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Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/16/10 at 5:19 pm
All summer has been cool, until this week.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/16/10 at 6:01 pm
This week has been extremely busy for me with a ton of work due
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/16/10 at 6:14 pm
Duet was a show on fox back in the late 80s
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/16/10 at 6:21 pm
Sid Phillips was the name of the bad guy in Toy Story
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/16/10 at 11:03 pm
Toy Story 3 has recently hit theaters, but I have not seen it yet; maybe I will when it comes to DVD or gets aired on television.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/16/10 at 11:33 pm
Television has gotten raunchier and stupider as of late especially with a show called "Jersey Shore"
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/16/10 at 11:36 pm
"Jersey Shore" has not been watched by me, thankfully. I prefer to mainly stick to the older TV programs.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/16/10 at 11:50 pm
Older TV programs released in the 90s Home Improvement, Becker, and Frasier
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/16/10 at 11:51 pm
Frasier was a spinoff of Cheers; both sitcoms had successful 11-year runs on NBC. I still love watching the reruns of Cheers.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 12:35 am
Cheers was about a bar and the bar's usual customers, it's the show that starred Ted Danson as the bartender
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/17/10 at 9:07 am
as the bartender, Sam Malone would always hit on women
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 11:36 am
Women between the ages of 18 and 30 can be pretty attractive, ones older than that can be too but they're called cougars
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 12:32 pm
Cougars are also known as pumas and mountain lions, depending on what part of the world they're located in.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 1:12 pm
They're located in the mountains of North America but can be found elsewhere such as Canada
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 1:23 pm
Canada has a number of pro hockey teams, but now has only one pro baseball team: the Toronto Blue Jays.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 1:28 pm
Jay's the name of a reoccurring character in many movies directed by Kevin Smith
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 1:30 pm
Smith is a very popular surname; I bet the phonebooks contain several pages of just that name.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 1:35 pm
That name is also used for the main villain in The Matrix, Agent Smith
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 1:41 pm
Smith and Wesson is a manufacturer of handguns in the US. They are known as S&W for short, but that is not to be confused with a certain brand of canned vegetables, where the letters stand for Sussman and Wormser, the founders of the canned food company.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 2:50 pm
Company is 3 or more people, because 2 people is a couple and 1 person is alone
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 2:57 pm
"Alone" was a big hit for the band Heart in 1987; in fact, I think it hit #1 in the U.S. the weekend that I turned 7.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 3:01 pm
7 of 9 was a character on a popular television show called Star Trek
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 4:58 pm
Star Trek... yeah, I know about that science fiction series, but not a great deal. I know names of characters and the general premise, but not too much.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:01 pm
Too much time of mine has been spent watching other things such as "My Name Is Earl" or "South Park"
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 5:02 pm
"South Park" is a show I occasionally watch; there have been at least one or two episodes I kinda liked.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:04 pm
I kinda liked most of South Park except for one or two episodes such as the one where a kid on a little league hockey team died of cancer...
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 5:04 pm
Cancer can be quite deadly; my maternal grandfather died from it almost 25 years ago.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:09 pm
25 years ago I was negative 3 years old
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 5:10 pm
I was negative 3 years old in 1977, and positive 3 years old in 1983.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:11 pm
1983 was 2 years before my favorite movie (Back to the Future) was released
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 5:12 pm
Back to the Future was released a quarter of a century (or 25 years) ago! And for the record, I have not seen it in its entirety, but I hear it's a good one.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:24 pm
It's a good one and you should run don't walk to your nearest video store and rent it NOW!!!
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 5:28 pm
Now I think it would be on DVD, but that makes no difference, since we do have a DVD player in the house. I will rent and see it as soon as I possibly can!! :D
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 5:39 pm
Can it be now? Because it's a movie that you cannot miss out on
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/17/10 at 6:04 pm
On golden pond is a movie I have not seen yet
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 6:16 pm
Yet another post is being made to this thread, which now contains over 7,000 replies. Pretty soon it'll be on page number 500.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/17/10 at 6:18 pm
500 home runs is a benchmark to get to in baseball
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 7:01 pm
Baseball is a sport I suck at same with soccer, football, volleyball, track and field, and basketball
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 7:59 pm
Basketball is a sport I enjoyed playing when I was younger, mainly to shoot the ball into the basket.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 8:22 pm
"Basket Case" was a song released in the 90s by the punk rock band Green Day
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 8:34 pm
Green Day released that song on their 1994 album, Dookie, which also spawned the single "When I Come Around."
