What is the only ten letter word that can be typed on only the top row of a keyboard or typewriter?

Word Records Word Records BORED? Play our free word games – INTERACTIVE HANGMAN Word Records Here is a selection of record-breaking words: typewriter words , subalphabetic words , symmetrical words , most looked-up words , and most misspelled words . See also these sections: longest word , vowel records , consecutive letter records , Scrabble game records , and Angry, Hungry, and GRY words . Typewriter Words TYPEWRITER (10 letters) can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard keyboard. Other ten-letter words with this property are PEPPERROOT, PEPPERWORT, PERPETUITY, PEWTERWORT, PIROUETTER, PREREQUIRE, PRETORTURE, PROPRIETOR, REPERTOIRE, REPETITORY, TETTERWORT. If hyphens are allowed, then TEETER-TOTTER (12 letters) is possible, as is TEETER-TOTTERER (14 letters), although the latter is not found in dictionaries. Another possible 12-letter word, POWERTRIPPER, is also not in any major dictionary. SHAKALSHAS (10 letters) is the longest word which can be typed using only the middle row of letters on the keyboard. Others include HAGGADAHS, FLAGFALLS, HADASSAHS, GALAGALA, GALAHADS, HASKALAH, and ALFALFAS. The only dictionary word which can be typed using only the bottom row of letters is ZZZ (to indicate sleeping). (There are no vowels in the bottom row.) AFTERCATARACTS, TESSERADECADES and TETRASTEARATES (each 14 letters) are the longest words which can be typed using only the fingers of the left hand, using the standard method of typing. Using only the fingers of the right hand, one can type the 12-letter word JOHNNY-JUMP-UP (common name for a flower) including the hyphens, and also PHYLLOPHYLLIN (13 letters). Subalphabetic Words FICKLEHEADED and FIDDLEDEEDEE are the longest English words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet, each being 12 letters long. The 13-letter CABBAGEHEADED and ILLEFFACEABLE are not in dictionaries. Unfortunately, neither is HIGGLEHAGGLED nor GIBBLEGABBLED, also 13 letters each. It is harder to make long words from the second half of the alphabet, as there are only two vowels, and these vowels are less common than those found in the first half of the alphabet. The longest is NONSUPPORTS (11 letters), although if place names are allowed then the 13-letter words TUTTOQQORTOOQ (in Greenland) and ROSSOUWSPOORT (in South Africa) are valid. ACCEDED, CABBAGE, BAGGAGE, DEFACED, EFFACED, and FEEDBAG are seven-letter words which can be played on a musical instrument, that is to say they contain only letters in the range A-G. CABBAGED, at eight letters, is the longest such word. Symmetrical Words Closely related to palindromes , symmetrical words are words that have an axis of symmetry, or point of rotational symmetry. Needless to say, it is relevant whether the word is written in upper or lower case. Some long words with horizontal symmetry are: BEDECKED, BOOHOOED, CHECKBOOK, CODEBOOK, COOKBOOK, DECIDED, DIOXIDE, DOBCHICK, EXCEEDED, HOODOOED, and KEBOBBED. The longest such word, with ten letters, is OKEECHOBEE. The longest words with vertical symmetry are OTTO, MAAM, and TOOT. Others include MOM, WOW, AHA, AHA, AIA, AMA, AVA, AWA, HAH, HOH, HUH, MAM, MIM, MUM, OHO, OXO, TAT, TIT, TOT, TUT, UTU, VAV, and WAW! When written in upper case, the word BID has horizontal symmetry, but when written in lower case it has vertical symmetry – bid! SWIMS is probably the longest word with 180-degree rotational symmetry. All of the letters in the words SOONISH (7 letters) and ONIONS (6 letters) independently have 180-degree rotational symmetry. Most looked-up and most misspelled Words PARADIGM was the word most frequently looked up in 1998 in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Some other words frequently looked up, besides obscene words, were UBIQUITOUS, ESOTERIC, OXYMORON, SERENDIPITY, HUBRIS, OBSEQUIOUS, and ECLECTIC. In 2001, the ten most frequently looked up words in the Cambridge Dictionaries Online were SERENDIPITY, IDIOM, PARADIGM, UBIQUITOUS, DICTIONARY, PRAGMATIC, EFFECT, GRY, JINGOISM, and FOIBLE. The most frequently looked up article in the World Book Encyclopedia is said to b


According to the traditional rhyme, a child born on which day is said to be full of grace?

What does the traditional rhyme say about the meaning of the day of your birth? | Reference.com What does the traditional rhyme say about the meaning of the day of your birth? A: Quick Answer The traditional rhyme about the meaning of the day of your birth is "Monday's Child is Fair of Face" by Mother Goose. The words of the poem are used to associate people, especially children, with a personality or pattern according to the day of the week on which they were born. Full Answer The poem states that Monday's child is fair of face and Tuesday's child is full of grace. It further states that Wednesday's child is full of woe and Thursday's child has far to go. The poem then goes on to state that Friday's child is loving and giving and Saturday's child works hard for a living. The poem finally concludes that the child that is born on the Sabbath day is bonny and blithe, and good and gay. Mother Goose rhymes usually have a rich history behind them. Mother Goose is a mythical person whose name was probably derived from the title of Charles Perrault’s collection of fairy tales, “Tales of Mother Goose," published in 1697. Mother Goose is a fictitious old woman who is reputedly the source of many traditional children’s songs and verses known as nursery rhymes. She is often pictured as a beak-nosed, sharp-chinned elderly woman riding on the back of a flying gander. The persistent legend that Mother Goose was an actual Boston woman, Elizabeth Goose, is false, states Encylopaedia Britannica. The first U.S. edition of Mother Goose rhymes was a reprint of the Newbery edition published by Isaiah Thomas in 1785.


