Farewell then, Penelope Keith.
I hope it was a Good Life.
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Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Friday, 8 May 2026
Fun Fact Friday #7: Friday Is For Phobias
Time for another of our semi-regular Friday quizzes... and this one's all about fear.
Here are ten real life phobias... but if you've got them, what are you afraid of?
1. What is triskaidekaphobia?
A) Fear of tricycles
B) Fear of the number 13
C) Fear of kaleidoscopes
2. What is arachibutyrophobia?
A) Fear of spiders’ webs.
B) Fear of people called Rachel.
C) Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
3. Adele has “laridophobia”. What is she afraid of?
A) Seagulls.
B) Pineapples.
C) Tripping over in the street.
4. What is nomophobia?
A) Fear of being without your mobile phone.
B) Fear of being called by the wrong name.
C) Fear of mops.
5. What is pogonophobia?
A) Fear of pogo sticks.
B) Fear of the internet.
C) Fear of beards.
6. Ozzy Osborne had “musophobia”. What was he afraid of?
A) Music critics.
B) Motorways.
C) Rats.
7. What is mortuusequusphobia?
A) The fear of queues.
B) The fear of daffodils.
C) The fear of tomato ketchup.
8. What is kakorrhaphiophobia?
The fear of lightning.
The fear of failure.
The fear of getting out of the wrong side of the bed.
9. Kylie Minogue has “kremastraphobia”. What is she afraid of?
A) Elevators.
B) Dizziness.
C) Coathangers.
10. What is anatidaephobia?
A) The fear of pipes.
B) The fear of curtains blowing in the wind.
C) The fear that a duck is watching you.
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Snapshots #370: A Top Ten Songs About Lost Cities
This weekend, we explored ten legendary cities, lost to the sands of time. I'm surprised we didn't bump into Indiana Jones while we were there...
10. He made three dollars.
The composer of the soundtracks for Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood. He also ventured to this lost city in Colorado...
9. Rabbit, something you bear, Jodie Foster movie.
Peter the Rabbit, you bear the brunt, Jodie Foster was in Nell.
Peter Bruntnell - Camelot In Smithereens
8. Misspelled Mongol.
It's not Genghis Kahn, it's...
Apologies if you'd have preferred this...
7. From Grace.
No one wants a Fall from grace...
The Fall - Theme From Sparta FC
6. Wheeler's band - Fall Guy - Madonna, Miley, Mariah (initially) - monstrous wife.
Tim Wheeler's band is Ash. The Fall Guy was Lee Majors (not that Ryan fool). Madonna et al. are MCs. Frankenstein's monstrous wife was The Bride.
5. Yellow, Turquoise, Juniper.
Three song title colours from...
4. Once indoors, an unbelievable mix-up occurs.
"Once indoors, an..." was an anagram...
3. Revolutionary prison.
2. Don't get stuck in them.
1. No Joel? That'll cause a stir.
"No Joel" was an anagram of ELO and ONJ.
Olivia Newton John & ELO - Xanadu
Rediscover Snapshots next Saturday.
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