
So how do YOU say "David Bowie"? - Straight Dope
Jul 4, 2010 · I saw Angela Bowie on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson back in the 70s. She pronounced her son’s name like the girl’s name Zoë. She claimed that the name Zoë had been a favorite of hers since she was young. So the kid had the …
Robert DeNiro and black women - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Jul 24, 2006 · Actor Robert DeNiro has a reputation for having relationships with black women. But how true is this? I know his current wife is black and I know he had a child with another black woman.
Bishop vs trump - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope
Jan 24, 2025 · As Trump sat in the first pew of the National Cathedral on Tuesday during a traditional prayer service, Bishop Budde asked Trump “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” Trump glared and shifted uncomfortably as she spoke. …“There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent …
Where did "That's Mighty White of You" come from, and
Dec 31, 2002 · Some information on this from this cached Google page, from The Phrase Finder site:. The phrase has an entry in Eric Partridge’s “Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British,” which says it’s of 20th-century origin (hmm, that seems late to me).
Aging and time perception - Straight Dope
Mar 16, 2025 · For some random reason the topic of Captain Kangaroo came up tonight. I used to watch it as a kid. I was thinking about Mr. Greenjeans, you know that really old sidekick of his. Well, I just did the math… I’m 25 years older (now) than he was when he played that character! Da-yum, how did that happen? I guess when you are young, everyone looks old. It’s just hard …
Real music died in the 1970s - Page 18 - Straight Dope
Jun 21, 2021 · I know who Beato is. I apologize, but he bores the crap out of me, so I’m not going to watch another of his videos. People have been complaining about click tracks since before he opened a studio. He’s still wrong if he wants to blame the computer. He himself uses the computer, and it doesn’t ruin the music he produces. It’s the lazy choices by the lazy …
When did people stop dressing for dinner? - Straight Dope
Feb 6, 2012 · Inspired by Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs and a long love of all things Edwardin, I have to wonder when did people stop dressing formally for dinner in their own houses? My Grandmother (born 1924) tells me that she remembers that her parents did occasionally, but she never did (married 1948). I know it was only the upper and middle …
Who first Said "Never bring a knife to a gun fight"?
Apr 29, 2004 · Jim Bowie at the Alamo? kaylasdad99 April 29, 2004, 7:42pm 5. Caius Jusius Caesar. Beauty_ Personified ...
Ever see an uncensored Benny Hill Show shown by mistake?
Mar 18, 2019 · Back in the early eighties one of our local stations showed Benny Hill late Saturday night. There was one time they showed an episode with a fair amount of nudity. I thought that I might have dozed off before it came on and dreamed the whole thing, but when I consulted with friends at church the next morning they confirmed that they had indeed shown us nekkid …
English Bob's backstory - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Jun 26, 2009 · English Bob definitely uses a persona. Harris spoke to this in interviews at the time. There’s a scene where English Bob is speaking with a fairly distinguished English accent (basically Richard Harris’s theatrical voice) and when Little Bob confronts him he slips into a much lower (on the socioeconomic ladder) dialect from the one he’s been speaking in, indicating a …