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October 9, 2023

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Top 5 Thanksgiving Things to be Thankful For

The turkey is a majestic, stately bird with truly magnificent plumage - but that head! Like something out of a horror film or science-fiction movie about aliens. As you ponder…

April 1, 2023

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When Every Day is April Fool's Day

Vintage cartoons, funny stuff (unintentional and otherwise), and an assortment of the odd and unusual from the land of filmdom. Baby Peggy Flies Her Pelican Caught on film for eternity,…

February 14, 2022

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1950s-1960s Vintage Celebrity Valentines

Modified photos and caricatures of celebrities and movie stars from the 1950s-1960s, modified to be shareable vintage Valentine’s Day greeting cards: Ava Gardner A woman of lusty appetites, beautiful Ava Gardner…

December 31, 2021

betty white 95, betty white 1989, american actress, television producer, comedic actress, comedian, comedienne, 1950s television series, the betty white show host, life with elizabeth, date with the angels vickie angel, 1960s movies, advise and consent, 1970s tv shows, 1970s tv sitcoms, the mary tyler moore show sue ann nivens, the betty white show joyce whitman, 1980s television shows, the love boat betsy boucher, mamas family ellen harper jackson, 1980s tv soap operas, another world brenda barlowe, sana barbara guest star, the golden girls rose nylund, 1990s tv series, the golden palace, bob sylvia schmidt, maybe this time shirley wallace, ladies man mitzi stilesthe lionhearts dorothy voice actress, 1990s movies, hard rain, holy man, lake placid, the story of use, 2000s movies, bringing down the house, the proposal, you again, 2000s television series, hot in cleveland elka ostrovsky, the practice catherine piper, boston legal, everwood carol roberts, complete savages mrs riley, boston legal, 2000s daytime television, the bold and the beautiful ann douglas, married allen ludden 1963, senior citizen, nonagenarian

Witty Golden Girl Betty White

Witty American comedian, singer, animal rights activist, and multiple Emmy Award-winning actress Betty White died on December 31, 2021 - just a few weeks before her 100th birthday (she was born…

September 15, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun from September 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from September, 1931: Herman Mankiewicz produces Monkey Business, starring Zeppo & the other Marx Brothers; blues singer Annette Hanshaw records I Don't Know Why; George…

August 8, 2021

TV Trivia: Late Show With David Letterman

Q1. Who was David Letterman's first guest on both Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, and again on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1993? Q2. Who did…

August 1, 2021

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Best Classic Car Wash Scenes

A car wash scene in a film or television series episode doesn't have to be exclusively aimed at a comedic laugh or teenagers. These vintage movies and clips have a…

May 5, 2021

Fine Arts,
Funny

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Cartoonist Walt Munson's Humour

American cartoonist Walt Munson is best known for his work on comic strips and series published in newspapers and magazines between beginning in 1923. ("I'm Always in a Muddle" 1933…

February 3, 2021

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100 Years Ago: 1921 At A Glance

Innovations in fashion, lifestyle, science, and medicine improved lives and delighted people back in 1921. Leisure hours were brightened with entertainment by animals and people who would become household names…

November 29, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From November 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: Classic Movie Premiere - The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Basil Rathbone; Little Norway Air Force Training Camp Opens…