Close enough. It was actually:
"Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!!"
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Close enough. It was actually:
"Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!!"
Someone else can have a go - I'll leave you with this - the shining in 30 seconds by bunnies:
http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html
So what are the Coen (Cohen?) brothers first names. (I nearly said Christian names which would be a really dumb not PC thing to say of a Jewish family I guess.)
(Thanks for the turn Eastie, A green kiss for you boyo!)
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Don't know, but I loved Fargo and Raising Arizona.
Leonard and Irving?
Bit of Automobile trivia.
It was a sweltering August day when the Coen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford (an infamous anti-Semite), the car maker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Coen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry." Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it to the competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to demonstrate it to you in person."
After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building. Hyman Coen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. "Please step inside, Mr. Ford." "What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be a hundred degrees in that car !" "It is," smiled the youngest brother, "but sit down Mr. Ford, and push the white button." Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All of a sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only comfortable, it was quite cool.
"This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for the patent?" One of the brothers spoke up, "The price is one million dollars." Then he paused. "And there is something else. The name 'Coen Brothers Air-conditioning' must be stamped right next to the Ford logo!" "Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but there is no way will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!" They haggled back and forth for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but the Coen's name would be left off. However, the first names of the Coen brothers would be forever emblazoned upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system.
And that is why even today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those three names clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel: NORM, HI and MAX
Or was it just Joel and Ethan after all... :rolleyes:
Ohhhh ever so sweetly told too.....an awful lot of work just to get to ask the next question though! :D
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Ok Mick.
I am on a job doing a footing, yesterday and the day before there was mud sticking to my boots in the mornings.
Today, Saturday was different, why? It drizzled last night too.
No mud sticking to my boots.
No I didnt stay home, same site, same job.
What happened to make it different? :D
Al :)
It's the weekend and the mud was having the day off... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
You moaned all of Friday to the site supervisor to put some crushed rock down so your velvet knee high 'cfm' boots woudn't get so dirty again :D
I suspect that your workboots were dirty and a bit wet, so you left them at home, and wore your best going-out rubber thongs.
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Concrete was poured?
Nope too all.
Al
It was a cold night and the ground had frozen...
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tonz
I knew you would get it :D .
When I left home the temp was fine and no frost.
When I got to work, 70 kms away, it was white with frost, I almost doubled back home to bed. :(
Al :)
What was the name of the Group formed in 1984 which reunited two of the members of Led Zeppelin?
Not being as fond of music trivia as this reponse would seem, I can think of two options, so I'll go with the unfortunately named and shortlived (1 album?):-
The Honeydrippers.
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Correct..
So what was the name of the other band?
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Lacker?
Al
Max Factor?
Isn't that what happened to Helena Rubenstein??
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Well if he did, she ain't talking...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Is there a current question ?
Yes!
Now it's my turn again!!
Actually there was a question about the other band that was formed in '84 after the Honeydrippers.
I am not sure of the answer so if I said asked "was it The Firm" the next person to answer either way gets a go, and we never know if they are correct or not!!
Ahhh what the heck: 'Was it the Firm?'
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Well, the original question was ...
What was the name of the Group formed in 1984 which reunited two of the members of Led Zeppelin?
The answer being the "Honeydrippers". (Jimmy Page and Robert Plant)
This was slightly misleading though as the Honeydrippers were actually formed in 1981 but didn't do their one and only recording until 1984.
"The Firm" was founded in 1984 but only had one ex Led Zep member, Jimmy Page.
So ask a new question already :D
Donald F. Duncan introduced in 1929 a toy based on a weapon used by 16th-century Filipino hunters. What is it called?
The Yo Yo.
Who was Grindling Gibbons?
A famous British wood carver.... (although Mr google thinks it's actually Grinling Gibbons)
Yep. That was a deliberate mistake to flush out the Googlers :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tonz
It's your go again Tonz
Today, a relatively rare astronomical event known as the "Transit of Venus" occurs... what is it and when did it last occur?
The last transit of Venus, in which Venus' orbit takes it between the Earth and the Sun, occurred on December 6, 1882.
Correct...
In 1761 a number of expeditions were embarked to observe the transit of Venus. What were they trying to work out?
Bonus point if you can name the guy who travelled thousands of miles to observe it only to have it totally obscured by cloud for the duration.
The distance of the earth from the sun
Correct and it was Neville Maskelyne - one of history's born losers.
Wasn't he the same bloke who stuffed up the answer to the longitude question?
What's going on? The greenies are back and I've got heaps!
I think he forgot to carry the one ;)
Read a good book on this called Longitude by Dava Sobel - good read if you're into science history.
Hey look, I've become a "glorious beacon of light". Reminds me of the Monty Python "Oscar Wilde" sketch.
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: Your Majesty is like a stream of bat's .
(gasps)
THE PRINCE OF WALES: What?
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: It was one of Wilde's.
OSCAR WILDE: It sodding was not! It was Shaw!
THE PRINCE OF WALES: Well, Mr. Shaw?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: I, um, I, ah, I merely meant, Your Majesty, that, ah, you shine out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.
At the Sydney Olympics, how many gold medals did Australia win in cycling?
I think the powers that be must be playing with the rep points again.
Either that or they're trying to mess with our minds :D