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Funny fact

PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:00 am
by Webb
This is a still from the first season of Gilligan's Island.

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The American flag (upper right) is at half mast. Why?

Re: Funny fact

PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:17 am
by Romulus111VADT
Depending on when the photo was taken it could be associated with the Kennedy assassination that took place November 22, 1963. I'm sure the scenes were filmed well in advance of the first season premier on September 26, 1964. :)

Re: Funny fact

PostPosted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:58 pm
by Webb
Hmm. I didn't think of that.

Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963, but they weren't Americans so flags wouldn't be lowered for them so I'll go with your Kennedy theory.

Re: Funny fact

PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:54 am
by Hawkeye07
The pilot episode, titled "Marooned", was filmed in November 1963. On November 22, the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination, the crew continued to work after hearing the shocking news.[2] The departure of the Minnow was filmed on November 26, and all the flags in that sequence can be seen flying at half-staff. The episode eventually aired on TBS twenty-nine years later on October 16, 1992.

Re: Funny fact

PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:09 pm
by Jetranger
I was born in 1963 / October ,,,,

as a note, the Calendar Year 2013 , is the same as Calendar Year 1963 , all the days fall on the exact same day as 1963, this calendar year 2013 !

We are now in a Time Warp,, the 22nd of November is upon us, the time is upon us, everything just like Calendar year 1963,,,

and at this time, I'd like to Report that 50 years ago today something tragically happened !!!

like What ??? :shifty:

Well I pooped my Diaper :dance: :clap:

unable to speak,, I cried to get attention and got my Diaper Changed :hand:

Unfortunately ,,, WALTER CRONKITE didn't make any great mention of it on CBS NEWS :violin:

I thought it was a Bigger event than the Assasination,,, but what I know :shifty:

Maybe that how the rock band, Lynard Skynard came up with that song - Whats that Smell ??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMTXnh2O9M