- Frasier Crane to Cliff Claven, Cheers, courtesy of BigDog
Sometimes, I wonder if we really live in completely different 'worlds', or 'subcultures', the term comm and cult stud scholars prefer to use, and speak totally different 'languages'?
Now, Cliff certainly reminds me of AO - in his 50s, never married, and living with his Mummy. But the resemblance stops there, since Cliff has a job and hangs out with a bunch of interesting characters like Sam, Diane, Carla, Norman, Coach and the rest of the gang. It must be a lonely world that AO lives in, with only Mummy and Ash the Cat as constant companions; and social interactions limited to the regular patrons of the local kopi tiam for breakfast, the crowd at the nasi lemak or mamak joint for lunch and dinner, and the customers at the neighborhood provision shop at other times. At least, way back in the mid 1990s, there were the corner video store and the video games arcade, and a Raja Azura 'look-alike' in her tight short skirts and skimpy tank tops to look forward, hehe.
Seriously, my question is: "What does it take to jolt men like AO to abandon their desolate world and migrate to a vibrant one?"
Cliff Claven Trivia:
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees).
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax, and correct itself.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
A whale's penis is called a dork.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs-it will let you go instantly.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, and purple.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees).
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax, and correct itself.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
A whale's penis is called a dork.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs-it will let you go instantly.
Reindeer like to eat bananas.
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, and purple.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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Here are some of Clifford Claven's trivia, which I cannot seem to forget!
"IF you take all the consonants of the President of United States, then the next President will be Yilnyck McWaWa (that was during the time of Ronnie Reagan)"
"I have a set of 36 teeth. Its the ONLY way I can prove my relationship to the Romanov family of Russia"
"Actually they took the "Toilet Duck" idea from me. Originally, I invited the "Toilet Camel"
John Raztenberger, who played Mailman Cliff Claven in "Cheers", also do a lot of voice over in Disney features.
He appeared in "Monster Inc" as the Abominable Snowman, trying to persuade Mike and Sully to have some snow cones, whilst in the Himalayas.
In "Toy's Story", I and II, Raztenberger provides the voice of the Army platoon leader.
In "Finding Nemo", he played the voice of the school of fishes which showed Marlin (Nemo's dad) and Dory the way to Sydney Harbour.
Dear QueenB,
I laughed out loud remembering Cliff Claven...thanks.
Cheers to me one of the best American comedy with a mixed bunch of otherwise normal characters.
Saw rerun in ASTRO ..still as funny ,manage to catch the late Coach on a few episodes.
BigDog as Norm ...hummm both are ever adorable and affable person ..both are accountant...i believe there must be something in the training hahah
Never in my wildest dream i thought of meeting Mr Norm in my life....now that I found him,am not going to let him go...so BigDog am your stalker haha!!!
Yeah, I still watch reruns of Cheers, Seinfeld and Friends in the mornings, and justify that as part of my job!
I find BigDog very endearing too; and may just prod him to go on a diet and exercise regimen, haha!
Unforgettable, that's what you are, Cliff Claven.
Wah liao, BigDog, u're really the King of Trivia, mah.
Which might just bring out the Queen of Control Freaks in me to put you in a diet and exercise bootcamp!
Run, BigDog, run for your life!
Supersleuth Sherlock Holmes most famous quotes are;
"The game's afoot!"
"If everything is properly deduced completely, what ever remains, no matter how improbable, is the solution"
QueenB
You don't wanna know BigDog on a diet regime ...
There's just no way of knowing when he'll freak out and just swallow your whole arm.
Stay away from his for the first 2 weeks ... till he is abt settle in.
I'm getting BIG myself, Voice, so I need a buddy to prod me into a weight loss program!
How's that different from "It's elementary, Dr Watson"?
Exercise????
What is that?
Is it a real word?
What does it mean?
You sure, other people know this word exist?
:)
Haha, it's coined and practiced by people in a different world, i.e. Alien Nation!
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