December 2009
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Half penny (British decimal coin)
It was nicknamed the “tiddler” on account of its size, and soon became Britain’s least loved coin.[2]The Treasury had continued to argue that the half penny was important in the fight against inflation (preventing prices from being rounded up),[2] but by the early 1980s it was practically worthless and its main utility was as a driver of small screws.[citation needed]
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Midgetville
Rumor has held that Alfred Ringling, famous for the Ringling Brothers Circus, built a few small-sized houses that had four-foot doors. However the houses currently all appear to be built within the last 40 years and some are built with vinyl siding which was not available during Ringling’s time. Visitors claim the “midget” residents are hostile or xenophobic and will therefore...
Count von Count
The Count bears a noticeable resemblance to Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, including a similar accent and oversized, pointed canine teeth (better known as fangs, although Lugosi himself did not bear fangs in the 1931 film), but it would appear that he is different from other vampires, besides sporting a goatee and monocle. For example, most vampires wither in direct sunlight; the Count does not and...
Talk:Punch buggy
I once killed a guy by roundhouse kicking him in the face when I saw a Ford Taurus. Too bad I forgot to say what color it was. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.58.51.2 (talk) 14:01, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
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Dublin, California
The nearest major metropolitan area is that of Oakland, approximately 25 miles (40 km) to the west-northwest on Interstate 580. Because of this, Dublin is known as a “crossroads” of the Bay Area.[citation needed]
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Electric boogaloo
Crazy legsA footwalk that was created by Poppin Pete. He invented crazy legs by watching a boy called Crazy Legs dancing and changed what he saw into a Popping move. Old manA type of boogaloo style was created by Boogaloo Sam. Boogaloo Sam invented this move by watching an old man by walking across the street. Link
Robot (dance)
The robot is simply the illusion of being a robot. Movements of the robot are normally started and finished with a dimestop (a very abrupt stop), to give the impression of motors starting and stopping, but poppers have also been known to do the robot with a pop to the beat. As long as the illusion of being a robot is maintained, it is considered the robot.
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Penn State DuBois
Some say and may agree that the education here resembles that of a High School. Specifically, a professor mentioned this school was not a challenging one. Most go to main campus for degrees and better job opportunities.
Penn State DuBois offers several degree programs, has a very high admittance rate, and in general, is very easy to get into if you have taken college prepatory courses, and tried...
Novelty and fad dances
Novelty dances that have remained popular are no longer associated with a specific time period—they are timeless. Novelty dances are meant to be funny, and to evoke general mirth verging on silliness in participants.
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Jugging
In 2006, a survey of 2021 people for the television channel UKTV Food found that only 1.6% of the people aged under 25 recognized Jugged Hare by name. 7 out of 10 of those people stated that they would refuse to eat Jugged Hare if it was served at the house of a friend or a relative.
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Skiffle
Skiffle is often said to have developed from New Orleans jazz, but this has been disputed.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Roger Rabbit dance The Roger Rabbit became a popular dance move in the early 1990s.[44][45] It was named after the floppy movements of the Roger Rabbit cartoon character. In movement, the Roger Rabbit dance is similar to the Running Man, but done by skipping backwards with arms performing a flapping gesture. Both The Running Man and The Roger Rabbit have since been called...
Ground Round
Ground Round was well known in the 1980s for its children’s parties and for passing out whole peanuts where diners were encouraged to throw the shells on the floor; they also often gave diners popcorn with their dinner, rather than bread. The newest incarnation of Ground Round doesn’t support such behavior and markets to the adult dining and cocktails crowd, although families are still...
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)
Hermey was inspired by Beach Boy Al Jardine who briefly quit the band to pursue a career in dentistry.[citation needed]
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