Silliness Quiz - Page 693

Bookpossum · 12-17-2012, 10:38 PM

You have - well done Hamlet. So that's:

4 to Stitchawl
3 to Shayne
2 to Latinandgreek
1 to Hamlet

Over to you, Stitchawl.

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 04:05 AM

Remember... no looking it up...

Who was Carol Ann Doda, and what did she do that brought her International fame?

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 12-18-2012, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Who was Carol Ann Doda, and what did she do that brought her International fame?

No idea at all. Let's take a wild stab in the dark. Was she Helen Keller's teacher?

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

No idea at all. Let's take a wild stab in the dark. Was she Helen Keller's teacher?

Nope! That was Annie Sullivan. (Great movie. One of the few that actually make me cry during the final scenes. EVERY TIME I WATCH IT!! "The Miracle Worker")

Stitchawl

Bookpossum · 12-18-2012, 06:33 AM

Nor me. But I do agreeThe Miracle Worker is a great film. That moment when Helen makes the connection is so moving.

Hamlet53 · 12-18-2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Remember... no looking it up...

Who was Carol Ann Doda, and what did she do that brought her International fame?

Stitchawl

The first woman to dance topless in America at the Condor Club in San Francisco? I think think this was in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

The first woman to dance topless in America at the Condor Club in San Francisco? I think think this was in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Yes, she did, but that's not what gave her International fame.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Nor me. But I do agreeThe Miracle Worker is a great film. That moment when Helen makes the connection is so moving.

Honest to God, I actually cry during that scene!

Stitchawl

Hamlet53 · 12-18-2012, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Yes, she did, but that's not what gave her International fame.

Stitchawl

Then you have me stumped without doing a search. The only other trivia I know that would be at all related is about a macabre funny incident that happened at that club, but did not involve Doda.

Wait I do have a guess that is probably wrong. Something to do with her getting breast implants?

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Then you have me stumped without doing a search. The only other trivia I know that would be at all related is about a macabre funny incident that happened at that club, but did not involve Doda.

Wait I do have a guess that is probably wrong. Something to do with her getting breast implants?

THAT is what I was looking for! She made International news by being the first woman to have silicone breast implants turning from a size 34 to a size 44!

Take it away, Hamlet!

Stitchawl

Hamlet53 · 12-18-2012, 02:25 PM

What are goober peas? What is the origin of this expression? What led to the expression gaining wide use?

dreams · 12-18-2012, 03:33 PM

Not sure, but I"ll guess..

I know goober is in relation to peanuts and they open like pea pods to get the the stuff inside. So, goober peas are the nuts inside the peanut shells?

I believe it is a southern (US) term from a long time ago.

Hamlet53 · 12-18-2012, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dreams

Not sure, but I"ll guess..

I know goober is in relation to peanuts and they open like pea pods to get the the stuff inside. So, goober peas are the nuts inside the peanut shells?

I believe it is a southern (US) term from a long time ago.

Yes, peanuts. One point.

The term did arise in the Southern US, but I am looking for more than that. More of the Etymology.

Stitchawl · 12-18-2012, 06:25 PM

Easy peasy! (No pun inteneded)

Borrowed word from one of the African languages, brought over by the slave trade. Peanuts were a food staple for the slaves and they used their word for it. The slave owners corrupted it into 'goober.' One of the first folk songs I learned to play on the guitar!

Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day
Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away
Lying in the shadows underneath the trees
Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas.

Stitchawl

Hamlet53 · 12-19-2012, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Easy peasy! (No pun inteneded)

Borrowed word from one of the African languages, brought over by the slave trade. Peanuts were a food staple for the slaves and they used their word for it. The slave owners corrupted it into 'goober.' One of the first folk songs I learned to play on the guitar!

Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day
Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away
Lying in the shadows underneath the trees
Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas.

Stitchawl

Yes. Of African origin entering southern use from slaves. In the latter part of the Civil War boiled peanuts were often all Confederate soldiers had to eat and that song became popular among them. It has been a folk music staple ever since.

So that's one point for Dreams and two for Stichawl.

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12-17-2012, 10:38 PM	#10381
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	You have - well done Hamlet. So that's: 4 to Stitchawl 3 to Shayne 2 to Latinandgreek 1 to Hamlet Over to you, Stitchawl.

12-18-2012, 04:05 AM	#10382
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Remember... no looking it up... Who was Carol Ann Doda, and what did she do that brought her International fame? Stitchawl

12-18-2012, 06:33 AM	#10385
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Nor me. But I do agreeThe Miracle Worker is a great film. That moment when Helen makes the connection is so moving.

12-18-2012, 02:25 PM	#10391
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	What are goober peas? What is the origin of this expression? What led to the expression gaining wide use?

12-18-2012, 03:33 PM	#10392
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Not sure, but I"ll guess.. I know goober is in relation to peanuts and they open like pea pods to get the the stuff inside. So, goober peas are the nuts inside the peanut shells? I believe it is a southern (US) term from a long time ago.

12-18-2012, 06:25 PM	#10394
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Easy peasy! (No pun inteneded) Borrowed word from one of the African languages, brought over by the slave trade. Peanuts were a food staple for the slaves and they used their word for it. The slave owners corrupted it into 'goober.' One of the first folk songs I learned to play on the guitar! Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away Lying in the shadows underneath the trees Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas. Stitchawl

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