January 2011
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Denver, the Last Dinosaur
The show ran for two seasons, as the dinosaur boom that had followed The Land Before Time waned, causing viewership to drop.
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Heavy Rain
This article is about the video game. For classifications of the quantity of rain, see Rain.
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Mall Madness
Milton Bradley made several commercials for the game. Arguably the most memorable one was from 1990. The camera showed alternating shots of four girls shopping in a real mall, and playing the game at home. After one girl moves her pawn to the game board’s parking lot she exclaims: I win! The other three demonstrate dismay at having lost.
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Mop
A syntho-mop such as the Scooba is not considered a mop, because even though it performs the same function as a traditional mop, the lack of hand operation makes it ineligible for status as a mop.
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Bombay Cat
It shouldn’t be a surprise if you sit down on the couch and soon after, your Bombay sits next to you.
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The Bishop Revival
When a select few people are suffocated from the inside out during a wedding, the Fringe Division investigate.
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Tammy and the T-Rex
A lion mauls Michael and he is left in a state of comatose. He is brought to a hospital were his intoxicated uncle watches over him. Dr. Wachenstein and his assistant Helga declare Michael dead so they can use his brain to control an animatronic dinosaur that Wachenstein has created. After his brain is installed Michael escapes and wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited...
Cheesehead
The “Cheesehead” trademark is owned by Foamation, Inc. of St. Francis, Wisconsin, which began manufacture of the wearable, foam cheesehead in 1987. It can also be referred to as a “Cheese Hat” since it is legally a hat.
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Adage
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Pointing Breed
Pointers are very high energy dogs and constantly think about hunting and tracking.
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Wineville Chicken Coop Murders
Sanford left the Whittier Boys School resolved to go after a normal life the way that a passenger who falls off a ship will swim to land.”[38]
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Charles-Joseph Sax
His son was Antoine-Joseph Sax who invented the saxophone, the sax horn and the saxophonist.
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Heathcliff (1984 TV series)
When Riff-Raff isn’t around, the Catillac Cats are sometimes helping Heathcliff in some adventures or sometimes tease him only to be pounded to the pavement. They drive a very cool Cadillac which could transform into an airplane and a boat and lived in a junkyard.
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Heathcliff (1980 TV series)
“Dingbat and the Creeps” revolved around the adventures of three monstrous characters who were self-employed as “Odd Jobs, Inc.” which consisted of Dingbat, a vampire dog who used a bat-shaped novelty straw to eat most foods, Sparerib, a strangely rotund skeleton with the ability to change himself into useful items (such as a floor lamp, which he did in the opening...
Mannequin (1987 film)
Emmy and Jonathan have to fight through a lot, including the fact that she is alive only when just Jonathan can see her, which makes their relationship difficult.
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Prometheus Bound
The play is composed almost entirely of speeches and contains little action since its protagonist is chained and immobile throughout.
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Heathcliff (1984 TV series)
Two versions of the Heathcliff (DiC series) theme song were made. In its original broadcast run, the theme song began with the lines, “Cats and company have fun / Playing pranks on everyone,” and returned to the “Cats and company” phrase often throughout the song. Perhaps in order to clarify any possible confusion about the name of the show, it was later replaced with a...
Heathcliff (1984 TV series)
Heathcliff: Title character, he is a street-smart cat, who spends most of his time trying to turn a dustbin over onto people’s heads. Heathcliff is a real street cat who loves to fight anyone and everyone and will lie, cheat and steal to get himself some food, but beneath it all, he’s a good guy.
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Heathcliff (comic strip)
Heathcliff’s reputation for adventurism was even noted by the local police, who recruited him for a sting operation against a gang of cats stealing purses, in exchange for them forgiving the fact Heathcliff swiped shellfish, of course.
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Bareback (sex)
Intercourse without prophylactic devices was universal before their invention.
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Ernest Rides Again
Fortunately for Ernest (and England), Dr. Melon removes the crown for Ernest by joking him about what is on his shirt, flicking Ernest in the face. It causes the crown to fall off Ernest’s head while everyone laughs. The film ends with Ernest giving Abner a noogie while they argue about who would make a better king of England.
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Snake Men (Masters of the Universe)
Witnessing the Snake Men terrorizing a village He-Man wants to step in, however the Sorceress prevents him, as his interference could alter history. However, unbeknownst to the Sorceress, Skeletor had followed them through the time stream. Upon arriving he joins forces with King Hiss, saying that he wishes to help them and that his magic powers could help destroy the Elders. King Hiss accepts...
Mulligan Stew (TV series)
Many children of the 1970s remember the show fondly, especially the episode where pizza is recommended as a healthy food (because it fit into all four food groups).
