Dave's Entries

Funny Places

1. Zook Spur, Iowa

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Funny Instruments

2. Hurdy Gurdy

Immortalized by Donovan in 1967. Most Russian hurdy gurdy performers were purged by Stalin in the 1930's. See also 60's, Music.

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Funny Names

3. Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

Full name of professional baseball player Cal McLish, who they called "Bus" for short. See also 40's, Baseball, People.

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Funny Places

4. Slab Fork, West Virginia

Birthplace of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bill Withers. See also 70's, Music.

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Funny Clothes

5. Leotard

Monocolored garment used for exercise, popularized by French acrobat Jules Leotard. See also French.

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Funny Quotes

6. "No guns. No butter. Both can kill."

Presidential campaign slogan of former baseball player Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who ran under the absurdist Rhinoceros Party ticket in 1988. See also Baseball, Politics, Sports.

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Funny People

7. Melvin Turpin

Former professional basketball player nicknamed "Dinner Bell Mel". Turpin was chosen before John Stockton in the 1984 NBA draft that also included Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. See also Basketball, Names, Sports.

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Funny People

8. Oscar Tschirky

Creator of Eggs Benedict and Waldorf Salad, though never trained as a chef. Also known as "Oscar of the Waldorf", he was maitre d'hotel of Delmonico's restaurant and the Waldorf-Astoria. See also Pioneers.

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Funny Names

9. Worcester Worcesters

Former major league baseball team that played three seasons in the late 1800's. See also Baseball, Sports, Teams.

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Funny Foods

10. Waldorf Salad

A fruit and nut salad with mayonnaise, developed in 1896 by a man named Oscar Tschirky. See also Wealth.

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