Les lang fr 2 minutes du peuple are radio sketches of approximately 2 minutes each more or less recorded by Quebec humorist Fran ois P russe . These sketches talk about everyday life, on various subjects like The X Files , ER TV series ER , Columbo TV series Columbo and lang fr a se discute programmes, as well as some popular and some original songs. The style of humour is a mix of puns and absurd. They are broadcast each day on these radio stations In Quebec on lang fr Radio nergie . In Switzerland on lang fr Couleur 3 . In France, used to be on Europe 2 , currently on the lang fr Rire et Chansons radio station. These sketches were used as a reference by other authors of Podcast like lang fr Le donjon de Naheulbeuk . External links http www.zeromusic.com perusse Fran ois P russe s official website fr http www.couleur3.ch fr index.html?siteSect 1006 Twenty sketches , suggested by Couleur 3 . fr Quebec stub Category French language radio programs in Canada Deux minutes Category Culture of Quebec Deux minutes Category Canadian radio comedy Deux minutes fr Les 2 minutes du peuple ... more details
Mister and Mississippi is a popular music popular song , written by Irving Gordon . It was published in 1951 in music 1951 . The song was popularized by Patti Page . It was also recorded by Rex Allen , Dennis Day and Johnny Desmond . The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as Catalog numbering systems for single records catalog number 5645, and first reached the Billboard magazine Billboard chart on May 19, 1951, lasting 15 weeks and peaking at 8. ref name Whitburn cite book last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn title Top Pop Records 1940 1955 publisher Record Research year 1973 ref The recording by Dennis Day was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 47 4140. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 1, 1951 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at 15. ref name Whitburn On Cash Box magazine s charts, where all versions were combined, the song peaked at 6 on the chart. The popularity of this song apparently led Gordon, a number of years later, to create another song with even more puns on U.S. state state names Delaware song Delaware . References references Category Songs written by Irving Gordon Category 1951 songs Category Patti Page songs Category Music published by Bourne Music no Mister and Mississippi 1950s pop song stub ... more details
Paul Harris , born in 1950 in Melbourne , Australia and educated at Assumption College, Kilmore is a film critic , who appears on radio stations 3RRR and 3AW . Known for his vast knowledge of film, music and theatre , and for his elaborate puns and impressions, he has fronted the radio show Filmbuff s Forecast since 1982. For the first ten years he co anchored with John Flaus to produce what became a memorable double act. He has directed the St. Kilda Film Festival since 1999. He has occasionally acted Nirvana Street Murder , Love and Other Catastrophes and is a lecturer in the Film and TV course at Swinburne University and also but not as important , a lecturer for the Professional Screenwriting course at RMIT University RMIT . He is the author of The Film Buff s DVD Companion Text Publishing . External links imdb name id 1303478 name Paul Harris http www.filmbuffs.net index.asp Filmbuff s Forecast website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harris, Paul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harris, Paul Category Australian film critics Category Living people Australia journalist stub Australia film bio stub ... more details
Karius and Bactus ISBN 0961539410 original Norwegian title Karius og Baktus is a Norwegian language Norwegian children s novel written and illustrated by Thorbj rn Egner . The book was first published in 1949 and produced as a 15 minute animatronics puppet animation film by Ivo Caprino in 1954. An English translation by Mike Sevig and Turi Olderheim was published in the United States in 1986. The main characters are Karius black haired and Bactus red haired . Their names are puns on Caries and Bacteria , and they are two small tooth troll s that live inside cavities in the teeth of a boy named Jens . They have a very good life, especially when Jens eats white bread with syrup and fails to Toothbrush brush his teeth afterwards. Eventually their homes are destroyed by the work of a dentist and they are rinsed out of Jens mouth through proper dental care . The story of Karius and Bactus, with its humorous illustrations and important message, has become a classic of Norwegian children s literature. Since its publication, the idea of tooth trolls has been used as a pedagogical device for generations of Scandinavian children. References http home.online.no groennsl kariusbaktus http bokmerker.org ?p 3341 Karius and Bactus on bokmerker.org Category 1949 novels Category Norwegian novels Category Children s novels child novel stub de Karius und Baktus fo Karius og Baktus he nl Karius en Baktus no Karius og Baktus nn Karius og Baktus sv Karius och Baktus ... more details
Other people James Lewis Orphan date March 2009 James Lewis 1840 1896 was an United States American Comedy comedian , born in Troy, New York Troy , New York N. Y. , where he made his first stage appearance in 1858, playing Farmer Gammon in The Writing on the Wall . At the outbreak of the American Civil War Civil War he was in the South, and narrowly escaped being detained there by the blockade. Subsequently he traveled much in the Middle West. His first appearance in New York City was in 1866, in the farce Your Life s in Danger , presented at the Olympic Theatre by Mrs. John Wood s company. Afterward he was very successful in Boston, Massachusetts Boston in the role of Dick Swiveller. In 1869 he became the leading comedian in Augustin Daly s company in New York City, and he retained this position during the remainder of his life. He was highly successful in almost every comedy part that he played. Also does puns. NIE Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lewis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1840 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1896 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lewis comedian , James Category People from Troy, New York Category American comedians Category American stage actors Category 1840 births Category 1896 deaths ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 Horse Latitudes is tenth collection of poetry from the Northern Ireland Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon . It was published by Faber and Faber on 19 October 2006. Its name stems from the areas north and south of the equator in which sailing ships tend to be becalmed, and where sailors traditionally and possibly apocryphally threw horses overboard, to lighten the ship and conserve food supplies see Horse latitudes . The title was previously employed by Doors singer Jim Morrison for a song on the Strange Days album Strange Days album. Like many of Muldoon s recent collections, Horse Latitudes contains a long poem in this case a sonnet sequence ostensibly describing battle scenes through time and place. The collection also features several other characteristic features of Muldoon s work, such as fixed poetic forms and deft technique combined with a seemingly casual approach full of puns, Half rhyme slant rhymes and wordplay. This collection contains the poem Sillyhow Stride , written in memory of Warren Zevon . DEFAULTSORT Horse Latitudes Book Category Poetry collections Category Poetry by Paul Muldoon Poetry stub ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced August 2008 cleanup August 2008 notability August 2008 Kaun Banega Champu lang hi is a game show that spoofs the popular Indian television show Kaun Banega Crorepati . The show will aired off on Sahara One Filmy Sahara Filmy on February 11, 2007 at 7 30 p.m. and airs every following Sunday. It is hosted by stand up comedian Sunil Grover with the name of Ruk Ruk Khan , an obvious spoof of the current Kaun Banega Crorepati host, Shahrukh Khan . The show invites spoofed celebrity guests to play the game. Pipelines Lifelines The Pipelines are a joke of the original Lifelines and most of them are puns of the original terms. Audience Jhol Audience Jhol refers to the polling of audiences, towards a particular question, same as in the original version but the twist in the first session was that nobody from the audience voted, because the participant was none other than Sanjay Dutt s Duplicate, who is wielding a gun and threatens people. In the end the poll is zero and the participant loses out. Quite hilarious and has the entire audience in peals of laughter. Kaun Hai Friend Call a friend . Sexy 20 50 50 . List of Kaun Banega Champu Celebrity Contestants Episode 1 February 11, 2007 Karan Johar Chunky Pandey Category Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Category Filmy television series Category Indian television comedy series ... more details
George Wallerstein is an American astronomer known for researching the chemical composition of stellar atmospheres. ref http google.com search?q cache QNxxwmPqp UJ www.seattleastro.org webfoot WebApril02.pdf 22George Wallerstein&hl en&ct clnk&cd 10&gl us Seattle Astronomy group ref He graduated from Brown University in 1951 before receiving his M.S. and Ph. D. from the California Institute of Technology . He has also been on the Board of Directors for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation . ref http www.armscontrolcenter.org about board.html Armscontrolcenter.com ref In 2002 he won the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship . ref cite web url http aas.org grants awards.php russell title Grants, Prizes and Awards of the American Astronomical Society publisher American Astronomical Society ref He is married to the astronomer Julie Lutz, and is well known both for hiking and puns. References references External links http www.astro.washington.edu wall George Wallerstein s Home page Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wallerstein, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American astronomer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wallerstein, George Category American astronomers Category California Institute of Technology alumni Category Living people US astronomer stub de George Wallerstein ... more details
