Sean, a different kind of secret agent
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Posted:May 16, 2024 11:08 am
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Sean Connery, donated his entire paycheck from Diamonds are Forever to the Scottish International Education Trust Connery intended You Only Live Twice to be his final appearance as 007 after producers at United Artists, the studio behind the Bond films, refused to agree to his request of $1 million per film plus box office profits for all future installments in the series that he would appear in. After being recast by George Lazenby in the sixth 007 film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, it seemed that Connery’s days as the globe-trotting secret agent were over, but when Lazenby quit after just one film, believing that the suave, tuxedo-wearing James Bond wouldn’t fit in well with the peace-loving, long-haired, hippie way of life of the late 1960s/early 1970s, Connery eventually returned to the role of Bond in what would be his final EON-produced Bond film. The producers at United Artists agreed to Connery’s request of 12.5% of the 1971 film’s gross in addition to a base pay of $1.25 million, which earned Connery the equivalent of over $9 million today when adjusted for inflation for his role in the film. The actor’s earnings also became a Guinness world record for the highest salary payed to an actor for a single film at the time. But Sir Sean, being the gent he was, didn’t want to keep it all for himself, and instead donated it to The Scottish International Education Trust (an organization which still exists today), a nonprofit he founded that same year to give monetary educational assistance to Scottish students who show exceptional promise and talent in academia.
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Safety
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Posted:May 13, 2024 7:35 pm
Last Updated:May 16, 2024 5:56 pm 10667 Views
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When one has no belt
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Worth the read
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Posted:May 4, 2024 2:18 pm
Last Updated:May 12, 2024 11:23 am 16614 Views
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True story. A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited. One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone. She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor. There was only one other patron in the store: Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee. The woman's heart fluttered as her gaze met those renowned baby-blue eyes. The actor nodded graciously, and the star-struck woman offered a demure smile. "Pull yourself together!" She scolded herself silently. "You're a contentedly married woman with three , you're forty-five years old, not a !" The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction. When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty. Where's my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in a holder on the counter or something! No ice cream cone was in sight. With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman. His face broke into his familiar, warm, friendly grin and he said to the woman, "You put it in your purse." Credits: Respective Owne
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WELL... DAMN!
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Posted:May 4, 2024 11:25 am
Last Updated:May 5, 2024 7:32 pm 16863 Views
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And there she was...
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Saw this, thought I would share
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Posted:May 2, 2024 3:08 pm
Last Updated:May 4, 2024 5:18 am 18601 Views
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When choosing a woman who works, you have to accept that she can't handle the house.🏡 *If you have chosen a housewife who can take care of you and fully manage your household, you have to accept that she is not earning money.💰 * If you choose an obedient woman, you must accept that she depends on you and you must ensure her life.✊🏾 * If you decide to be with a strong woman, you have to accept that she is tough and she has her own opinion.🗣️ * If you choose a beautiful woman, then you will have to accept big expenses.😬 * If you decide to be with a successful woman, you must understand that she has character and has her own goals and ambitions.👏 There are no such things as perfect. Everyone has their own riddle, which makes us unique.✅ Stop and think 😉...🙌🏾
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Then and Now
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Posted:May 1, 2024 8:11 am
Last Updated:May 3, 2024 6:57 am 19700 Views
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Which was your favorite?
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The Queen
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Posted:Apr 24, 2024 5:49 pm
Last Updated:Apr 27, 2024 5:32 am 21522 Views
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Bettie Page's life was filled with cult myth, mystery and sadness. Her image captured the imagination of a generation with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality, during an era of strong sexual repression. She was the quintessential pin-up, tacked up on walls in military barracks and garages; five decades later, some feminists still hail her as a pioneer of women's liberation. It has been estimated that over 20,000 photographs of Bettie were taken, and new generations of fans still buy copies by the thousands. Born in Nashville, Tennessee to a part-Cherokee mother, she grew up in a family so poor "we were lucky to get an orange in our Christmas stockings." In her teens, Bettie acted in high school plays and was a straight-A student. She graduated from the Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville on a Daughters of the American Revolution scholarship in 1944, and went on to study drama in New York City. Her notorious career began one day in October 1950, while on a break from her job as a secretary in a New York office. On a walk along the beach at Coney Island, an amateur photographer admired the 27-year-old's curvaceous body and asked her to pose. Nudity didn't bother her, she said, likening it to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Her modeling career took off, and she was the centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine. In 1951, Bettie fell under the influence of Irving Klaw, a photographer. He cut her hair into the dark bangs that became her trademark, and posed her in spiked heels and little else. She also appeared as a performer in over 50 burlesque films. Her photos and films were publicly denounced by civic and religious leaders as "perversion", and Klaw was later arrested for "conspiracy to distribute obscene material" through the United States mail. Bettie was called to testify in a private session. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, her home state, even launched a congressional investigation against her. Believing that her days as a pin-up were over, Bettie retreated from public view, later saying she was hounded by federal agents. Her early marriage to her high school sweetheart had ended in divorce; she moved to Florida in 1957 and married a much younger man, but that marriage also failed, as did a third, and she suffered a nervous breakdown. In 1959, she was lying on a sea wall in Key West when she saw a church with a white neon cross on top. She walked inside and became a born-again Christian. After attending Bible school, she wanted to serve as a missionary but was turned down. Instead, she worked full-time for evangelist Billy Graham's ministry. However, a move to Southern California in 1979 brought her more troubles. She was arrested after an altercation with her landlady. Doctors diagnosed her as suffering from acute schizophrenia, and she spent 20 months in a state mental hospital in San Bernardino, and she was subsequently placed under state supervision for eight years. Her mysterious disappearance from the public eye only fueled the public's fascination. In fact, for two decades no one was sure where she was or even if she was still alive. She resurfaced in the 1990s after being tracked down for a documentary. She occasionally granted interviews and sold autographs, but refused to allow her picture to be taken in her old age. "I was not trying to be shocking, or to be a pioneer. I wasn't trying to change society, or to be ahead of my time. I didn't think of myself as liberated, and I don't believe that I did anything important. I was just myself. I didn't know any other way to be, or any other way to live." (IMDb) Happy Birthday, Bettie Page!
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The Penis Poem by Willie Nelson
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Posted:Apr 23, 2024 6:03 am
Last Updated:Apr 27, 2024 4:52 am 21308 Views
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My nookie days are over, My pilot light is out. What used to be my sex appeal, Is now my water spout. Time was when, on its own accord, From my trousers it would spring. But now I’ve got a full time job, To find the gosh darn thing. It used to be embarrassing, The way it would behave. For every single morning, It would stand and watch me shave. Now as old age approaches, It sure gives me the blues. To see it hang its little head, And watch me tie my shoes!!
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