Mickey Dolenz was the first to abreviate dialogue from The Treasure of Sierra Madre to “Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” in a 1967 episode of the Monkees
The heraldic badge of the RCMP has what is commonly called a buffalo on it, but is really a bison (Bison bison bison). The motto is “Maintiens le droit”, commonly translated as “Uphold the law”. It is surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves intertwined with corn husks, and is surmounted by a St Edward’s crown.
Only two pairs of brothers have been jockeys in a single Kentucky Derby: Chris and Gregg McCarron in 1976 and Eddie and Sam Maple in 1984.
Ronald Reagan was a candidate for President in both 1976 and 1984. The first time, he lost the GOP nomination to the incumbent, Gerald Ford; the second time, he was the incumbent, and won reelection over Democrat Walter Mondale in a landslide.
Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” parodies the names of the Minneapolis-St. Paul “-dale” shopping centers with its own chain of malls, including Roy’n’Dale, Airedale, Teasdale, Clydesdale, Chippendale and Mondale.
In the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse “Space Adventure” episode, Chip’n’Dale are living on the moon and assist Mickey and his friends in their treasure hunt. Chip’n’Dale have a space locker scene which is an homage to both the movie, 2001 and to the radio show, Fibber McGee and Molly.
You can tell the difference between Chip and Dale by some of the following:
Chip has two centered protruding teeth, a small black nose (think of it as a chocolate chip) and smooth head fur.
Dale has two widely separated buck teeth, a big red nose and ruffled hair on his head.
English comedian Ken (Doddy) Dodd had buck teeth that were insured for $4 million.
Besides appearing with the Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club, Jimmie Dodd also appeared in six B-movies that were part of the Three Mesquiteers series of westerns.
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, was a notoriously thirsty drinking buddy of Sen. Ted Kennedy in the late 1980s.
In the mid-80’s Carrie Fisher was dining with Sen. Christopher Dodd and Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Kennedy asked her if she was planning on having sex with Sen. Dodd. She said no, even with the added incentive of a hot tub.
Phil Och’s satirical folk song “Draft Dodger Rag” starts
Now, I’m just a typical American boy from a typical American town
I believe in God and Senator Dodd and in keepin’ ol’ Castro down …
The Senator Dodd in question is not Christopher but his father Thomas, who had previously been a senior prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
Timo Ochs was a goalkeeper for Nuremburg in the German Bundisliga in 2010. He also played for Red Bull Salzburg, Hertha and 1860 Munchen (twice)
Timo Perez became a hero to New York Mets fans by coming out of nowhere to help lead the team to a World Series appearance in 2000. He became a goat in the World Series when he prematurely jogged around the bases in the first game of the series, believing a ball hit by the next batter was a home run. The ball hit the top of the fence and bounced back, and Perez was thrown out at the plate. The run would have won the game for the Mets; instead, they lost to the Yankees in five games.
Brothers Melido, Carlos, and Pascual Pérez all pitched in baseball’s major leagues, as did their similarly-surnamed cousin Yorkis.
Brothers Jesus, Matty and Felipe Alou played outfield at the same time for the SF Giants 8 times. It is a myth that a fourth brother changed his last name and played as Boog Powell. Nor did Jesus record a single save.
Despite not being all that thin, William Powell was often though of as “The Thin Man” after starring in a series of comedy-mysteries of that title with Myrna Loy. The original novel they were based upon was written by Dashiel Hammett.
William Howard Taft’s son, grandson and great-grandson all went into Ohio politics. The first and second were U.S. senators, and the third was governor of Ohio, among other offices.
William Howard Taft is the only man to serve as both the President of the United States and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (not simultaneously, though). He was also the first civilian governor of the Phillipines while his great-grandson, Robert A. Taft, Jr. was the 67th governor of Ohio.
The ghost town of Taft, Montana, nameless until a casual stop by the President, was built to support laborers on a tunnel of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad. Full of saloons and brothels, it disappeared when the tunnel was completed, and burned to the ground in “The Big Burn” forest fire of 1910.