Dirty Minds is a board game made by TDC Games in Itasca, Illinois . Created in 1988 by Larry Balsamo and Sandra Schaeffer Bergeson , it was originally sold only in novelty and adult stores such as Spencer Gifts . Over its history, however, it has penetrated the mainstream marketplace. The primary reason for its popularity is its use of sexual double entendres as clues to otherwise innocuous riddles. All of the clues are puns that may sound dirty on a first hearing, but actually refer to benign solutions. For example, the correct answer for the clue The more you play with me the harder I get is Rubik s Cube . There are four versions to date Dirty Minds the original , More Dirty Minds , Deluxe Dirty Minds , which introduced an entirely new category and the travel card game edition. As of 2011, a television game show version is in the works. Dirty Minds is played regularly on radio stations across the country. Citation needed date April 2008 External links http www.tdcgames.com TDC Games website bgg 2956 Dirty Minds 9705 More Dirty Minds 28100 Deluxe Dirty Minds board game stub Category Board games ... more details
Infobox animanga Header name Our Alliance A Lasting Partnership image caption ja kanji ja romaji Eizokuteki Partnership genre Our Alliance A Lasting Partnership is a manga series. A collaboration between the United States armed forces in Japan and the creators of Maritan with artist Yukio Hirai , it commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan . The main characters are a Japanese girl called Anzu Arai and an American boy named Usa kun, who visits Anzu Arai s family. The children s names are puns on the Japanese pronunciation of alliance and the term USA . ref http www.animenewsnetwork.com news 2010 08 02 u.s armed forces maritan creators make joint manga ref ref http www.animenewsnetwork.com news 2010 08 03 u.s armed forces maritan creators joint manga posted ref The aim of the manga is to educate Japanese people about the alliance, and about why there is a US military base in Japan. ref http www.bbc.co.uk news world asia pacific 10851195 ref CNN notes that despite controversies around the base, the manga presents relations between the two countries extremely positively. ref http www.cnngo.com tokyo life new manga 835838?hpt Sbin ref The reception of the first issue was largely positive . ref http www.reuters.com article idUSTRE6BD1F720101214 ref References reflist External links http www.usfj.mil Manga Official website Category Manga series ... more details
John Ashmore Floruit fl. 1621 , was the first who attempted a translation into English of selected odes of Horace . In 1621 he published Certain selected Odes of Horace Englished, and their Arguments annexed. To the translations are added a number of epigrams and anagrams. Samuel Pullein , in a copy of Latin elegiacs prefixed to the translations, is enthusiastic about his friend s achievement Flaccus adest, eadem mens est et earminis idem Sensus forma eadem est ingeniique decus. Many of the epigrams and anagrams are addressed to distinguished personages, such as Charles II of England Charles, Prince of Wales , George Villiers, Marquis of Buckingham , and Sir Francis Bacon . In others the writer puns on the names of private friends. One epigram is addressed Ad insignem Poetam, D. Ben. Johnson. From many references throughout the book to the Fairfaxes and others, it appears that the author was a native of Ripon in Yorkshire. References reflist Cite DNB wstitle Ashmore, John Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . name Ashmore, John alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death place of death DEFAULTSORT Ashmore, John Category Year of birth unknown Category Year of death unknown Category People from Ripon Category 17th century English people Category 17th century writers Category English translators ... more details
Notability music date January 2008 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Mastropiero que Nunca Type live Artist Les Luthiers Cover luthiers5.jpg Released 1979 Recorded Genre comedy Length Label Producer Reviews Last album Les Luthiers volumen 4 This album Mastropiero que Nunca Next album Muchas gracias de nada album Muchas gracias de nada Mastropiero que nunca was a theatrical humour music show by Les Luthiers , first performed on Friday 9 September 1977 and last done on Sunday 27 February 1983 although it was headlining only during 1977 and 1978 . It consisted of nine new never performed previously live numbers, which ranged from a madrigal to a salsa skit. Numbers Jingle Bass Pipe A taped introduction for the show, employing Marcos Mundstock s voice as broadcaster using puns. La bella y graciosa moza The beautiful gracious lass A madrigal with humour relying again on puns. Sung and probably written by Marcos Mundstock. El asesino misterioso The mysterious killer A long film advert, featuring Carlos