What were the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles meant to represent?

The History of the Barber Pole | eHow The History of the Barber Pole Combustion Chamber's Photostream, http://www.flickr.com/photos/combustionchamber/ Most people (of a certain age) have seen a barber pole with colorful spiral stripes outside of a barber shop, although most modern salons have discontinued the practice. The history of the barber pole dates back to the late Middle Ages when barbers performed some surgical procedures and used the pole as a means of advertising their services. History According to NortheastMarketplace.com, the barber pole was originally used to designate the practice of a barber-surgeon who would perform various bloodletting procedures. Beginning in the late Middle Ages, barbers were responsible not only for cutting hair and shaving whiskers but for leeching, tooth extraction and other minor procedures. According to ThamesSalon.com, academic surgeons who were closer to contemporary doctors were differentiated from barber-surgeons by their robes: academic surgeons were the surgeons of the long robe, and barber surgeons were the surgeons of the short robe. Barber surgeons were not permitted to perform major surgery and academic surgeons were forbidden to shave or cut hair. The scope of the barber-surgeons' practice is what gave rise to the design of the barber pole. Function According to BarberPole.com, the pole outside of a barber's establishment indicated that bloodletting procedures were practiced there. Generally speaking, bloodletting required the use of two bandages; one which would be twisted around the arm before bleeding and one which would be used after the bloodletting to bind the wound. Bandages would be wound around the pole outside the shop when they weren't being used, and eventually the real bandages were replaced by painted stripes. Identification The traditional barber pole seen often outside of barber shops is an easily identifiable pole with swirling spirals of red, white and blue stripes. For convenience the pole was painted and placed outside of the shop to attract customers. The earliest poles had a leech basin affixed to the top, but this was later replaced by a round ball which sits atop most barber poles today. Theories/Speculation According to ThamesSalon.com the red stripe on the barber pole indicates the bloodstained bandage, the white stripe indicates a clean bandage. Blue stripes were added in the United States, possibly representing the third color of the American flag. Another interpretation is that the blue stripes represent the color of blood veins. Considerations Although in the United States red, white and blue are used on many barber poles, the traditional colors of the barber are simply red and white. In 1540 when the United Barber Surgeons Company was created, all barbers were required to use a blue and white pole while all surgeons were required to use a red pole.


In what year did Bugs Bunny make his debut?

Bugs Bunny | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros. during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon, as well as a corporate mascot of the Warner Bros. company. He was created by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons ) and voiced originally by the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Mel Blanc . Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray hare and is famous for his relaxed, passive personality, pronounced New York accent (Blanc described the voice as being a mixture of Brooklyn and Bronx accents [1] ), depiction as a mischievous trickster, and his catchphrase "Eh, what's up, doc?" (usually said while chewing a carrot). Bugs has appeared in more films (both short and feature-length) than any other cartoon character, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is the 9th most-portrayed film personality in the world. Contents Bugs' precursor Bugs' evolution from Happy Rabbit to the present Happy Rabbit , a hare with some of the personality of Bugs (though looking very different), made his first appearance in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt , released on April 30, 1938. Co-directed by Ben Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton (who was responsible for the initial design of the rabbit), this short has an almost identical plot to Tex Avery 's Porky's Duck Hunt , which had introduced Daffy Duck . Hare Hunt replaced the little black duck with a small white rabbit. Porky Pig was again cast as a hunter tracking a silly prey who is more interested in driving his pursuer insane and less interested in escaping. Happy introduced himself with the odd expression "Jiggers, fellers," and Mel Blanc gave the character a voice and laugh much like those he would later use for Woody Woodpecker. Hare Hunt also gave Happy the famous Groucho Marx line, "Of course you realize, this means war!" The rabbit character was popular enough with audiences that the Termite Terrace staff decided to use it again. Happy returned in the short Prest-O Change-O , directed by Chuck Jones , where he is the pet rabbit of unseen character Sham-Fu The Magician. Two dogs, fleeing the local dogcatcher, enter his absent master's house. Happy harasses them, but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs. Happy's third appearance came in Hare-um Scare-um , once again directed by Cal and Ben. This short (the first in which he is depicted as a gray bunny instead of a white one) is also notable as Happy's first singing role. Charlie Thorson, lead animator on the short, gave the character a different name. He had written "Bugs' Bunny" on the model sheet that he drew for Ben. In promotional material for the short, including a surviving 1939 press kit, the name on the model sheet was altered to become the rabbit's own name: "Bugs" Bunny (quotation marks only used, on and off, until 1944). In Chuck Jones' Elmer's Candid Camera , Happy met Elmer Fudd for the first time. In this cartoon, Happy looked more like the present-day Bugs, taller and with a similar face—-but retaining the more primitive voice. Candid Cameras Elmer character design was also different: fatter and taller than the modern model, although Arthur Q. Bryan 's character voice was already established. Animation historians identify these Happy Rabbit cartoons as Bugs Bunny's early cartoons before he reaches his fame in A Wild Hare, as evident in documentaries such as The Wabbit Turns 50 from WWOR in 1989. Bugs' official debut Bugs emerges (literally) for the first time in A Wild Hare A Wild Hare , directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27, 1940, is widely considered to be the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon. It is the first short where both Elmer Fudd and Bugs are shown in their fully developed forms as hunter and tormentor, respectively; the first in which Mel Blanc used what would become Bugs' standard voice; and the first in which


