tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16882771464791766052024-03-18T20:09:15.391-07:00Nifty NibletsA smidge of this with a dash of that.Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-49845971386098356032022-01-18T06:08:00.004-08:002022-01-18T06:09:23.292-08:00What Does 'CV' Mean in Street Names?Have you ever run across the abbreviation "Cv" as a part of a street name? For example, a street named Frontier Cv, or Sunhaven Cv, or Glen Breeze Cv, or any other example you can think of. What does that "Cv" mean? Street abbreviations such as "St.," "Rd.," "Blvd.," are easy and well-known, but what about Cv?
When you see Cv as part of a street name, it stands for "Cove." The United States Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-74325951217955062482021-11-19T12:25:00.005-08:002021-11-19T12:29:23.788-08:00The Game of Potsy, and How Potsie Weber Got His NicknameOnce upon a time, during a episode of the 1970s detective series Kojak (affiliate links used in this post), we heard Telly Salavas, playing Lt. Theo Kojak, respond to another officer's urging to hurry up by saying something along the lines of, "What do you think I'm doing here, playing Potsy?"
And our mind immediately went to another 1970s television series, Happy Days, and the character played Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-14420859441237807512021-11-18T10:00:00.005-08:002021-11-19T08:15:27.526-08:00Remembering the James Garner-Mariette Hartley Polaroid Commercials
It was while watching an episode of The Rockford Files that we were reminded of the old television commercials for Polaroid. That's because this particular episode — Episode 1 of Season 6 — guest starred Mariette Hartley.
I assume the Rockford Files poobahs, including star James Garner, were hoping for a ratings boost. Because at that time (1979), Garner and Hartley were the stars of an Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-89802483969657674232021-11-11T13:47:00.005-08:002021-11-11T13:50:50.181-08:00Edge Brownie Pan from Baker's Edge: Does It Work?
A company named Baker's Edge makes a product called the Edge Brownie Pan (affiliate links used in this post). What is the promise? That it will make brownies even better than brownies already are by creating even more edge. Who doesn't love the chewy edges of the corner brownies that come out of the four corners of a traditional pan? Those corner pieces have two chewy edges. Brownies cut Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-41303097377775185782021-11-03T12:04:00.003-07:002021-11-03T12:05:28.856-07:00What Does 'IKEA' Mean?IKEA is the most-famous furniture brand in the world, and the largest furniture retailer in the world. But do you know what the word "IKEA" means?
IKEA is a company that was born in Sweden, so is IKEA a Swedish word? No. Does IKEA stand for something — are the letters in IKEA initials? Yes, that's the ticket.
"IKEA" is an acronym. The "I" and the "K" are the initials of the company's founder. Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-26159111937986137752021-10-24T13:22:00.002-07:002021-10-24T13:24:48.031-07:00Baby Oil and Iodine for Tanning?One of the things we enjoy doing to pass the time is watching 1970s detective shows on the various free streaming services. Recently we caught an episode of The Rockford Files in which Rockford is speaking to a man who is tanning by the pool. The man glistens with lotion. "Be careful of the sun," Rockford cautions him. "Oh, I'm using baby oil and iodine so it's OK," the glistening man replies.
Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-59049130724372737602021-10-21T07:21:00.007-07:002021-10-21T07:22:35.349-07:00The Inflatoplane: An Inflatable Airplane that Flew
Would you believe there was once an inflatable airplane? It's true. You can see it in the video above — wheel out the packed-away airplane, attach an air hose, inflate it, and take off. It was called the Goodyear Inflatoplane, and it actually flew.
The Inflatoplane was built by Goodyear as an experimental aircraft for the United States military. The company, famous for its blimps (Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-81911421260965346672021-10-19T12:49:00.006-07:002021-10-19T12:52:53.720-07:00Who Are the A and W in A&W Root Beer and Restaurants?A&W is a well-recognized brand in North America, best-known for its root beer but also for its branded chain of fast-food restaurants: A&W Root Beer and A&W Restaurants. But what does "A&W" mean? Does it stand for something, or for someone? Someone's initials, perhaps?