Lopez Puccio playing the shoephone a new instrument invented for the show . Visita a la Universidad de Wildstone Visit to Wildstone College A short documentary, featuring Ernesto Acher playing another new instrument, the Calephone. Kathy, la reina del saloon Kathy, Queen of the Saloon A Chaplin esque number with Carlos N ez playing piano, and the other five Luthiers making a comedic skit. El beso de Ariadna Ariadna s kiss Three different versions of a love song, all of them sung by Daniel Rabinovich. Sonatas para lat n y piano Sonatas for Latin and Piano Four versions of an instrumental sonata, played by Carlos Nu ez piano and Carlos Lopez Puccio violin . Lazy Daisy A music hall number written and sung in English. Payada de la vaca Cow s Payada A folkloric duel between two Argentinian payadores played by Jorge Maronna and Daniel Rabinovich . Cantata del Adelantado Don Rodrigo D az de Carreras A long cantata including several folkloric passages, about a fi ... more details
Infobox Single Name Perfect 10 Cover Perfect 10 Single Cover.jpg 225px Artist The Beautiful South from Album Quench album Quench Released September, 1998 small United Kingdom UK small Format CD CD single Recorded Genre Pop rock Length Label Producer Reviews ul li li ul Last single small Liars Bar br 1997 This single Perfect 10 br 1998 Next single small Dumb single Dumb br 1998 small Perfect 10 is a song by The Beautiful South , released in 1998. It reached number two in the UK charts. The song also appeared on their album Quench album Quench . The song consists of a series of comments and puns about a relationship between a man and woman using International Clothing Sizes clothing sizes and penis length in the lyrics. The title itself is a pun in that it is reference to the Glamour Magazine of the Perfect 10 same name . It also has a double meaning Perfect 10 referring to a person who scores 10 number In other fields 10 out of 10 for attractiveness and desirability, but also referring to a size 10 in UK women s clothing measurement which the male singer Paul Heaton suggests is the perfect size for his woman, while the female singer suggest 8 inches is the perfect penis size. Other weight and size related lyric puns in the song include Anorexic chicks, the model 6, they don t hold no weight with me , and from the female singer Jacqui Abbott If he s Extra Extra Large XXL , well what the hell, every penny don t fit the slot and When he s at my gate, with a big fat 8, you wanna see the smile on my face . Perfect 10 was seen as a tour classic by The Beautiful South and it has been stated by Dave Stead that There are certain songs you just can t leave out...I think we would be lynched if we didn t play Keep It All In , Don t Marry Her and Perfect 10 . ref name Perfect 10 cite news url http www.thisishull.co.uk displayNode.jsp?nodeId 136265&command displayContent&sourceNode 136248&contentPK 14511629&moduleName InternalSearch&formname sidebarsearch publisher This Is Hull ti ... more details
Infobox book name Air Apparent image Image Air apparent first edition.png caption First edition cover author Piers Anthony country United States language English Language English cover artist genre Fantasy novel publisher Tor Books TOR Books release date October 16, 2007 media type Print Hardcover and Paperback pages 316 isbn 978 0 7653 0410 0 dewey 813 .54 22 congress PS3551.N73 A75 2007 oclc 124075006 preceded by Stork Naked followed by Two to the Fifth Air Apparent is the thirty first book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony , which was first mentioned in the Author s Note in Currant Events . Piers Anthony stated that notions from his readers have already been set aside for use in this installment in the same Author s Note. Plot introduction Piers Anthony has stated that the book is set as a murder mystery. It has, typical for Xanth books, many puns. Readers also get a better understanding of the nature of Ida s moons. Air Apparent includes a character known as a Debra who is a 13 year old girl who is constantly pressured to take off her bra. To De Bra so to speak. She is based on a real girl. Debra Kawaguchi was a huge fan of the Xanth series and after her death in 2004, her father wrote Piers and asked him to include Debra in his cast of characters. After Piers explained to Debra s father that the only way he could think to include Debra in the book was through the De Bra ing pun, Mr. Kawaguchi agreed that Debra would have been delighted to be a character in Xanth and would have loved the pun. Piers mentions Mr. Kawaguchi in the author notes as the inspiration for Debra. Debra is depicted on the front cover of the hardback book as a flying centaur. Review The Xanth books constitute Anthony s longest and most successful series . . . . They are intended to be kind spirited, fun reading, a series of wondrous beasts and beings, and most of all, an endless succession of outrageous puns Lee Killough, Wichita Eagle External links About http us.macmillan.com airappare ... more details
