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GeorgeStGeorge

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Renee Zellweger Chicago Catherine Zeta Jones George
  7. I'm not sure that going from Dogma to Alan Rickman and back to Dogma is allowed. George
  8. "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
  9. 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
  10. "What we've got here is failure to communicate." George
  11. George Carlin Dogma Alan Rickman George
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. John Candy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Steve Martin George
  15. 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?"
  16. M*A*S*H? (I just like using asterisks.) George
  17. “I attended Juilliard. I’m a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I’ve seen The Exorcist about 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it … Not to mention the fact that you’re talking to a dead guy …” George
  18. I think you did this one less than a month ago (Trading Places). Want to go again? George
  19. Yes. Dragnet was a 50's show, brought back in the 60's. The proposed revival was in 1982, until Jack Webb had a heart attack. (Harry Morgan was in MASH and After MASH at the time.) The "This is the city..." monologue changed to fill available time in the episodes. You're up. George
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