wiktionarypar punch TOC right Punch may refer to Punch combat , a strike made using the hand closed into a fist Punch drink , a general term for various mixed drinks, often containing fruit, fruit juice, and or alcohol Mr. Punch, the principal puppet character in the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show. Mr. Punch, a fictional character in The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch graphic ..., in particular Dodona eugenes , a Dodona commonly known as the Punch Brand names Punch cigar brand , the name of two brands of premium cigar Punch Taverns , a United Kingdom pub company Film and television Punch 1994 film Punch 1994 film , a boxing film starring Donald Sutherland Punch 2002 film Punch 2002 film , a Canadian film starring Sonja Bennett and Michael Riley Punch 2011 film Punch 2011 film , a South Korean film Punch , a Manga by Rie Takada Punch TV series Punch TV series , a Canadian animated comedy series Punch and Judy , a glove puppet show and opera for children Punch , a station ... Three here Punch Counterpunch , a fictional character in the Transformers universe Music Punch in out ... music, holes in various materials music roll , piano roll , book music Punch album , a 2008 album by Punch ... Punch Brothers , bluegrass band Punch Records , UK music and arts development agency Punch Andrews b. ? , Edward Punch Andrews, music producer Puncher , Israeli pop music band Punch band , a Latvian rock band Publications Punch magazine Punch magazine , a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire Punch Danish magazine Punch Danish magazine , an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine 1873 1894 The Punch , Nigerian daily newspaper Tools Punch tool , a tool used to drive objects such as nails, to pierce workpieces, or to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece Punch ... used in the process of manufacturing type Hole punch , a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper Keypunch , a device for manually entering data into punched cards Leather punch ... more details
about the newspaper the website The Punch Australia Infobox Newspaper name The Punch logo File The Punch logo.jpg type Daily format Broadsheet foundation 1971 1973 ceased publication price owners Family publisher Ajibola Ogunsola editor language English circulation 80,000 website http www.punchng.com The Punch is a Nigeria n daily newspaper. It is the second largest newspaper in the country in terms of circulation, with 80,000 copies published daily in 1999. History The Punch newspaper was founded by two friends, James Aboderin, an accountant and Sam Amuka, a columnist and editor at the Daily Times . Sam Amuka became the first editor of the Sunday Punch . In November 1976, a few years after the first print of its Sunday edition, the duo starting printing its trademark daily newspaper. Both editions were designed to favor a friendlier apolitical approach to news reporting, combining footages of social events with everyday political news. The paper sustains itself by delving into broad issues that interests a myriad of people. ref name Adigun Adigun Agbaje, Freedom of the Press and Party Politics in Nigeria Precepts, Retrospect and Prospects African Affairs Vol. 89, No. 355 Apr., 1990 ref However, during the twilight of the Nigerian Second Republic Second Republic , political exigencies had introduced conflicts to its original intentions, Aboderin and Amuka parted ways due partly to political conflicts. Aboderin later secured the support of his former foe, MKO Abiola , after the latter left the NPN . The paper began to take on a political stance, mostly against the Shagari regime. Supposedly, days before the end of the administration of Shagari , a few Punch editors were aware ... The Punch was not immune to the excess of authoritarian regimes in the country. In 1990, its editor ... Affairs Vol. 89, No. 355 Apr., 1990 Major Nigerian newspapers DEFAULTSORT Punch Category Newspapers published in Nigeria tr The Punch ... more details
refimprove date June 2009 Infobox animanga Header name Punch image File Punch vol2.jpg 170px caption Cover of Japanese volume 2 ja kanji ja romaji Panchi genre Romance, Comedy, Action Infobox animanga Print type manga author Rie Takada publisher Shogakukan publisher en flagicon United States Viz Media demographic Sh jo manga Sh jo magazine Sh jo Comic first 2005 last 2006 volumes 3 volume list Infobox animanga Footer nihongo Punch Panchi is a manga written by Rie Takada , creator of Happy Hustle High . The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan , and in the United States in English by VIZ Media . Punch is about a young girl by the name Elle Nagahara, whose family are all involved in physical martial arts , her mother was a wrestling champion, her father a world lightweight boxing champion, and her grandfather the first Japanese to become the world champion of Muay Thai