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Architect (The Matrix)
His artificial nature is more readily apparent than that of other programs personified as humans. The Architect is extremely mechanical in his actions, in that he speaks in long logical chains of reasoning, utilizing several connectors (discourse markers) such as “ergo”, “concordantly”, and “thus”, and has little variance in his tone of voice. He also has...
Paul Sykes (boxer)
He is also known to have boxed at White Rose Boxing Club, Thornes Wharfe, Wakefield where, amongst others, he flattened John Taylor.
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Kevin Gilbride
In over three decades as a coach, Gilbride’s most memorable image may be a 1994 sideline incident while he was offensive coordinator for the Houston Oilers, which resulted in defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan throwing a punch at Gilbride during a nationally televised game.[2]Another memorable event occurred during the 1992-93 NFL season when Gilbride was hospitalized with a rare form of...
Kevin Gilbride
In over three decades as a coach, Gilbride’s most memorable image may be a 1994 sideline incident while he was offensive coordinator for the Houston Oilers, which resulted in defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan throwing a punch at Gilbride during a nationally televised game.[2]Another memorable event occurred during the 1992-93 NFL season when Gilbride was hospitalized with a rare form of...
Angels with Dirty Faces
In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, scenes from a sequel to that film, Angels with Even Filthier Souls. In the sequel, Johnny fires his Tommy gun before saying “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal. And a Happy New Year”. In the two movies, Kevin uses the movies as an illusion to make others think that they were talking to Johnny, and that he was shooting at them.
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Goom
Powers and abilities
Goom has mental powers and an immense head.
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Suzanne Virdee
Suzanne is one of the main News presenters on the BBC’s West Midlands regional news, BBC Midlands Today. She works along side Nick Owen. She also works with Michael Collie and Dan Pallet and she is good friends with minor newsreader Satnam Rana.
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Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Plot
Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player is assigned by King Broccoli (now deceased) to defeat the evil Minister Pumpkin who has kidnapped Princess Tomato. The plot is fairly complex by 8-bit console gaming standards.
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Michael C. Hall
He is most famous for his role in the film “127 hours” where his scene by the pool was remarkable.
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Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Plot
Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player is assigned by King Broccoli (now deceased) to defeat the evil Minister Pumpkin who has kidnapped Princess Tomato. The plot is fairly complex by 8-bit console gaming standards.
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Googam
Googam takes up a job as a parking attendant in the Baxter Building, but is later tricked by the microscopic alien conqueror Tim Boo Baa into using the scientific equipment of Mr. Fantastic to enlarge him (Tim Boo Baa pretends to be Googam’s father, Goom). Tim Boo Baa then uses the equipment to increase his size to giant proportions, until finally defeated by Googam, Fin Fang Foom and fellow...
Googam
Googam takes up a job as a parking attendant in the Baxter Building, but is later tricked by the microscopic alien conqueror Tim Boo Baa into using the scientific equipment of Mr. Fantastic to enlarge him (Tim Boo Baa pretends to be Googam’s father, Goom). Tim Boo Baa then uses the equipment to increase his size to giant proportions, until finally defeated by Googam, Fin Fang Foom and fellow...
Goom
Powers and abilities
Goom has mental powers and an immense head.
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Fort Smith, Arkansas
Nickname(s): Hell on the Border
Motto: “Life’s worth living in Fort Smith, Arkansas” [1]
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Maternal Insult
The insult may fall flat if it is true and should be used with caution.
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Snake Men (Masters of the Universe)
Witnessing the Snake Men terrorizing a village He-Man wants to step in, however the Sorceress prevents him, as his interference could alter history. However, unbeknownst to the Sorceress, Skeletor had followed them through the time stream. Upon arriving he joins forces with King Hiss, saying that he wishes to help them and that his magic powers could help destroy the Elders. King Hiss accepts...
Mulligan Stew (TV series)
Many children of the 1970s remember the show fondly, especially the episode where pizza is recommended as a healthy food (because it fit into all four food groups).
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Duke Nukem: Time to Kill
This game was followed up with Duke Nukem: Land of The Babes, and a game was made for the Nintendo 64 called Duke Nukem: Zero Hour which had a similar but considerably different plot.
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Agricultural emissions research levy
The tax is described by livestock farmers and other critics as a “flatulence tax”[9] or “fart tax”[10] (though these nicknames are misleading, since most ruminant methane production is a product of the burping of methane produced by bacteria in the first stomach (the rumen) rather than of flatulence[6]),
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Blaine, Minnesota
In 2007, the city was named one of the top 100 places to live, for it’s great community.
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