welshbairn Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Powers Boothe, the go to baddie for conspiracy films and thrillers, was born Powers Mark Boothe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 29 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Powers Boothe, the go to baddie for conspiracy films and thrillers, was born Powers Mark Boothe. Famous for playing the saloon owner in Deadwood, he was buried in the real Deadwood when he died. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 11 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Famous for playing the saloon owner in Deadwood, he was buried in the real Deadwood after he died. FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr invented a guidance system for torpedoes. Forgotten Marx Brother Zeppo invented the clamp which secured the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs to their carrier aircraft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Who was the actor who had a son with a serious illness, and invented some kind of device that became standard to help with the condition? Sorry that's so vague, but it's bugging me now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 America's founding fathers deserve credit for something. Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair while Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair. Obviously some sort of rivalry going on there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, BFTD said: Who was the actor who had a son with a serious illness, and invented some kind of device that became standard to help with the condition? Sorry that's so vague, but it's bugging me now. Canadian rock-god Neil Young bought a model train company (Lionel, I think) and came up with a control system for multiple trains that enabled his son, who I think has cerebral palsy, to get a heap of enjoyment . http://thrasherswheat.org/tfa/trains-neil-young-1993.htm Edited June 26, 2022 by Florentine_Pogen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 35 minutes ago, Fullerene said: America's founding fathers deserve credit for something. Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair while Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair. Obviously some sort of rivalry going on there. You think Franklin bragged to Jefferson about his invention and told him to go swivel? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Mike Nesmith of The Monkees's mother invented correction fluid (a.k.a. Tipp Ex).Huey Lewis' grandfather invented the red wax sealant you get on some cheeses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 America's founding fathers deserve credit for something. Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair while Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair. Obviously some sort of rivalry going on there.Both styles came with holsters fitted as standard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Steve McQueen invented bucket seats in cars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 5 hours ago, GordonD said: 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr invented a guidance system for torpedoes. Forgotten Marx Brother Zeppo invented the clamp which secured the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs to their carrier aircraft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Beat me to it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The first actor to be nominated for both an academy award and an Emmy in the same year did so in 1961, and again in 1962. Spoiler Peter Falk. Oscar nominations for Murder Inc (1961) and Pocketful of Miracles (1962). Emmy nominations in 1961 for The Law and Mr Jones (1961) and The Dick Powell Show (1962). Won an Emmy in 1972 for Columbo. Also won the Best German Actor award in 1976 from Golden Camera, Germany, despite not being German. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 26/06/2022 at 10:12, BFTD said: Who was the actor who had a son with a serious illness, and invented some kind of device that became standard to help with the condition? Sorry that's so vague, but it's bugging me now. Not an actor, but Roald Dahl’s kid’s buggy got hit by a car, which caused some sort of hydrocephalus. Dahl was credited on a patent along with an engineer for inventing a controlled catheter device to remove the fluid. proving that what you need to treat water on the brain is a tap on the head. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, coprolite said: Not an actor, but Roald Dahl’s kid’s buggy got hit by a car, which caused some sort of hydrocephalus. Dahl was credited on a patent along with an engineer for inventing a controlled catheter device to remove the fluid. proving that what you need to treat water on the brain is a tap on the head. That's probably the one! Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 4 hours ago, coprolite said: hydrocephalus Is that not an STD that you pick up at the swimming pool? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Bartender Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, johnnydun said: Is that not an STD that you pick up at the swimming pool? Nah. It's Alexander the Great's Seahorse. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Kris Boyd was one of the principal investors in the game Flappy Bird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 46 minutes ago, House Bartender said: Nah. It's Alexander the Great's Seahorse. This deserves more greenies than it will get 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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