kickboxing. But the thing is Elle doesn t want to fight She just wants a normal life and everything changes when she meets a strange street fighter. Characters Elle Nagahara The main character and daughter of two champion parents, but doesn t want anything to do with her family business and only wishes to live a normal teenage life. She was betrothed by her grandfather to Ruo, her childhood friend. However, she does not want to marry Ruo and wishes only to have a normal relationship. To avoid marrying Ruo, she lies that her boyfriend is Kazuki Shindo, a boy she happened to run into in a music store, but begins to develop a genuine relationship with Kazuki. Elle goes on an actually normal date with him ... Punch Vol. 1 publisher Viz Media accessdate May 3, 2009 ref LicensedISBN 978 1 4215 0874 0 ChapterList ... name PunchVizVol2 cite web url http viz.com products products.php?product id 6165 title Punch Vol. 2 ... id 6336 title Punch Vol. 3 publisher Viz Media accessdate May 3, 2009 ref LicensedISBN 978 1 4215 1031 ... arts anime and manga Category 2005 manga Category Drama anime and manga Category Sh jo manga tl Punch ... more details
Phantom Punch may refer to The punch that ended the second fight of Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston Neil Lefner s iconic sports Neil Leifer Sports Illustrated photograph of Ali taunting the stricken Liston to get up and fight Phantom Punch film Phantom Punch film , a 2008 Sonny Liston biopic starring Ving Rhames Phantom Punch album Phantom Punch album , the fourth album by Sondre Lerche disambig ... more details
refimprove date August 2011 Delaware Punch is a fruit flavored soft drink . Its formula uses a blend of fruit flavors, with grape being the most prominent. It is non carbonated and caffeine free. Delaware Punch drink Punch was created by Thomas E. Lyons in 1913. The brand is currently owned by The Coca Cola Company . The beverage is difficult to find, but is still sold in some grocery stores in Louisiana , Arkansas , and Texas , and some restaurants in Houston . Delaware Punch can also be found for sale on eBay. Delaware Punch concentrate can be purchased from several online soft drink retailers. The bottled form is sold in Guatemala and Mexico , but is currently banned in much of the United States due to a coloring agent, Allura Red AC allura red , used. Delaware Punch was commonly sold at the New Orleans drug store chain K&B , before it was bought by Rite Aid in 1997. Delaware Punch is named for the Delaware grape from which its flavor is derived. The grape is native to Delaware County, Ohio , and the drink therefore has no affiliation with the state of Delaware . External links http www.delawarepunch.org Unofficial Delaware Punch Page Coca Cola brands Category Coca Cola brands Category Cuisine of New Orleans, Louisiana it Delaware Punch ... more details
For punches used in punch presses Punching Refimprove date April 2010 A punch is a hardness hard metal ... also be used to create a pattern or even form an image. Nail or pin Image Punch pin .jpg right thumb 200px pin punch A nail punch also called a nail set , is used to drive the head of a nail flush with or below a surface. A pin punch is a similar tool used to drive pins for affixing a fixture to a rotating shaft. Nail and pin punches have a body by which the punch is held, with a flat ended cylindrical section whose diameter suits the object to be driven. clear Central Image Punch central .jpg thumb 200px A center punch A central punch is used to mark the center of a point. It is usually used ... not start in a recess. A center punch forms a large enough dimple to guide the tip of the drill bit ... produced by a center punch, the drilling of a pilot hole is usually needed. An automatic center punch operates without the need for a hammer. clear Prick Prick manufacturing redirects here Image 62435 copy2.jpg thumb 200px A prick punch A prick punch is similar to a center punch but used for marking ... with a center punch for drilling. ref name fournier clear Transfer Image Punch transfer .jpg right thumb 200px transfer punch A transfer punch is a punch usually in an index set of a specific outer diameter that is non tapered and extends the entire length of the punch except for the tip ... A doming punch is used in conjunction with a Sinking metalworking doming block to make spheres or hemispheres out of sheets of metal. The punch is generally made of tool steel , but can be made of wood. They come in a number of different sizes, the punch size determining what size the finished product will be. clear Drift Image 62441 copy.jpg thumb 200px drift punch Main Drift pin A drift punch is misleadingly named it is not used as a punch in the traditional sense of the term. A drift punch, or drift pin, or lineup punch, is used as an aid in aligning bolt or rivet holes prior to inserting ... more details
