Number 1 is usually the best item on a list, such as one of songs popular during a certain time period.

Periods in a hockey game equals to 3, in the regular season.

The regular season of Major League Baseball is usually half a year long, usually running from the beginning of April through the end of September.

September was last month.

Last month my family went on a week-long trip while I stayed home to take care of the dog.

Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, and Carol Kane. The title refers to the "dog days of summer".

"Summer Belongs To You" has been the only hour-long episode of Disney Channel's animated series Phineas & Ferb thus far; the episode even had a title song, which was performed by the cast at episode's end.

At episode's end of "In Cold Blood", both men were hung.

Hung jury, or deadlocked jury, refers to a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion.

Severe differences of opinion can sometimes end in a brawl.

A brawl is not a good thing to get into at all.

All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve", by Mary Orr. The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star.

Star Jones, also known as Star Jones-Reynolds, was a co-host of the American daytime talk show "The View" until 2007, when she was replaced by Sherri Shepherd.

Shepherds or Sheep Herders are people who are paid to watch over herds of sheep.

Sheep are funny looking animals.

Animals can range from as small as an amoeba to as large as a Sperm Whale

Whale watching can be interesting...unless there's little or none around, like the time that my third grade class went on such a field trip.

A field trip or excursion is a journey by a group of people to a place away from their normal environment.

Normal environments for people to live are suburbs or the city or the country

Country Music (or Country and Western) is a blend of traditional and popular musical forms traditionally found in the Southern United States and the Canadian Maritimes that evolved rapidly beginning in the 1920s.

In the 1920's, all four of my grandparents were born. Three of them are still alive today.

Three of them are alive today, when you speak of the Beatles.

When you speak of the Beatles, in the way, there are only two of them alive today, unless you are including the original drummer Pete Best.

Pete Best is not who I was thinking of, as I forgot about George Harrison.

Pete Best is not who I was thinking of, as I forgot about George Harrison.
George Harrison passing was a sad day.

A sad day was felt by Americans when JFK was assasinated.

JFK was assasinated in the same year I was born

I was born in the year 1988

In the year 1988, the Dodgers won their most recent World Series Championship, defeating the heavily-favored Oakland A's.

Oakland's As won the World series a year later.

A year later than now will be 2011.

2011 sees the next census in the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom takes its census in years that end with '1' then? Or often how do they do it?

They do it every ten years. 1941 was missed out due to the Second World War.

The Second World War may or may not have affected the US census in 1940, since they didn't really get involved in it until 1941.

1941, on December 7th, when Pearl Harbour was attacked.

Pearl Harbor was attacked on a Sunday morning.

Sunday morning is the time I wait for each weekend.

Each weekend provides a  needed break from the toils of work.

Work is not a word, it is a sentence.

A sentence of life in prison is often given to those that murder.

Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with "malice aforethought", and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).

Unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter) is usually provided with a shorter time in prison.

Prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms.

Personal freedoms are being eroded by cetain govenments.

Certain governments are not worth talking about.

About time for me to continue watching "Nightmare on Elm Street"

"Nightmare on Elm Street" is one film I have never seen, but do plan to watch "V For Vendetta" on November 5th.

The "Nightmare on Elm Street" series is about a killer by the name of Freddy Kruger

"Nightmare on Elm Street" is one film I have never seen, but do plan to watch "V For Vendetta" on November 5th.

November 5th of this year will fall on a Friday.

Friday is the last day of the school or work week in many countries.

In many countries, the government wants to move to a socialistic structure.

Structure refers to the way something is organized or built.

The way something is organized or biult requires planning.

Planning is something I'm usually not too good at, but I try the best I can.

I try the best I can in everything I attempt.

I attempt to do my best all the time.

"The Times They Are a-Changin'" is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's third studio album, released in January 1964 by Columbia Records.

Records, as in LP's, are obsolete, but we still have several of them at home; my family wants to transfer some of the music on them to CD's and preserve the sound on 'em for years to come.

For years to come, people won't forget Hurricane Katrina.

Katrina And The Waves is a band best known for their 1985 hit "Walking On Sunshine."

Walking on Sunshine was one of the better songs that summer.

"Summer Of '69", by Bryan Adams, was also a big hit that summer (1985), and I could name several other songs popular then.

several other songs popular then were by Tears for Fears.

Tears for Fears...oh yes; they had some big hits that year, including "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Shout" (both of which topped the American charts), as well as "Head Over Heels", which also hit the top ten.

"Head Over Heels", which also hit the top ten, was a song I did a parody about, some 25 years ago.

25 years ago was when that song was popular. You made a parody of it back then, too? I've made some of my own parodies. Speaking of which...today was Weird Al's birthday; he's 51.

