Duncan was bitterly disappointed when he found out that “Water of Life” in fact did not refer to Uisge beatha, the Scottish Gaelic term for whiskey.
In a deleted paragraph of Dune, author Frank Herbert explained that House Atreides retainer and all-around futuristic badass Duncan Idaho was actually the youngest of four; his brothers included Duncan Iowa, Duncan New Hampshire, Duncan North Dakota and Duncan Donuts.
“Water of Life” was the original brand name of Depends, but June Allyson refused to be spokesperson for them unless they changed the name as ‘Water of Life’ was also the name of one of the many porn movies she had made during the Depression for Hal Roach’s “Big Rascals” series. In the “Big Rascals” series SHE was Spanky, but she did not like to be reminded of it. One of her scenes was filmed on a dune, he said to connect to the Ninja predecessor post.
Spanky & Our Gang’s biggest hit in 1969 was You’re A Mofo, which obtained massive record sales even though it was deemed inappropriate for air play and never made the Billboard charts. Consequently, although incredibly popular for a very brief period of time, it has become all but forgotten, except for the oft-quoted line: “I know you are, but what am I?”
Spanky was the name of the eighth dwarf who was omitted from the final cut of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. No footage of him exists, but it is said that he looked a bit like a bearded Kate Smith, had a thick Bronx-Yiddish accent, and was the reason that Dopey was non-verbal.
Spanky the dwarf was so named because of his obsession with his penis.
“Spanking the dwarf” is Chuck Pumpkins euphemism for masturbation. Infer what you will.
OK. Chuck Pumpkin’s penis is in fact a tiny conjoined twin.
Despite the “Spanking the dwarf” euphemism, his conjoined twin actualy dresses as a gnome.
Gnome, Alaska, is inhabited by Ice Dwarves.
Diminutive elves, gnomes, pixies and leprechauns are good luck. Hunt for one by going seaside. Why? Because dwarf is found by d’ocean.
D’Ocean Dwarf is a drink containing coffee, peppermint schnapps, Irish Whiskey, creme d’cocoa, rum, vodka, and tequila. It will make you Bashful, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy and so Drunk you’ll think you’re Doc.
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson has backed out on his deal to play Doc Savage in the upcoming film. The studios are now considering either Danny DeVito or Melissa McCarthy.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson got his nickname for his abiity to expel kidney stones from his urethra with enough force to blind people. This got him kicked out of Iran-Contra Affair Junior High School but earned him a scholarship to The Jim and David Bowie Academy for Boys With Special Powers where he majored in Home Ec and amphibious landings.
While David Bowie is a real person who acted opposite the Muppets in Labyrinth, John Denver is a Muppet who acted opposite real people in A Muppets Christmas.
The extremely lifelike “John Denver” took a crew of 17 Muppeteers to operate. When several of them went on strike in October 1997 to protest unsafe working conditions, undrinkable coffee in the employee lounge and wage stagnation, Denver’s “death” in a plane accident was faked by covert operatives of the Children’s Television Workshop.
Rocky Mountain High was written to honor the ram that was captured at the top of Long’s Peak and sheared to provide John Denver’s hair.
John Denver’s estate threatened to sue Avenue Q for copyright infringement until the producers agreed to make an announcement dedicating every show to the memory of John Denver.
After the death of Gary Coleman Avenue Q debated replacing the role of the super with Corey Feldman, Willie Aames, or Edward Furlong but decided the role of a down on his luck laughingstock was how Gary would want to be remembered (and the fictional character was certainly a lot cooler than the real person).
Fun Fact: Edward Furlong’s real name is Jim Kilometer.