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| ARTICLES RELATED TO George Carlin | | | |  George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Kevin Smith - Biography and film careerKevin Smith grew up in Highlands, New Jersey. After graduating from Henry Hudson Regional School, Smith enrolled at the New School for Social Research to study creative writing, but dropped out before completing the program. He then shifted west, enrolling at the Vancouver Film School, but soon found himself disillusioned, again dropping out and heading home.
After returning to New Jersey, Smith returned to his job as a clerk at convenience store called The Quick Stop, eventually inspiring the script to his first film Clerks. C ...
See also:Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith - Biography and film career, Kevin Smith - Miscellaneous information, Kevin Smith - Filmography As writer and director, Kevin Smith - Filmography as Producer, Kevin Smith - Filmography as Actor, Kevin Smith - Awards Read more here: » Kevin Smith: Encyclopedia II - Kevin Smith - Biography and film career |
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| | | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features
New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation.
See the article International Phonetic Alphabet for explanations of the phonetic symbols used, as indicated between square brackets. These represent actual pronunciations. The symbols in curved parentheses () are variables, in this case historical word classes that have different realizations between and within dialects. This system was developed by William Labov. A link to a site with an example text read in various accents, including New York, can be found under external links.
New York-New Jersey English is predo ...
See also:New York-New Jersey English, New York-New Jersey English - Macrosocial Extensions, New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features, New York-New Jersey English - Pronunciation, New York-New Jersey English - Syntax, New York-New Jersey English - Lexicon, New York-New Jersey English - History, New York-New Jersey English - Internal Geographic Variation, New York-New Jersey English - Subracial ethnic differentiation, New York-New Jersey English - Celebrities with New York Accents, New York-New Jersey English - The New Jersey accent, New York-New Jersey English - The Jersey Shore and Cape May Accent, New York-New Jersey English - External links, New York-New Jersey English - References Read more here: » New York-New Jersey English: Encyclopedia II - New York-New Jersey English - Linguistic Features |
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| | | | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Faggot slang - Etymology The origins of the word in this sense have been clouded by mythology.
Faggot slang - Bundle of sticks.
It has been frequently said that the pejorative use of the word derives from "faggot" in the sense of a bundle of sticks, because homosexual men were burned at the stake for sodomy and faggots were used as kindling.
There is, however, no historical evidence for these supposed derivations, and the use of the term "faggot" for gay men goes back only to the 19th century. The fact that this use appeare ...
See also:Faggot slang, Faggot slang - Etymology, Faggot slang - Bundle of sticks, Faggot slang - Prostitution, Faggot slang - British slang, Faggot slang - Cigarettes, Faggot slang - Earliest written uses, Faggot slang - Culture Read more here: » Faggot slang: Encyclopedia II - Faggot slang - Etymology |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Art Bell - Background Bell's original program in Las Vegas was a political call-in talk radio show, but he tired of the format, believing there were too many such programs, especially in the wake of Rush Limbaugh's massive success.
Bell abandoned political talk and began highlighting his long interest in UFOs, time travel, and other oddities, gaining a large following after he was syndicated in the early 1990s. At his peak popularity, Bell's program was syndicated on over 500 radio stations, and it claimed 15 million listeners nightly. In its current form, the show receives upwards of 30 million listeners with Bell as a co-host. [1] Bell broad ...
See also:Art Bell, Art Bell - Early years, Art Bell - Background, Art Bell - Retirements and comebacks, Art Bell - Philippine allegations, Art Bell - Books, Art Bell - Sources Read more here: » Art Bell: Encyclopedia II - Art Bell - Background |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Dogma film - Plot synopsis Two fallen angels – Bartleby (Affleck), who is a Grigori, and Loki (Damon), who was the Angel of Death – were banished by God to spend all eternity in Wisconsin as punishment after a long evening at a bar during which Bartleby persuaded Loki to give up his job as the wrath of God. Azrael (Lee), a demon (and fallen muse) with a hidden agenda, secretly sends the duo a newspaper article about a Church in New Jersey, where a Cardinal (Carlin) has declared a blanket amnesty (in the form of a plenary indulgence) and initiated a contemporary Ca ...
