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Garetolia wrote:

I don't like how your flag is a jpeg

I am old school.

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Today's pop quiz. Veronica Lake was an actress during the golden age of Hollywood noted for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Can you name two or more tributes to her in pop culture?

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The bodensee

Sorry, but probably no poll today. I have homework and college application stuff to do. o7 SP

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Johanneslanden

The Lotus Nation of Mauryavarsha

The bodensee wrote:

Sorry, but probably no poll today. I have homework and college application stuff to do. o7 SP

dealt with :P

apologies to all the peeps not eligible for execution, I felt it to be the duty of those recently holding high office to officially open the pit.
also I can't be bothered typing everyone's names.

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The Union Republic of Densaner

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Garetolia wrote:

I don't like how your flag is a jpeg

Why isn't your flag a jpeg?

Densaner wrote:

Here Lies Mysterious Wonder

Rest In Pi(CENSORED)

Well the crocodiles will enjoy a good feast of Pi-es. 😱

The bodensee wrote:

I have homework and college application stuff to do. o7 SP

You're not the only one. 😢

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The Union Republic of Densaner

Today's pop quiz. Veronica Lake was an actress during the golden age of Hollywood noted for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Can you name two or more tributes to her in pop culture?

I remember her from Sullivan’s Travels. The only other thing I know is that she had to cut her hair during WW2 as Rosie the Riveter would have got her barnet caught in the machinery otherwise.

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Write in poll nomination -

Sayabara and Norgiestoileckylockj.

A Down and Dusky Blonde, Norgiestoileckylockj, Johanneslanden, Panther, and 1 otherLadbible

The Union Republic of Densaner

Densaner wrote:

I remember her from Sullivan’s Travels. The only other thing I know is that she had to cut her hair during WW2 as Rosie the Riveter would have got her barnet caught in the machinery otherwise.

Her cutting her hair effectively destroyed her career. She did a bunch of Film Noir's with Alan Ladd.

Hint: In Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons, where was the town of Frostbite Falls located.

Densaner, Panther, and Ladbible

Hint: In Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons, where was the town of Frostbite Falls located.

Ah, Lake Michigan! :P

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The Liberties of Panther

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Dorig wrote:

I am old school.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PobrSpMwKk4

Johanneslanden wrote:

apologies to all the peeps not eligible for execution, I felt it to be the duty of those recently holding high office to officially open the pit.
also I can't be bothered typing everyone's names.

Good idea for a poll. It would be humorous (to me, at least) if we compiled a list of residents in the region, randomize a selection every once in awhile, then vote on who among them would be thrown to the crocs.

Today's pop quiz. Veronica Lake was an actress during the golden age of Hollywood noted for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Can you name two or more tributes to her in pop culture?

I'd not heard of her, and am unable to answer your pop quiz. She was quite the looker, though. I'd also not known there was a name for the "hair-over-one-eye" look, but I am a big fan of it. I have noticed it is having a bit of a resurgence. That must be a hairstyle that is only used for pictures, right? People can't actually be walking around wearing their hair like that...

I have a podcast recommendation for you that you may find interesting, given your interests:

You Must Remember This
http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/

It's dedicated to "Old Hollywood," telling stories and lore mostly from its early days, but also touching or relatively more recent times. The host often embarks on these series, of sorts. For instance, "Dead Blondes" tackles the tragic stories of actresses like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Grace Kelly, Barbara Loden, and Dorothy Stratten; "Star Wars" discusses the stars during World War II; and then one with the self-explanatory title "The Many Loves of Howard Hughes."

My entry point into the show was a long and surprisingly well-researched series called "Charles Manson's Hollywood." I learned so much I can't even begin to detail it all here without this becoming a blog post. Suffice to say, it goes way deeper than I knew, touching on all these aspects of Hollywood that I was clueless about. It felt like I had read a detailed history book once I was finished, though one told with the flair of a storyteller.

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Sayabara

Densaner wrote:

Write in poll nomination -

Sayabara and Norgiestoileckylockj.

Eh!? That is not happening!

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The Union of Dorig

The Lotus Nation of Mauryavarsha

Ducks in a crocodile pit is a hilarious idea.

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Dorig wrote:

Ducks in a crocodile pit is a hilarious idea.

Mate, that is so gruesome. 😨

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Densaner wrote:

Ah, Lake Michigan! :P

Wrong! Frostbite Falls is in Minnisota, "on the shores of beautiful Veronica Lake".

Next Hint: Roger Zemeckis paid tribute to her in one of his films. Who in what film?

Panther wrote:

I'I'd not heard of her, and am unable to answer your pop quiz. She was quite the looker, though. I'd also not known there was a name for the "hair-over-one-eye" look, but I am a big fan of it. I have noticed it is having a bit of a resurgence. That must be a hairstyle that is only used for pictures, right? People can't actually be walking around wearing their hair like that...

I have a podcast recommendation for you that you may find interesting, given your interests:

You Must Remember This
http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/

No, I've worn my hair like that, everyday, all day, at times, when it was much longer than it is now.

Thankies for the link. I will investigate it thoroughly later. Looks very interesting.

For an insight into "Old Hollywood" read David Niven's book, "The Moon's a Balloon".

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The Union of Dorig

Mauryavarsha wrote:

Mate, that is so gruesome. 😨

Nature is gruesome. ;)

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The bodensee

On the poll- I figured Fjords were distinct enough to list them separately from Glaciers and Kettle Lakes. My part of the country is world-renowned for its Glaciology, which is funny considering we have no glaciers and no fjords.

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The Liberties of Panther

The bodensee wrote:

On the poll

And I can remember the fourth of July
Runnin' through the backwood bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there
...
Born On The Bayou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcTQCNntGEs

No, I've worn my hair like that, everyday, all day, at times, when it was much longer than it is now.

That's great, wish I could've seen it.

But how did you see? Didn't it ruin your depth perception? Or was that just a sacrifice in the name of good fashion?

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Panther wrote:

That's great, wish I could've seen it.

But how did you see? Didn't it ruin your depth perception? Or was that just a sacrifice in the name of good fashion?

I don't know about others, but I could see quite fine right through it. I had it waved, but I didn't use spray to glue it together solid.

Holly United, Panther, and Ladbible

The Lotus Nation of Mauryavarsha

Panther wrote:

That's great, wish I could've seen it.

But how did you see? Didn't it ruin your depth perception? Or was that just a sacrifice in the name of good fashion?

I don't know about others, but I could see quite fine right through it. I had it waved, but I didn't use spray to glue it together solid.

Holly United, Panther, and Ladbible

Dorig wrote:

Nature is gruesome. ;)

True... 🙏

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The Liberties of Panther

Dorig wrote:

Nature is gruesome. ;)

Red in tooth and claw, you might say...

rawr

I don't know about others, but I could see quite fine right through it. I had it waved, but I didn't use spray to glue it together solid.

Huh. Alright, I suppose I can see how it would work. It's not exactly a solid object, which I think I was imagining. Reminds me of the way some Japanese artists draw female characters with hair over one eye but the eyeball visible right through it.

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The bodensee