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They didn't have rubber, baby, buggy bumpers, either, but that doesn't mean the stars were invisible. Unless, maybe he meant stars like Greta Garbo and Fatty Arbuckle. (If they can stretch it, so can I.)

I always thought Bullinger had to really stretch things to make any of his position make sense. I do have a vivid memory of Wierwille saying, in reference to this book that "there were no stars in the North", when there obviously are. Then Martindale trying to "clarify" that statement by saying that it was in "the gap" between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (near Polaris the North Star) that contained no stars. I was on a camping trip away from city lights one summer and noticed that there were most certainly were stars in that "gap". When I questioned leadership about it I was told that they didn't have telescopes in Biblical times.

Dress for Success The book that had all the men wearing three piece suits to job interviews at Burger King! To be fair, the information Molloy imparted was probably true at one time, but dress standards have gotten progressively more casual in the intervening decades

Unless, of course the first line is something like, "I woke up this morning." 'cuz, well, ya know, the possibilities are endless. Plus, If you didn't wake up today, how did you write the song?

The last line seems like Bob Barker from The Price is Right, but the first two are up Bert Parks's alley. I dunno. George

I'd think Survivor, but that's "only" been 25 seasons... George

Right. In general, one wants to give the first line of a song, in this thread. But not if it contains the title. George

I'd like to try something different for this round. If it's judged off-topic, let me know, but I think it won't be difficult. "The price of fashion should not be cruelty." "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered." "You have all overbid."

OK, next one. This is a well-known show. There have been versions of this show made in other countries. (There have been a dozen different versions of the show, other than the original.) The original series is a US show that has been around for over 35 seasons. It is not a scripted show. The original show is a show where knowing other languages is not required, but can be very useful. Having a good memory and physical acumen are also useful.

You may want to re-think this one WordHusky. With the exception of the word 'now', those lyrics give away the title of the song. Take Paul McCartney's song "Yesterday". If I were to post the first words in the song they would be "Yesterday, all my troubles were so far away". But here, you can't leave the title in the lyrics.

Thunderball Martine Beswick The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood* George *There are at least two pretty famous actors in it, and others that you might be able to link.

Alright, next one. This should be really easy. "Who can it be knocking at my door?"

I had a vague recollection that Anthony Michael Hall did a show with that name, based on the book. Ok, next one, let me think...

Dick Van Dyke Chitty Chitty Bang Babg Desmon Llewelyn

Yes. Did I accidentally quote the sequel? Sorry!

That would be, and it is!

I believe that'd be Meatloaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light".

It has subtitles

That's funny, George. But the type of people who might owe >$100m are also the sort who have trusts, corporations, "charitable foundations," etc and various other tax dodges so that they pay little tax. I know everyone hates paying tax. But I spent a bit of time on the dole/claiming social security/unemployment allowance (a pathetic amount) and then set up a small business as self-employed. I was quite happy when I first had to start paying tax. It meant that I'd managed to acquire a liveable amount of income!

No. There were a few pretty well-known actors in it, though. One had an eponymous TV show in the 60s. Another was famous for her somewhat provocative dancing in tight sweaters and tights. George

Was either Jack Lemmon in that, or maybe Walter Matthau?

Yes

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