See also:Dogma film, Dogma film - Plot synopsis, Dogma film - Controversy, Dogma film - DVD, Dogma film - Sequel?, Dogma film - Trivia Read more here: » Dogma film: Encyclopedia II - Dogma film - Plot synopsis |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Saturday Night Live animal sketches - The Killer Bees
The Killer Bees were the first characters to recur on SNL. According to a Lorne Michaels interview for the book Live From New York, "The only note we got from the network on the first show was 'Cut the bees.' And so I made sure I put them in the next show." The bees were played by all the repertory players at the time, who wore yellow and black horizontal stripes, wings, and overly springy antennae. Much of the humour from these scenes came out of puns or meta ...
See also:Saturday Night Live animal sketches, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - The Killer Bees, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes Featuring full sketches of The Killer Bees, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Additional appearances of The Killer Bees, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - The Land Shark, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes featuring The Land Shark, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - I Married A Monkey, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes Featuring I Married A Monkey, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Ching Chang's Pet Chicken Shop, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Toonces The Driving Cat, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes featuring Toonces, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Lenny the Lion, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Goat Boy, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Mr. Peepers, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes featuring Mr. Peepers, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Additional Mr. Peepers appearances, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Dog Show, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Brian Fellows' Safari Planet, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Popular catchphrases, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes Featuring Brian Fellows, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - References, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - The Falconer, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Episodes Featuring The Falconer, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Bear City, Saturday Night Live animal sketches - Phoebe and her Giant Pets Read more here: » Saturday Night Live animal sketches: Encyclopedia II - Saturday Night Live animal sketches - The Killer Bees |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Stardust Resort & Casino - History The Stardust is one of the oldest hotels on the strip, opening in 1955. When the hotel opened, it had the largest casino in Nevada and the largest swiming pool in Nevada.
Siegfried & Roy got their Las Vegas start at the Stardust.
Wayne Newton signed a ten-year deal with the Stardust in 1999, for a reported $25,000,000 per year, the largest entertainment contract in Las Vegas at the time. After five and half years, Newton ended his run in late April 2005, and George Carlin moved into his theater. Magici ...
See also:Stardust Resort & Casino, Stardust Resort & Casino - History, Stardust Resort & Casino - Attractions, Stardust Resort & Casino - Echelon Place, Stardust Resort & Casino - Books and film Read more here: » Stardust Resort & Casino: Encyclopedia II - Stardust Resort & Casino - History |
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| | | | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Fuck - Usage history
Fuck - Early usage.
Its first known use as a verb meaning to have sexual intercourse is in "Flen flyys" (see above) some time before 1500.
William Dunbar's 1503 poem "Brash of Wowing" includes the lines: "Yit be his feiris he wald haif fukkit:/ Ye brek my hairt, my bony ane."
Some time around 1600, before the term acquired its current meaning, "windfucker" was an acceptable name for the bird now known as the kestrel.
While Shakespeare never used the term explicitly, he hinted at it in comic s ...
See also:Fuck, Fuck - Etymology, Fuck - False etymologies, Fuck - Usage history, Fuck - Early usage, Fuck - Rise of modern usage, Fuck - Freedom of expression, Fuck - Popular usage, Fuck - Variations, Fuck - Further reference Read more here: » Fuck: Encyclopedia II - Fuck - Usage history |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Dave Barry - Biography Barry was born in Armonk, New York, where his father, David Barry, Sr., was a Presbyterian minister. He was educated at Pleasantville High School, where he was elected class clown in 1965, and at Haverford College, where he played in Federal Duck (a student rock band) and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1969. As the son of a minister and an alumnus of a Quaker-affiliated college, Barry avoided military service during the Vietnam War by registering as a religious conscientious objector even though, as he declared in a 2001 interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he h ...
See also:Dave Barry, Dave Barry - Biography, Dave Barry - Trivia, Dave Barry - Works, Dave Barry - Films, Dave Barry - Fiction, Dave Barry - Non-fiction, Dave Barry - Collected columns, Dave Barry - Collaborations, Dave Barry - Audio recordings Read more here: » Dave Barry: Encyclopedia II - Dave Barry - Biography |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Dane Cook - Career When he was a teenager, Cook would discover his comedic talent when his father, former radio personality George Cook, gave him a tape recorder and microphone. He was inspired by watching and listening to a variety of comedians, including Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, George Carlin and even Red Skelton.
In seventh grade, he watched Saturday Night Live one night and saw Martin Short performing his character Ed Grimley. He suddenly realize ...