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 8:44 pm
Around that time Blink 182 released their debut album: "Cheshire Cat"
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/17/10 at 8:53 pm
Cheshire Cat was a character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, if I remember correctly. His grin was his trademark feature.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/10 at 8:56 pm
Features such as "Alice In Wonderland", "The Little Mermaid" and "The Lion King" were all created by Disney Pictures
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/18/10 at 8:36 am
Pictures of Lily was a 60s song by the Who.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/18/10 at 10:32 am
"Who Are You" was also a song released by that band; it came out in the 70's. I guess figuring out that song title was pretty simple.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:14 am
Simple Plan was an emo band which started in the early 2000s
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 12:17 am
The early 2000s doesn't seem like a very long time ago to me, but the whole decade of the 00's went pretty fast!
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:19 am
Pretty fast super hero is named The Flash
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 12:25 am
Flash Gordon, also known as Tom Gordon, was a relief baseball pitcher who pitched for several years in various teams, including the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Yankees.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:31 am
New York Yankees are a team I could care less about because quite frankly I could care less about professional sports.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 12:32 am
Professional sports are televised on TV all the time now; I wonder if that's one reason why we get more and more annoying tv ads.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:34 am
TV ads are only worth watching when it's the Super Bowl
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 12:35 am
The Super Bowl is one pro sports game I often care less about, mainly since there's no NFL franchise in Los Angeles... but sometimes I do get curious about it in the last few minutes of play.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:36 am
Playing these forum board games are fun
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 12:46 am
Forum board games are fun especially when there are several people playing them at once.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 12:47 am
Once there were nearly 6 or 7 people playing these games at the same time
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/20/10 at 8:51 am
Time passages was a song by Al Stewart, in the 70s
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/20/10 at 10:49 am
Sammy Davis Jr was famous for creating "The Candy Man" what was featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 10:53 am
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was originally in book form; Roald Dahl wrote the story as a children's novel in the 1960's; two movie adaptations were made after that: one in the 1970's (which featured the "Candy Man" song as mentioned above) and one in the 2000's. Both had some notable differences from the book, but each of the kids disappeared in the same respective manners, in the same order, leaving only Charlie and his grandfather at the end.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/10 at 2:16 pm
At the end, when I saw the film at the cinema, the curtains closed.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/20/10 at 2:59 pm
Closed captioning often appears on the TV screen on certain programs; that is, when said feature is turned on. Sometimes it doesn't exactly match what the person on the screen is saying.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/10 at 12:27 am
"Saying nothing...sometimes says the most." is a quote from Emily Dickinson.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/21/10 at 1:58 am
Son of the Mask was a horrible sequel to a fantastic movie
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/10 at 3:23 am
A fantastic movie will cost big bucks to make and will take in big bucks at the box office.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/21/10 at 10:26 am
Office Space is a comedy about how slacking off at work can in fact get you promoted
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/21/10 at 11:02 am
Ted Danson starred in Cheers
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/21/10 at 11:18 am
Cheers is an 80s television show about a bar in New York
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/21/10 at 11:21 am
New York has been the setting for lots of different television shows; the earliest one I know of is I Love Lucy.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/21/10 at 1:24 pm
Lucy was the girl with glasses on Peanuts who always was seen with Peppermint Patty
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/21/10 at 2:47 pm
Patty Smyth sang lead with the rock band Scandal during the 1980's, then went solo and later married John McEnroe, an American tennis player.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/21/10 at 10:20 pm
John McEnroe, an American tennis player, played a part once in an Adam Sandler film.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/21/10 at 11:55 pm
Adam Sandler films usually bug me, because the actor Adam Sandler generally annoys me
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/10 at 1:31 am
Adam Sandler generally annoys me as well.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/22/10 at 12:06 pm
Well, I happened to enjoy his 1998 film "Wedding Singer" (in which he played the title role), and a few songs from his comedy music album What The Hell Happened To Me, which he released in the mid-1990's. He was sure silly.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/22/10 at 9:48 pm
Silly and stupid antics are generally pulled by Adam Sandler and I honestly have to say the only movie I really enjoyed with him was "Happy Gilmore"
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/22/10 at 11:42 pm
"Gilmore Girls" was a drama series of the 2000s that aired on the WB network, which kept the show as the network got renamed the CW. I never watched it, but I do know that it aired for 7 seasons altogether (2000-07) and its reruns have aired on the ABC Family channel.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/23/10 at 8:17 am
Channel "WB" used to have Michigan J Frog as their mascot but I'm not sure if the "CW" does
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/23/10 at 11:45 am
The CW does not have it, sadly...altho I kinda wish they did. :-\\
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/24/10 at 9:06 pm
Wish they did not give Lady Gaga another recording contract
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/24/10 at 10:31 pm
Another recording contract should be given to performers who truly deserve it.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/25/10 at 12:18 am
It came upon a midnight clear is a song we hear often at Christmas time
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/10 at 1:40 am
Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, Children singing christian rhyme, With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree, A time for rejoicing in all that we see.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/25/10 at 11:04 am
We see that this thread is up to almost 500 pages under the default settings (which puts 15 replies to a page).
