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André the Giant Has a Posse is a street art campaign based on an original design by Frank Shepard Fairey and Michael Meinhart, created in 1989 while Fairey was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). At the time Fairey declared the campaign to be "an experiment in phenomenology." Over time the artwork has been reused in a number of ways and has become a world-wide pataphysical movement, following in the footsteps of Ivan Stang's Church of the SubGenius and populist WWII icon Kilroy Was Here. At the same time, Fairey's ... Including:

• André the Giant Has a Posse - History
• André the Giant Has a Posse - Meaning
• André the Giant Has a Posse - Splinter movements
• André the Giant Has a Posse - Parody stickers
• André the Giant Has a Posse - Appearances in American pop culture

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The Church of the SubGenius is a satirical, postmodern religious organization, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. Church of the SubGenius - The basics of Bob. The Church of the SubGenius claims to have been founded in 1953, though its current popularity can only be traced to the publication of SubGenius Pamphlet #1 in 1980. It has found acceptance in underground pop-culture circles and been embraced on c ... Including:

• Church of the SubGenius - The basics of Bob
• Church of the SubGenius - Bob
• Church of the SubGenius - Slack
• Church of the SubGenius - Sense of humor
• Church of the SubGenius - Clenches
• Church of the SubGenius - Devivals
• Church of the SubGenius - X-Day

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Bob Black is an American anarchist and lawyer. He is the author of The Abolition of Work and other essays, Beneath the Underground, Friendly Fire, Anarchy After Leftism, and numerous political essays. Bob Black - Literary work. Beginning in the late 1970s, Bob Black was one of the earliest to advocate what is now called Post-left anarchy. His writing style is vociferously confrontational, criticizing many of the perceived sacred cows of leftist, anarchist, and activist thought. A ... Including:

• Bob Black - Literary work
• Bob Black - Controversy
• Bob Black - Quotes

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Jonathan Winters (born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American comedic actor. His full birth name is Jonathan Harshman Winters III. He's descended from Valentine Winters, founder of the Winters National Bank in Dayton, Ohio, now part of JPMorgan Chase. At 17, during World War II, Jonathan enlisted in the Marines and served in the South Pacific. After his discharge he studied cartooning at Dayton Art Institute, where he met Eileen Schauder, whom he married in 1948. He began comedy routines and ac ... Including:

• Jonathan Winters - External link

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J. R. "Bob" Dobbs is the pipe-smoking figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius. His image is derived from a piece of 1950s clip-art. According to SubGenius dogma, "Bob" was a drilling equipment salesman in the 1950s who saw a vision of God on a television set he had built himself. The vision inspired him to write the "PreScriptures" (as described in the Book of the SubGenius) and found the Church. "Bob" has been credited by Church members as being the greatest salesman who ever lived, and he has apparently cheated death itself ... Including:

• J. R. "Bob" Dobbs - Famous Bob quotes

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Norway This article is part of the series: Politics of Norway King: Harald V Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg Governments Storting Political parties Politicians Elections 1945 · 1949 · 1953 1957 · 1961 · 1965 1969 · 1973 · 1977 1981 · 1985 · 1989 1993 · 1997 · 2001 2005 edit The Norwegian Labour Party (in Norwegian Det norske Arbeiderparti (DNA) or Arbeiderpartie ... Including:

• Norwegian Labour Party - Party leaders
• Norwegian Labour Party - Labour Prime Ministers
• Norwegian Labour Party - Election results

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August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining. August 21 - Events. 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt 1770 - James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. 17 ... Including:

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• August 21 - Births
• August 21 - Deaths
• August 21 - Holidays and observances

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1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1925 - Events. January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. January 5 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States. January 27–February 1 - The 1925 serum run to Nome, or the "Great Race of Mercy", relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an ... Including:

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• 1925 - June-September
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• 1925 - Births
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• 1925 - August-September
• 1925 - October-December
• 1925 - Unknown
• 1925 - Deaths
• 1925 - Nobel Prizes

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1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1954 - Events. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Austria - over 20 dead January 14 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 - Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in KenyaIncluding:

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• 1954 - Nobel Prizes
• 1954 - Fields Medalists

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