The 1991 novel Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley was a sequel to which other novel?

Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley A novel by Alexandra Ripley   The timeless tale continues...The most popular and beloved American historical novel ever written, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind isunparalleled in its portrayal of men and women at oncelarger than life but as real as ourselves.Now bestsellingwriter Alexandra Ripley brings us back to Tara andreintroduces us to the characters we remember so well:Rhett, Ashley, Mammy, Suellen, Aunt Pittypat, and, ofcourse, Scarlett.As the classic story, first told over half a century ago, moves forward, the greatest love affair in all fiction isreignited; amidst heartbreak and joy, the endless,consuming passion between Scarlett O'Hara and RhettButler reaches its startling culmination. Rich withsurprises at every turn and new emotional, breathtakingadventures, Scarlett satisfies our longing to reenter theworld of Gone With the Wind, and like its predecessor, Scarlett will find an eternal place in our hearts.


Which famous book by Herman Melville opens with the line Call Me Ishmael?

Moby-Dick (Unabridged) by Herman Melville on iTunes Nathaniel Hawthorne didn't write Moby Dick - Herman Melville did. Hast thou seen the White Whale?       by          elizabethwoolf Moby-Dick is a magnificent book, but it can require a great deal of patience: it is an 'adventure' novel in which not very much happens. Its plot is very simple & very famous. Its beauty is in the slavish amount of detail put into it. Melville uses nautical terms extensively, & he loves nothing better than to have Ishmael display his breadth of knowledge-- & because of this, I would recommend a printed copy with annotations IN ADDITION to this recording. The Norton Critical edition has ample notes, glossaries & diagrams which make it even more possible to become joyously immersed in the book. There are few novels that more strongly make me feel actually inside them. I've had the luxury of having both the explanatory materials & Frank Muller's narration (reading the notes after each chapter). His voice is rich & smooth. (There is one sentence beginning with the phrase 'His special lunacy...' that I listened to half a dozen times in a row, so alluring were Muller's inflections. He voices Ishmael's erudition with genuine enthusiasm for the types, behaviour, appearance, historical significance, et cetera of whales (Melville does do the thing right); shows considerable comedic talent with Stubb's frenzied 'pep-talks' for pulling a whale in; & gives Queequeg's idiosyncratic take on the English language a sweet mixture of toughness & frankness. Queequeg & Ishmael's relationship is an interesting element of Moby-Dick. Ishmael refers to him as a 'savage' but evidently feels a strong sense of respect & comradeship toward him. Is it hypocrisy, or an obsolete, now politically incorrect, term, as people call Native Americans 'Indians' without meaning any malice? It makes me uneasy. The most gorgeous parts of the book, though, are Ahab's mad soliloquies. It is almost frightening how well Muller ‘gets into character’. "Leap! leap up & lick the sky! I leap with thee; I burn with thee; would feign be welded with thee; defyingly I worship thee!" Listeners Also Bought


By what name was Percy Blakeney better known in a novel by Baroness Orczy?

