Total Trivia

[Gaia_Lorraine]

With a mother who ran London's famed Lee Strasberg drama school -- and being the sort of knockout blonde beauty adored by the cameras -- it was not surprising that Sienna Miller eventually gravitated to an acting career. Born in New York to an American banker father and a mother who was always associated with the arts, young Miller received her primary education at the Heathfield School in Ascot, Surrey, before pursuing acting at New York's Lee Strasberg Institute.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Song titles with female names...

------- T -------

Tammy : Debbie Reynolds : 1957
Teresa : Eddie Cochran : 1959
Teresa : Joe Dolan : 1969
Tina Marie : Perry Como : 1955
Tracy : Cufflinks : 1969
Tracy's Theme : Spencer Ross : 1960
Trudi : Donovan & The Jeff Beck Group : 1969
Trudi's Song : Mott The Hoople : 1974
Trudie : Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson : 1958

------- V -------

Valerie : The Mello-Kings : 1958
Valerie : Zutons : 2006
Valerie : Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse : 2007
Vanessa : Ted Heath & His Music : 1952
Venus (Ed Marshall) : Frankie Avalon : 1959
Venus (Ed Marshall)(Disco Version) : Frankie Avalon : 1976
Venus (Robbie van Leeuwen) : Shocking Blue : 1970
Venus (Robbie van Leeuwen) : Bananarama : 1986
Venus In Blue Jeans : Jimmy Clanton : 1962
Venus In Blue Jeans : Mark Wynter : 1962
Veronica : Elvis Costello : 1989
Victoria : The Kinks : 1969

-------- W --------

Wendy : The Beach Boys : 1964
Wendy Wendy : The Four Coins : 1958
Windy : Paul Gayten : 1958
Windy : The Association : 1967

-------- Y --------

Oh Yoko! : John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band : 1971
Dear Yoko : John Lennon & Yoko Ono : 1980

 

[smotherman]

Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States.

 

[smotherman]

Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years.

 

[smotherman]

The most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign.

 

[smotherman]

Divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men.

 

[fire_breeze]

Kissing can produce endorphins ( much like chocolate does ) that are 200 times more powerful than morphine, which can cause the sensation of euphoria and bliss.

 

[fire_breeze]

The after-effects of kissing include inducing reduced pulse and blood pressure, and a sense of relaxation.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Crazy inventions... US patented, the "Wonder Butt Bra"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j160/Gaia_Lorraine/Fun/I_Do.gif

No one dare ask me what size I wear

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Song titles with female names...

Honorary mentions ------

Lawdy Miss Clawdy : Gary Stites : 1960
Lawdy Miss Clawdy : Green Bullfrog : 1971
Lawdy Miss Clawdy : Lloyd Price : 1952
Lawdy Miss Clawdy : Marty Wilde : 1970
Little Red Riding Hood : The Big Bopper : 1958
Miss Lane : Joe Breen : 1978
Miss Saigon : Musical : 1988
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter : Herman's Hermits : 1965
Mrs. Robinson : Simon & Garfunkel : 1968
Mrs. Robinson : Booker T. & The MG's : 1969
Mrs. Robinson : Simon & Garfunkel : 1981
My Girl Sloopy : The Vibrations : 1964
Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose : Tony Orlando : 1973
The Magical Mrs. Clamps : Cliff Richard & The Shadows : 1958

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

If... who what why where when

If you had an image that epitomises summer (apart from the weather) what would it be?

For me... playing rolly polly on the grass in my youth

 

[smotherman]

The state of Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people.

 

[smotherman]

A turtle can breathe through its butt.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

A turtle can breathe through its butt.

I know many people who can talk through it

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

I know many people who can talk through it

OMG! I didn't mean you, forgive my warped humour

 

[Daizie]

If you had an image that epitomises summer (apart from the weather) what would it be?

For me... playing rolly polly on the grass in my youth

Catching fireflies at night with my friends. The warmth of the day still lingering in the evening air. Grown-ups sitting outside chatting as we chased the flickering lights of the fireflies.

 

[Daizie]

I know many people who can talk through it

LOL....I know a few of them also.

 

[fire_breeze]

If you had an image that epitomises summer (apart from the weather) what would it be?

For me... playing rolly polly on the grass in my youth

Until about 4 years ago, it was watching the meteor shower, reading a book outside or wandering downtown, watching the buskers perform. But now, it's sitting on the roof with some friends on a hot late August night, with a couple of beers, music playing quietly, talking about anything and everything, laughing. It was so still, that everyone just moved slowly, that it was hard to take a breath of air, the lights spilling onto the roof.... a great summer night.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Until about 4 years ago, it was watching the meteor shower, reading a book outside or wandering downtown, watching the buskers perform. But now, it's sitting on the roof with some friends on a hot late August night, with a couple of beers, music playing quietly, talking about anything and everything, laughing. It was so still, that everyone just moved slowly, that it was hard to take a breath of air, the lights spilling onto the roof.... a great summer night.

Oh YES! those salad days in the park with a group of friends knelt around a sacrament of picnic food and talking idly about anything and everything interspersed with the odd kiss

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Research on manual dish washing done at Ohio State University shows that food left on dishes after washing can harbor bacteria. But lipstick left on glasses seemed to have "antimicrobial properties."

Some other findings for your dining pleasure:

• Fork prongs are especially dangerous because they can protect old food particles and thus bacteria.

• Dried milk in glasses grew the most bacteria. But they don't understand why milk sticks to glass so successfully.

• Wash dishes before the food dries.

The purpose of the research was to test restaurant dish-washing procedures as unclean utensils or dishes can lead to food poisoning. One final finding: scalding hot water was not as crucial as soaking the dishes in ammonia-based sanitizers after they were washed.

Bon appetit.

 

[CCaprice]

Research on manual dish washing done at Ohio State University shows that food left on dishes after washing can harbor bacteria. But lipstick left on glasses seemed to have "antimicrobial properties."

Some other findings for your dining pleasure:

• Fork prongs are especially dangerous because they can protect old food particles and thus bacteria.

• Dried milk in glasses grew the most bacteria. But they don't understand why milk sticks to glass so successfully.

• Wash dishes before the food dries.

The purpose of the research was to test restaurant dish-washing procedures as unclean utensils or dishes can lead to food poisoning. One final finding: scalding hot water was not as crucial as soaking the dishes in ammonia-based sanitizers after they were washed.

Bon appetit.

Hmmmm, now I wonder if I should go out for supper!!

 

[CCaprice]

Table knives were introduced circa 1600; until then, individuals brought to the table their own knives, which served also as daggers.

 

[CCaprice]

Crazy inventions... US patented, the "Wonder Butt Bra"

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j160/Gaia_Lorraine/Fun/I_Do.gif

No one dare ask me what size I wear

Did this ever go into production?

 

[CCaprice]

The best knives are forged from high-carbon steel. Cheaper grades are beveled from steel bars thick in the center and tapering toward the edges or are stamped from sheets of metal. In hollow-ground blades, the sides are concave. For stainless blades, the steel is usually partly replaced by, or coated with, chromium.

 

[CCaprice]

The pocket knife, with the blade folding into the handle, was invented around 1600.