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/10 at 3:59 pm
A page is part of a book with writing on it.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/25/10 at 5:01 pm
It can sometimes be left blank, for any number of reasons, but that wouldn't be much fun, would it?
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/26/10 at 9:53 am
It's only love is a pretty song sung by John Lennon
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/26/10 at 12:08 pm
John Lennon would have been 70 years old this October if he were still alive. :\'( His former Beatles bandmate, Ringo Starr, turned 70 last month.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/10 at 1:42 pm
Last month was July
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/26/10 at 1:46 pm
July is a special month for me, since my birthday occurs in it, namely on the 11th day.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/10 at 1:51 pm
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me Eleven Pipers Piping
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/26/10 at 1:51 pm
Piping hot can be used to describe food that has just come out of the oven.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/10 at 1:56 pm
The oven is a dangerous item that can be found in the kitchen.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/26/10 at 2:00 pm
The oven is a dangerous item that can be found in the kitchen, most likely because it can get very hot in there, and can be a fire hazard if misused. One can get burnt if they try to touch it with bare hands. :o
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Michael on 08/26/10 at 3:11 pm
Bare hands are the best way to give someone a massage.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/26/10 at 3:20 pm
A massage is supposed to be soothing and stress-relieving for people.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/26/10 at 6:45 pm
People who smoke are endangering theoir health
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/27/10 at 12:01 am
Healthy food can be a large range of fruits and vegetables
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/10 at 1:11 am
Vegetables grow under the soil.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/27/10 at 1:46 am
Soil is another name for dirt and is the brown, lumpy stuff found on the ground
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Michael on 08/27/10 at 10:20 am
Stuff found on the ground can sometimes be a treasure.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/27/10 at 11:12 am
Treasure can also refer to stuff found in the ground sometimes.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/10 at 1:44 pm
The ground sometimes moves.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/27/10 at 2:01 pm
The ground sometimes moves; this is due to action underneath it.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/10 at 3:07 pm
The ground sometimes moves; this is due to action underneath it, like earthquakes.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/27/10 at 4:23 pm
Earthquakes are no stranger to where I live; I have experienced several of them, including a powerful one in early 1994.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/27/10 at 11:25 pm
94 Bottles of beer on the wall, 94 bottles of beer, Take one down at pass it around, 93 bottles of beer on the wall
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 12:34 am
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 1:37 am
Floyd is the Muppet with the huge mustache who plays in the band Electric Mayhem
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 1:42 am
Electric Mayhem (full title of the band Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem) is the name of a Muppet rock band of the The Muppet Show. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 1:47 am
Tracks are where runners perform their sport
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 1:49 am
Sport is an organized, competitive, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means. It is governed by a set of rules or customs.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 1:54 am
Customs at airports can be highly annoying especially when they need to check your luggage
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 2:35 am
Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 2:54 am
Sit down and take a load off
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 2:58 am
"Off-piste skiing" or Backcountry skiing is skiing in a sparsely inhabited rural region over ungroomed and unmarked slopes or pistes, including skiing in unmarked or unpatrolled areas either within the ski resort's boundaries or in the backcountry, frequently amongst trees ("glade skiing"), usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow, known as powder snow.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 3:01 am
Now where did that come from because that didn't link to my last sentence at all... I'm really confused.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 3:06 am
Confused, please be no more, the above reply has been edited.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 10:13 am
Ted Danson starred in Cheers
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:51 am
Cheers is a sitcom that aired on NBC network for 11 seasons, 1982 through 1993.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/28/10 at 11:58 am
93 year old people have lived a long and healthy life
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/10 at 3:22 pm
Life is what you make it.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 5:20 pm
Make it with you was a song by Bread
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:03 pm
"Bread & Butter" was the most popular song by the Newbeats, a band that was popular in the 60s. A variation of that song (with modified lyrics) was used as the theme to Baby Talk, a short-lived early 90's sitcom on ABC.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:09 pm
ABC was a song by the Jackson 5, in the very early 70s
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:11 pm
