Episode 85
Jordan blows up bat bombs, Chris curses chlorination deniers & Warren exposes the seedy underbelly of Hollywood eugenics. We sing the Cadmium Blues, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
Gallium is the element used in the spoon prank. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal with a unique property—it melts at 84° F. A classic prank for scientists is to fashion gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch as guests recoil when the Earl Grey eats their utensil.
The disease caused by the cadmium poisoning was known as “Itai-Itai” or “ouch-ouch”.
The head of Boeing during the Second World War was Phil Johnson.
The ventriloquist character on Soap was Chuck Campbell played by Jay Johnson.
Show Notes
Stompin’ Tom Connors – I Am The Wind
Episode 84
Jordan focuses on backup cameras, Chris sends cubism to sit in the corner & Warren doesn’t get what he wants at the Morrissey concert. We dine at Brown Dignans, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
Freddy Flush is the mascot of Masco Canada
The four McNugget shapes are bone, bell, boot & ball.
Axhandle was a tad confused. The villain from The Man With The Golden Gun is named is Francisco Scaramanga, not Joseph.
Morrissey was born on 22 May 1959. His age as of this podcast is 53 years old.
Do your eyes rollback when you sleep? Slightly. They roll upwards, but not completely back. The muscles of your eye are strongest on the top and while sleeping your eye muscles relax. Because the top muscles are stronger, they are also more tense at rest and exert a pulling force that directs the eye upwards into the head.
Show Notes
Love Removal Machine by The Cult
Episode 83
Jordan gets dangerous with Safety Razors, Chris is best Budds with Herman Melville & Warren gets the worst birthday present ever. We have a terror jerk, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
In case you don’t know, Red Tide is a real thing.
Crocodile (Crocodylidae) is a large aquatic tetrapod that lives throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Alligators are only native to the United States and China.
The oldest daughter on Modern Family is Sarah Hyland.
Show Notes
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane
Episode 82
Jordan sticks it to Steinbeck & Warren bets on Black & Chris introduces his neighbour Hip-hop Bill. We set the bar high, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
The extreme sport with flying squirrel suits is called Wingsuit Flying.
The extreme driving technique Jordan referred to is called gymkhana.
Flatcap referred to fashion icon as James Gunn. He meant Tim Gunn.
The guy with the big teeth in Justified and Predators movie is Walton Goggins.
The Star Trek Original Series episode featuring Lincoln is ‘The Savage Curtain’. In this episode, aliens force Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock to join forces with “Abraham Lincoln” and “Surak” to battle villains in a contest of good vs. evil.
Show Notes
Tootsie Pops – How Many Licks?
Episode 81
Chris rains on stormrider jean jackets, Jordan is hard on Tungsten & Warren gets wrapped up in babushkas. Shoplifters of the World Unite, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
The famous Arctic expedition that died in northern Canada was the Franklin Expedition
Taiga is a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends. It is Russian in origin and was first used in 1888.
The skin under the tongue is called the frenulum.
The Sean Penn movie where he’s an old goth is called This Must Be The Place. It was released 2011.
Show Notes
The Smiths – Panic
Episode 80
Warren pitches a new TV show idea, Chris throws in the towel on Louie CK & Jordan tosses his straw cowboy hat into the bareknuckle boxing ring. We investigate things Canadians are good at, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
The fake army in World War 2 was called the ‘Ghost Army’ or FUSAG (First United States Army Group)
The H.G. in H.G. Wells stands for “Herbert George”
Show Notes
Episode 79
Warren can’t stand losing to Bruno Mars, Jordan gloats strong over Lance Armstrong & Chris grinds up the entire mess in his gullet. We cheat to win, this week on Horsetrack Hooligans.
Updates & Corrections
Axhandle got his Canadian classic rock all mixed up. Spaceship Superstar was by Prism.
The “super pale dude” that recorded the song Frankenstein was Edgar Winter.
The “achy breaky guy” that Jordan refers to is Billy Ray Cyrus.
The official cause of death for Hank Williams was ”insufficiency of the right ventricle of the heart.”
The Japanese character in the novel and movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is I.Y. Yunioshi.
Mickey Rooney was in the film Boys Town with Spencer Tracey.
George Michael’s buddy from Wham! was Andrew Ridgeley.
The Andrew WK album that Axhandle owns is “I Get Wet” and it was released in 2001.
Former Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein owns the rights to the song “Dead Flowers” which was used on the end credits of The Big Lebowski. Originally he wanted $150,000 USD for the song to be used in the film.
Show Notes
Norman Lear tells a story about how Mickey Rooney was offered the role of “Archie Bunker” on All in the Family, but he turned it down.
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