Speaking of which...today was Weird Al's birthday; he's 51. Happy birthday Weird Al!

Weird Al was born on Friday, October 23rd, 1959, in California. So locally, it's still his birthday for about one more hour.

One more hour of celebrations?

Celebrations continue for one more hour, yes. He's such a funny guy; I mostly enjoy the parodies he made during the 80's and 90's.

He's such a funny guy; I mostly enjoy the parodies he made during the 80's and 90's. With many more songs to come.

More songs to come on his next album, whenever that is. I doubt that any of them will be about Ishtar.

Ishtar was a movie that had a poor review.

Ishtar was a movie that had a poor review and is another film I have not seen.

I have not seen it either, nor do I care to.

I care to know what was the film Ishtar was about.

Ishtar was about a duo of incredibly untalented lounge singers who travel to Morocco looking for work and stumble into a four-party Cold War standoff. The main stars of the film were Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman.

Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman, there are two great stars.

"Stars On 45" was a Dutch novelty pop act that was briefly very popular in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, and in the United States in the early 1980s; around that time they mixed together several Beatles songs for a medley that became a popular hit. They dropped the number 45 from their name in the US, but I don't know why they did that.

That's Entertainment! is a 1974 compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

50th anniversary of something is often referred to as the "Golden" anniversary, since the traditional gift for that occasion is gold.

Gold is becoming more and more valuable as people fear runaway inflation.

Inflation is usually estimated by calculating the inflation rate of a price index, usually the Consumer Price Index.

The Consumer Price Index is often tied to adjustable mortgage loans.

Loans are things that usually require being paid off; it happens to lots of college students.

College students should be studying and not partying every night.

Every night I dream of Jeanie.

Jeanie Zelasko (pardon the spelling) is a female sports journalist who works on FOX network for the broadcast of Major League Baseball games.

Major League Baseball games are played on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Major League Baseball games are played on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions.

The Earth's oceanic divisions also include the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. There is also discussion of a possible fifth oceanic division, known as the "Southern" or "Antarctic" ocean. However, according to what I found on Wikapedia, geographers disagree on the Southern Ocean's northern boundary or even its existence, with some considering the waters part of the South Pacific, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans instead. This is why most geographers agree on four oceanic divisions: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the Indian.

The Indians are a baseball team in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio is also home to the Cincinnati Reds, who were swept in the first round of this year's baseball postseason, which they had reached for the first time since '95.

95 out of 100 is a pretty good grade on a test although I think it would still be considered a B

A, B, C, D, E, F, G... well, you know the rest of them. All the way to Z.

Zzz... I think it's about time for bed.

I think it's about time for bed for me, too.

Me too isn't the name of a band but U2 is!

U2 is an Irish rock band that has been active for the past 30 years.

Years have passed me by... I can't believe I'm almost 23

23 years ago this month, my tonsils were giving me a very bad time; I had them surgically removed in November of that year, and my eating habits have improved greatly since then.

Then Jerico was a British rock band from the late 1980s.

The late 1980's are a time that I can remember pretty well, since most of my elementary school days were in that time period.

School days were in that time period when learning is important.

Learning is important; you are right about that. This is why I went to school every day, unless I got too sick that I couldn't go.

I couldn't go at time of sickness too, but I do not think I missed many days at school.

At school I missed as much as a 2-week period; in November 1987, when I was in the 2nd grade, I had my tonsils removed and had to rest for two weeks so I could heal. There were other times when I missed a single week, also due to illness, but that wasn't very often. For example, at age 13 I got the chicken pox.

I got the chicken pox at a younger age, so young I cannot remember precisely when, but I have been told by the parents that I did have all the childhood illnesses.

Childhood illnesses didn't affect me too much.

Much infant illnesses are passed on through the other children in the classroom.

In the classroom, all the kids congregate, so if one is sick, the germs could easily spread, thus infecting a good number of them....which is sad. :(

Is sad that children are not properly trained to hygienic matters as sneezing and coughing.

Sneezing and coughing should be done with hand (or other protection, such as a kleenex) over the mouth, as to not spread the germs to other people.

People are strange, When you're a stranger. People seem lonely, when you're alone.

"Alone", by Heart, was one of the group's best songs from the 80's.

The 80s had some interesting fashion trends.

Fashion trends come and go.

"Go Your Own Way" was one of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits of the 70's. At least none of their songs end with Ssssssss...

"Ssssss" is a movie about snakes

"Snakes On A Plane" was also a film about snakes.

Snakes can be very dangerous and vicious.

Dangerous and vicious dogs can be ordered to be destroyed or its owner ordered to keep it under very strict conditions.

Very strict conditions must be used when handling certain animals... which are probably best handled by animal trainers, who've had ample experience doing so.