In the very early 70s, my dad was finishing high school and my mom was beginning college.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:20 pm
College began for me almost 30 years ago.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:22 pm
30 years ago, in late August, I was a month-and-a-half-old baby.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:24 pm
I was a month-and-a-half-old baby in 1963.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:26 pm
In 1963 the Dodgers swept the Yankees, aka the Evil Empire, in the World Series.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:30 pm
The World Series that year, Koufax and Drysdale were the difference, especially Sandy Koufax
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:30 pm
Sandy Koufax wore number 32 for the Dodgers; said number was later retired by the team.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:33 pm
Sandy Koufax wore number 32 for the Dodgers; said number was later retired by the team, and he retired at a young age due to arm trouble.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:36 pm
"Trouble Me" was a minor hit for the rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1989.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:38 pm
In 1989, I went through several life crises due to some bizarre circumstances involving many friends.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:39 pm
Friends ran for 10 seasons on NBC.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:42 pm
NBC is 1 of 4 major networks in the USA
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/28/10 at 11:43 pm
USA Network is a cable TV channel that has been around for a long time.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/28/10 at 11:53 pm
Time flies.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/29/10 at 12:22 am
Flies can be disgusting when they're crawling on your food
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/29/10 at 12:37 am
Food does tend to attract bugs, since they can smell it from so far away.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/10 at 1:47 am
"So Far Away" is a 1985 rock song by Dire Straits. It appears on the album Brothers in Arms. It became the band's fourth top 20 hit on the Billboard charts, peaking at #19.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Matthias on 08/29/10 at 6:15 am
1988 is the year I was born
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/29/10 at 11:03 am
"Born To Be Wild" was a late 60's hit by the rock band Steppenwolf.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/10 at 12:37 pm
Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American hard rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/29/10 at 12:42 pm
In the late 1960's, the U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/10 at 1:34 pm
The Vietnam War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 when Saigon fell. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other capitalist nations.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/29/10 at 4:16 pm
Nations tend to go to war because of disagreements, rather than working out their disagreements in a rational manner, like people should do.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Frank on 08/29/10 at 7:23 pm
Do not what I say, do as I do.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/10 at 2:19 am
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963 by the American vocal group The Exciters.
Subject: Re: Fantastic word game
Written By: nally on 08/30/10 at 11:42 am
The Exciters started out as a "girl group" in the early 1960's, but recruited a man, Herb Rooney, who was also the husband of one of the members.
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Written By: Matthias on 08/30/10 at 12:42 pm
Members of clubs are able to get certain things that non-members aren't.
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Written By: nally on 08/30/10 at 3:38 pm
Aren't we supposed to have an update on Amiright today? Yes, yes we are.
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Written By: Matthias on 08/30/10 at 6:11 pm
Are we going to see new parodies tomorrow? I sure hope so!
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Written By: Frank on 08/30/10 at 6:16 pm
So, what's new?
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Written By: Matthias on 08/30/10 at 6:26 pm
New Kids On The Block was a lame boy band from the 80s
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Written By: Frank on 08/30/10 at 6:31 pm
The 80s gave us Rambo films and back to the future films as well as Ghostbusters.
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Written By: Matthias on 08/30/10 at 11:23 pm
Ghostbusters is a fantastic 80s movie and one of the best comedies ever!
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Written By: Frank on 08/30/10 at 11:38 pm
One of the best comedies ever was a film called Ariplane.
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Written By: Matthias on 08/31/10 at 12:33 am
Airplane! was a fantastic movie jam-packed with jokes upon jokes upon jokes!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/10 at 1:45 am
Jokes, know any good ones?
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Written By: nally on 08/31/10 at 5:00 pm
Ones I can think of right now are the classic riddles I used to find in the Highlights! magazines, which are still being published today.
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Written By: Frank on 08/31/10 at 5:03 pm
Today is the last day of August.
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Written By: Matthias on 08/31/10 at 10:26 pm
August is going to be over where I live in 34 minutes
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Written By: nally on 08/31/10 at 10:35 pm
Minutes pass by quickly when you are busy doing stuff.
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Written By: Frank on 09/01/10 at 11:48 pm
Stuff keeps you busy when you could be doing something else more imporatnt
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Written By: Michael on 09/02/10 at 9:30 am
Something else more important always seems to come up when you are trying to get things done.
