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by Istenem » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:41 pm
not him, it is right sort of era to warhol.
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by harry2 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:05 pm
Paul Jackson-Pollock ?
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by Istenem » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:29 pm
not him either. btw, those lollies are not american.
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by Weyland » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:33 pm
Wild stab, on the basis the name sounds vaguely Hispanic: Dali?
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by Istenem » Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:42 am
all power to Weyland. it was dali.
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by Weyland » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:52 am
Oh bugger, I didn't think that was going to be right, so I didn't think of a question.
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(after looking on Wikipedia) Okay, seeing as there's been a few on-this-day questions recently, here's another one: The word "Dord" caused someone great embarasment on this day (28th Feb) in 1939. How?
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by Istenem » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:49 pm
i read about this a while ago. it was a dictionary compiler who wrote on an entry slip 'D or d' meaning an abbreviation for dead or died. but the sub-editor read it as Dord and the word was included in the dictionary output. iirc it was many years before anybody questioned the validity of Dord.
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by Istenem » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:32 pm
cheers. eleanor simmonds is the dwarfy swimmer who "captured the nation's heart with her gutsy display in the paralympic pool". and she is quite charming.
which BBC comedy box set was she hoping for for Christmas?
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by harry2 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:26 pm
Ever Decreasing Circles ?
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by Weyland » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:28 pm
The Brittas Empire?
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by harry2 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:38 pm
Not to be intentionally Un-PC, Red DWARF ?
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by Istenem » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 pm
neither of those, the reason i found it amusing is that the show has a character who is nearly a dwarf too.
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by harry2 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:40 pm
If it is modern, I am clueless, but LITTLE Britain !
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by Thumper » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:23 pm
Top Gear?