Category: 1980s

Hugh Laurie Has Six Panama Cigars Missing

A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth.

Imperial Tobacco is a global tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

[Hugh Laurie] first became well known in the media as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999.

With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, [Stephen Fry] co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster

Panama has the largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere outside the Amazon Basin and its jungle is home to an abundance of tropical plants, animals and birds – some of them to be found nowhere else in the world.

New McDonalds Chopped Beefsteak Sandwich Served After 4 P.M.

[The] Beefsteak Sandwich [was] test-marketed in New York and other East Coast markets in 1980 and as far west as Chicago were part of a McDonald’s “Dinner Menu”, offered only after 4:00 p.m. The Beefsteak Sandwich was essentially an elongated hamburger of a different quality served on a short French roll, similar to a sub or hero roll.

Steak sauce is a generic term for a dark brown sauce commonly served as a condiment for meat. These sauces are normally brown or orange in color and often made from tomatoes, spices, vinegar, and raisins and sometimes anchovies.

Onions are found in a large number of recipes and preparations spanning almost the totality of the world’s cultures. The whole plant is edible and is used as food in some form or the other.

Brushing With Colgate Blue Minty Gel is Madness

“Baggy Trousers” is a song by English ska/pop band Madness from their 1980 album Absolutely. Colgate used a slightly different version of the song with different lyrics to sell their Blue Minty Gel toothpaste and Colgate Pump container for a television advertisement.

Toothpaste is not intended to be swallowed.

Madness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976.

Colgate, an oral hygiene product line and one of the namesake brands of the Colgate-Palmolive Company, is a manufacturer of a wide range of toothpastes, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes.

Duluth, Telly Savalas Loves You Baby

[Telly] Savalas’ most famous role was as the star of the television series Kojak. Lt. Theo Kojak was a bald New York City detective with a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was “Who loves ya, baby?”

Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Since 1977, Duluth has played host to Grandma’s Marathon (named after its original sponsor, Grandma’s Restaurant), drawing runners from all over the world.

It’s McRib Time For A Limited Time

The [McRib] sandwich test-marketed very well in Nebraska and other Midwestern markets and was added to the restaurant’s permanent menu throughout the United States in 1981. Sales were mediocre, and it was removed in 1985 after several years, only to be brought back as a limited time offering.

Barbecue sauce (also abbreviated BBQ sauce) is a liquid flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from watery to very thick consistency. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods.

Onions are found in a large number of recipes and preparations spanning almost the totality of the world’s cultures.

Pickles may be used as a condiment on a hamburger or other sandwich, or on a sausage or hot dog in chopped form as pickle relish.

Hugh Laurie Just Presses Polaroid For Perfect Pictures

James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959), best known as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician and director. As of August 2010 he is the highest paid actor in a drama series on US television.

600 series [instant] cameras such as the Pronto, Sun 600, and One600 use 600 (or the more difficult to find professional 779) film.

Polaroid Corporation is an international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company’s flagship product line until the February 2008 decision to cease all production in favor of digital photography products.