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Written By: nally on 09/02/10 at 12:10 pm
To get things done, I usually try to stay focused and block out any potential distractions.
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Written By: Frank on 09/02/10 at 6:48 pm
Distractions usually happen and there isn't much you can do about it.
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Written By: nally on 09/02/10 at 8:20 pm
It often happens with me; often times I am distracted by something and I succumb to the distraction. However, when I was working, I never got distracted; I was able to focus on my work, taking breaks every so often.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/02/10 at 8:32 pm
Every so often I break out into song and dance just like in a musical
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Written By: Frank on 09/02/10 at 11:55 pm
Musicals from the 50s were really quite good.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/10 at 1:13 am
"Good Timin'" is a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart in 1960, by Jimmy Jones.
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Written By: nally on 09/03/10 at 10:53 am
Jimmy Jones could refer to a number of different famous people, including a few athletes, such as a certain pro baseball pitcher who played for the Padres, Yankees, Astros, and Expos during the late 80's and early 90's, before finishing his pro career in Japan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/10 at 12:49 pm
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.
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Written By: nally on 09/03/10 at 3:37 pm
South Park, an animated comedy series, has aired on Comedy Central for several years now; lately it has gone into syndication; over here it airs late at night, around midnight.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/10 at 4:36 pm
Midnight is, in most systems, the transition time period from one day to the next: when the date changes.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/03/10 at 4:41 pm
"Changes" was a song by David Bowie
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/10 at 5:00 pm
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, London on 8 January 1947.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/03/10 at 5:04 pm
47 songs David Bowie has released if not more and I'm only familiar with a few of them
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Written By: nally on 09/03/10 at 6:56 pm
A few of them which he released in the 80's, I know pretty well.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 12:09 am
Well, "Machete" wasn't nearly as good as my friends said it would be
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Written By: Frank on 09/04/10 at 12:23 am
It woudl be nice if it didn't snow so much thius winter
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/10 at 3:19 am
Winter is the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, marked by the shortest days and longest nights.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 7:18 am
"Nights In White Satin" by Moody Blues is a good song.
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Written By: Frank on 09/04/10 at 8:43 am
A good song is "Running on Empty" as well.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/10 at 11:13 am
"Well I Ask You" is a song by Eden Kane. Recorded in 1961 as the follow-up to his debut single, "Hot Chocolate Crazy" (1960), "Well I Ask You" was also issued as a single in the UK and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 12:41 pm
In August 1961, the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, was born, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the first president to be born in the second half of the 20th century.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/10 at 12:42 pm
The 20th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 12:52 pm
2000 was ten years ago already. I cannot believe how quickly the time has flown by.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/10 at 12:54 pm
The time has flown by in just a blink of an eye.
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 12:56 pm
"Eye Of The Tiger", a song by Survivor, was parodied by Weird Al into "Rye Or The Kaiser"; the parody title refers to two types of bread.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/10 at 3:07 pm
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and frequently additional ingredients.
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Written By: Frank on 09/04/10 at 4:42 pm
Ingredients in water are oxygen and hydrogen
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Written By: Claybricks on 09/04/10 at 4:49 pm
Hydrogen has three naturally occurring isotopes
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 6:02 pm
Isotopes are defined as atoms with the same number of protons, but differing numbers of neutrons; essentially they are different forms of a single element.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 9:58 pm
(The) Elements is a song by Tom Lehrer is a semi-parody of "The Modern Major General's Song"
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 10:24 pm
"The Modern Major General's Song" seems to be a big parody target on Amiright.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 10:34 pm
Amiright is a parody web sites which features parodies of songs from The Beatles to artists like Eminem and even Fall Out Boy
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 10:37 pm
Boy George started out as lead singer of Culture Club in the 80's, but then went solo and recorded the title song from the early 90's movie "The Crying Game."
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 10:47 pm
Games such as Monopoly and Scrabble have been popular for years
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 10:49 pm
For years, I have enjoyed those games; I still have copies of them. Even though Monopoly usually takes a very long time to play, I still enjoy it.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 10:50 pm
It was the name of a movie that starred Tim Currey and was based off of a Steven King book
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 10:52 pm
Books by Stephen King are quite popular.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 10:55 pm
"Popular" is one of many catchy showtunes in the musical Wicked
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 10:57 pm
"Wicked Game" was the biggest hit for American singer Chris Isaak; it's a good song to listen to while driving or just chilling out.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 10:58 pm
Chilling out is something I really enjoy doing.. Especially after a long hard day of work and when I'm drinking a beer
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Written By: nally on 09/04/10 at 11:20 pm
Beer is something I've never had a desire to drink.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/04/10 at 11:23 pm
Drinking water is a good way to stay well-nourished
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Written By: Frank on 09/05/10 at 12:47 am
To stay well-nourished, we must stop eating 15 boxes of sugar a day.