The Gay Adventurer The Gay Adventurer by John Blakeney There can't be too many literary creations who have been the subject of a biography in their own right - at best, most characters have to be content with having their adventures and personalities analysed and dissected by academics in the hope that they can shed some psychological light on their creator's life. Perhaps the best examples of this are Ian Fleming's James Bond and Conan Doyle's larger-than-life Sherlock Holmes. But there is one fictional character, at least, who can boast his own biography: Sir Percy Blakeney, better known as that scourge of the French revolutionaries, the Scarlet Pimpernel. In The Gay Adventurer (Long, 1938), John Blakeney provides a very readable and intriguing account of Baroness Orczy's most famous creation. The entire book is carefully pulled together using incidents from Scarlet Pimpernel novels, with only the occasional added linkages to provide coherence, and it's well worth giving a brief account of the Pimpernel's life according to Blakeney here, bearing in mind that the whole book was meant as a tongue-in-cheek affair and that it is widely assumed that John Blakeney was the pseudonym of Baroness Orczy's son! Although the Pimpernel's ancestors can be traced back to a John Blake who was born in the village of Blakeney, Suffolk, in 1559, and included a British Ambassador to Holland, the most famous Sir Percy Blakeney was born in England in 1760. He had an unhappy and unsettled childhood, due largely to the fact that his mother went insane at his birth, and this manifested itself in some childhood pranks which bordered on the level of serious misbehavior. On one occasion, for instance, he kidnapped a local girl, stripped her and tied her to a tree, just so that he could then bravely rescue her - many French aristocrats would later be very thankful for this early practice! SWORDSMAN To curb his son's natural excesses, his father arranged for Percy to be taught fencing and he eventually became an excellent swordsman, but not before he had caused the loss of a young rival's arm. After school at Harrow (where he formed important friendships with the likes of William Pitt and Andrew Ffoulkes, both of whom would be useful in later years), Percy's father died leaving him a very rich young man. He eventually entered Parliament but resigned two years later having had enough of the rogues and scoundrels, and the hypocrisy of the members - they on their part were glad to be rid of such an effete dandy. In 1787, almost in spite of himself, he became engaged to Lady Mary de Courcy, but because she was such a "gas bag" he broke off their relationship and fled to Paris. Here he was given a job by Pitt who needed reliable information as to what the French were up to, and it was here also that he met Marguerite St. Just who was to become his wife and great love throughout his adventures as the Scarlet Pimpernel. After the fall of Robespierre and the end of his exploits as the Pimpernel as chronicled by Baroness Orczy, Percy fell back into his restless, easily bored ways until, in 1797, as Napoleon's expansionist forays were beginning, he re-equipped his yacht, the Daydream, as a ship of war and began to work as a raider against the Emperor's fleet. After several successful raids in which he named himself the Nightmare, his ship was sunk and he had to be rescued by a passing English Frigate. The admiral of this ship was none other than Nelson. Following this incident, Sir Percy settled down with his family and friends until his death in 1823. No-one ever discovered the real identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel.... John Blakeney's book is so well put together that one would be forgiven for forgetting it was, in fact, a piece of fictionalised non-fiction! Indeed, even Baroness Orczy herself, who wrote the book's introduction, praises the author's researches, adding: "Of course, I cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of your information about these adventures but they seem to me to be quite consistent with the many fragments of his life-history


What is the name given to the system for categorising library books?

How to Locate a Book in a Library: 6 Steps (with Pictures) How to Locate a Book in a Library Community Q&A A library is a big place, filled with thousands or even hundreds of thousands of books. How do you find just the books you need? A librarian is always there to assist you, but you might want to find a book on your own by browsing the shelves or checking the catalog, which is usually in a computer on a table, easy to access and use. Steps 1 Investigate. If this is your first time in a library that is new to you, take some time to look around and get to know the place. Notice the signs in the building and the overall system. If it's a larger building, look for maps or directories near the entrance. Notice that shelves and areas are marked with the types of materials that are in them. Pay particular attention to sections that interest you. 2 Consult the catalog. Many libraries now have computerized catalogs available on computer terminals throughout the building. Some might still have an old card catalog on index cards in drawers. Either way, there are some standard ways to search a card catalog. Title search. If you know the book's title, you can search for it. In a paper card catalog, you will search alphabetically. In general, though, ignore "a" or "the" if it is the first word. Thus, The Count of Monte Cristo will be filed alphabetically under "Count". Computerized catalogs vary, but you will usually select a title search and type in at least the first few words of the title. Author search. If you know the author of the book, or if you are interested in other works by a favorite author, you can search for that. Authors are usually listed by their last names. Subject search. If you know what you want to read about, or you're searching for particular information, but you don't know the title of a specific book, try a subject search. A subject that is too broad may turn up too many results, including other related subjects. A subject that is too narrow may not be cataloged. If you don't find quite what you want the first time, try searching on different words. Keyword search. Most electronic catalogs will let you search on a keyword or words. For example, searching on the keyword "French" would find any book with that word in the title, be it about French cooking, French tourism, or French kissing . 3 Notice whether your book is checked out. Many computerized catalogs, especially, tie in to the circulation database to tell you whether a book is on the shelves or is unavailable. If it is checked out, seeing that now can save you a trip. 4 Make notes. When you find the book you want in the catalog, write down the call number and any other information about the location of the book. Most libraries offer scraps of paper near their catalogs. This information tells you where to find the book. Remember that Non-fiction books will be shelved separately by some kind of classification system (the most popular are the Dewey Decimal System and the Library of Congress Classification system.) Each book is given a number according to its subject matter. The books are then arranged in order on the shelves by these numbers. Fiction books are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. If you look for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by title, the catalog will tell you to look for the book in the Fiction section under Adams. Some libraries divide out certain genres of fiction, such as mystery, romance, westerns and science fiction. If your book is one of these, write that down, too. 5 Go find the book(s) you have chosen. Follow the signs in the library, then the labels on the ends of the shelves, and then the labels on the spine of each book to locate your book. Remember that if you have found a non- fiction book on a topic in which your are interested, only some of the rest of the library stock will also be in the same area. Oversize books and special collections may be housed elsewhere. 6 Consider new possibilities . If you're not sure what to read, there are many ways to find suggestions and possibilities in a library, to


Behind Shakespeare, who is the second most published author of all time?

