1999: Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5

Name-checking all of his conquests in his hit single “Mambo No.5″ obviously proved that Lou Bega had great experience when it came to women, but was just a little indecisive.

Thankfully it seems that he has managed to cultivate some powers of discernment since then -- which is handy, seeing as he got himself a job on the jury in the 2007 Miss Germany competition.

If he was still hung up on Erica, Jessica, Sandra and Rita, then it could have been a very long evening indeed…

[Last chance to relive the 90s]

Otter Wednesday

You can’t deny us this one:

(thanks: quercusmarner)

Anyone for some Prince (Charles)?

Looking for a flatshare in London? Andy and Rich are looking for YOU!

“Without wanting to appear like Winehouse or Doherty, I should warn you of the likelihood of the odd class A too. No Back To Brown or Crack, of course. But a bit of Prince (Charles) from time to time.”

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1999: Westlife – Flying Without Wings

Westlife are well known for dressing in white suits -- it very much suited their clean, angelic image -- but could there have been another, slightly less wholesome reason for it?

At hometown gigs in Dublin we heard that the bright stage lights turned the suits semi-transparent putting their underwear on show. For the record Shane wears boxers and Kian wears briefs.

[1999 - songs aplenty]

THE USA, as visualised by distance to the nearest McDonald’s

Somewhere in South Dakota is the McFarthest Spot, the place in the US geographically most removed from the nearest McD’s (*). If you started out from this location, a few miles north of State Highway 20 (which runs latitudinally between Highways 73 in the west and 65 in the east), you’d have to drive 145 miles to get your Big Mac.

Stephen Von Worley for this map.

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80s Electronic – Answers

I know we said Friday, but so many people were emailing guesses..

Here are the answers to the 80s Electronic intros

Ultravox Vienna
Gary Numan Cars
Human League Love Action
Thompson Twins – Love on your Side
Yazoo – Situation
Blancmange Living on the Ceiling
New Order Blue Monday
Spandau Ballet Cut a long story Short
Kraftwerk The Model
Talk Talk Its My Life
Flock of Seagulls Wishing
OMD Enola Gay
Duran Duran Planet Earth
Paul Hardcastle 19
Jonah Lewie Kitchen at Parties
Tubeway Army Are Friends Electric
Yazoo Don’t Go

1999: Jordan Knight – Give It To You

Jordan Knight might have had the most successful post-New Kids On The Block career but, come the final day of reckoning, his place in heaven will be second to ex-NKOTBer Joe McIntyre.

Not only was Joe a pop pin-up, he was also an accidental mystic healer.

A 3-year-old girl who had been autistic for her entire life was watching a New Kids concert with her older siblings when she suddenly snapped into lucidity, grabbed her mother by the arm and drawled out her first words: “I want Joe.”

[More of 1999]

Stoat Monday

They’re really cute when they’re not being vicious:

1999: Christina Aguilera – Genie In A Bottle

Christina Aguilera is a big fan of miniature golf.

[More from 1999]

Otter Sunday

Just look at him/her: