British Comedy Guide

The BCG Count To A Million! Page 31

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Twelve disciples

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Fourteen is a Companion Pell number.

Fifteen minutes of fame

Meaning

This is a well-known as a quotation from Andy Warhol. It does derive from Warhol but his actual line was somewhat different - "In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.".
Origin

famous for fifteen minutesIn February 1968 Warhol exhibited his first international retrospective exhibition at the Moderna Museet gallery in Stockholm. The exhibition catalogue contained "In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.". It is far and away the best-known of the many quotations attributed to Warhol, in fact it is probably the only comment of his that most people know.

16 the age you can get married, die for your country, leave home but can't vote or drive a car

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EDIT: D'oh! Damn you, Pingl!

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18 now the symbol used for the old X film

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22 December, Christmas eves eves eve

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24 a TV series from America

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