The "A" and the "W" in A&W are, indeed, initials: the initials of the two men who created the brand way back in 1922. But one ofBogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-11416847082385768892021-10-13T09:49:00.007-07:002021-10-14T06:11:02.877-07:00What Happened to Winn's Stores?Do you remember Winn's stores? If you grew up in Texas in the 20th century, you probably do. They were officially named Winn's Variety Stores, but most people knew them as five-and-dimes, or "dimestores."
At their peak, there were hundreds of Winn's stores across Texas and in a few surrounding states. But Winn's is long-gone today. What happened to Winn's?
Winn's was founded by San Antonio Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-22140188100535222822021-10-09T10:34:00.003-07:002021-10-09T10:36:46.362-07:00Putting Blue Diamond Ceramic Non-Stick Pans to the TestIf you watch any amount of television, you've probably seen the commercials for Blue Diamond ceramic non-stick pans. They are the pans that, according to the ads, are "infused with diamonds."
They melt plastic and cheese and caramels in the pan and show us those things sliding right off the non-stick surface. They run egg beaters over the pan surface and show us no resulting scratches.
Here Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-57590688904823500142021-10-06T12:12:00.003-07:002021-10-06T12:13:07.504-07:00What Does the CVS in CVS Pharmacies Stand For?CVS Pharmacy is the largest chain of drugstores in the United States, with nearly (at the time of this writing) 10,000 retail locations. But have you ever wondered what the "CVS" stands for? We have, so we looked it up.
The "CVS" in "CVS Pharmacy" stands for "Consumer Value Stores."
In 1963, a holding company called the Melville Corporation (which itself was founded in 1922) opened the first Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-88789407455750095582021-10-04T12:03:00.003-07:002021-10-04T13:59:57.948-07:00Why John Grisham Got Woody Harrelson Fired from a MovieThe movie A Time to Kill, an adaptation of prolific author John Grisham's first novel, was released in 1996, and it was the movie that made Matthew McConaughey into a star. But McConaughey wasn't the actor the director of the movie wanted. The director, Joel Schumacher, wanted Woody Harrelson to star. The only problem: Grisham refused to let Harrelson take on the role.
Grisham is one of the mostBogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-79693991116063717112021-10-03T06:20:00.003-07:002021-10-03T06:21:50.550-07:00Yes, the 'Luminous Butt Bucket' is a Real ProductHave you heard of the "Luminous Butt Bucket"? Sounds like a Victorian-era insult, doesn't it? That's what prompted this tweet from comedian Patton Oswalt:
As you may be able to see from the text in the photo, the Luminous Butt Bucket is an "extinguishing ashtray." That is, an ashtray into which you drop your cigarette butts, and the ashtray putts out your cigarette by cutting off its oxygen Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-15308063257935966102021-09-30T13:05:00.003-07:002021-09-30T13:08:41.194-07:00True Story: Amadeus is Not Mozart's Middle NameWolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's one of the most famous three-named names in world history. Only one problem: That wasn't Mozart's name. Oh, the Wolfgang and the Mozart are right. But "Amadeus" was not Mozart's middle name.
It might seem silly at first to ask the question, "What was Mozart's middle name?" Given his worldwide fame, centuries after his death, given that Mozart's music is everlasting Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-74412666241812951152021-09-28T11:03:00.001-07:002021-09-28T11:06:05.838-07:00Who is Walgreens Named For? Do Any Walgreen Family Members Still Work for the Company?The Walgreens chain of drugstores was founded in Chicago in 1901. The first store was located in Barrett's Hotel, which was at Cottage Grove and Bowen Avenues on the South Side of Chicago. But who put the "Walgreen" in "Walgreen's"?
The namesake of the Walgreens pharmacy giant was Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr., who was born in 1873 and died in 1939. Charles Walgreen Sr. was the son of Swedish Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-60826260259167406062021-09-27T07:49:00.005-07:002021-09-27T07:50:59.373-07:00How Long Does Rice Last?How long will rice last in storage? How long will it keep before it goes bad? Many people have the impression that white rice will keep almost forever. Not quite! But white rice does have a long shelf life. Brown rice, on the other hand, lasts a far shorter amount of time.