See also:Dane Cook, Dane Cook - Career, Dane Cook - 2005, Dane Cook - The Super Finger, Dane Cook - Talk Show Appearances, Dane Cook - Discography/Videography, Dane Cook - Filmography Read more here: » Dane Cook: Encyclopedia II - Dane Cook - Career |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is divided into three orders:
the episcopal order (Cardinal Bishops),
the presbyteral order (Cardinal Priests), the most numerous group,
the diaconal order (Cardinal Deacons).
Most cardinal bishops are those to whom the Pope assigns the title of a suburbicarian church; that group elects a Dean of the College of Cardinals to be the head of the college, the first among equ ...
See also:Cardinal Catholicism, Cardinal Catholicism - Orders, Cardinal Catholicism - Secret cardinal, Cardinal Catholicism - Other privileges, Cardinal Catholicism - History, Cardinal Catholicism - Cardinals in popular culture Read more here: » Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia II - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Black comedy - Works
Black comedy - Literature.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race by J.G. Ballard
Candide by Voltaire
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk, and his other works.
God's Other Son by Don Imus
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
A Series of Unfortunate Events< ...
See also:Black comedy, Black comedy - Works, Black comedy - Literature, Black comedy - Films, Black comedy - Periodicals, Black comedy - Television, Black comedy - Video Games, Black comedy - Websites, Black comedy - People, Black comedy - Authors, Black comedy - Comedians, Black comedy - Comics Artists and Writers, Black comedy - Filmmakers, Black comedy - Musicians, Black comedy - Radio Personalities Read more here: » Black comedy: Encyclopedia II - Black comedy - Works |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Characters from the series Thomas and Friends may have the largest cast of any children's television series. Over the years, literally dozens of characters have put in an appearance. A few of the more prominent characters are:
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas.
Main article: Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine is a blue tank engine with six wheels. He is proud of the fact that he has a branch line of his very own, so much so that he can sometimes be quite pompous. However, he is also a kind engine. His character might best be sum ...
See also:Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Characters from the series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Edward, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Henry, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Gordon, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - James, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Percy, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Toby, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Annie and Clarabel, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - The Fat Controller, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Bertie the Bus, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Harold the Helicopter, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Other Characters, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Season Episodes, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Films and video releases, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas songs, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas on television and in film, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Production history, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Television series trivia, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Narrators, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas video games, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas models, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas merchandise Read more here: » Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: Encyclopedia II - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Characters from the series |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - History The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York State. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the town of ...
See also:The Bronx, The Bronx - History, The Bronx - Landmarks, The Bronx - Famous Bronxites, The Bronx - Law and government, The Bronx - Geography, The Bronx - Street Layout, The Bronx - Neighborhoods, The Bronx - Demographics, The Bronx - Trivia Read more here: » The Bronx: Encyclopedia II - The Bronx - History |
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| | | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - Hollywood Squares - Revivals There have been several revivals, each with variations in the prize-winning rules but still based on the core premise.
Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984.
Main article: Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour
From October 31, 1983 to July 27, 1984, Jon “Bowzer” Bauman of Sha-Na-Na hosted a version packaged back-to-back with Match Game. The Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour as it was called was jointly produced by Orion Television, which had purchased the rights to ...
See also:Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares - Basic rules, Hollywood Squares - Original version, Hollywood Squares - The Storybook Squares, Hollywood Squares - Revivals, Hollywood Squares - 1983-1984, Hollywood Squares - 1986-89, Hollywood Squares - 1998-2004, Hollywood Squares - Other versions, Hollywood Squares - Other celebrity panelists, Hollywood Squares - Reruns Read more here: » Hollywood Squares: Encyclopedia II - Hollywood Squares - Revivals |
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| | | | | George Carlin: Encyclopedia II - List of Irish people - Art Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists
List of Irish people - Architecture.
Eileen Gray
James Hoban, designer of White House
Kevin Roche
Sam Stephenson
Edward Lovett Pearce
List of Irish people - Actors.
Patrick Bergin
Pierce Brosnan, Navan-born James Bond
Gabriel Byrne
Cyril Cusack, born in South Africa
Niamh Cusack
Sorcha Cusack
Daniel Day-Lew ...
See also:List of Irish people, List of Irish people - Art, List of Irish people - Architecture, List of Irish people - Actors, List of Irish people - Music, List of Irish people - Dance, List of Irish people - Writing, List of Irish people - Business, List of Irish people - Politics, List of Irish people - Science Education and Technology, List of Irish people - Sport, List of Irish people - Other, List of Irish people - Notable Irish people selection, List of Irish people - Notable people of Irish descent Read more here: » List of Irish people: Encyclopedia II - List of Irish people - Art |
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