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GeorgeStGeorge

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  1. It was the Hurricane of 1935. Hit the tip of Florida at about 185 mph. FREE POST George
  2. No structural damage from Beryl, but power (and internet) out for over two days. Now I'm heading to Tennessee on vacation until Monday. Sorry if I'm leaving a couple of "game threads" hanging. George
  3. "Since my customary farewell would appear oddly self-serving, I shall simply say...Good luck." "While the essence of our culture has been saved in the elders who now reside upon this ship, I estimate no more than 10,000 have survived. I am now a member of an endangered species." George
  4. The running gag of having the pre-credit sequence ending with a character referring to the star as [title of the show] was originally only supposed to be used in the pilot as it was believed that they would never be able to keep finding ways to work it into the conversation. It ended up being used in almost all the episodes. In the first season opening credits, the star walks through Times Square and sees several Broadway marquees. "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" closed on 1 October 1966, while "Cabaret" opened on 20 December 1966 and Neil Simon's "The Star-Spangled Girl" opened on 21 December 1966. The three shows never ran at the same time. George
  5. Andrew was a strong one, but windspeed was only 150 mph upon landfall in Florida. (It hit the Bahamas harder.) The one I refer to was earlier and about 20% stronger. George
  6. This is looking moderately problematic. Most of the Texas coast will be impacted. Fortunately, it's moving quickly enough that impacts will be lessened. George
  7. Watching Beryl in the Gulf and heading (more or less) this way, it brings up this question: What was the strongest storm AT LANDFALL in US history? George
  8. Dude, you did it again. No Chicago -- Catherine Zeta Jones -- Chicago For that matter, going back to Zellweger, you basically reversed my last clue! George
  9. It's not clear that even 50 million people will be eating hot dogs that day, but let's go with 100 million hot dogs. George
  10. Renee Zellweger Chicago Catherine Zeta Jones George
  11. I'm not sure that going from Dogma to Alan Rickman and back to Dogma is allowed. George
  12. "Old Time Rock and Roll" Bob Seeger She must belong to San Francisco She must have lost her way Postin' a poster of Poncho and Cisco One California day George
  13. Hot dog eating contestants eat 40-70 hot dogs, but I can't see the average American eating ten. (A lot of Americans won't be eating any.) I'd guess the average is closer to two, making it about 600 million. George
  14. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." George
  15. George Carlin Dogma Alan Rickman George
  16. I think that's "The Shining." (?) George
  17. No. The title of this movie was taken from the hymn "Jerusalem." The writer had a much more mundane title for the movie until he heard a phrase from the song which inspired him. This is probably considered more of a sports movie, but religious sentiments underpin the story. American flags seen in the film should have had 48 stars, not 50. Although it received a standing ovation when shown in competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, this movie was mercilessly savaged by the French critics, because it called the French "the frogs" and "an unprincipled lot." In order to prevent the negative critical response from hurting its international distribution, Roger Ebert lobbied the other American critics in attendance to award it the "American Critics Prize", which they did in a 6-5 vote. This marks the only time in the sixty-year history of the festival that this award has been presented. George
  18. The title of this movie was taken from the hymn "Jerusalem." The writer had a much more mundane title for the movie until he heard a phrase from the song which inspired him. This is probably considered more of a sports movie, but religious sentiments underpin the story. George
  19. John Candy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Steve Martin George
  20. When Harry Met Sally "Where does he get those wonderful toys?" George PS: When I saw the star name Betelgeuse, I always thought it was pronounced something like "BAY-tel-gice. It wasn't until Beetlejuice came out and i mentioned it to my boss, who then said, "What? Like the star?"
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