The Mystery of Shakespeare's Identity - TIME The Mystery of Shakespeare's Identity By       Jumana Farouky / London Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 An artist's rendering of William Shakespeare reading Hamlet to his family. Related Follow @TIME Like alien autopsies and the second gunman, the belief that someone other than a glover's son from Stratford wrote William Shakespeare's plays is a conspiracy theory that refuses to die. Doubters started questioning the true identity of the writer in the late 19th century. Ever since then, the theory of an alternate author has flirted with the mainstream as some scholars and researchers have tried to get the broader academic community to treat the question as a legitimate debate, instead of the ramblings of crackpots. Now, almost 300 Shakespeare skeptics have made a very public plea to be taken seriously. On Sept. 10, Shakespearian actor Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance, former artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (a working modern replica of the London theater Will co-owned and acted at), unveiled a "Declaration of Reasonable Doubt." Created by the California-based Shakespeare Authorship Coalition, an educational charity dedicated to raising awareness of the Shakespeare identity question, the document asks the world of academia to accept that there is "room for reasonable doubt about the identity of William Shakespeare" and to start taking the research into who is really responsible for his works seriously. Along with Jacobi and Rylance, signatories include Charles Champlin, the former L.A. Times arts editor; Michael Delahoyde, an English professor at Washington State University; and Robin Fox, professor of social theory at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Some more famous names, like Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and Orson Welles, also lent their posthumous support in a list of people who expressed their own doubts about the Bard when they were alive. (See TIME's photo-essay "The Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Histories.") At the heart of the problem is the fact that, for a man who was so prolific with his pen, Shakespeare didn't leave much evidence of his life behind. Most scholars accept that there is enough to prove that a William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, became an actor in London and retired back in Stratford until his death in 1616. But that's where the agreement ends. Stratfordians, as they are known, believe that this William Shakespeare is the same man who wrote what would become known as the greatest body of literary works in the history of the English language. The Anti-Stratfordians say that there is, in fact, nothing solid linking Shakespeare with the plays, poems and sonnets attributed to him. And so begins the game of tit-for-tat. Stratfordians note that Shakespeare's name is printed on the title pages of many of the plays published during his lifetime. The Anti-Stratfordians point out that nobody even knows if that's how Shakespeare spelled his name: the only surviving examples of his handwriting are six scraggly signatures spelled several different ways. Those pro-Will say that some of Shakespeare's contemporaries mention him in their writings; the naysayers counter that they only refer to him as an actor, never explicitly as a playwright. (Read "Is This What Shakespeare Looked Like?") Then there's the apparent disconnect between the life that William Shakespeare lived and the ones he wrote about. Anti-Stratfordians claim that Shakespeare's plays show a keen grasp of literature, language, court life and foreign travel  not the kinds of things that a small-town actor without a university education would be familiar with. As the Declaration says, "scholars know nothing about how he acquired the breadth and depth of knowledge displayed in the works." And so doubting scholars look to well-traveled writers and aristocrats  essayist Francis Bacon; poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe; theater patron Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford  as the more likely candidates. But Shakespeare advocates dismiss this as snobbery, saying th


Which Thomas Harris novel was the top selling adult fiction novel of the year 2000 in the UK?

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol 'will be biggest selling adult fiction novel of the decade' - Telegraph Book news Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol 'will be biggest selling adult fiction novel of the decade' Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol will become the biggest selling adult fiction  novel of the decade, and the fastest selling since the final Harry Potter  book, Waterstone's have predicted.   Image 1 of 2 The Da Vinci Code was subsequently turned into a film starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou    Follow The book, released this Tuesday, follows Brown's hugely successful The Da Vinci Code, and has a first print run of one million copies. More than one in 10 British household bought a copy of the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, within the first 24 hours of its release, making it the fastest-selling book in the country's history. A total of 2,652,656 copies were sold in the opening 24 hours. The Lost Symbol is a thriller set during a 12-hour period and features the hero from The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Robert Langdon. An electronic version of the novel will also be released on Tuesday and could prove a turning point for machines such as the Sony Reader and the Kindle ebook. The book is set largely in Washington and is set to examine freemasonry in the same way Brown featured the Illuminati and the Catholic Church in his other novels. Related Articles Dan Brown: A success story even more implausible than his plots 25 Apr 2009 The Da Vinci Code, which was subsequently turned into a film starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, has sold more than 81 million copies worldwide and is Britain's biggest selling paperback novel of all time. The film grossed $758 million. Following the success of The Da Vinci Code, Brown's earlier novels Angels & Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress all went on to become multi-million copy international best sellers, and are Britain's second, third and fourth best selling adult paper back novels of all time. Despite the Da Vinci Code's success, it angered scholars, critics and religious officials, with the plot including secret religious cults and speculation Jesus fathered a child with Mary Magdalene. Janine Cook, from Waterstone's, whose London Piccadilly store is the only British shop selling signed copies, said: "It's almost inevitable that this will be the fastest selling fiction hardback of the decade since records began. Outside of Harry Potter, and Harry Potter is a children's book, the last time there was an adult book that there was a Great Expectation was the last Hannibal book by Thomas Harris and that was phenomenally successful and that's going to knock this one into a cocked hat. "It's Transworld's biggest print run for a hardback novel ever in the UK, and that's on million copies which is a very bullish thing to do in the economic climate but I think they can be very confident they will be going to a second print run and more after that. "For us it's going to be the biggest the seller of the year and since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." The majority of Borders book stores will open at least an hour early on publication day. Ruth Atkins, Borders fiction buyer, said: "We're expecting it will be the biggest fiction hardback of the year and will bring a lot of people into the shops who don't usually come in." Last week Brown said in a message on his website: "This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey. "Weaving five years of research into the story's 12-hour timeframe was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon's life clearly moves a lot faster than mine."


