Geezer alert!
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 23:57 last edited by
This is all Mrs. George listens to.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 01:50 last edited by
Wait a minute- she only listens to WLS? Or she only listens to those tunes?
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 01:50 last edited by
Extra credit if you know the origins of the WLS call letters without googling.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 01:52 last edited by kluurs
@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:
Extra credit if you know the origins of the WLS call letters without googling.
George and I know - but we'll abstain. I was more of a 'CFL person myself.
\K
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 03:01 last edited by
Maybe the W stands for Wrigley
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 11:27 last edited by
World’s Largest Store.
They were owned by Sears.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 12:36 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:
World’s Largest Store.
They were owned by Sears.
OK; next questions.
- (Easy) What does WGN stand for?
- What does WCFL stand for?
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 12:52 last edited by
I went through the top 10 on YT.
Turns out I know only one of those 10 songs ("Yesterday").
I guess I'd fare better with the 1865 record chart at the court of King Ludwig II.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 13:21 last edited by
surprised that get off of my cloud beats out yesterday
i mean, cloud is a good song, nice rocking beat, but yesterday was sort of revolutionary, pop song with a string quartet... (kudos George Martin)
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@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:
World’s Largest Store.
They were owned by Sears.
OK; next questions.
- (Easy) What does WGN stand for?
- What does WCFL stand for?
wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 16:40 last edited by@george-k said in Geezer alert!:
@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:
World’s Largest Store.
They were owned by Sears.
OK; next questions.
- (Easy) What does WGN stand for?
- What does WCFL stand for?
World’s Greatest Newspaper.
Don’t know.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 16:42 last edited by
WCFL stood for Chicago Federation of Labor
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 16:46 last edited by
WNBA stands for gender equality, social justice, and tangible evidence that girls suck at basketball.
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wrote on 31 Dec 2021, 17:10 last edited by
How about our local station - WLW (Women who Love Women)