for the Swedish liquor Punsch WPMIXInfobox name Punch image Southern Bourbon Punch.jpg caption Southern Bourbon whiskey Bourbon Punch type Mid drink drinkware Often served in a punch bowl with mug punch ... 180px Punch bowl and stand, made at the Meissen factory, Germany, 1770, Victoria and Albert Museum ...?title Punch 28drink 29&action edit§ion 1 title Punch bowl and Stand work Metalwork accessdate 2007 12 09 ref Punch is the term for a wide assortment of drinks, both non alcoholic and Alcoholic ... search?q punchPunch at dictionary.com ref The drink was introduced from India to England ..., Graham and Sue. The Language of Drink , Alan Sutton Publishing, 1988. ref Punch is typically served at party parties in large, wide bowls, known as punch bowl s . History The word punch is a loanword ... Loanwords ref ref name Online Etymology Dictionary http www.etymonline.com index.php?term PunchPunch at the Online Etymology Dictionary ref The original drink was named paantsch . The drink was brought ... The term punch was first recorded in United Kingdom British documents in 1632. At the time, most ... came into use and the modern punch was born. By 1671, documents make references to punch houses Citation needed date May 2010 . Today, soft drink manufacturers distribute many types of fruit punch beverages ... flavors. Variations Southern Bourbon Punch A drink closely associated with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the southern U.S. Sweet bourbon punch is made with sweet tea a southern signature drink , citrus flavors, and bourbon. ref http 123recipes.com Recipe Sweet Bourbon Punch Detail Sweet Bourbon Punch Recipe ref Bourbon is named for Bourbon County, Kentucky, and each year during the Kentucky Derby, recipes for bourbon punch abound. Cups Another type of punch, traditionally served before .... Rum punches There are several rum based punches Planter s Punch, Bajan Rum Punch, Caribbean Rum Punch, and others. The two most historical rum punches are the Planter s Punch and Bajan Rum Punch ... more details
Image Control nippers.JPG thumb right Ticket punch File Strojek pro vydej jizdenek 1.jpg thumb Setright Machine Setright ticket machine , with built in ticket punch, alongside the thumb A ticket punch or control nippers is a hand tool for permanently marking admission tickets and similar items of paper or card stock. It makes a perforation and a corresponding Chad paper chad . A ticket punch resembles a hole punch , differing in that the ticket punch has a longer jaw or reach and the option of having a distinctive die shape. A ticket punch resembles a needle punch in that it makes a distinctive pattern in the item punched, but differs in that it makes a chad. Uses Image Fahrkarte St Gallen Ravensburg.jpg thumb left upright Railway passenger ticket punched multiple times, with at least 4 different die shapes triangle, oval, and two sizes of tear drop Ticket punches are widely used to mark railway passenger tickets, particularly if it is important when and where the ticket was punched. Ticket punches were widely used in orienteering but have been replaced by needle punch es see Control point orienteering control point in Orienteering . Ticket punches also have decorative uses, involving both their perforations and their chads. Available die shapes include many geometric shapes, silhouettes of objects or animals. Die shapes for company logos and other proprietary images can be manufactured by special arrangement. These are used to punch decorative holes in the margins of pieces of paper, and to make small confetti . File TicketPunchChad.agr.jpg thumb Chad produced by a railroad ticket punch. See also Marking External links commonscat Ticket punch Category Authentication methods Category Security tool stub cs Kle t pr vod ho de Schaffnerzange ... more details
onesource date November 2011 About the illegal boxing move the 1948 cartoon Rabbit Punch wikt A rabbit punch is a punch strike blow to the neck or to the base of the skull . It is considered especially dangerous because it can damage the cervical vertebrae and subsequently the spinal cord , which may lead to serious spinal cord injury or even death . The rabbit punch may even be a punch taken to the upper back of an opponent. Boxing Because this is a potentially fatal blow, the rabbit punch is illegal in boxing , Mixed martial arts MMA , and many other combat sports that involve strike attack striking , except in Vale Tudo . The punch s name is derived from the use of the technique by hunter s to kill rabbit s with a quick, sharp strike attack strike to the back of the head, for instance using a blunt object such as a metal water pipe pipe . ref Langer, Richard. http web.archive.org web 20040501011125 http www.motherearthnews.com menarch archive issues 015 015 018 01.htm Extract from Grow it . www.motherearthnews.com now on www.archive.org . URL last accessed September 11, 2007. ref References Reflist Boxing Category Boxing terminology Category Punches combat martialart stub ko id Rabbit punch ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Kaffe punch is a Denmark Danish drink, consisting of coffee and schnapps . The drink is often made by eyeballing snaps into a coffee cup, already filled with hot coffee. DEFAULTSORT Kaffe Punch Category Mixed drinks Category Danish beverages Denmark stub mixed drink stub ... more details