Which company is responsible for Mates condoms?

Mates, Signs of Sexy | Mates condoms Mates, Signs of Sexy Flavours inspired by famous cocktails Buy now Expertise Mates history We are the 2nd largest condom manufacturer in the UK with a range of premium condoms, a loyal customer base and very strong brand awareness. Our brand has undergone numerous re-launches with some pretty impressionable and memorable campaigns some of which have won awards. Richard Branson launched Mates condoms in the UK in 1987 to promote condoms to young adults at a low price point as awareness of HIV and AIDS grew. A year later Ansell, who were initially manufacturing the condoms for the Virgin brand, bought Mates. Mates has evolved and developed to keep up with market changes, consumer demand and new product developments whilst always standing for safety and reliability. It is this consistency which has kept Mates a key player in the condom market. Mates can now be purchased in a variety of stores on the High Street, within major supermarkets, chemists and pharmacies. About The Ansell Group Ansell Ltd, formerly Pacific Dunlop Ltd, first commenced business in Australia in1905. Eric Ansell was employed at Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company and was asked to dismantle the plants condom making machine. Ansell saw an opportunity and set the machine up in a small rented house. Today, Ansell Ltd is a world leader in the design, supply, and marketing of barrier protection products and services. Ansell are an international manufacturer of condoms and own a variety of brands around the world – Mates in the UK, Lifestyles in the USA & Australia, and Manix in France to name but a few. Our operations are organized into three business segments - Professional Healthcare (medical examination and surgical gloves), Occupational Healthcare (industrial and consumer protective gloves), and Consumer Healthcare (condoms). We manufacture our products at eighteen factories in seven countries selling in more than 100 countries.The majority of our factories are located in Southeast Asia in order to be close to the rubber tree plantations - our source of natural latex. History Mates Quality Charter Mates reputation for fault-free products is not the result of mere chance but of rigorous manufacturing processes and a strict programme of tests and quality checks. Such perfectionism has not gone unnoticed, and the company is proud of its CE and BSI Kitemark credentials together with its ISO certifications. International Standard ISO 4074 : 2002 for male condoms manufactured in latex. The ISO 4074 : 2002 standard involves strict conformity to rigorous procedures demanded by manufacturers. Every product marketed in Europe has to satisfy the rigorous demands of ISO standards and to have been awarded the CE stamp of approval. The tests demanded by ISO 4074 : 2002 are as follows : Specifications relating to the size of the condoms Volume and bursting pressure Sex guide Why use a condom? Mates are the ideal condom to experiment with to spice up your sex life and discover new and delightful sensations. Not only that but Mates condoms give excellent protection from unintended pregnancy and STI’s too - many people now associate condoms instinctively with sex. Using a condom is also the only means of protecting yourself against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. It is highly advisable to wear one for all penetrative sexual contact, whether vaginal or anal. The use of condoms may have the added benefit of protecting women against cervical cancer. Mates would always advise that when you are having sex with one or more new partners that you always use a condom. Why a condom? How to use a condom Step 1: Tear along one side of the foil, removing the condom carefully.Condoms are strong but can be torn by sharp fingernails or jewellery. Step 2: Only put the condom on when the penis is erect and before contact with your partner's body, this helps prevent STIs and pregnancy. Place the condom over the end of the penis with the roll on the outside. With one hand pinch the teat of the condom to expel any trapped air, this will make space


Which pop group were formed in Sheffield in 1977 and took there name from a pair of detectives in the Adventures of Tin Tin?

