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82On the Fifth Day of Christmas
Unlike the four collie birds in the previous stanza who just had their name changed to a different, and non-existent, species of bird, the five rings in this stanza have, in singers' and illustrators' minds,...
0 comments79Dancing With the Stars Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough - Season 8 Hot Pair
The popular reality TV show, Dancing With the Stars, is set to begin its eighth season on March 9, 2009. The show, which consists of paring up teams each consisting of a professional dancer and a well known...
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78On the Fourth Day of Christmas
In the discussion dealing with the Partridge in a Pear Tree in the first stanza of the song it was pointed out that the gift of a partridge in a pear tree may have come about because of a mix-up between...
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94On the First Day of Christmas
Why a partridge in a pear tree? A partridge is not a small bird that can be easily placed in a cage in the kitchen. And the song pre-dates dwarf fruit trees so we are talking about a good sized tree which...
17 comments88Are You a Turtle?
Reading an account of the death of the former astronaut Wally Schirra, I was reminded of the Are you a turtle? question during one of the space flights. In the article I read, Schirra was asked this during...
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81When Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Other Cartoon Characters Went to War
Unlike the wars in Iraq and Afghanastan or the Vietnam or even the Korean War, World War II was an all out war in which the entire nation was mobilized and participated in one way or another. In addition to...
7 comments83A Great YouTube Show
Instead of worrying about losing money through pirating of their movies and records, the entertainment industry should take care that they don't lose their audience to places like YouTube. There is a lot of...
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76Veterans Day - Audie Murphy Actor and War Hero
Each year on Veteran's Day many TV channels broadcast war movies intended to honor the exploits of our veterans. Among those shown is the 1955 movie "To Hell and Back" staring Audie Murphy. Unlike most of...
4 comments79Rumor Has It... A Fun Movie with a Message
The movie Rumor Has It..., staring Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner, is a delightful comedy about love and sex. However, even though the central theme is sex, the movie artfully tiptoes around the...
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91On the Sixth Day of Christmas
Geese were among the first birds to be domesticated. Our Neolithic ancestors discovered that, rather than spending days searching for animals to kill or nests to rob, it was easier to capture them live and...
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