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GeorgeStGeorge

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  1. "I know what you're thinking: Did he fire six shots, or only five?" George
  2. And it is very cold in space. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Not sure of the other two. George
  3. Human got five right, WW got four. (Jan and Dean were not in the first group.) The whole lineup: (they were inducted in alphabetical order) Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard (Pettiman), and Elvis Presley. George
  4. The duo counts as one name. If you don't know them, there are nine other choices. Give five. George
  5. OK, that was a tough one. it was a V-2 rocket, in 1944. Let's try an easier one: The first ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were inducted on January 23, 1986. Nine were individual performers, and the other was a duo. Name FIVE of them. George
  6. Yes, both of those quotes are pretty recognizable for The Shining. George
  7. If you don't get the actual title, I'll accept the way it's usually referred to: Oh, I can see There ain't no room for me You're only holding out Your heart in sympathy If there's another man Then girl, I understand Go on and take his hand George
  8. The Jerk "Wendy? I'm hooooome!" George
  9. The Candy Man Can by Sammy Davis Jr? George
  10. My dad had lupus. It wasn't the variety that attacked his internal organs, but it kept him out of the sun. George
  11. This was not a satellite. And "outer space" is only about 15 miles from the surface (end of the atmosphere). George
  12. By George, I think he's got it! George
  13. Ok, let's try this: What was the first man-made object to reach outer space (i.e., outside the Earth's atmosphere)? George
  14. Sorry. "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain." George
  15. All right, let's move this on. Proof 1: X = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 +1/4 + 1/5 +1/6 +.... ln2 = 1 - 1/2 +1/3 - 1/4 +1/5 -1/6 ... X-ln2 = (1-1) + (1/2 - (-1/2)) + (1/3 -1/3) + (1/4 - (-1/4)) + (1/5 -1/5) + (1/6 - (-1/6)) +... = 0 + 1 + 0 + 1/2 + 0 + 1/3 +... = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... = X If X = X-ln2, then X is infinite Proof 2: 1 > 1/2 1/2 = 1/2 1/3 + 1/4 > 1/2 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 +1/8 > 1/2 next eight terms > 1/2 next sixteen terms > 1/2 X is the sum of an infinite number of terms all greater than 1/2, so X is infinite. I figured out the first proof myself, back in high school. A math teacher showed me the other one. FREE POST George
  16. Christopher Lee The Man with the Golden Gun Britt Ekland George
  17. Correct. "Beam me up, Scotty" was never said, but "Beam me up" occurred often. In the other series, it was usually "Energize." George
  18. Correct. And I've heard it on the radio (on an oldies station). George
  19. I misremembered. It wasn't about the plural, it was about the singular. I think Quayle thought potato should have an e at the end. There are some references which consider potatoe acceptable, but the vast majority consider it a misspelling. George
  20. I believe we're teetering on the verge of politics, but to set the record straight: The "potato" thing was bout correcting someone's spelling of the plural of potato. One was Quayle; the other, I think, was someone in middle school. One said potatoes, the other said potatos. The former was correct. The Jack Kennedy thing was during the Vice-Presidential debate with Lloyd Bentsen in 1988. Dukakis-Bentsen lost to Bush-Quayle by a whopping 420-111 electoral votes. George
  21. I'll give it a couple more days. If no one has it by then, I'll let you know what I've got. George
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