"So What" is a song written by American pop rock singer Pink, Max Martin and A. Scott McCallum. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album Funhouse.

Fun House was a kid-oriented game show that premiered in the late 80's, and was hosted by JD Roth. It had a three-year run, mostly in syndication, but picked up by Fox network during its final year. A spinoff, "College Mad House", was created for college students and held on the same stage, and a similar version with the same title was created for the UK.

The UK is a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the sixth largest by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic and social cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs.

Affairs occur in more ways than one.

One is a number, numeral, and the name of the glyph representing that number.

That number for a perfect bowling score is 300.

300 is a 2007 American action film adapted from a graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller, a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant. It was filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.

Comic book characters are usually intended for appearing in comic strips; if their creator(s) try to animate them, that could be interesting, but it wouldn't be quite the same.

The same thing happens when you do the same thing over and over.

"Over the Rainbow" (often referred to as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow") is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in that movie. Over time it would become Garland's signature song.

"Song 2", by the British alt-rock band Blur, was popular around 1997 in the UK and US; at exactly 2 minutes long, it is one of many songs whose lyrics never mention the title.

Title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification.

A professional or academic qualification; titles like "Professor" or "Dr." readily come to mind. Of course, to receive the title of Doctor, one must successfully complete the degree of Ph D. That comes after the master's degree, which comes after the bachelor's degree.

Bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for four years, but can range from two to six years depending on the region of the world. In some exceptional cases, it may also be the name of a postgraduate degree, such as a Bachelor of Civil Law, the Bachelor of Music, or the Bachelor of Philosophy.

Philosophy often deals with logical practices and stuff of that nature. I once took a Philosophy course in symbolic logic.

Logic (from the Greek λογική logikē) is the study of arguments

Arguments are often thought of as wars of words, but they can also refer to parameters that a function (in math or computer programming) takes. By the way, nice use of Unicode in the above post.

Posts about math, Unicode, the weather, the bus, the dodgers, football, cricket, soccer,  and prime numbers  are boring as hell.

Posts about math, Unicode, the weather, the bus, the dodgers, football, cricket, soccer,  and prime numbers  are boring as hell.
hell yes!  I completely agree.... I understand the use of math and all, but to have a conversation of it - notta  :P

Notta chance! Those posts are some of the best!

The best posts are ones in lte that are about anything else!!!  :P

Anything else is always good since other stuff tends to get very boring

Very boring jobs that I never want to do involve being stuck in a cubical all day

Day in and day out, life is tough.

Tough Guys Don't Dance is a 1987 film from Cannon Films written and directed by Norman Mailer based on his novel of the same name.

"Same Name" is a category on Wheel Of Fortune, and the puzzle just about always contains an ampersand or the word "and" spelled out.

Out of Time is the seventh album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M.

R.E.M. stands for Rapid Eye Movement, a normal stage of sleep characterized by the rapid movement of the eyes.

The eyes have it, LTE is the best thread by far on these boards.

Boards are made from wood.

Wood from trees is used to make paper

Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or for packaging.

Packaging is often done with various kinds of paper, as well as with plastic wrap or some kind of foil.

Foil is a very thin sheet of metal, usually made by hammering or rolling a piece of metal. Foils are most easily made with malleable metals, such as aluminium, copper, tin, and gold.

Gold is a metallic element, listed on the periodic table as Au; the chemical symbol comes from aurum, the Latin name of the element. Its atomic number is 79.

79 is an odd number.

Number 1 hits on a song survey are the most popular for a given time period.

Periodization is the attempt to categorize or divide time into named blocks.

Locks are used for security purposes.

For security purposes, prisons have armed guards.

Armed guards can look very dangerous.

Guards can look very dangerous when their clubs are handy.

"Handy Man" is a rock and roll song credited to singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. It was originally recorded by The Sparks Of Rhythm, a group Jones had been a member of when he wrote it, although he was not with them when they recorded it.

It happened one night is a famous movie from a long time ago.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

Far away is over the rainbow.

The rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc, with red on the outer part of the arc and violet on the inner section.

Section 8 is what Klinger was always trying to get.

"Get Back" is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and formally attributed to Lennon/McCartney.

McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions as The Guinness Book of World Records), is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

Natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic

COSMIC is an acronym for Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate.

Climate change, affected by man, is baloney.

Climate change, affected by man, is baloney, it is all caused by the methane gas from cattle.

Methane gas from cattle is emitted involuntarily.

Involuntarily is the way that we breathe

We breathe in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide is vital for plants.

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae.

Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms; their coloring is usually black, red, green, or blue.

Blue skys are beautiful.

"Beautiful Stranger" was a hit for Madonna in 1999, and was from the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the second film in the Austin Powers series.