Whenever I'm having rice, I think of the old joke by comedian Mitch Hedberg. "I like rice," Hedberg would deadpan. "Rice is Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-179330459549812262016-11-27T14:56:00.003-08:002021-09-26T07:17:04.822-07:00Watch Orson Welles Explain Cold Reading, the Trick Used by 'Psychics'Orson Welles was not only an amateur magician, he was a man who appreciated fakery of all kinds. One of his final films was F Is for Fake, about art forgery. During his late career, he appeared on or narrated multiple television specials about magic or alleged supernatural phenomena.
So it's no surprised he'd have an interest in psychics. Or, I should say, "psychics." Psychics claim to read Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-73913869680245895482016-01-18T08:36:00.002-08:002021-09-26T10:27:30.032-07:00That Time Paul Shaffer Went Swimming With Martin Luther King Jr.
You sometimes find poignant stories about major historical figures in unexpected places. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I'm reminded of a passage from Paul Shaffer's highly entertaining memoir, We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga.
When Paul was a young boy, his Canadian parents enjoyed taking the family to warmer climes on vacation. One year, they ended up in The Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-74643881520292115282016-01-09T12:55:00.001-08:002021-09-26T07:18:20.137-07:00'A Word to the Wives': Historical Document of 1950s Gender Roles ... That Helped Launch Darren McGavin, Norman Lloyd CareersThe IMDB plot summary for the 1955 advertising short called A Word to the Wives is succinct, and accurate: "The story of two women and how they trick a husband into renovating a kitchen."
But it doesn't do this 13-minute mini-film justice. A Word to the Wives features one of the earlier acting jobs in the career of Darren McGavin (who plays the put-upon husband). It was directed by Norman Lloyd.Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-15876109297237392862015-02-23T08:06:00.002-08:002021-09-26T10:29:12.200-07:00Is This the Best Steve Martin Talk Show Appearance Ever?Steve Martin has been on the American (and world) entertainment scene for a long time now - nearly 50 (!) years. His on-screen career dates to the late 1960s, but he became very famous in the early to mid-1970s. And he's done a lot of talk shows over the years. And Martin typically kills in the talk show setting.
I can recall several iconic Martin appearances on talk shows. There was his JohnnyBogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-10104917986253785862015-01-23T12:20:00.001-08:002021-09-26T10:29:44.770-07:00Today in Cute: Hand-Feeding Grapes to a Baby BeaverHave some grapes around and want to get rid of them quick? Leave it to beaver.
Or, rather, feed them to this baby beaver. Her name is Hazel, and she lives at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington (pdza.org).
Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-39977994559621828562015-01-21T07:37:00.002-08:002021-09-26T09:21:20.386-07:00The Helicone: Science or Art? Plenty of BothWhat is the Helicone? You wouldn't be wrong if you called it an art piece, although a mobile one, one meant to be handled. And you wouldn't be wrong if you called the Helicone a toy, although a science toy, one meant to be pondered, one meant to excite wonder.
Whatever you call it, the Helicone is cool and beautiful. The Helicone, which you can buy on Amazon.com,comes looking like this:
But Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-78975401172792960122015-01-13T05:51:00.002-08:002021-09-26T10:31:42.350-07:00This Puppy Wants Its Doggie Bed Back From that Damn Cat!Don't you just hate it when all you want to do is curl up in your bed but something's standing in your way? In the case of this adorable French bulldog puppy, it's a cat that's standing in the way! Kitty has claimed the doggie bed, and doesn't want to give it up. Will our intrepid puppy manage to get that damn cat out of its bed? Let's find out:
Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-32973046569882579302015-01-11T16:06:00.001-08:002015-01-11T16:06:22.020-08:00The Astonishingly Beautiful Chand Baori Stepwell In Rajasthan, India(Photo by selmerv/Flickr)
The photos on this page are of the Chand Baori, an architectural marvel of ancient and astonishing beauty located in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
(Photo by lumiere/Flickr)
Just what is Chand Baori, and where do all those steps lead? Chand Baori is a stepwell, and all those steps lead to water. A stepwell is, really, exactly what the word says: a well reached by a Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688277146479176605.post-37668122785273596092014-07-09T07:50:00.003-07:002014-07-09T07:50:50.960-07:007 Kittens, SynchronizedHere's a video to make you smile: seven Maine coon kittens, sitting together, watching a shiny object that they simply can't turn away from, and moving in synchronized fashion:
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