A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey (1983) In 1977, aspiring classical pianist Tom Bailey (b. 6.18.57, Halifax, Yorkshire), joined forces with guitarists Peter Dodd and John Roog and drummer Chris Bell to form a band called Thompson Twins (after a pair of identical detectives in the cartoon Tin Tin.) Moving to London in 1978, the quartet diligently played the club scene for two years. By the time the 1980s rolled around, they were ready to take their shot at the singles charts. In time, percussionists Joe Leeway (b. 11.15.57, London) and Alannah Currie (b. 9.20.59, Auckland, New Zealand) would join Bailey, while Dodd, Roog and Bell would leave the band. When, in the mid-Eighties, the Thompson Twins became an international success it consisted of the trio of Bailey, Currie and Leeway. The band, according to Currie, strove to "make something completely different . . . using technology." At the time, many purists scoffed at the nation that "good" music could be made with machines. The Thompson Twins proved the skeptics wrong -- and became the leading purveyors of synth-pop. They were innovative, mixing dance, pop, reggae and dance elements with experimental sounds to produce a string of distinctive hit singles that were not only commercially successful but were also critically acclaimed. Daring to be different not only in their music but also in appearance, they became heroes to disaffected youth in the process. May 1980 Thompson Twin's first single, "Squares And Triangles" is released on its own independent label (Dirty Discs). November 1980 Independent label Latent releases "She's In Love With Mystery," which tops UK independent chart. Tom Bailey begins dating Alannah Currie. February 1981 The band signs with Arista Records in the UK. June 1981 The band's debut album, A Product Of..., is recorded. March 1982 Set climbs to UK#48, while the single "In The Name Of Love" soars to #1 on the US dance chart. The album is released as In The Name Of Love in the US, and stalls at US#148. April 1982 Bell, Dodd, Roog and bassist Matthew Seligman are fired, leaving the Thompson Twins consisting of the trio of Bailey, Currie and former roadie Joe Leeway. October 1982 "Lies" peaks at UK#67, and will reach US#30 in March of the following year; supported by Tears for Fears, the band embarks on an extensive UK tour. January 1983 "Love On Your Side" makes it to UK#9. In a few months it will climb to #45 on the US singles chart. March 1983 Quick Step & Side Kick peaks at UK#2. Released as Side Kicks in the US, it will spend 25 weeks on the album chart, reaching the #34 spot. April 1983 Currie's vocals are featured for the first time on the single "We Are Detective," which hits UK#7. November 1983 "Hold Me Now" climbs to UK#4. Six months later, it peaks at US #3. February 1984 "Doctor Doctor" soars to UK#3. Into The Gap hits the top spot on the UK album chart and stay there for three weeks; it will spend over a year on the US chart, peaking at #10. In October it will be certified platinum by the RIAA. March 1984 "You Take Me Up" makes it to UK#2. It will stall at US#44 in October. July 1984 As the band begins a world tour, "Doctor Doctor" reaches US#11. November 1984 "Lay Your Hands On Me" climbs to UK#13. It will take a year for the single to reach its #6 high mark on the US chart. March 1985 After two years of touring, and hard at work on a new album, Tom Bailey falls sick from exhaustion. American producer Niles Rodgers comes aboard to help finish the album. July 1985 With Bailey recovered, Thompson Twins performs with Madonna at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. August 1985 The anti-drug song "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" peaks at UK#15. September 1985 Here's To Future Days soars to UK#5. In November it will be certified gold by the RIAA. It's first single, "King For A Day," reaches UK#22. February 1986 Here's To Future Days climbs to US#20, while the single "King For A Day" will hit US#8 in March. September 1986 "Nothing In Common," title track


Fierce Creatures was the follow up to which successful comedy film?

Fierce Creatures: Amazon.ca: Video Fierce Creatures 2 new  from CDN$ 14.41 6 used  from CDN$ 4.99 Special Offers and Product Promotions Product Description Amazon.ca Never one to play by the rules, Monty Python alumnus John Cleese reunited the cast of A Fish Called Wanda for this farce about a multinational corporation's attempt to turn a public London zoo into a moneymaking concern. "It's not a sequel, it's an equal," explained producer-screenwriter-star Cleese, for the actors play completely different characters. Cleese stars as a military veteran turned ruthless corporate hatchet man sent by Australian media baron Kevin Kline to drum up business in the zoo. His plan: the "fierce creatures" policy, in which the zoo keeps only the most dangerous specimens (much to the frustration of the zookeepers). But Cleese soon finds himself up against an ambitious manager (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the owner's overanxious but dim son (Kevin Kline again), all working at cross-purposes and generally creating havoc. Perhaps it's not the equal to the hilarious Fish Called Wanda, but the stars overcome the convoluted plot with terrific comic performances and the film lands its share of comic zingers. Anyway, who wants their comedy safe? --Sean Axmaker Special Features --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Customer Reviews By charlene chambers on Oct. 6 2014 Format: DVD One of my favourite comedies. Same cast as "A Fish Called Wanda" (also an excellent comedy) but completely different movie. You do NOT have to see one to see another. John Cleese, Kevin Kline & Jamie Lee Curtis are just 3 of MANY A List celebs that do an incredible job & play off one another so well I'm not surprised that they got them all back together to do this movie! If you're looking for a good laugh, this movie will not disappoint! VERY well written & side splitting comedy. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback... Thank you for your feedback. Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again. By Oldprof on Sept. 5 2016 Format: DVD Verified Purchase This is a very sad (and unnecessary) "repeat" of the previous original, funny and very watchable Cleese comedy "A Fish Called Wanda". The new cast includes many of the UK's best comedians in small cameo roles, some not funny at all, although clearly intended to be droll. It just didn't work. I can only assume that this was cashing in on the reputation of the earlier venture. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback... Thank you for your feedback. Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again. By impitbosshereonlevel2 on March 3 2002 Format: DVD I won't compare this movie to Wanda, I promise. But while Fierce creatures has many hilarious moments, that doesn't really help classify it as a 4 star movie - 3.5 at the most. My main problem is that most of the jokes simply seem too weak - I find this hard to explain, other than trying to compare it with Oscar - both have funny moments, but most of the humor simply falls flat. And while I promised to leave Wanda out of this, I must say that had I rented this movie first, and had it not been a "sequel" to one of the funniest comedies, I would not have bought it (even though I'm a big fan of Monty Python and the great John Cleese). One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback... Thank you for your feedback. Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again. By Leonard Lato on Sept. 6 2001 Format: VHS Tape The acting of the talented John Cleese and Michael Palin cannot save this movie, which lacks even a single funny moment. The movie's premise -- pretend that tame zoo animals are fierce to attract visitors and increase profitability -- is bad enough, but the dialogue is about the worst I've ever heard. Jamie Lee Curtis can be excellent, but she is terrible here because of the abysmal script. The same sexual jokes are repeated over and over, and when Kevin Kline passes gas over and over, the viewer is reminded not of Blazing Saddles but of a moviemaker


In Greek mythology, what creature had a mans head, trunk and arms, and a horse's body and legs?

