday, 12 August 2013 11:16 (twelve years ago)



Navarro has been a part of the music scene since the dawn of mankind and has been associated with every musician down through history. His earliest known collaboration was with Elvis the Caveman, as depicted in the cave paintings of Lascaux, France, where he plays a mammoth tusk with gut strings attached. This is the first known evidence of guts strings being used on an instrument. The [[Hurrian songs]] which were engraved into a clay tablet in 1400 BC is attributed to Dave Navarro. h.6, which was long thought to be anonymous, is the first known solo work by Navarro.



In 850 Dave Navarro and [[Aurelian of Réôme]] write the earliest extant medieval treatise on music, Musica disciplina (Bellingham 2001)



He collaborated extensively with all major classical composers including Bach, Haydn, Handel, Beethoven and Mozart. For example, Beethoven and Navarro collaborated on Sonata No. 14, now commonly known as the "Moonlight" Sonata. The influence of Navarro's classical period can be seen in many of his modern efforts with [[Jane's Addiction]].



He was a member of [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]], a band which has included [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jack Bruce]], [[Peter Green]], [[John McVie]], [[Mick Fleetwood]], [[Mick Taylor]], [[Don "Sugarcane" Harris]], [[Harvey Mandel]], [[Larry Taylor]], [[Aynsley Dunbar]], [[Hughie Flint]], [[Jon Hiseman]], [[Dick Heckstall-Smith]], [[Andy Fraser]], [[Johnny Almond]], [[Walter Trout]], [[Coco Montoya]] and [[Buddy Whittington]].



Navarro performed at [[Woodstock]] as a guitarist with [[Country Joe and the Fish]].

combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 15 August 2013 01:33 (twelve years ago)

At its conclusion, the video uses the post-modern concept of exposing its own workings, as with a wry expression Henley drives the car away from a rear projection screen.

love these 'cultural studies as written by a robot' snippets.

click here to start exploding (ledge), Friday, 16 August 2013 09:52 (twelve years ago)

Proof of the Man

Munesue starts to suspect that Kyoko knows more than she is letting on. He travels to New York to find out more about the dead man. There he is partnered with an American detective, played by George Kennedy, who seems to be the same man who killed Munesue's father. Munesue finds that the young man is the son of a black American soldier and a Japanese woman. He also finds Yasugi's son, who deliberately provokes George Kennedy into shooting him dead. Munesue returns to Japan and begins to suspect Kyoko. He travels to a resort and discovers that Kyoko was a prostitute in the years after the war. Finally he has enough evidence and confronts Kyoko that the black man was her son, and she killed him to protect her reputation. Kyoko commits suicide. In America, George Kennedy goes looking for the black man's father and finds he is dead. Then George Kennedy is stabbed and dies.

fit and working again, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:02 (twelve years ago)

oh ffs

can we get a 'spoilers' in the thread title pls

dmacation problem (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:36 (twelve years ago)

George Kennedy movie night: ruined

polyphonic, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:44 (twelve years ago)

srsly but

dmacation problem (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:45 (twelve years ago)

George Kennedy was not killed in this movie.

Mark G, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 22:25 (twelve years ago)

RIP big man

Panaïs Pnin (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 22:28 (twelve years ago)

Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965) is an American actor.[1] He is best known for his childhood role as Willis Jackson on the NBC/ABC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, and for his recurring role as Monk on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He is currently a comedic commentator on the television series TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest..., which airs on truTV. He is now the sole survivor of Diff'rent Strokes, since Conrad Bain died of natural causes on January 14, 2013, Dana Plato died of a drug overdose on May 8, 1999, and Gary Coleman died of epidural hematoma on May 28, 2010 after a fall.

HAI DERE

http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/59467-charlotte-rae-facts-of-life-star-my-husband-was-gay-cheated-on-me/1358796845_charlotte-rae-467.jpg

Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 19:10 (twelve years ago)

Only surviving castmember who was on the show throughout its run.

