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May152009

Squeal of Fortune! The Answer Revealed!


Well, no one got the right answer, but I give the following an A for effort:

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Ich weiß es nicht.
tiefighter25

cripples do it wheelie-style! wait...that doesn't fit...
biff

There are no winners when it comes to talking about John Lennon. He's dead.
Joey D
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You were all so close...well, not really, I’m just trying to make you feel good, since you put forth the effort to at least try.

Okay, this was the clue:

This is something John Lennon used to shout out backstage after a Beatles concert if a certain type of person was in or near their dressing room.

And the answer is (drumroll)...

Cripples Neil!

When the Beatles were the height of Beatlemania, people would bring their crippled children backstage, as if the Beatles could cure them. It really freaked out John Lennon and he would shout this out to road manager Neil Aspinall to clear out the cripples.

Reader Comments (2)

it had cripples in it!? yay!! i was half-right! now, if you'll excuse me, i have to go drink my half-full glass of half-natural lemonade whilst enjoying my half-read book!! and that's the whole truth!

May 15, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbiff

How very thoughtful.

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