Did you know the music for The Star-Spangled Banner was originally used for a British drinking song? The song combines Francis Scott Key's poem "Defense of Fort McHenry" and the tune "To Anacreon in Heaven".
October 8, 2012
October 6, 2012
Gog Bless Us All
This was one of the replies to a post on Facebook about a neighbor's condition; she recently had heart surgery and was in critical condition, with her kidneys not functioning. I was glad to see that she's doing much better, but I had to laugh when I saw this.
(I cropped out the poster's name and photo)
I think I would have deleted the post and posted again or at least used the "Edit" feature. Oh well, her heart was in the right place and her sentiments were good, if not her spelling.
(I cropped out the poster's name and photo)
I think I would have deleted the post and posted again or at least used the "Edit" feature. Oh well, her heart was in the right place and her sentiments were good, if not her spelling.
hirtellous
hirtellous hir·tel·lous [hur-tel-uhs]
adjective
minutely hirsute.
"minutely hirsute". That describes me, to a "T". I don't have a lot of hair on my head or anywhere else, for that matter. I saw a gray hair on my chest the other day and pulled it out...and diminished my chest hair by a third when I did.
I may start using 'hirtellous" as a nickname in forums.
adjective
minutely hirsute.
"minutely hirsute". That describes me, to a "T". I don't have a lot of hair on my head or anywhere else, for that matter. I saw a gray hair on my chest the other day and pulled it out...and diminished my chest hair by a third when I did.
I may start using 'hirtellous" as a nickname in forums.
October 5, 2012
Heavy Metal
Did you know "heavy metal" was once used exclusively by the military to indicate something that was heavily fortified by tanks and guns? In 1968, a journalist for Cream magazine used this expression to describe a performance of the band MC5 from Detroit. Soon the same magazine was using the term for many other bands of that era, and it caught on in the broader community.
List of heavy metal bands
I could post any video from any band on that list, but why not use a tune that's ABOUT heavy metal?
Heavy Metal - Sammy Hagar
List of heavy metal bands
I could post any video from any band on that list, but why not use a tune that's ABOUT heavy metal?
Heavy Metal - Sammy Hagar
October 4, 2012
Days The Duke Died
Did you know?
John Wayne died in eight of his films:
Reap the Wild Wind, The Fighting Seabees, Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, The Alamo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Cowboys and The Shootist.
Clipart courtesy of Caricature Zone
John Wayne died in eight of his films:
Reap the Wild Wind, The Fighting Seabees, Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, The Alamo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Cowboys and The Shootist.
Clipart courtesy of Caricature Zone
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