Infobox book name Rum Punch title orig translator image File Rum punch first edition.jpg 200px image caption author Elmore Leonard illustrator cover artist country USA language series genre publisher Dell Publishing Delacorte Press pub date 1992 english pub date media type Print Hardcover pages 302 isbn ISBN 038530143X dewey 813 .54 20 congress PS3562.E55 R8 1992 oclc 24671033 preceded by followed by For the alcoholic mixed drink , see Punch drink Rum Punch is a 1992 novel written by Elmore Leonard . It was later film adaptation adapted into a film by director Quentin Tarantino , who changed some of the characters and the plot. ref cite web url http www.tarantino.info wiki index.php Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard title Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard The Quentin Tarantino Archives publisher Tarantino.info date 2008 12 22 accessdate 2011 03 09 ref The film was released in 1997 as Jackie Brown film Jackie Brown . ref http www.godamongdirectors.com scripts jackiebrown.txt ref The characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara first appeared in Leonard s novel, The Switch . citation needed date March 2011 Plot summary Set in West Palm Beach and Miami , FL, Rum Punch follows Jackie Burke, a 44 year old airline stewardess , who has been bringing cash into the country for a gunrunner named Ordell Robbie whose nickname, Whitebread , comes from the fact that he s a light skinned African American . When the cops try to use Jackie to get at Ordell, she hatches a plan with help from bail bondsman Max Cherry to keep the money for herself. References reflist External links http www.elmoreleonard.com index.php? novels rum punch Rum Punch at http www.elmoreleonard.com Elmore Leonard.com Category 1992 novels Category Neo noir Category Novels by Elmore Leonard Category American novels adapted into films Category Novels set in Florida 1990s novel stub fr Punch cr ole pt Rum Punch ... more details
Primary sources date October 2010 notability date October 2010 Infobox Company company name Punch Entertainment, Inc. company logo File Punch Entertainment logo .png Punch Entertainment Logo foundation 2005 company type Private company Private location Palo Alto, California , United States USA homepage http www.punch entertainment.com www.punch entertainment.com Punch Entertainment is a video game developer developer and video game publisher publisher of social games, casual game casual online games and iPhone iPhone game s. Punch is headquartered in Palo Alto, California , United States with product development offices in Hanoi, Vietnam . Punch currently has over 100 employees worldwide, and has products on Facebook , Myspace and other online locations. History Punch was founded in early 2005 by Tobin Lent, Mike Williams and Martin Geiger. They specialize in creating next generation wireless entertainment applications, mainly video game s. The company was formed from a team that was formerly with Lavastorm Engineering , one of the first mobile games studios in North America. Punch was initially financed by IDG Ventures . ref http www.idgvv.com.vn ?mdl press&cat 27&id 303&pg 1 Punch Entertainment Wins Most Innovative Game Award for EGO at the 2008 Game Developers Conference , press release from IDV Ventures Vietnam ref Games Games developed and or published by Punch Entertainment include Ego video game Ego ref http www.ego city.com Ego website ref Reign of Swords Mobile Battles Series ref http www.mobilebattles.com Reign of Swords website ref Boom Goes the Earth 3D ref http wireless.ign.com objects 836 836138.html Boom Goes the Earth 3D website ref Hockey 2007 World Soccer 2007 Gunslinger video game Gunslinger Hunting Unlimited THQ partnership Lilo & Stitch, Rock n Roll Rescue Disney Interactive Studios Disney partnership Wealth.Power.Respect References reflist External links http www.punch entertainment.com Punch Entertainment company website Category Mobile game companies ... more details