Japanese name Toki nihongo Toki Yoritoshi March 20, 1695 &ndash October 17, 1744 was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period . He served in a variety of positions in the Tokugawa shogunate , including Kyoto Shoshidai 1734 1732 ref Screech, Timon. 2006 . Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779 1822, p. 241 n77. ref and r j . ref name s114 Screech, p. 114. ref At some point, there was a devastating fire in Heian ky while Toki Tango no kami held the office of Kyoto shoshidai. Shortly afterwards, a clever poem which included a play on the shoshidai s name was widely circulated Toki mo toki Tango no gogatsuban ni kaji dashite Edo e shiretariya Mi shoshi senban . ref Screech, pp. 113 114. ref A conventional English translation Frederic Shoberl , 1822 Such is the time at present a fire broke out in the fifth night of the fifth month. When the news shall have reached Edo, there will be numberless applicants who will harass you without ceasing. ref name s114 A more literal English translation Timon Screech, 2006 At this very time On Tango s evening Fire broke out Edo was informed For the noble governor Much trouble . ref name s242 Screech, p. 242 n78. ref The 18th century poet was Kazehaya Yoshizane, who puns Tango Tango no Sekku , one of the five main festivals of the year falling on the 5th day of the 5th month , with the daimyo s toponymy toponym , Tango Tango province . ref name s242 Poetry of this sort was an element of popular culture in this period. Witty and timely word play which somehow married puns on a personal name with a current event became fashionable. It could engender broad public approval, and occasionally such poetry might even receive approbation from the emperor. ref name s114 Notes reflist 2 References Harold Bolitho Bolitho, Harold . 1974 . Treasures Among Men The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven Yale University Press. 10 ISBN 0 300 01655 7 13 ISBN 978 0 300 01655 0 http www.worldcat.org title treasures among men the ... more details
University of California Press year 1966 page 341 350 ref They make extensive use of puns to explain ... Darkly Magic, Dreams, and Prophecy in Ancient Egypt chapter On puns and divination Egyptian dreams ... more details
, Latin phrases, philosophy, and colorful puns relating to his immediate situation Were I to ride upon ... and buggy . These puns cause his companions a great deal of distress, in response to the aforementioned ... to a frown. Puns have been regarded as a sign of superior education and Baum uses the Woggle Bug s puns ... to murder the Woggle Bug if he does not stop using his puns to show off. He is very proud of his ... more details
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Refimprove date August 2010 This musical work, while touted as P. D. Q. Bach s Half Act Opera The Stoned Guest , is actually the work of Peter Schickele . ref Schickele, Peter. http www.schickele.com shoppe pdqrec stoned.htm The Stoned Guest at the PDQ Bach website, accessed August 25, 2020 ref The title is a play on the subtitle of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart , The Stone Guest , as well as the opera The Stone Guest Dargomyzhsky The Stone Guest by Alexander Dargomyzhsky Alexander Sergeyevich Dargom zhsky . The work is a parody of classical opera , although some critic s consider it to be the equal of many classical works in technical ability. Citation needed date February 2007 The opera appears on the 1970 album The Stoned Guest album of the same name . The loose story combines elements of Don Giovanni with elements of Carmen by Georges Bizet . Some character names, such as Don Octave and Donna Ribalda play on the Mozart opera, referring to Don Ottavio and Donna Elvira respectively, while the castanet clicking Carmen Ghia plays on the title character of Bizet s opera and puns on the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia . The Commendatoreador plays on both operas at once, being a combination of Il Commendatore and the toreador Escamillo. The orchestral accompaniment for Donna Ribalda s opening aria, Let s face it&mdash I m lost , bears more than a passing resemblance to the Rex tremendae majestatis from Mozart s Requiem Mozart Requiem . At one point in the opera, the rival diva s Carmen Ghia and Donna Ribalda have a contest to see who can hold a note the longest. The ending parodies many classical operas, Don Giovanni in particular, by apparently ending in tragedy, then having a completely unmotivated happy ending. References Reflist P.D.Q. Bach DEFAULTSORT Stoned Guest, The Category P. D. Q. Bach Category Musical parodies Category Operas Category English language operas Category Works based on the Don Juan legend ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Isabelle is a Belgian comics Belgian comic series drawn by Will comics Will and written by Franquin , Yvan Delporte Delporte and Macherot . The comic first appeared in Spirou magazine Spirou in 1970. Created by a top team of already famous contributors to the magazine, the series gained a small but fanatical following. The first stories were written by Franquin of Gaston Lagaffe fame , Delporte editor of Spirou and