Friday, December 4

Orville's Hit Song



"Orville's high point was Keith Harris' and Orville's hit single named "Orville's Song" — "I wish I could fly, right up to the sky, but I can't..." First charting in December 1982, this single reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart the following month, and sold over 400,000 copies."

Orville today:

Who's cooler?

a. Rod Hull and Emu?or

b. Keith and Orville?

My Husband--Some Hotshot!



Here are a bunch of commercials from my childhood--so drilled into the collective public consciousness from thousands of hours of watching the three channels available in the 70s, that they were parodied at the time they were being shown.

The last one may not be so famous, but I remember the weird enunciation: "Stay Alive, THE Survival Game."

Amusingly dire Christmas eve TV entertainment from 1985

Mr. Foulard is So Sorry

Foulard has been too busy, harried, and stressed-out, work-wise, to put any energy into blogging this week. Yes, this is one of those "sorry I haven't posted enough" blog posts. Mea culpa!

Monday, November 30

PSA

I watched an old movie called Plymouth Adventure on Thanksgiving Day. It was a very Hollywood-ized version of the story of the Pilgrims' sea voyage, with all the familiar names popping up ("They need a good carpenter on this ship. Maybe you'd like to join them, Mister--" "John Alden, and I might, at that." etc.). It made me curious whether that kind of earnest history is even taught anymore. It barely was when I was a kid. I'm not sure it needs to be, though it comes in handy for trivia quizzes.

It also reminded me of the importance of preventing scurvy!
From Wikipedia:
Scurvy can be prevented by a diet that includes certain citrus fruits such as oranges or lemons. Other sources rich in vitamin C are fruits such as blackcurrants, guava, kiwifruit, papaya, tomatoes, bell peppers, and strawberries. It can also be found in some vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli, potatoes, cabbage, spinach and paprika, as well as some pickled vegetables. Many animal products, including liver and oysters, contain vitamin C. Though redundant in the presence of a balanced diet, various nutritional supplements are available that provide ascorbic acid well in excess of that required to prevent scurvy, and even some candies and most soft drinks contain vitamin C as a preservative.

Sunday, November 29

Sundays are for catnaps

Deebo has the right idea here...