In Game of Thrones, Margaery Tyrell has been either the betrothed or the bride of three different kings (or claimants to the crown): Renly Baratheon, his nephew Joffrey, and his other nephew Tommen.
On “Dynasty”, Joan Collins played the multi-marriaged Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan, who devoted herself to tormenting her first husband, Blake Carrington, even while marrying three additional times during the course of the series. Her wedding to Cecil Colby occurred at the side of his hospital bed, the officiant declaring them man and wife right before his heart monitor flatlined.
The rowan (or mountain-ashe) is a term for shrubs or trees in the family *Rosaceae *of the genus Sorbus. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They have a long tradition in European mythology and folklore and were commonly thought to have magical properties and to give protection against malevolent beings.
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In ran on NBC for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973.
Rear Admiral Sir David Martin was Governor of New South Wales from 20 January 1989 to 7 August 1990. Just three days before his death, Martin resigned as Governor due to an advancing medical condition. He died on 10 August 1990 of pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer caused by asbestos, to which he was exposed during his naval career.
Governor Frank Lausche, Democrat of Ohio, was considered as a running mate by both Harry Truman in 1948 and Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.
Clovis I was crowned first King of the Franks in 496. A policy of aggressive expansion under campaigns by Clovis’ successors Charles Martel and Charlemagne resulted in the maximum expansion of the Frankish empire by the early 9th century.
Martell Mallett is a free agent in the Canadian Football League. His name translates as “Hammer Hammer.”
Draymond Green is the biggest free agent risk for the 2014-2015 NBA Champions Golden State Warriors.
The Order of Free Gardeners is a fraternal society that was founded in Scotland in the middle of the 17th Century and later spread to England, Ireland and Australia. Like numerous other friendly societies of the time, its principal aim was the sharing of professional knowledge and mutual aid. In the 19th century its activities of mutual insurance became predominant. By the end of the 20th century it had become almost entirely extinct.
There are Eleven General Orders for Marine sentries walking a post. All Marines in boot camp are required to memorize them.
(Comment: I retired 22 years ago in 1993 and I still have them memorized!)
The 11 Key Words to remember them are:
TAKE / WALK / REPORT / REPEAT / QUIT / RECEIVE / TALK / GIVE / CALL / SALUTE / BE.
With these 11 words one can remember the General Orders.
ETA: That was by memory, and I did remember the orders.
http://www.tricitymarines.com/general.htm
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There are eleven players on a cricket team.
In schools in Australia the senior cricket team is known as the First XI (pronounced ‘first eleven’). The next most senior is the Second XI and so on. Similar usages apply to other sporting teams e.g. the First XV for the senior rugby team.
Elevenses, a small snack consumed at about eleven AM, typically consist in the UK of tea or coffee, often with a biscuit (cookie) or cake. In Tolkien’s novels, it is a meal eaten by Hobbits between second breakfast and luncheon.
7-Eleven’s name is based on the idea that, when it was first founded, most stores were open at most from 9 a,m. to 9 p.m. They decided to open two hours earlier and stay open two hours later. Thus started the idea of “convenience stores” and 24 hour places.
American comedian Steven Wright once joked, “24 hour banking? I don’t have time for that.” He and fellow producer Dean Parisot won a 1989 Academy Award for their 30-minute short film, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings.
After winning three Tony Awards for her performances in Broadway musicals and two for her dramatic roles, Audra McDonald won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a play for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the play Lady Day, making her the first person to ever earn six Tony Award wins for acting and the first person to win a Tony Award in all four acting categories
David Sedaris impersonated Billie Holiday singing “Away in a Manger” (if she’d had a Christmas album) in the audio recording of his short story “The Santaland Diaries.”
At 3:25 here: - YouTube
David Sedaris hails from Binghamton, New York which is 140 miles from my hometown of Latham.
Mark Latham was a former Leader of the Opposition in Australia. A colourful character, he had a reputation for his fiery temper. It was claimed that he broke a taxi driver’s arm after a dispute over a fare.
“The Mark of Zorro” from 1920 and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., was the first filmed version of the character.