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I know I've heard this (and fairly recently); but I don't know title or artist. George

Best guess...Ella Fitzgerald. George

"Runaway" by Del Shannon. It's tough when you try to pick a song that someone will get without making it too easy. "Well, the weeks went by and spring turned to summer and summer faded into the fall and it turns out he was a missin' person who nobody missed at all!" George

Apparently not as challenging as I'd hoped. "Stars and Stripes Forever" is correct. (Wonderful flick staring Clifton Webb, with a big role for a young Robert Wagner.) George

Growing up in the north Chicago suburbs, I saw my share of Cubs games (and one or two Sox games). Back then (the 60's) the Cubs DID have a team you could care about: Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Randy Hundley, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, et al. And the park does have charm. Baseball played the way it should be: on grass, during the day. I was horrified when they put lights in, caving to TV. It may not happen in my lifetime, of course; but if the Cubs ever make the World series, you still couldn't pay me to see a night game there. Wrigley Field (love that name -- I don't mind it being the name of a company as long as it's not a utility -- what is it they're calling Comiskey these days) is one of the few parks I've seen games in that is still being used, unlike Candlestick Park, Comiskey (the original), the Astrodome. Before I forget, I think another reason that the Cubs had a big following is that WGN broadcast almost ALL the games (not just away games). It didn't matter that the park wasn't sold out, you could stil watch about 150 Cubs games a year on TV. George

I'll probably decide about noon tomorrow (Thursday) what to do. If Wilma hangs around in the Caribbean long enough, or if the track moves more southward (Come on, cold front!) I'll give it a shot. Right now, though, it looks like a Cat 2 storm hitting south FL late Saturday. I don't think I want to be there for that. :blink: :o George Rhino, have you been using nasal spray again?

Kathy, that picture just "cracked" me up!!! :D :D :D George

All right, if for no other reason than to keep this tread from sinking into oblivion. Hopefully, this will be a challenge, but solvable. George

Not made of green cheese but ... PAPER?? The jazz band I play with does a version of this as well. George And while I'm a fan of Benny Goodman, I always thought Artie Shaw was better. :D

Actually, the bride and groom were married in Milan a couple weeks ago. (My cousin is Italian. She's been living in the US for a few years now.) They're just having a reception in Florida for the non-jet-setters among us. More to the point: what's the likelihood that the reception will be held in a hurricane shelter? :unsure: George

The last four lines seem vaguely familiar, but I can't place it. I think part of the problem is that we seem to be losing players. Belle? Sharon? Others? George

Okay, here's the deal. I have a wedding reception to attend in Sarasota on Saturday, so I plan to fly into Tampa on Friday and leave Sunday. How far south does the storm have to go to leave Sarasota relatively safe? (I don't mind a bunch of rain, but I won't be there if there's a likely problem from storm surge or high wind.) Is there a "clean side" to a storm in Florida? The south and west sides of storms hitting the Texas shoreline are much better than the north and east sides, due to the counterclockwise rotation of the storm.. For example, Rita brought only a little rain and minimum hurricane force winds to my home south of Houston; but Louisiana got hit pretty hard. I have a feeling that because Florida is so narrow there is no "clean" side. George

That was one. The other (a bit obscure) is the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Okay, I'm done. (Before Chatty Kathy starts calling me "Mr. Focused" again.) George

I don't know about disinterest (though I have seen a drop-off in posts on this thread as well as Name that Tune and Movie Pictionary), it could be that no one knows the movie! Without googling, all I know is that it's an old movie about a submarine. In fact, when you mentioned a special effects oscar nomination, I thought of "Ice Station Zebra"; but that's too recent (mid-60's as I recall). So, how about "Sink the Bismark"? George

Here's another: Syracuse Orangemen. Or are they the "Orange" now for PC purposes? Either way, it still works. There are at least two more I can think of. George

"Das Boot"? George

Ah, yes. another acrostic. I should have realized that there was a reason for all those ramblings about Greek gods. I just assumed you knew it from "give them a hand"! George And I have no idea what WordWolf's song is.

I (finally) saw it yesterday. I thought it was very well done, with all the characters in keeping with their roles in the series. SPOILER ALERT!! I was sad to see the "Shepherd" die, though his was a very minor role in the film. It was especially sad to see "Wash" die. I really enjoyed his relationship with his wife. I guess that viewers of the movie who hadn't seen the series wouldn't have felt the same way, not being as emotionally invested in the characters. Too bad they couldn't have added a couple of "red-shirt" characters to kill off, instead! George

HELLO!!! Quiz here! I realize that this might go better in the Sports forum, but you guys should be able to get SOME of these. Here's another to get you thinking: Crimson Tide Fighting Illini George

Actually, I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised to find that most (or all) of these quirks occur in other "civilized" nations, as well! George

Fine, WW. Since I'm sure you meant "Apocalypse Now," you may post a puzzle. George

"Session 3" by V.P. Wierwille? ;) George And of course, Runaround Sue was correct. I bet Pirate would have gotten the others, too. Where you been, bro?

Linda sort of beat me to the punch; but, yes, effect is used as a verb (though infrequently) as in "to effect a change." (I see it a lot in technical journals.) Affect as a noun is pretty much obsolete. George Note also that when a word is used as the word itself and not for what it represents, then it should be italicized or underlined.

This reminds me of a trivia question: how many NCAA (Division I) teams can you name whose team name DOESN'T end in "s"? Crimson Tide (Alabama) is one. George

You've got all the words within your two tries. Of course, you'll have to "bend" the sounds a bit to get the title. George