unsourced date November 2011 Infobox martial art image bolocolor.jpg imagecaption Bolo punch in Lethwei Burmese boxing imagesize 120px name Bolo punch aka flagicon France France Semi circulaire flagicon JPN Japan flagicon China China flagicon Thailand Thailand Mat Wiyeng San flagicon Burma Burma Wai Latt di focus Strike attack Striking A bolo punch is a punch used in martial arts . The bolo punch is among the traditional boxing punches jab , uppercut , Hook boxing hook and Cross boxing cross . Used many times and can cause powerful knockouts. Ceferino Garcia is commonly referred to as the inventor of the bolo punch, though a 1924 article appearing in the Tacoma News Tribune reported a Filipino boxer named Macario Flores to be using it. Garcia, Kid Gavilan and Sugar Ray Leonard are widely recognized as three of the best bolo punchers in boxing history. Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe also use the bolo punch frequently. When Ceferino Garcia was asked how he came to develop the wide sweeping uppercut, Garcia said that as a youth he cut sugarcane in the Philippines with a bolo knife , which he would wield in a sweeping uppercut fashion. Fighters who include the bolo punch in their repertoire use it as a maneuver attempting a blow. Its most important aspect is a circular motion performed ... that is circling, the bolo puncher will usually sneak in a punch with the opposite hand. When ... with a full punch. gallery Image semi crochet2.jpg A left bolo punch in attack Image Contre bolo1.jpg A left bolo punch in Counterpunch boxing counterpunch gallery Three of the most famous cases of a fighter using the bolo punch were when Leonard avenged his loss to Roberto Dur n see The No M s Fight ... , and when Ike Ibeabuchi knocked out Chris Byrd with a left handed bolo punch during their 1999 heavyweight ... punch to K.O Chris Byrd in 1999. http www.bodybuilding.com fun videos 2006 bolopunch.mpg Bolo Punch Video of bolo punch. Boxing Category Punches combat Category Boxing terminology fr Coup de poing semi ... more details
Italic title File Punch volume 1 cover 1841 .png thumb upright 1 right Cover of the first Punch, or the London Charivari depicts Punch hanging a caricatured Devil , 1841 see Punch magazine Gallery of selected early covers gallery below for enlarged detail Punch, or the London Charivari was a British ... in 1996, but closed again in 2002. History Punch was founded on 17 July 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver ..., the two editors took for their name and masthead the anarchic glove puppet, Mr. Punch, of Punch and Judy ..., that Punch drink punch is nothing without lemon . Mayhew ceased to be joint editor in 1842 and became ... were the publishers for Charles Dickens and Thackeray . Punch was responsible for the word sense ... in Punch during the 1840s and 50s included John Leech caricaturist John Leech , Richard Doyle illustrator ... as The Punch Brotherhood , which also included Charles Dickens who joined Bradbury and Evans after leaving Chapman and Hall in 1843. ref name vicweb Punch authors and artists also contributed to another ... Punch faced competition from upstart liberal journal Fun magazine Fun , but after about 1874 ... in 1895 After months of financial difficulty and lack of market success, Punch became a staple ... used small pieces from Punch as column fillers, giving the magazine free publicity and indirectly .... Punch would share a friendly relationship with not only The Times but journals aimed at intellectual ... on Punch s first two volumes. Historian Richard Altick writes that To judge from the number of references to it in the private letters and memoirs of the 1840s... Punch had become a household word within ..., royal family royalty itself . ref See Altick, Richard. Punch The Lively Youth of a British Institution ... throughout the remainder of the 1840s and 1850s, Punch was the success story of a threepence .... Punch enjoyed an audience including Elizabeth Barrett , Robert Browning , Thomas Carlyle , Edward ... , and James Russell Lowell . Punch gave several phrases to the English language , including The Crystal ... more details
Hawaiian Punch is a brand of Punch drink fruit punch drinks containing 5 Juice fruit juice owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. DPS . It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping in a converted garage in Fullerton, Calif. customers later discovered that it made an appealing drink when mixed with water. They formed Pacific Hawaiian Products to produce the beverage. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company bought Pacific Hawaiian in 1962. Procter & Gamble bought Hawaiian Punch from Del Monte Foods , spin off from RJR Nabisco in 1989, in 1990. Procter & Gamble sold Hawaiian Punch to Cadbury Schweppes in 1999. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Dr Pepper ... recipe s main ingredients. The original formulation of Hawaiian Punch was composed of 7 fruit flavors ... . Punchy, Hawaiian Punch s mascot In February 1962, ref name official the Fictional character animated character of Punchy the Puncher was introduced in a commercial for Hawaiian Punch, Punching ... Hawaiian Punch? which would then be followed by Punchy literally punching his unsuspecting cohort. The victim of Punchy s punch shenanigans into the initial commercials was a tourist character named ... official cite web url http www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com brands hawaiian punch title Hawaiian Punch Riding the Wave of History ref The punch returned in a 2003 advertisement that saw Punchy knocking people ... New York Mets outfielder Benny Agbayani also Hawaiian was nicknamed Hawaiian Punch after a series of clutch homers in the 2000 season. Fruit punch drink flavors Fruit Juicy Red the original flavor ... Mixed Berry Fruit Punch Berry Bonkers Berry Fruit Punch Lemon Berry Squeeze strawberry and lemonade ... Guava guava and Lime fruit lime Polar Blast citrus fruit punch Mango Passionfruit Squeeze mango ... www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com brands hawaiian punch History of Hawaiian Punch Dr Pepper Snapple brands ... simple Hawaiian Punch fi Hawaiian punch ... more details
orphan date October 2010 unreferenced date October 2006 Stirling Punch is an alcoholic punch made from grain alcohol , Mount Gay Rum and a dash of whiskey . The drink was named after Harold Stirling Vanderbilt , a famous yachtsman who won the America s Cup three times in a row in the 1930s. Stirling Punch is most often found served at yacht club bars and parties, although its potency and ease of production allows it to be made anywhere. Many variations of Stirling Punch exist, but all include large quantities of fruit juices and water to balance the alcohol. Category Cocktails with rum ... more details
Edward Punch Andrews was a music producer who produced many albums of Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band . Andrews was also Seger s manager. ref cite web url http www.detnews.com apps pbcs.dll article?AID 20061213 ENT01 612010463 title You ll find longtime manager Punch Andrews at the vortex of Seger s career accessdate 2008 04 28 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Andrews, Punch ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Andrews, Punch Category American record producers Category Living people Record producer stub ... more details
Other uses Image Swanage Punch & Judy.JPG thumb A traditional Punch and Judy booth, at Swanage , Dorset Punch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Pulcinella Mr. Punch ... between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character. It is often ... October 2008 The Punch and Judy show has roots in the 16th century Italian commedia dell arte . The figure of Punch derives from the Naples Neapolitan stock character of Pulcinella , which was anglicised ... rooted mythologies. Punch s wife was originally called Joan. The figure who later became Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England in May 9, 1662, which is traditionally reckoned as Punch s UK birthday. The diarist Samuel Pepys observed a marionette show featuring an early version of the Punch ... play, that is within the rails there, which is very pretty. In the British Punch and Judy show, Punch ... which the professor holds in his mouth, transmitting his gleeful cackle. This gives Punch a vocal quality as though he were speaking through a kazoo. So important is Punch s signature sound that it is a matter of some controversy within Punch and Judy circles as to whether a non swazzled show can be considered a true Punch and Judy Show. Other characters do not use the swazzle, so the Punchman had ... theatre starring Punch was at its height, with showman Martin Powell attracting sizable ... Punch s Theatre in the Old Tennis Court at St. James s , Westminster , presenting adaptations of Shakespeare ... concomitant with the Theater Licensing Act of 1737 . Punch was extremely popular in Paris ... along busy London streets, giving many performances in a single day. The character of Punch adapted ... this time, Punch s wife name changed from Joan to Judy. Image Punch and Judy Thornton Hough.jpg thumb left A Punch and Judy show attracts a family audience The mobile puppet booth of the late 18th and early 19th century Punch and Judy Hand puppet glove puppet show was originally covered in checked bed ... more details
For the use of punches in typography punchcutting Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In numismatics , a punch is an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins. A punch has its design in cameo carving cameo , much like on the coins themselves. Prior to the use of punches, each Die manufacturing die was individually engraved and when a die wore out, another one had to be engraved to replace it, and the exact design of the worn die was lost. The punch step greatly reduced the amount of effort needed, as a single punch could be used to create multiple dies. Early on, punches generally contained only the primary design of the coin, e.g. the portrait, and secondary details legend, rim head, etc were hand engraved onto each die until the matrix numismatics matrix step was developed. DEFAULTSORT Punch Numismatics Category Currency production Category Article Feedback 5 Coin stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Merge