Which means “ox head”.
That fact that I know a ton of these things buy can’t remember one right now!!!
I couldn’t find this word in the dictionary. Are you sure about this word?
I know that the Skipper’s name was Jonas Grumby (The actor’s name was Alan Hale Jr.) It was only said in the first episode.
Brad Johnson is the only person in NFL history to catch his own pass for a touchdown.
Ironhead beatles sound like they are screaming if you pick them up (you have to hold them close to your ear). Next time you are in Northern Minnesota, give it a try.
I love this thread, I don’t want it to die.
I know the concertina was invented by the English physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone.
That’s not entirely true.
probably not - there’s an amazing amount of obscure knowledge out there…
I know the alphabet in sign language.
No words, just the alphabet.
The town of Perth, Ontario, is fairly close* to being antipodal with the city of Perth, Australia.
[sup]*Okay, I know, I know.
Perth, ON, is at 44deg 54min N, 76deg 15min W.
Perth, WA, is at 31deg 15min S, 115deg 51min E.
The antipodal spot for Perth ON is at 44deg 54min S, 103deg 45 min E, which is south and west of Perth WA, in the Indian Ocean.
Likewise, the antipodal spot for Perth WA is at 31deg 15min N, 64deg 09 min W, which is somewhere in the Atlantic.
But it sounds so good![/sup]
I know that Mister Ed’s real name was Bamboo Harvester. I know the club in “Cabaret” was The Kit Kat Club.
Not sure it’s the most obscure thing I know, but if you removed the legs from a cheetah it could still locomote at 6 mph based on spinal flexion alone (inch-worming it).
I want to hear the Sumerian erotic poems.
Dock Ellis once pitched a no-hitter on 1970 while on LSD.
But that might not count; afterall I got it from the Straight Dope.
Dock Ellis once pitched a no-hitter on 1970 while on LSD.
But that might not count; afterall I got it from the Straight Dope.
Dock Ellis once pitched a no-hitter on 1970 while on LSD.
That might be a record; three times it was sent.
Okay, here’s one:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is considered to be the first true horror film ever made, and a mighty good piece of Impressionist German cinema. (I’m buying it too! 
) The first and last scenes were added after political pressure was applied to ensure that “authority” was not questioned or represented as insane. :smack:
Writer Janowitz, Hans wrote the female lead character for his girlfriend Langer, Gilda, an actress at the “Residenz-Theater” in Berlin. Unfortunately she died shortly before filming began, and so Lil Dagover got the role.