Did You Know?
January 16, 2006
The average intelligence quotient, or I.Q., of a character in a
horror movie or television show is 79. If you strip out Dana Scully, the
average I.Q. drops to 58.
January 17, 2006
On a hour-long police mystery based
program anybody arrested in the last 10 minutes is likely to be the guilty party.
Anybody arrested in the first 10 minutes is also likely to be the guilty party.
Anybody arrested in the middle 40 minutes is likely to be innocent.
January 18, 2006
In the year 2007, the Coca-Cola Bottling Company will unveil it's newest taste creation, Pepsi Flavored Coke. Shortly
thereafter, the Pepsi Corporation, in an effort to compete, will unveil it's new product, Pepsi Flavored Pepsi.
January 19, 2006
Fire hydrants serve no practical purpose whatsoever, and never
have. They were invented by a set designer in 1948 as an excuse to add color to
outdoor street scenes, and proved such a good design that many if not most
cities had them installed "so as to look more like the movies."
January 24, 2006
The road less traveled leads directly to
January 25, 2006
In the original King Kong, film goers were astounded at the
impressive visual effects (for that time), including
the way Kong's fur would seem to move in the wind. That effect was actually
caused by the animators fingers brushing the fur as
they moved the puppet.
January 26, 2006
Rodents take their name from the Isle of Rhodes, known for it's ferret like inhabitants.
January 30, 2006
A bad man walks very fast.
A bad man is afraid the devil (Ol'
Scratch) is coming to get him, and so is a-scared to stay in one spot for very
long. A good man knows he doesn't have anything to fear from the devil, so
walks a bit more leisurely-like.
For those curious, I walk very very
fast.
February 2, 2006
One of your friends has been replaced with an alien replicant. Probably the one you least expect. But you will
never guess which one it is, so it really shouldn't affect your life in the
slightest.
Right?
February 3, 2006
Frog spelled backwards is Grof.
February 9, 2006
The original name for King Kong was King Kane. Ironically enough
the original name for Citizen Kane was Citizen Kong.
I would pay good money to see a movie called Citizen Kong.
February 14, 2006
1984 successfully predicted nothing. But everybody likes
pretending it did.
Brave New World did better, but hits a lot closer to home, so we
all focus on 1984.
February 15, 2006
"Will my friends betray me?" is not the right
question.
"When will my friends betray me?" is closer.
February 25, 2006
According to sources, one in four morticians is a necrophiliac.
March 4, 2006
West Side Story is actually a reworking of Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet as a musical. Similarly, Grease is a reworking of Julius Caesar.
It's easier to tell with West Side Story.
March 8, 2006
There's nothing scarier than a blank sheet of paper you are
expected to fill (or a blank post box in our modern age).
Except Spiders. And Dick Cheney.
March 9, 2006
Frogs Legs are neither Legs, nor do they come from a Frog. They are actually an
edible version of the Cauliflower.