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Another Lap Around the Sun

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November 15th is Anni-Frid's Birthday. Hope you've bought some kind of cake or pastry to celebrate this particular celebrity anniversary. Your area may not be replete with Swedish cakes, but a danish isn't really an appropriate substitute for this occassion. So, Happy Birthday to Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Hooray! Mr Trivia p.s. Anni-Frid was in a Swedish musical group called ABBA. You may have heard of them.

Is It Just Me? # 1

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Is it Just Me... Or is According to Jim the laziest sitcom ever made, with the least charismatic star? Maybe it's just me. Mr Trivia ABOVE : Courtney Thorne Smith joins the US sitcom conspiracy to convince pudgy, emotionally-distant men, that it is these very qualities that attract hot babes (see King of Queens as further example).

The Weekend Starts Here #2

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Hey Zeitgeisters, If you scroll down or click here you will discover The Weekend Starts Here #1. This is number two in this occasional series where I just make with the chat on a Friday because I really have nothing to say. “So what else is new?” I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that. * * * * * Letter to McDonald's Firstly, I did get a reply from McDonald’s South Africa about which about which of their stores was closest to my house in Perth Western Australia. Dear Mr Trivia, Apologies for the late reply. Thank you very much for the compliments on the website! The restaurant locator is for the McDonald's restaurants in South Africa, but I'm sure if you contact McDonald's in Australia they will assist you in finding your closest store. Nice though this is, it unfortunately doesn’t resolve the matter and I have forwarded my enquiry to McDonald’s Australia. I will let you know when they reply in earnest. * * * * * Lee Meriwether Above is a video capt