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May 14

Slogans of the United States Army

“Army of One” was a relatively short-lived recruiting slogan. It replaced the popular “Be All You Can Be” and was replaced in 2006 by the new slogan “Army Strong”.[4] The reason for the replacement is believed to be[by whom?] that the slogan “Army of One” is contrary to the idea of teamwork.[citation needed]It is unknown whether this slogan was taken directly from the poster for the 1976 Clint Eastwood film “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” which had “An Army of One” under a drawing of the Josey Wales character.

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Kiss cam

 The couple focused on by the camera may not be in a romantic relationship. They may in fact be brother and sister, friends, or not know each other at all. A platonic, perhaps awkward kiss often then results. Sometimes a refusal can generate a humorous twist for those watching.

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Treasure (company)

Their first game was Gunstar Heroes, although McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure was developed first.

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May 13

Golden Palace (TV Series)

The series ended without a proper series finale. However, it is eventually revealed that following the events of the series, Sophia moves into the Shady Pines retirement home and becomes a cast member on Empty Nest for the remainder of that series’ run. What became of Rose, Blanche and the hotel is left unresolved.

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Ong Bak 2

Now a young man and with all these martial arts heavily instilled, becoming the greatest warrior to ever live, Tien (Tony Jaa) is eager to quench the vengeance in his heart by killing the slave traders, which he does.

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List of dog sports

Dog sports are activities that involve dogs.

There is much discussion about what exactly defines a sport for dogs. Some issues are:

  • Must a sport be entertaining to watch?

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May 12

Category:Simon & Garfunkel members

Members of the singing duo Simon & Garfunkel.

Pages in category “Simon & Garfunkel members”

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

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Citation needed

Citation needed”, most commonly rendered as [citation needed], is a common editorial remark on Wikipedia, which has become used to refer to Wikipedia in wider popular culture.[citation needed]

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May 11

American Idol

For five consecutive seasons, starting in season seven, the title has been given to a white male who plays the guitar – a trend that Idol pundits call the “White guy with guitar” or “WGWG” factor.

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Flying pig

Similar phrases in English include “when hell freezes over”, the Latin expression “to the Greek calends,” and “and monkeys might fly out of my butt”, popularized in Wayne’s World skits and movies.

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May 10

Thunderstruck (2012 film)

Brian is a 16-year-old caucasian teenager that lives in Oklahoma. He is mad about basketball. In his freshman year of high school, he tried out for the basketball team and is now the assistant of the team. He has always aspired to play like his hero Kevin Durant. When practicing basketball on his driveway, his sister comes out to film him. He ends up hurting himself and the sister later gave the video to Connor, the star player of the basketball team. When he got to school he saw a new girl Isabella who he immediately likes. Connor shows the tape of Brian practicing to the whole school during lunchtime and when his father comes home, hearing that he has has a rough day, decided to take him to a Thunder game. The Thunder are playing the Detroit Pistons at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. At halftime Brian is chosen to shoot a half-court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. Durant signs the special edition Oklahoma City Thunder basketball that Brian got to shoot the half-court shot with. Brian says “I wish I had your talent” and Durant replies “I wish I could give it to you man, but listen, hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard,” then there is a surge of energy that goes through the ball. In the morning you hear on the radio that the Thunder lost and Durant shot 0-17 from the field in the 2nd half. In the morning he learns that Connor, who was at the game recorded him missing the half-court shot and posted it online. Later that night he goes out to a carnival and after Connor fails to hit shots to win a prize for the new girl, Isabella. He laughs and Connor gives him the ball, saying “You try and do better”. Brian then makes the shot and wins a prize which he gives it to Isabella. Durant then goes to practice the next morning and his agent thinks he is unhappy about something but he simply say he is in a slump. When Brian goes out to shoot the next morning he is making shots unlike he usually does and even discovers he can dunk. Brian then goes to re try out for the basketball team and after seeing him play they let him on the team. He then films himself and dunking over the hood of a car. Durant’s agent meets with a female basketball player comes to meet with Durant’s agent and is angry because she was branded as the female Kevin Durant however this marketing campaign is no longer good now that Durant is in a slump. In Brian’s first game Connor refuses to pass him the ball until he is told to by his coach and Brian immediately becomes a star. The NBA on TNT crew then talks about Durant and Charles Barkley says “Durant is playing like a Mechanic”. When Durant goes to practice his mum comes and dresses like a cheerleader to cheer him on. Brian meets the new girl Isabella at the Go-Kart track and races her. Durant then goes to film a commercial about his new shoes - the KD IV - and cannot film it as he can no longer do the necessary skills. Kevin Durant’s agent discovers Brian and realizes what has happened. He meets Brian in a parking lot on a date with Isabella but he is told to go away as he wants to hang out with Isabella. He gets Durant to come to Brian’s school hoping to stop the switch and it does not work. He then confronts Brian about it at a party and Brian does not believe him. At a pep rally Isabella says that she cannot go out with him as he is too focused on basketball. Brian then sees a poster of Kevin Durant and decided to try and switch it back. It does not work and Durant decided that he would have to start over. After having to show Isabella and realizes that he has to hit the mascot with the ball first. Then when he goes to the ground he hits the mascot and they repeat the original encounter except opposite and Kevin Durant gets his talent back. Durant gets back to full form and the Thunder qualify for the playoffs. Then at the game to make the playoffs for the Eagles (Brian’s team) although he does not have the talent he still manages to lead his team to a close game and make the final shot to put them up by 1, this means that they make the state playoffs for the first time in 32 years. Then you see Brian practicing with Kevin Durant and you can see him getting better before the movie cuts to credits.

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California, Kentucky

California is a city in Campbell County,KentuckyUnited States, often mistaken for the state California.

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May 9

Perp walk

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Ejection (sports)

Baseball has a rich vocabulary for describing ejections: a player or coach may be ejected, run, thrown out, banned, given the ol’ heave-ho, sent to the clubhouse, hit the showers, tossed, kicked out, dumped, sent off, pitched, bounced out, canned, chucked, or booted.

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