Happy birthday, Eddie Haskell
As you know, his real name is Ken Osmond. www.sitcomsonline.com His character illustrated a time-honored truth: The only person fooled by a total phony is the phony himself.
As you know, his real name is Ken Osmond. www.sitcomsonline.com His character illustrated a time-honored truth: The only person fooled by a total phony is the phony himself.
Bill Cosby. www.interestingmarketingtidbits.com
What age bracket within the population as a whole contains people familiar with the expression "pompatus of love"?
It's OK to admit it. Sometimes you like to cut out of work a bit early. That does not make you a bad person. Still, you might feel a little sheepish about it. If that's the case, you will want to keep an eye out…
...wouldn't you say "Go for it, sweetie. We're a little short on $50 bills." www.thebittenword.com
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Some men are under the impression that, in decent-sized workplaces, there is always at least one woman crying in the restroom.
A) Allergist. B) Endocrinologist. C) Doctor of thinkology. D) Obstetrician. E) Podiatrist. F) Witch doctor. G) Urologist. H) Doctor of humanities. I) Doctor John. J) Doctor Funkenstein. K) Doctor Who. L) Other. www.classicjq.com
www.sitcomsonline.com If you had to guess, I mean. Do you suppose Ward was strictly an A section guy? Or maybe he looked at sports, too. Perhaps he even checked out the women's section (remember what era we're talking about) for insights about why June behaved…
www.bonanza.com
Which of these records did you like best? www.45cat.com www.45cat.com www.musicstack.com www.classic45s.com www.45cat.com www.ebay.com www.nobilliards.blogspot.com www.muskmellon.wordpress.com www.raw-tcsd.com
This magazine cover is from 1984. www.timecom.com
Today's Slice question: Would you recognize marijuana if it was growing in your back yard?
I'll have to live to be almost 90 to make it to the centennial anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2044. Maybe I'll get there, though. My dad lived to be 90. And my mom is 95. Of course, who knows if anyone will even…
A colleague looking at a news story online wondered aloud if "Brutal Scrotum Attack" was redundant. This prompted a brief exchange on the various kinds of scrotum attacks. I need to remind myself more often that it is a treat to work in a newsroom.
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What's the key? A) Getting the child to understand that a sidearm (almost underarm) motion is essential. Overhand won't do. B) Getting the kid to relax. C) Understanding that selecting the right rocks is half the battle. D) Helping the child grasp the desirability of…
There is an Idaho Avenue in Ames, Iowa and Nashville, Tenn. and Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis and Las Cruces, N.M. and Cape May, N.J. and Staten Island, N.Y. and St. Louis and Dallas and Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Aurora, Colo. and Kenner, Louisiana…
Beer run. www.dpvintageposters.com
At least that's what I read. Would have been shortly after first album. The band's lineup would change approximately 750 times over the years. www.concertposterart.com
Today's Slice question: If grandparents unionized and engaged in some hard-nosed bargaining, how long would it be before they could dictate the terms of American life?
Full of breezy confidence, you make a simple declaration. And then, almost immediately, events conspire in an attempt to prove you wrong. A guiding premise of tomorrow's Slice column, written last week, is that it never really gets muggy here. I stand by this assertion.…
Which was better. This? www.coolalbumreview.com Or this? www.ephemeron.net Or this? www.musicstack.com
...cannot remember when it was the Pacific 8 Conference. www.bleacherreport.com
Nine years ago, as the running of the Belmont Stakes approached, I took up an entire Slice column with the transcript of the track announcer's call of Secretariat's mind-blowing victory in that race in 1973. Many regard that Triple Crown finish as one of the…
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