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Written By: nally on 09/05/10 at 1:19 am
A day cannot be spent sitting on the sofa in front of the TV if one wants to stay well-nourished; getting some exercise is the way to go.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/10 at 1:40 am
The way to go is out through the front door.
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Written By: nally on 09/05/10 at 2:03 pm
The front door also serves as an entrance to most buildings.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/10 at 2:51 pm
Most buildings are ones where people live in.
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Written By: nally on 09/05/10 at 5:10 pm
People live in buildings called houses... or apartment complexes... or condominiums (which are called condos for short).
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Written By: Frank on 09/06/10 at 7:03 pm
Short people was a 70's song by Randy Newman.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/06/10 at 7:14 pm
Newman was a character on Seinfeld and was pretty much the antagonist
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/10 at 1:24 am
Antagonist is a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/07/10 at 8:44 am
Adversary is one that contends with, opposes, or resists
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Written By: nally on 09/07/10 at 11:44 am
One that contends with, opposes, or resists, is known as the adversary, as stated above; the term is often given to the antagonist (or villain) of a production, or even to someone in real life who opposes your views or what you do.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/10 at 3:47 pm
What do you do now?
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Written By: Matthias on 09/07/10 at 4:05 pm
Now I don't really care about this stuff, I just want to work on my documentary!
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Written By: nally on 09/07/10 at 7:39 pm
'Documentary film' is a broad category of moving pictures intended to document some aspect of reality.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/07/10 at 11:53 pm
Reality is the opposite of surrealism
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/10 at 2:57 pm
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members.
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Written By: Michael on 09/09/10 at 6:33 pm
The group members of some gangs ride motorcycles.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/10 at 6:43 pm
Motorcycles require a special kind of license to drive; different from that of regular four-wheel vehicles like cars.
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Written By: Frank on 09/09/10 at 7:09 pm
Cars was a song by Gary Numan back in high school, for me.
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Written By: nally on 09/09/10 at 7:23 pm
For me, I actually remember hearing that song for the first time during my high school years, even though it was already a fairly old song.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/10 at 1:23 am
Old songs can bring back wonderful memories.
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Written By: Michael on 09/10/10 at 9:33 am
Wonderful memories are made when you are with someone you love.
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Written By: nally on 09/10/10 at 10:43 am
"Love Boat" was a popular TV show set on board a cruise ship; Gavin McLeod and Ted Lange were among the cast members of the show.
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Written By: Michael on 09/10/10 at 4:36 pm
The cast members of the show are usually very talented
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 1:14 am
Talented cast members are usually part of a good TV program.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/10 at 1:27 am
A good TV program is well worth watching.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/11/10 at 1:30 am
Watching a computer screen all day editing a video can really tucker you out
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 1:39 am
"Out To Sea" was one of many films in which Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau starred in together.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/10 at 1:40 am
"Together in Electric Dreams" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the 1984 film Electric Dreams.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/11/10 at 1:42 am
Dreams are a wish your heart makes... (Blah blah blah blah blah) I forgot the words
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Written By: Frank on 09/11/10 at 9:06 am
Words was a song by the Bee Gees
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/10 at 9:15 am
The Bee Gees are a musical group that was originally made up of a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.
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Written By: Frank on 09/11/10 at 10:14 am
gibbo is from Australia
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Written By: Michael on 09/11/10 at 10:23 am
Australia has some wierd animals.
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 1:04 pm
Animals are living things.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/10 at 1:17 pm
Living things have to breathe.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/11/10 at 1:29 pm
"Breathe" is a song released in 1999 by Faith Hill
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 1:32 pm
Faith Hill is married to fellow country singer Tim McGraw.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/11/10 at 1:36 pm
Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson and Keith Urban all sound the same to me.
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 1:41 pm
To me, the aforementioned singers all sound pretty much the same as well; the same can apply to pretty much any male country singer... but if they cross over into pop, with a song that sounds more pop, then that might be a different story.
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Written By: Matthias on 09/11/10 at 2:24 pm
A different story is one that involves dragons and brave knights
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Written By: nally on 09/11/10 at 2:42 pm
Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, founded in 1882 and named for the explorer Christopher Columbus.