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Much loved '50s, '60s and '70s entertainer Radio Star was found dead at home in Los Angeles County in 1982, aged 47. Radio Star's career had been waning for several years due to the increasing popularity of his rival, Video, and initial reports on the story suggested suicide was a likely cause. However, in a dramatic turn of events, the police announced they were treating the matter as a murder investigation, and shortly afterwards arrested Video for the crime.
Radio Star had shot to popularity in the first half of the 20th century, and was a popular fixture on the wireless back in '52. Young people would lie awake intent at tuning in to him, and nothing stopped him coming through. The future was bright for Radio Star, and nothing seemed to stop his inexorable rise. Aided in his early career by the fact that there was nothing worth watching on TV, he monopolized the airwaves in a fashion not seen before or since (notable efforts by the ubiquitous Oprah Winfrey notwithstanding).
In the '60s and '70s, he had to contend with a new rival – TV Star, whose hot new gimmicks included "visibility", "motion", and hippy chicks grooving along to the music. Unfortunately for TV Star though, his gimmicks at this time didn't include "endless playback of popular songs", meaning his exposure was limited, and Radio Star was able to survive this initial onslaught. However, it turned out that TV Star was just a forerunner of the much greater threat around the corner, a threat that was instigated by those fiendish international masterminds: Freddie Mercury and Queen. (Full article...)
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- ... that the man on the left is late for an important meeting with an international Terrorist and the man on the right is indignant at the increased cost of accessing Internet porn? (Pictured)
- ... that those actually were the droids you were looking for?
- ... that existing is highly dangerous, and should not be performed unless you are competent enough to understand how to perform it?
- ... that people residing or visiting Canada often ask themselves, "Why am I in Canada?"
- ... that Godot isn't coming?
- ... that it's probably not the weekend (The chance is 5/7)?
- ... that the dolphin is the only animal other than man that laughs at its own farts?
- ... that the police are at your door?
- ... that BET is dedicated to bringing quality entertainment to the masses? (Pictured)
- ... that rounding up sheep is easiest to the nearest ten?
- ... that the road to hell is identical to the stairs to heaven, but with elevator music and traffic?
- ... that on average, humans have less than 2 legs?
- ...the Cleveland Indians were about to become the Cleveland Clevelands?
- ... that the Pope recently announced that the whole "Christianity" thing is a whole load of shit?
- ... that the phrase "¡Ay Chihuahua!" can be used to mean both "no, I don't have any bathtub cheese" and "yes, I have a great deal of bathtub cheese"?
- ... that Kitten Huffing is a popular, though controversial, alternative to street drugs such as skag and crank?
- ... that the man on the left is late for an important meeting with an international Terrorist and the man on the right is indignant at the increased cost of accessing Internet porn? (Pictured)
- ... that those actually were the droids you were looking for?
- ... that existing is highly dangerous, and should not be performed unless you are competent enough to understand how to perform it?
- ... that people residing or visiting Canada often ask themselves, "Why am I in Canada?"
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- ... that the dolphin is the only animal other than man that laughs at its own farts?
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- ... that the road to hell is identical to the stairs to heaven, but with elevator music and traffic?
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- ...the Cleveland Indians were about to become the Cleveland Clevelands?
- ... that the Pope recently announced that the whole "Christianity" thing is a whole load of shit?
- ... that the phrase "¡Ay Chihuahua!" can be used to mean both "no, I don't have any bathtub cheese" and "yes, I have a great deal of bathtub cheese"?
- ... that Kitten Huffing is a popular, though controversial, alternative to street drugs such as skag and crank?
- ... that the man on the left is late for an important meeting with an international Terrorist and the man on the right is indignant at the increased cost of accessing Internet porn? (Pictured)
- ... that those actually were the droids you were looking for?
- ... that existing is highly dangerous, and should not be performed unless you are competent enough to understand how to perform it?
- ... that people residing or visiting Canada often ask themselves, "Why am I in Canada?"
- ... that Godot isn't coming?
- ... that it's probably not the weekend (The chance is 5/7)?
- ... that the dolphin is the only animal other than man that laughs at its own farts?
- ... that the police are at your door?
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