Finishing Elvis
Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready...
... Now go, cat, go! (Blue Suede Shoes, 1956)
The decade was nicknamed this owing to the relaxation of social taboos and the emergence of a wide range of music from a folk music revival, to the Beatles revolution.
The Swinging Sixties
The condition that someone or something is in at a specific time; the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth.
State and Taste
1) Crocodiles cannot stick out their tongues.
2) A duck's quack doesn't echo
3) Ostriches really do stick their heads in the sand when they're scared.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand (or attempted to do so).
This favorite canine character from Norman Bridwell's series of children's books is as red as an apple and as big as a house.
Love me tender, love me long,
Take me to your heart,
For it's there that I belong...
... And will never part (Love Me Tender, 1956)
The first televised general election presidential debate was held on September 26, 1960, between this U.S. Senator this Vice President.
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
The time of darkness in each twenty-four hour period; an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
Night and Thing
1) More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
2) Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a pasta noodle especially for the German market that was shaped like little swastikas.
3) Only singles live in Singlesville, Oklahoma (population 635). Engaged residents are asked to leave.
There is no city, town or village in the United States named Singlesville.
This little fur-ball brought comfort and courage to the intrepid travelers in the Land of Oz.
Toto
We're caught in a trap,
I can't walk out,
Because I love you too much baby.
Why can't you see,
What you're doing to me...
... When you don't believe a word I say? (Suspicious Minds, 1969)
Considered the mother of modern-day slasher movies, this film was produced and directed by legendary film maker Alfred Hitchcock and starred Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam.
Psycho (1960)
Not under the affect of alcohol or drugs; long, loose outer garments, often worn over nightwear.
Sober and Robes
1) The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
2) Water in a flushed toilet in the southern hemisphere rotates in the opposite direction than those in the northern hemisphere.
3) 23% of all photocopier faults are caused by people trying to photocopying their buttocks.
The direction toilet bowl water swirls anywhere in the world is solely determined by the toilet's design.
This half-wolf/half-dog title character of one of Jack London's most beloved novels was born wild, but becomes a little more domesticated after befriending the wise Indian chief, Grey Beaver.
White Fang
The warden threw a party in the county jail,
The prison band was there and they began to wail,
The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing...
...You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing (Jailhouse Rock, 1957)
In preparation for hosting over 5,000 athletes from 83 countries for the 1960 Summer Olmpics, this Italian city restored several of their ancient sites for several events.
Rome
A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant; have the same opinion about something; concur.
Grease and Agrees
1) Humans only use 10% of their brain.
2) It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
3) If you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, they will pop out.
The portion of the brain "firing" at any given time is task dependent, but ultimately every region is used almost every day.
This is what you get when Stephen King writes a dog story.
Cujo
As the snow flies,
On a cold and gray Chicago morn,
A poor little baby child is born,
In the ghetto.
And his mama cries,
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need...
... It's another hungry mouth to feed (In the Ghetto, 1969)
This international organization was founded on September 14, 1960 to "coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers.
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light; situated far from the main centers of population; distant.
Meteor and Remote
1) The Iron Maiden, a standing iron cabinet with a hinged front and interior spikes, was used as a torture and execution device in the 18th century.
2) According to Mattel Toy Company, the Barbie Doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
3) Cone snails are extremely venomous, predatory sea snails that have caused the deaths of more than 30 people.
The Iron Maiden was originally pieced together from museum artifacts to fashion a spectacular object for a commercial exhibition at a carnival in the late 1800's.
In Susan Orlean's powerfully moving story, Corporal Lee Duncan discovers an orphaned German Shepard puppy on a World War I battlefield and recognizes something in the pup that he needs to share with the world.
Rin Tin Tin