writer of many comics and Macherot creator of Sybilline comics Sybilline . Later, Delporte alone wrote the stories in collaboration with Will. Twelve comics album albums were published until the series ended with Will s death in 2000. Plot The little girl Isabelle named after Franquin s daughter gets into a lot of adventures when the evil witch Calendula troubles Isabelle s uncle Herm s and his fianc e, the good witch Calendula who is the grand grand grand etc. daughter of the evil Calendula . Other stories are about a magical painting, a flying village or a floating island. The stories have a poetical tone, although mixed with tons of jokes and puns, rhyming ghosts, a talking diamond and Isabelle s down to earth aunt whose greatest concern when Isabelle gets into an adventure is whether she s dressed warmly enough, even when she descends into Hades . The drawings are packed with details and the poetic nature of the stories comes thru in the imaginative animals and backgrounds. Reprints All the stories have recently been reprinted in three omnibus editions by Le Lombard . Franquin DEFAULTSORT Isabelle Comics Category Dupuis titles Category Lombard Editions titles Category Belgian comics titles FrancoBelgian comics stub fr Isabelle bande dessin e nl Isabel stripreeks ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 Distinguish Graphic novel A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer not only seeks to amuse the reader, but also to make the reader think about controversial issues, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative sometimes, above all other considerations. It is more important to unmask the ideas or themes of a comic rather than just the simple plot. Notable comic novel authors One of the most notable United Kingdom British comic novelists is P. G. Wodehouse , whose work follows on from that of Jerome K. Jerome and George Grossmith George & Weedon Grossmith s Diary of a Nobody . Saki s work is also significant although his career was cut short by World War I . A. G. Macdonell and G. K. Chesterton also produced flights of whimsy. Henry Fielding s The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling , was a notable mid 18th century work in the genre. Other, more contemporary UK authors of this kind include Tom Sharpe , Kingsley Amis , Terry Pratchett , Richard Gordon , Rob Grant , Ian Ross , Douglas Adams , Evelyn Waugh , Nick Hornby , Eric Sykes , Leslie Thomas , Stephen Fry , Richard Asplin , Mike Harding , Joseph Connolly author Joseph Connolly , and Ben Elton . James Joyce s Ulysses is also considered a comic novel with an underlining theme full of puns and a carefully crafted narrative style. Notable United States American comic novelists include John Kennedy Toole , Robert Clark Young , James Wilcox , John Swartzwelder , Larry Doyle writer Larry Doyle , Jennifer Weiner , Carl Hiaasen , Joseph Heller , Peter De Vries , Flannery O Connor , and Terry Southern . Comedy footer Fiction writing Category Fiction by genre Category Literary genres Category Comedy novels lit stub nl Komische literatuur tr Komedi roman ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 Infobox VG title Companions of Xanth image File Companions of Xanth cover.jpg 256px developer Michael J. Lindner publisher Legend Entertainment released 1993 genre Adventure game modes Single Player platforms MS DOS Companions of Xanth is an adventure game published in 1993 by Legend Entertainment . The game is based on Piers Anthony s Xanth novels and is loosely based around much of the plot of his novel Demons Don t Dream , in which a young man uses a computer game to enter and explore the world of Xanth. Typical to Piers Anthony s novels, the game is filled with puns and visual gags, and some knowledge of the Xanth universe is helpful for those players who haven t read any of the Xanth novels, an in game Com Pendium of Xanth is provided to the player for the majority of the game. It was available on both floppy disk and CD ROM . The game uses 256 colour 2D computer graphics 2D graphics . Reception The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon magazine Dragon 204 by Sandy Petersen in the Eye of the Monitor column. Petersen gave the game 3 out of 5 stars. ref name Dragon204 cite journal title Eye of the Monitor author Sandy Petersen Petersen, Sandy journal Dragon issue 204 date April 1994 pages 59 62 ref References reflist External links moby game id companions of xanth http www.xanthians.com mini CoX.php Xanthians Online Includes information, screenshots, walkthrough. adventure videogame stub Xanth Category 1993 video games Category Adventure games Category DOS games Category Video games based on novels Category Xanth ru Companions of Xanth ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Alaska la bola de cristal.jpg thumb right Alaska and La Bola de Cristal La Bola de Cristal The crystal ball Crystal Ball was a Spain Spanish TV Show that aired on Televisi n Espa ola TVE from 1984 to 1988 . ref Rico Oliver, Dolores. El libro de La bola de cristal , Plaza & Jan s, 2003. ISBN 84 01 37838 9 ref The show was the