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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
 
"My Fair Lady" horse racing scene with stunning Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress and hat, was from Royal Ascot, where...
"My Fair Lady" horse racing scene with stunning Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress and hat, was from Royal Ascot, where the dress code is strictly enforced. For women, only a day dress with a hat is acceptable.

My Fair Lady -Horse race scene

"And what I say is: them 'as pinched [the straw hat], done [my aunt] in."
"Кто шляпку спер, тот и тетку пришил."

The British are at it again.
https://www.google.com/search?q=royal+ascot+hats&tbm=isch

2012 Dress code:
http://www.ascot.co.uk/?page=Dress_Code:_Royal_Ascot
Illustrated guide:
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?EID=b6a13f26-8d5f-4847-856a-aed46aebb706

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_Racecourse#Royal_Ascot
http://fabaudrey.blogspot.com/2011/06/audrey-hepburns-my-fair-lady-ascot.html

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Little known etymological fact that "Cover Song" originated from Russian "Искове́рканная Песня", later reduced to...
Little known etymological fact that "Cover Song" originated from Russian "Искове́рканная Песня", later reduced to simply "Ка́вер" (мн.ч. Каве́ры). Don't confuse with "Album Cover Art", which originated from Russian "Ко́врик" (Арт-Альбома). Cover-song is a special case of "Remake", т.е. кавер-версия является частным случаем "ремейка", результата сношений ремня и линейки. Фоменко отдыхает.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_song
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кавер-версия
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ремейк

For illustration:
Yngwie "F" Malmsteen cover of ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!".
Yngwie Malmsteen : Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (ABBA) HQ

ABBA original:
ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme(live in Wembley, 1979)

Swedes rock, when they want to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme!_Gimme!_Gimme!_(A_Man_After_Midnight)

See also:
ABBA concert with Marianna Dizik dressed like 80's:
https://plus.google.com/112065430692128821190/posts/52BJE2UhUJV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfmg_wV-QeU

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Pill That Make Us Exercise. Now We Need Pill That Makes Us Take That Pill.
Pill That Make Us Exercise. Now We Need Pill That Makes Us Take That Pill.

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/06/science-may-soon-give-us-pills-that-make-us-exercise/
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/06/science-may-soon-give-us-pills-that-make-us-exercise/

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"Russia is Upper Volta with rockets" has been attributed to many prominent public figures but seems to have...
"Russia is Upper Volta with rockets" has been attributed to many prominent public figures but seems to have originated with Xan Smiley of London's Telegraph

https://www.google.com/?q=%22Xan+Smiley%22+%22Upper+Volta+with+Rockets%22
https://www.google.com/?q=%22Xan+Smiley%22+%22Upper+Volta+with+Rockets%22

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