Bakers Dozen

If [A] married **, she’d be…

  1. If Coco Chanel married Grady Nutt, she’d be Coco Nutt.
  2. If Oprah Winfrey married Deepak Chopra, she’d be Oprah Chopra.
  3. If Julie Andrews married Anthony Newly, she’d be Julie Newly
  4. If Sue Grafton married Bobby Flay, she’d be Sue Flay.
  5. If Jamie Foxx married Chris Hunter, they would be Jamie and Chris Foxx Hunter
  6. If Aidy Bryant married Tom Brady, she’s be Aidy Brady
  7. If Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader she’d be Ella Vader
  8. If Uma Thurman married Kwame Nkrumah, she’d be Uma Nkrumah
  9. If Shirley Jones married Todd Gurley, she’d be Shirley Gurley.
  10. If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.

If [A] married **, she’d be…

  1. If Coco Chanel married Grady Nutt, she’d be Coco Nutt.
  2. If Oprah Winfrey married Deepak Chopra, she’d be Oprah Chopra.
  3. If Julie Andrews married Anthony Newly, she’d be Julie Newly
  4. If Sue Grafton married Bobby Flay, she’d be Sue Flay.
  5. If Jamie Foxx married Chris Hunter, they would be Jamie and Chris Foxx Hunter
  6. If Aidy Bryant married Tom Brady, she’s be Aidy Brady
  7. If Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader she’d be Ella Vader
  8. If Uma Thurman married Kwame Nkrumah, she’d be Uma Nkrumah
  9. If Shirley Jones married Todd Gurley, she’d be Shirley Gurley.
  10. If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.
  11. If Ham Jordan had married the Earl of Sandwich, he would’ve been Ham Sandwich

If [A] married **, she’d be…

  1. If Coco Chanel married Grady Nutt, she’d be Coco Nutt.
  2. If Oprah Winfrey married Deepak Chopra, she’d be Oprah Chopra.
  3. If Julie Andrews married Anthony Newly, she’d be Julie Newly
  4. If Sue Grafton married Bobby Flay, she’d be Sue Flay.
  5. If Jamie Foxx married Chris Hunter, they would be Jamie and Chris Foxx Hunter
  6. If Aidy Bryant married Tom Brady, she’s be Aidy Brady
  7. If Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader she’d be Ella Vader
  8. If Uma Thurman married Kwame Nkrumah, she’d be Uma Nkrumah
  9. If Shirley Jones married Todd Gurley, she’d be Shirley Gurley.
  10. If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.
  11. If Ham Jordan had married the Earl of Sandwich, he would’ve been Ham Sandwich
  12. If Wanda Hughes had married Henry Kissinger, she’d be Wanda Hughes Kissinger now.

If [A] married **, she’d be…

  1. If Coco Chanel married Grady Nutt, she’d be Coco Nutt.
  2. If Oprah Winfrey married Deepak Chopra, she’d be Oprah Chopra.
  3. If Julie Andrews married Anthony Newly, she’d be Julie Newly
  4. If Sue Grafton married Bobby Flay, she’d be Sue Flay.
  5. If Jamie Foxx married Chris Hunter, they would be Jamie and Chris Foxx Hunter
  6. If Aidy Bryant married Tom Brady, she’s be Aidy Brady
  7. If Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader she’d be Ella Vader
  8. If Uma Thurman married Kwame Nkrumah, she’d be Uma Nkrumah
  9. If Shirley Jones married Todd Gurley, she’d be Shirley Gurley.
  10. If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.
  11. If Ham Jordan had married the Earl of Sandwich, he would’ve been Ham Sandwich
  12. If Wanda Hughes had married Henry Kissinger, she’d be Wanda Hughes Kissinger now.
  13. If Ella Fitzgerald had married George Fant, she’d be Ella Fant.

Pass

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.

LOL. This made my day. Thanks, Prof. P.!

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”

A very potent tale - I confess I cried a little when I first read it: The Man Without a Country - The Atlantic

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos
  9. Leon Trotsky: internal exile to Kazakhstan, 1928; expelled from the Soviet Union to exile in Turkey, 1929; to France, 1933; to Norway, 1935; to Mexico, 1936-1940 (his death)
    Elendil’s Heir, I read “The Man Without A Country” when I was 8 and never forgot it, was pleased to find it again a few years ago

gkster, thanks. The scene in the boat, right after they free those on the slave ship and Nolan gives advice to the young Navy officer, always sends a little shiver down my spine. I just re-read it.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos
  9. Leon Trotsky: internal exile to Kazakhstan, 1928; expelled from the Soviet Union to exile in Turkey, 1929; to France, 1933; to Norway, 1935; to Mexico, 1936-1940 (his death)
  10. The last Shah of Iran, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos
  9. Leon Trotsky: internal exile to Kazakhstan, 1928; expelled from the Soviet Union to exile in Turkey, 1929; to France, 1933; to Norway, 1935; to Mexico, 1936-1940 (his death)
  10. The last Shah of Iran, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979
  11. Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian author of the SF novel, We. Controversy over this book led to his exile to France in 1931.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos
  9. Leon Trotsky: internal exile to Kazakhstan, 1928; expelled from the Soviet Union to exile in Turkey, 1929; to France, 1933; to Norway, 1935; to Mexico, 1936-1940 (his death)
  10. The last Shah of Iran, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979
  11. Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian author of the SF novel, We. Controversy over this book led to his exile to France in 1931.
  12. In March, 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.

Famous Exiles

  1. On February 25, 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  2. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, April 11, 1814, sent Napoleon I into exile on the island of Elba
  3. Russian Czar Nicholas, his wife and four children, exiled to Tobolsk in August 1917.
  4. In 1755, Giacomo Casanova is arrested for “affront to religion and common decency.” He escapes from his cell, relocating in many cities throughout Europe, finally winding up in Bohemia several decades later.
  5. Philip Nolan, after being convicted of treason against the United States in 1807 in Edward Everett Hale’s short story “The Man Without A Country”
  6. In 1780, Benedict Arnold flees to the British side after it’s discovered that he was secretly attempting to surrender West Point in exchange for money and a command in the British Army.
  7. King James II of England, in 1688, having alienated many of his subjects, thrown the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames and fled the kingdom
  8. John the Revelator, exiled to the Isle of Patmos
  9. Leon Trotsky: internal exile to Kazakhstan, 1928; expelled from the Soviet Union to exile in Turkey, 1929; to France, 1933; to Norway, 1935; to Mexico, 1936-1940 (his death)
  10. The last Shah of Iran, after the Islamic Revolution of 1979
  11. Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian author of the SF novel, We. Controversy over this book led to his exile to France in 1931.
  12. In March, 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.
  13. In 1726, Voltaire left France for exile in England, which he suggested as an alternative to prison; he spent two and a half years in exile.

Pass

Razzie Award Winners, past and present

  1. Donald Trump, 2019, Worst Actor, Death of A Nation; Fahrenheit 11/9

Razzie Award Winners, past and present

  1. Donald Trump, 2019, Worst Actor, Death of A Nation; Fahrenheit 11/9
  2. Can’t Stop the Music, 1980, Worst Picture

First winner in that category, setting the tone for all the crap that was to come!

Razzie Award Winners, past and present

  1. Donald Trump, 2019, Worst Actor, Death of A Nation; Fahrenheit 11/9
  2. Can’t Stop the Music, 1980, Worst Picture
  3. Madonna, 1986, Worst Actress, Shanghai Surprise

The first of her five awards.