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almostwitty ([personal profile] almostwitty) wrote2010-02-19 11:27 am
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Quick Pop quiz for non-Brits

Sparked by a discussion with the normally delightfully pop-culture-savvy [livejournal.com profile] shove_this_job

Non-Brits only, please - us Brits already know the answer.

[Poll #1527489]
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[identity profile] charlycrash.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't everyone know they're from Liverpool? :/ I'm pretty certain they mentioned it on the Ed Sullivan Show, which 75% of the US TV audience watched.

[identity profile] purplesonsie.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I was sure that was a trick question...

[identity profile] actionreplay.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
oops sorry forgot, you meant non-Brits who don't live in the uk.

[identity profile] trishpiglet.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
us Brits already know the answer.

How sure are you about this thing that you say?

- clueless Trish

[identity profile] hellmutt.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Haven't the foggiest myself, and I live in the North of England.

[identity profile] badnoodles.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Playing many hours of Beatles Rock Band has paid off in so many ways.
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[personal profile] almostwitty 2010-02-19 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
but ... but ... it's basic common pop-culture knowledge!

[identity profile] grahamwest.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
The way you phrased the question I second-guessed myself for a second, wondering if it was a trick question.

I would've been less confident prior to playing Beatles Rock Band.

[identity profile] wylde-chylde99.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
NO IDEA, I guessed Paul. I'm not really a Beatles fan.
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[personal profile] almostwitty 2010-02-20 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
But it's basic pop-culture knowledge - it's akin to not knowing where Elvis is from!

[identity profile] wylde-chylde99.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't expect anyone to know where Elvis is from!

[identity profile] wylde-chylde99.livejournal.com 2010-02-19 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess I thought they all were.?

[identity profile] theta-g.livejournal.com 2010-02-20 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Not even going there. They were still getting radio play in my childhood, they'd become nostalgia by my teens and I've kept a dozen or so of their songs to accompany me through the rest of my life.

That is enough.

[identity profile] skarlettfever.livejournal.com 2010-02-22 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I was in Vegas this weekend and thought of her :)
The in-room satellite music on the telly was playing a Wings song, and on the screen was a short bio about Paul, including where he was born.
I wasn't fast enough to get a pic of it and post to FB-was going to tag her :)
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[personal profile] almostwitty 2010-02-22 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
My mate - a stellar music journalist - runs beatlesbible.com which has everything you ever wanted to know etc.
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