The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films created by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema. The films parody the James Bond, Derek Flint, Jason King, and Matt Helm franchises, incorporate a myriad of other elements of popular culture and follows the British spy's heroic quest to bring the villain Doctor Evil to justice.

Justice League was a group of fictional superheroes that first appeared in comics; they later began their own animated TV series on Cartoon Network.

Cartoon Network is home to your favourite cartoons, videos and free games.

Free games can also be played on certain web sites... but on others, you have to register to play.

You have to register to play with just the information given as the e-mail address, so others payment may be required.

Required skills and know-how are also important for playing certain games, too.

Too much game play on computers will strain the eyes.

The eyes, for that reason, should not be exposed to the computer (for any purpose) for too long.

Long as twenty minutes should be sufficient.

Twenty minutes should be sufficient to take a shower

A shower is a normal part of life we go through every day and it is always a good idea to know how to clean yourself properly

It is always a good idea to know how to clean yourself properly before having sex.

"Sexual Healing" is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye.

Marvin Gaye was shot to death a day before his 45th birthday; had he not been killed, maybe he'd still be with us today?

Marvin Gaye was shot to death a day before his 45th birthday; had he not been killed, maybe he'd still be with us today? I believe he was shot by his father.

His father was the one who shot him; that is correct. :\'(

Correct is the antonym of wrong.

Wrong information about something can be misleading and/or confusing at times.

Wrong information about something can be misleading and/or confusing at times, especially on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia, for that reason, is not a very reliable source for information.

For information it is best to keep to reference books.

Reference books are good to have around.

Reference books are good to have around on the bookshelf.

The bookshelf is a good thing to have in your home...in fact, I have plenty of them in my home.

My home is many miles away from the USA.

The USA needs to show support for South Korea.

South Korea is the southern half of Korea (exactly as the name says), and is the half of Korea that contains Seoul, the home of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

The 1988 Summer Olympic Games was over twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago, in 1990, there were no Olympics of any kind, but there have been Olympics in every even-numbered year since 1992. In that year, Albertville, France, hosted the Winter games; and the Summer games were played in Barcelona, Spain....where the principal language is Spanish.

Spanish is a language I only know a little bit of

I only know a little bit of French.

French toast is a popular breakfast food, and so are pancakes.

Pancakes with maple syrup and butter are delicious!

Pancakes with maple syrup and butter are delicious and yummy!

Yummy in the tummy?

Tummy ache is not a nice thing.

Thing was a character in the Addams Family, but he was nothing more than a hand that came out of a box to do simple tasks for the family.

The Family is a band formed by Prince, and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records.

Records, in their traditional form, are pretty much obsolete... but the term is still in use today to refer to recorded songs, even if they are on other media, such as tape or CD.

CD (also known as a Compact Disc) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data. Audio CDs have been commercially available since October 1982.

October 1982 was a month that I have absolutely no memories of, since I was only 2 1/4 years old... but I do know that the movie "E.T." was still in theaters, making lots of money. I got to see it for the first time six years later, on video, at a friend's house.

House (also known as House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The program was conceived by David Shore and Paul Attanasio; Shore is credited as creator. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey.

New Jersey is one of nine states with a two-word name, the other eight being New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast and east, respectively. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

Charleston is also a city in the state of South Carolina, but not its capital.

Capital requirement or "bank capital", the requirement that banks keep certain monetary reserves.

Certain monetary reserves used to be kept in gold, now it's just paper.

Paper is used for a wide variety of purposes. It is made from trees, but it can also be recycled...which is what I often do with it.

It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King.

Stephen King's novels make me shiver.

"Shiver me timbers" is an exclamation in the form of a mock oath usually attributed to the speech of pirates in works of fiction.

Fiction (Latin: fictum, "created") is any form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). Although fiction often describes a major branch of literary work, it is also applied to theatrical, cinematic, documental, and musical work. In contrast to this is non-fiction, which deals exclusively in factual events (e.g.: biographies, histories).

Biographies, histories, and geographies can be studied in parts, depending on their nature.

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.

From the subatomic to the cosmic is an overwhelmingly long distance.

A long distance is far far away.

Far, far away could be over the rainbow.

"Over the Rainbow" (often referred to as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow") is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in that movie. Over time it would become Garland's signature song.

"Song Sung Blue" was a song written and performed by Neil Diamond.

Neil Diamond is still performing live concerts.

Concerts, also known as musical performances (usually live), are popular events for people to attend. Last time I went to one was in February of 2007.

2007 (MMVII) was a common year that started on a Monday.

Monday will not be the starting weekday of another year until 2018. This is because 2012 will be a leap year starting on a Sunday, thereby making 2013 start on a Tuesday.