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katex 31-05-2012 19:24

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23 could be the death of Kim Il Sung and/or greeting his son as his successor

Nope.
Still 23 and 33 up for grabs.

steve2qec 31-05-2012 19:31

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33. Is the Great Train Robbery (1903)

Margaret Pilkington 31-05-2012 19:37

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Well, I have looked at both of these numerous times.......haven't a clue.
I'm all quizzed out.

DaveinGermany 31-05-2012 19:38

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Again Nr.23 Vietnamese mourning Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Min) - September 1969.

susie123 31-05-2012 19:45

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33. Is the Great Train Robbery (1903)

Wow Steve I'm impressed. How on earth did you get that?

steve2qec 31-05-2012 19:55

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Wow Steve I'm impressed. How on earth did you get that?

By putting into Google every "Wild West" type person/event I could think of.
It took a while.

susie123 31-05-2012 19:56

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By putting into Google every "Wild West" type person/event I could think of.
It took a while.

Well done - I'd never heard of it!

steve2qec 31-05-2012 20:01

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Well done - I'd never heard of it!

It's also the title of a song by the well known American rock band Mountain.

susie123 31-05-2012 20:07

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It's also the title of a song by the well known American rock band Mountain.

Aha all becomes clear... never heard of them either! ;):rolleyes:

steve2qec 31-05-2012 20:14

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Aha all becomes clear... never heard of them either! ;):rolleyes:

You'll probably have heard one of their songs - "Nantucket Sleighride", the instrumental bit was used as the theme tune of Weekend World from the 70's/80's......that's a proper piece of trivia for ya!!!

susie123 31-05-2012 20:16

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You'll probably have heard one of their songs - "Nantucket Sleighride", the instrumental bit was used as the theme tune of Weekend World from the 70's/80's......that's a proper piece of trivia for ya!!!

No and no - what's Weekend World?

steve2qec 31-05-2012 20:24

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No and no - what's Weekend World?

It was a current affairs programme hosted by Brian Walden, think it was on Sunday afternoons......it ran for years!

susie123 31-05-2012 20:27

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It was a current affairs programme hosted by Brian Walden, think it was on Sunday afternoons......it ran for years!

TV on Sunday afternoons? heaven forbid! Unless it's snooker or Grand Prix - for the other half of course!

steve2qec 31-05-2012 20:33

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TV on Sunday afternoons? heaven forbid! Unless it's snooker or Grand Prix - for the other half of course!

It was quite well known at the time Put the feem toon in YouTube, you might recognise it.....it was the best thing about the show!!

susie123 31-05-2012 20:40

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It was quite well known at the time Put the feem toon in YouTube, you might recognise it.....it was the best thing about the show!!

No rings no bells whatsoever - can't imagine that on a politics programme! Told you, pop music is a closed book to me.


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