Happy birthday, Mel Brooks

Today Mel Brooks turns 87. Happy birthday!

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Mel Brooks

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Elvis Presley

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My car never leaves the garage

We have two cars. My husband has the one
that's OK and mine is always in for repair.

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With the right hat you catch the biggest fishes

To Amanda this hat is perfect when fishing

Bucket hat

A soft cotton hat with a wide, downwards-sloping brim. Two metal eyelets are commonly placed on each side of the hat so that it is cool to wear on hot days.

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The Phalarope

Phalarope

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My husband throws a glass of water over my face to wake me up

Amanda can't tell if she is
a morning or an evening person

STREET SURVEY:
Are you a morning person or an evening person?


AMANDA:  I go to bed early at night so I'm definitely not a night person.

- In the mornings my husband Douglas has to wake me up by throwing a glass of water over my face...

- That makes me what??? Morning or evening person???

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Bjorn Borg

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Loving my red sneakers

I really love my new red sneakers

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When humiliation started at school

Esmeralda humiliated in a dunce cap

Dunce Cap

A dunce cap is a hat that was used to punish and humiliate students in school during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is shaped like a cone and often has a big capital 'D' inscribed on the front.

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The Woodlark

Woodlark

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An apple a day, keeps the doctor away

There is a more modern version of this saying:
- An Apple a day keeps Microsoft away.

Just an apple

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David Bowie

David Bowie

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A lady's handbag can hold a lot

People always ask me what I have in my bag.
They will never know!

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Waming up in a bearskin

Jane is getting warm in her bearskin cap

Bearskin

A bearskin is a tall fur cap, usually worn as part of a ceremonial military uniform. Traditionally, the bearskin was the headgear of grenadiers, and is still worn by grenadier and guards regiments in various armies.

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The Great Grey Owl

Great Grey Owl

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Mona the hairdresser

Mona the hairdresser

Mona's mother was a hairdresser too, as her mother, grandmother  and grandmothers mother. For four generations they have had the same salon, originaly started by Mona's grandmothers mother who's name also was Mona.

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Happy birthday, George Michael

George Michael turns 50 today. Happy birthday!

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Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage

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That's a weather girl

I love when it is raining. Today there
 is no rain so I left my umrella at home

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To wear someone else's hat gives you bad luck

Iris wearing a tubeteika.
It's not hers and  you can see she doesn't feel
comfortable wearing it.

Tubeteika

A tubeteika or tübätäy is a round, slightly pointed cap with embroidered or applique patterns. The tubeteika is today worn in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as in Muslim-populated regions of Russia (mainly Tatars).

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