Liver shot date March 2011 The liver punch is a punch used in boxing . It deceives the average spectator, as the Punch strike punch is short and quick. The drive is usually made with the left hand, or the left Hook boxing hook in infighting , or the regular short body hook. The drive is usually made under and to the front of the Human rib cage ninth and tenth ribs upward to the base of the Scapula shoulder blade toward the Vertebral column spine . The liver is one of the largest vital organs and its effect is sickening, as it shocks the liver, the largest gland organ anatomy organ , and causes the victim to lose much of his fighting drive , and causes the air to escape his body. It is usually delivered when feint ing an opponent to lead with his right, which leaves the body exposed the attacker then steps in and delivers a short, stiff uppercut , over the liver, which will usually put the average man out of commission at once. Normally, a liver punch is more or less unintentional. It begins as a left hook to the body, but as the defending boxer puts his elbow down and begins to roll with the punch, the back is exposed. Thus, the attacking boxer is frequently offered either the arm or the back of the ribs, the latter of which he will usually take instead of the arm. For recent examples of the effectiveness of a liver punch, see Bernard Hopkins knockout of Oscar de la Hoya in 2004, or the 2007 knockout of Jos Luis Castillo by Ricky Hatton . Mixed martial arts Bas Rutten made the liver punch famous in mixed martial arts MMA , even utilizing it in rupturing Jason Delucia s liver while in Pancrase a major Japanese fighting organization. Boxing DEFAULTSORT Liver Punch Category Boxing terminology Category Punches combat Boxing stub nl Leverstoot ... more details
WPMIXInfobox iba yes rum yes ibalink name Planter s Punch image caption Planter s Punch type Longdrink flaming garnish drinkware ingredients 4.5cl Dark rum 3.5cl Fresh orange juice 3.5cl Fresh pineapple juice 2cl Fresh lemon juice 1cl Grenadine syrup 1cl Sugar syrup 3 or 4 dashes Angostura bitters prep Pour all ingredients, except the bitters, into shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into large glass, filled with ice. Add Angostura bitters, on top . Garnish with cocktail cherry and pineapple. notes footnotes Planter s Punch is an IBA Official Cocktail ref name IBA wcc cite web url http www.iba world.com english cocktails planter.php title Planter s Punch work International Bartenders Association accessdate 15 January 2011 ref made of dark rum , lemon juice , Grenadine syrup, Carbonated water soda water and a dash of Angostura bitters . The cocktail has been said to have originated at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, SC , but the recipe originates in Jamaica. The September 1878 issue of the London magazine Fun listed the recipe as follows A wine glass with lemon juice fill, of sugar the same glass fill twice Then rub them together until The mixture looks smooth, soft, and nice. Of rum then three wine glasses add, And four of cold water please take. A Drink then you ll have that s not bad At least, so they say in Jamaica. ref cite web url http www.charlestoncitypaper.com charleston the fruity rum drink known as planters punch goes way back in time Content?oid 2685506 title The fruity rum drink known as Planter s Punch goes way back in time publisher Charleston City Paper author Robert Moss accessdate 2012 01 29 ref See also Punch drink Punch References Reflist Mixed drink stub IBACocktails Category Cocktails with rum de Planter s Punch ... more details
Punch Counterpunch is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes . He is an Autobot ... character name Punch Counterpunch image punch art.jpg caption Punch box art, featuring his Decepticon ... Masaharu Satou Punch is an Autobot warrior possessing the unique ability to adopt a second robot ... on them as a double agent. On the surface, Punch is a cool headed, well adjusted individual who .... But in truth, this silent, stoic personality is an act Punch puts on, and he lies even to himself ... is completely paranoid, distrusting everyone around him. Switching repeatedly from Punch to Counterpunch and venturing into the dark heart of the Decepticon camp has had an adverse effect on Punch ... Autobot to Decepticon that Punch s entire personality changes when he becomes Counterpunch. Although ... cover the other aspects of his personality switch completely, and the urges Punch holds in restraint all find savage, violent release as Counterpunch. Constantly walking the knife s edge, Punch is suspicious .... In truth, however, it is Punch who is the biggest powder keg of them all he has been known to experience ... viewpoint, Punch s character could be seen as an individual who has quite literally split his personality in half with all of the positive qualities which make Punch who he is as an Autobot