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WordWolf

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  1. Correct! "It's the official beer of Ireland!" *all the Irishmen pause and stare* "KATHY Ireland!" *celebration resumes* Too easy?
  2. I thought you might jump to that conclusion. You are correct- the answer is "It's A Wonderful Life." The Sesame St muppets in question were named after the characters in this movie.
  3. It is not. And I just checked that song's lyrics to make sure this line doesn't appear in it.
  4. Ok, here's something frivolous. A US TV commercial had a (former?) supermodel appear in an ad for Budweiser. This ad aired around St Patrick's Day, and was set on St Patrick's Day. She claimed that Budweiser was the OFFICIAL beer of IRELAND. Considering Budweiser's a US brand, and Ireland has their own brands, how was this claim explained in the ad?
  5. Johnny Baker Hap Andrews Tommy Curtis Ben Dixon Hans Muller William "Bill" Robinson Don Farrell Donald Forrester Jimmy Trotter Dave Kerlin Fred Clarkson Andy Walker Paul Edwards Charles Jones Phil Corrigan Henry Dreiser Johnny Steele Silas Holmes Red Cates Avery Wilson Ray Douglas Jerry Sykes Steve Mallory Dan Redfern Joel Collins George Browning Eli Whitney Virgil Cordt Tris Stewart Paul Donovan
  6. This 1990s suspense-drama spent a lot of time on the Douglas firs, the local pie and the local coffee. I feel bad for whoever had to try to go to court to prove the big villain did it.
  7. Not the first line. "All aboard...that train. All aboard...that train."
  8. I'm thinking. If anyone has an idea, they can jump in as a FREE POST. Otherwise, I'll need another day or so.
  9. Next actor. Johnny Baker Hap Andrews Tommy Curtis Ben Dixon Hans Muller William "Bill" Robinson Don Farrell Donald Forrester Jimmy Trotter Dave Kerlin Fred Clarkson Andy Walker
  10. Oh. Haven't seen that one in a while. That's "SOUTH PARK."
  11. When Ringo first appears, he's standing in a spot recognizable from "Hard Day's Night", and he's wearing the ring from "HELP!" George is introduced with the sounds of sitars playing. John is introduced with the line that he has to pull the lever. "I'm a born Lever-puller."
  12. Old Fred and Ringo passed a room with statues or something of all of them, including Mandrake the Magician. The exchange is something like "Can't we take one of these guys along?" "No, I only work with my mates."
  13. YES. I'm glad someone got it before I posted about the main characters traveling in a yellow submarine.
  14. Most people would say that this movie had exactly 4 protagonists, and I would agree. For an animated film, it's pretty well-remembered, especially considering it wasn't/isn't a Disney product.
  15. "I have a coffee for...oh, no.... 'Primrose Everdeen'?" "I VOLUNTEER!" "Come on guys, that wasn't funny last year!" This was the first "HUNGER GAMES" movie, when the first volunteer from District..12? from that district actually volunteered for the Hunger Games.
  16. I think I've got it. None of the words of the post have appeared 5 times, unless it's "THE" or something. "THE" may matter to GSC regulars, but won't change meanings for anyone else. It was a COMMERCIAL, which means it was almost certainly to sell a product. (Unless it's a PSA or a commercial for a program.) Funny thing about commercials, they have to fit the sensibilities of the people who watch television- or, more to the point, the people who monitor what airs. Sometimes something isn't done on TV, sometimes an analogy is used, sometimes a product is advertised and they can't say what it does. One commercial for maxi-pads or something used blue water to illustrate how effective their product was, without explaining why you'd want that much blue water caught. More often, it's the phrasing that's crafted to avoid saying things. "What's 'feminine protection', anyway? A chartreuse flame-thrower?" Commercials get squeamish about any product that has anything to do with private parts, especially women's private parts. So, I'm thinking the word that was first actually mentioned in the 80s was "PERIOD." There had been periods in history, in sports matches, in punctuation, but none in women's health. At least, that's my guess. Raf's normal use of punctuation meant that multiple periods appeared in his post.
  17. I'm assuming this is "Outlander."
  18. When the first of the protagonists is introduced, a close look will show references to at least 2 other movies- one where he stands, one when his hands are shown. When another protagonist is introduced, the familiar sound of an instrument he's known for is heard playing. When another protagonist is introduced, a reference to the town where he's from is made. That's not the line "I told you not to eat on an empty stomach", although both lines appear in the same scene. I don't know about anyone else, but I lost track of which of them owned the car early in the movie.
  19. For those who've never heard of it, "Hunt Close" is a book written about raising hunting dogs. It espouses a POV that's rejected by modern dog trainers, which is to reward the dog when he does well and punish him thoroughly any time he does poorly. The result, according to modern trainers, is a dog that does what the trainer wants WHEN THE TRAINER IS WATCHING, but otherwise not. vpw recommended this book for training dogs and for raising children. That vpw didn't really raise children OR train dogs while giving advice on both is a point that was lost early on.
  20. Right, of course. I was thinking of the chick flick.
  21. I was hoping for Colonel "Buzz" Brighton to appear. This is LESLIE NIELSEN.
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