brainchild of Spanish writer Dolores Rico Oliver better known for her artistic name, Lolo Rico and was conducted by pop singer Alaska singer Alaska . The show, which was ostensibly targeted at a young audience, reflected the spirit of the times, that of the post Francisco Franco Franco Spanish transition and of the cultural and musical movement known as la movida . In contrast to previous shows, with a very childish use of language, it had continuous puns related to electronics the Electroduendes Electro goblin s puppets included Maese C mara , Hada V deo and Bruja Aver a the Breakdown Witch as regular characters. In one of its sections, they used to introduce a chapter of classic series. The first season included The Little Rascals , the second season, The Munsters , and the third season, Bewitched . La Bola de Cristal also included slogans against authority and capitalism , with political satires that led the show to its cancellation in 1988 . Before the cancellation order, at least one new season of La Bola de Cristal was planned, with Sonia Mart nez as new presenter. ref El Pa s , February 12, 1987 ref Although it was never released on VHS video, in 2003 selected excerpts of the series were released on DVD . These DVDs did not feature episodes from The Munsters and Bewitched since they were copyrighted by their owners, but included episodes from The Little Rascals . References reflist External links http www.rtve.es comercia comergen fichas sanima electro.html Official bilingual page on the Electroduendes from La Bola de Cristal DEFAULTSORT Bola De Cristal Category Spanish children s television series spain tv pro ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Tykkikaupoilla Boforsissa.jpg thumb Juho Niukkanen middle Juho Niukkanen 27 July 1888 in Kirvu 17 May 1954 in Helsinki was a Finland Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War . He was a member of Parliament of Finland parliament 1917 1932 and 1936 1954, and represented the Centre Party Finland Agrarian Party Maalaisliitto . He served as a minister in many Finnish Council of State cabinets . His most important office was as Minister of Defence Finland Minister of Defence in 1937 1940. Juho Niukkanen was a favourite subject of many puns and jokes, because his name is derived from the adjective niukka bare, meagre, economical . Start box Succession box title Minister of Finance Finland before Hannes Ry m years 1927 1928 after Hugo Relander Succession box title Minister of Finance Finland before Hugo Relander years 1936 1937 after V in Tanner Succession box title Minister of Defence Finland before Arvi Oksala years 1937 1940 after Rudolf Walden End box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Niukkanen, Juho ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 July 1888 PLACE OF BIRTH Kirvu DATE OF DEATH 17 May 1954 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Niukkanen, Juho Category 1888 births Category 1954 deaths Category People from Vyborg District Category Centre Party Finland politicians Category Government ministers of Finland Finland politician stub fi Juho Niukkanen ... more details
Mianus IPAc en icon m a n s , formerly Mayamus and Upper Landing , ref gnis 208855 ref is a neighborhood in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich in Connecticut . Unlike other Greenwich neighborhoods such as Cos Cob or Old Greenwich , Mianus does not have its own ZIP code or post office. Mianus lies partly in the Cos Cob ZIP code, partly in the Riverside Greenwich Riverside ZIP code area, and partly in the Old Greenwich ZIP code area. Mianus lies at an elevation of 23 feet 7 m and is home to an elementary school . ref http www.greenwichschools.org nms North Mianus School ref Mianus was also home to the Mianus Motor Works, a marine engine manufacturer. ref http www.oldmarineengine.com history Mianus mianus motor works.htm Mianus Motor Works ref The neighborhood is located north of the dammed section of the Mianus River at East Putnam Avenue. The dam separates the tidal salt water estuary from the fresh water river. The area above the dam is called McLoughlin s Mianus Pond. Fact date April 2009 The area and the river are named after the chief of the Siwanoy Tribe of Native Americans in the United States Native Americans that inhabited the area when Europeans first encountered them. The Siwanoys sold areas of what is now called Old Greenwich to the first English settlers of the town for 40 English Coates in 1640. Fact date April 2009 In an episode of Jackass TV series Jackass , the crew drives 5 hours to Mianus, and records a video of double entendres and puns based on the duality of the pronunciation of Mianus My Anus . ref http www.jackassworld.com blog 2008 02 23 hey there E2 80 99s a midget in mianus Jackass website ref References reflist gnis 208855 Fairfield County, Connecticut coord 41 02 38 N 73 35 28 W type city region US CT display title Category Greenwich, Connecticut Category Neighborhoods in Connecticut Connecticut geo stub de Mianus nl Mianus pt Mianus ... more details
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