warrior ... alternate personality of Counterpunch being made up of all the negative qualities which make Punch ... as a psychological take on the yin and yang line of thought. As both himself and Counterpunch, Punch transforms into a Pontiac Fiero . As Punch, he is armed with a twin mortar launcher that fires ... enough pyrotechnics to keep Punch s cover from being blown. Animated series Punch s only appearance ..., Punch spotted the Decepticon Clones breaking into the city under cover of the firefight donning ... counterpart, and left... promptly switching back to Punch and attacking them. The clones double teamed ... of this, Optimus Prime ordered Punch and the Autobot Clones to scour Cybertron for the key, only to have ... more details
otheruses Image Meissenpunchbowl.jpg thumb right Punch bowl with lid and stand, made at the Meissen porcelain ... Museum url http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title Punch 28drink 29&action edit§ion 1 title Punch bowl and Stand work Metalwork accessdate 2007 12 09 ref A punch bowl is a bowl, often large and wide, in which the drink punch drink punch is served. ref name Edwards The Language of Drink Graham and Sue Edwards 1988, Alan Sutton Publishing ref Origins The word punch is a loanword from Hindi . The original ... name Edwards Punch bowls File Ponchera real espa ola M.A.N. 58673 01.jpg thumb 180px right Spanish royal punch bowl made by Baccarat company Baccarat manufactory France towards 1830 Punch quickly became a popular drink. It was served in punch bowls, usually ceramic or silver, which were often elaborately decorated. Punch bowls sometimes had lids or were supported on a stand other accessories such as a serving ladle and cups in which to serve the drink sometimes accompanied the punch bowl. Punch ... whaling voyage from Liverpool was commemorated by a punch bowl presented by the owners of the ship to its captain. ref name BoD cite book title Punch and Punch bowls in The Book of Days last Chambers ... isbn pages 496&ndash 9 url http books.google.com ?id K0UJAAAAIAAJ&pg PA497&dq punch bowl PPA496,M1 accessdate 2008 10 29 ref The ubiquity of the punch bowl as a household item is illustrated in this 1832 quote blockquote The punch bowl was an indespensible vessel in every house above the humblest .... No young married couple ever thought of buying a punch bowl it was always presented to them ... punch bowl with serving ladle. Occasionally less likely vessels were used as punch bowls blockquote ..., for the occasion, was converted into a Titanic punch bowl. Four hogsheads of brandy, one pipe of Malaga ... persons who partook of it. ref name BoD blockquote Particular punch bowls Jesus College, Oxford owns a large silver Gilding gilt punch bowl, presented by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd Baronet Sir Watkin ... more details
dablink This is about a feature of jokes. For other uses, see Punch line disambiguation . Refimprove date March 2009 Original research date January 2009 A punch line or punchline is the final part of a joke , comedy sketch, or profound statement, usually the word, sentence or exchange of sentences which is intended to be funny or to provoke laughter or thought from listeners. Few punchlines are inherently funny out of context, but when a comedian sets up the premise and builds up the audience s expectations, the punch line can function as the climactic part of the act. Punch lines generally derive their humor from being unexpected. The classic stand up comedy stand up punch line sound is a Sting percussion sting erroneously called a rimshot on drum s. Etymology The origin of the term punchline is actually a mystery to etymologists. Some sources suggest the first published use of punchline or punch line to describe the pay off line of a joke didn t appear until the 1920s or 1930s. Comedians had been using the classic set up, premise, punchline format for many years before that time, however. One theory is that the word punchline refers to the practice of emphasizing or punching up certain lines during a speech or monologue. Actors and broadcast journalists are trained to read their scripts with an ear towards high points and low points of audience interest. It is possible that the final ... on it, or punch it up vocally. Some believe the term is derived from one half of the medieval puppet team Punch and Judy . The modern punchline of a joke would be delivered in the same way that Punch ..., however, and the Punch and Judy plays did not rely on the same style of wordplay as traditional ... called a battuta a beating . Avoiding the punch line Not all jokes have a punchline in a classic ... conclusion to a premise. Monty Python moved away from punch lines as they found it increasingly ... and The Lumberjack Song were two of the many methods used to conclude sketches without punch lines. ref ... more details
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