Hell though, even Dixie Carter's dead.

pplains, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 20:42 (twelve years ago)

dang mrs g looking good!

no fomo (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 20:46 (twelve years ago)

god, i thought this was the rip thread for a second

Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 22 August 2013 10:37 (twelve years ago)

A memorable incident occurred during a televised World Championship Match against Dennis Taylor at the Crucible. Werbeniuk attempted to stretch across the table, but due to his size was having some difficulty. Eventually, the inevitable happened and he split his trousers. The ripping noise it made caused many in the audience, including his opponent, to laugh out loud. Werbeniuk took it in good humour, asking the audience "who did that?" as if insinuating that the noise was attributed to flatulence.

Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 23 August 2013 11:48 (twelve years ago)

Eventually the inevitable

pplains, Friday, 23 August 2013 13:27 (twelve years ago)

Nick Berg
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Shown Slaughtering an American)

Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Friday, 23 August 2013 23:52 (twelve years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_G._Bilbo

His funeral at Juniper Grove Cemetery[33] in Poplarville was attended by 5,000 mourners, including the governor and the junior senator. A bronze statue of Bilbo was placed in the rotunda of the Mississippi State Capitol building. It was relocated to another room, which is now frequently used by the Legislative Black Caucus. Some of the members use the statue's outstretched arm as a coat rack.[34]

This is possibly more funny than unusual

You could go outside if you were inside or inside if you were (Eight Model Play), Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:17 (twelve years ago)

Andy Duncan's short story, "Senator Bilbo," which appears in the collection, Seekers of Dreams (2005), edited by Douglas A. Anderson, takes the coincidence of Bilbo sharing a name with J. R. R. Tolkien's character as an excuse to imagine racial segregation in Tolkien's fictional village of Hobbiton.

pplains, Saturday, 24 August 2013 02:17 (twelve years ago)

misread that as "sneakers of deems". too much time on ilx.

how's life, Saturday, 24 August 2013 10:29 (twelve years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_removal#Laser_removal

There are a lot of subjective opinions (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 26 August 2013 14:50 (twelve years ago)

That's so gross. What logo is that on dude's face?

how's life, Monday, 26 August 2013 14:54 (twelve years ago)

http://i41.tinypic.com/20tky86.jpg

sleepingbag, Monday, 26 August 2013 14:55 (twelve years ago)

oohhhhhhh shit!

how's life, Monday, 26 August 2013 15:00 (twelve years ago)

File:RomneyTat.jpg

fit and working again, Monday, 26 August 2013 15:16 (twelve years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tyson.JPG

Semih Semih yam Semih yay Semih Şentürk (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 15:22 (twelve years ago)

He attended college at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he had many friends[citation needed]

fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Sunday, 1 September 2013 05:14 (twelve years ago)

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez (born 21 April 1992), commonly known as Isco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisko]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid mainly as an attacking midfielder. He wears the number 23 shirt as a tribute to his hero Shola Ameobi

ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Sunday, 1 September 2013 10:56 (twelve years ago)

As on past Fiery Furnaces' albums, the backing tracks have a narrative aspect, excuse the expression. For instance, the long 'bassoon' and altered tabla part in "The Philadelphia Grand Jury" might indicate the singer in the song's waiting for the word (verdict). The loud guitar-drums-and-Chamberlin 'thunderstorm' part towards the end of "Ex-Guru" indicates the thunderstorm brought about by the jilted ex-guru. The synthesizer filtering of the acoustic guitar in "Duplexes of the Dead" indicates the odd light that filters through the dirty curtains a duplex of the dead would no doubt have. The swelling melody at the end of "My Egyptian Grammar" indicates the pride that likely swells up in the breast of a blue jay referred to therein. The monkey and cow noises in "The Old Hag is Sleeping" indicate the rooster at dawn. The guitar solo at the end of "Cabaret of the Seven Devils" counts to seven. The train sound effect in "Japanese Slippers" indicates a train. And so forth.

Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 2 September 2013 09:23 (twelve years ago)

I feel you should have bolded up "excuse the expression" tbh. And "And so forth". Also this paragraph is a rich bounty of possible display names.

Ottworks SKG (stevie), Monday, 2 September 2013 10:40 (twelve years ago)

so i'm guessing the reviewers who liked the fiery furnaces are the ones who believe everything they read in press releases

wombspace (abanana), Monday, 2 September 2013 11:05 (twelve years ago)

An altered version of the song, with the refrain "They're Crumbelievable", was used in a 2005 US television advertisement for Kraft Crumbles.[17]

Another altered version of the song, with the refrain "They're Twin-believable" was used during the Minnesota Twins 1991 championship drive and eventual World Series victory.

emil.y, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:02 (twelve years ago)

In the late 1990s, a band in Milwaukee incorporated the word into its name--NLTA, which stood for Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is Longer Than Antidisestablishmentarianism. Only later did they discover that Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis started with a P, not an N[citation needed].

Sick Rave and the Bad Speed (S-), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 05:46 (twelve years ago)

bobblehead dolls have been made with a wide variety of figures such as breakfast cereal mascot Count Chocula, beat generation author Jack Kerouac, and Nobel-prize-winning geneticist James D. Watson

Josefa, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 06:18 (twelve years ago)

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez (born 21 April 1992), commonly known as Isco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisko]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid mainly as an attacking midfielder. He wears the number 23 shirt as a tribute to his hero Shola Ameobi

― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), 1. syyskuuta 2013 13:56 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What's the "unusual" part in this one?

Tuomas, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 06:23 (twelve years ago)

Unusually florid and cod-bio in style.

José Paronella arrived in nearby Innisfail, Queensland, Australia in 1913, having sailed from Catalonia in northern Spain to plan a splendid life for himself and his fiancée Matilda. José worked hard for 11 years, creating his wealth by buying, improving and selling cane farms. While travelling through the beautiful countryside he discovered a virgin forest alongside spectacular Mena Creek Falls - perfect for his dream.
Upon returning to Spain, José discovered that Matilda had married another! Determined to sail back with a bride José proposed to Margarita, Matilda's younger sister. One year later the happy newlyweds were ship bound for Australia and by 1929 had purchased the land of José' dreams. He first built the grand 47-step staircase to shift building materials between the lower and upper level. Here the fun-loying couple had their cottage hand built of stone, and moved in on Christmas Eve.

It is like ganging up on Enya (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 06:40 (twelve years ago)

also, holy fucking LOL at Sasha's Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis one.

It is like ganging up on Enya (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 06:41 (twelve years ago)

The back cover shows their road crew gathered in the same spot with 0.47 lt (16 oz.) cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer provided by the photographer as a reward to the roadies for lugging out and stacking the band's heavy equipment for the photo shoot. Their expressions certainly seem to signify their displeasure at having to stack cases for a photo shoot.[6]

Ottworks SKG (stevie), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 14:20 (twelve years ago)

In an interview with Rap-Up TV, Mario revealed details on the new single and the album. Mario explained that the first single really pays homage to women who are comfortable with being sexy outside and they’re sexy with their men when they get home.

suggest ban & threadban method man & redman (some dude), Sunday, 8 September 2013 19:33 (twelve years ago)

In June 2013, Case announced a new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, to be released on September 3. M Ward of She & Him was paid in full for his guitar work on Neko's record.

That point is then explained, but on it comes off as so random on first read.

A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 8 September 2013 22:14 (twelve years ago)

Almost tempted to start a "rolling was M.Ward paid for..." thread on ilm.

A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 8 September 2013 22:15 (twelve years ago)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardigan_(sweater)

The photos are slaying me

Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 11 September 2013 22:18 (twelve years ago)

For Australians, pick the odd one out in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coprophagous_animals

ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Friday, 13 September 2013 01:10 (twelve years ago)

haw

pplains, Friday, 13 September 2013 01:17 (twelve years ago)


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