Horse Mythology: Types of Mythical Horses Creatures by Type : Horses (fabulous) Overview - Legendary creatures related to horses. Cartazonon - A beautiful orange creature that resembles a horse with a lionish mane and a single horn growing from it's forehead. Ceffyl-Dwr - A flying water horse related to the fairy. (Welsh) Centaur - A creature with the head and torso of a man and the lower body of a horse. (Greek) Each Uisge - A supernatural water horse that feeds on human flesh. (Scottish, Irish) Hippocampus - A creature with an upper body that resembles a horse and a dolphin-like lower body. (Greek) Hippogriff - A beast with a head and front legs of an eagle while the rest of its body is that of a horse. (Greek) Ichthyocentaur - A being that appears to have the upper body of a human, the forelegs of a horse or lion, and the tail of a dolphin. (Greek, Roman) Ipotanes - A being that resembles a human with the ears, tail, and legs of a horse. (Greek) Karkadann - A carnivorous unicorn found in the desert regions of North Africa and India. (African, Indian) Kelpie - A supernatural water horse found near lakes and rivers in Scotland. (Scottish) Kimpurushas - A servant spirt the resembles a horse with a human head. (Hindu) Nix - A shapeshifter that can appear as a human, horse, snake, fish, or mermaid. (German) Noggle - A small grey horse with supernatural powers. (Celtic) Pegasus - A creature that resembles a horse with wings. (Greek) Phooka - A pitch black being with glowing red eyes. Takes the shape of a horse, dog, or giant bird. (Irish) Sileni - A bipedal being that appears human form the waist up and horse from the waist down. (Greek) Unicorn - A horse-like creature with a single spiral horn growing from its forehead. (Prevalent) Unipeg - A winged horse-like creature with a single spiral horn growing from its forehead. Xanthus - The name of an immortal horse with the power of speech. (Greek)


Hermit, spider and blue are all types of which creature?

All About Spiders - Types of Spiders, Life Cycle, etc. All About Spiders Spider Killer What are Spiders? Spiders are the invertebrate predator specialist of the animal kingdom. In comparison to their cousins the insects who make up over 89% if the arthropods, spiders rank second coming, in at around 6.6%. The lack of speciation in the Araneae order does not hinder these predators from inhabiting every known ecosystem inhabited by other arthropods. Spiders are masters of the hunt, camouflage, tricksters, and trappers. Hunting any invertebrate or small vertebrate prey they encounter, even other spiders. The arachnids encompass respectively over 40,000 identified species worldwide, in which 3,400 species call North America their home. Spiders have eight legs, two body regions, and anywhere from two to as many as eight eyes. Sizes vary from family to family, as small as 1mm to 70mm or larger. Spider Taxonomy This is kingdom of all animals on the planet or the multicellular complex organism group Phylum: Arthropoda This is the phylum of the invertebrates, or no bones They have exoskeletons, segments, and joints Order: Araneae (Spiders)              In the order there are over 40,000 species of spider worldwide 3,400 of them are found in North America Order: Opiliones The order of the Harvestmen, and also known as the daddy long legs These are not spiders but close relatives There are 5,000 worldwide and 235 are native to North America Suborder Mygalomorphae Tarantula, trapdoor, purseweb, and funnelweb spiders Suborder Araneomorphae Known as the true spider order Class: Chelicerata Spider History Where Do Spiders Come From? The spider has a worldwide reputation. Spiders are perceived with mixed emotions, from being unwelcome, feared, loved, or respected throughout many cultures.  The first spider to walk the earth was believed to be in the Triassic period. The period dates back to over 200 million years ago. Spider mythology tales have been told in cultures throughout history on the arachnid class. The Greeks told a story of a young foolish girl who challenged the great goddess Athena to a weaving contest. The girls name was Arachne.  Athena made a marvelous spun master piece but it still fell short in comparison to the sheer perfection and detail of the young Arachne’s creation. In anger, the goddess punished the girl, turning her into a spider to live the remaining years of her life spinning. The Native Americans also told stories involving the spider. The Navajo Indians spoke of a spider woman that taught the women of the tribe to weave. As for the Pueblo tribe, they spoke of a spider woman at creation. The Cherokee believed that the spider brought fire to their people. Spiders are also believed to have weaved dream catchers. The catcher caught the good dreams of life based on Sioux Indian tales. Tales stretch the African cultures as well, speaking of the spider as the “Anansi,” meaning trickster. The spider was also seen as a source of inspirations by some cultures. The spider was a well-known and respected creature over the years. Spiders are far less diverse in habits and morphology in comparison to the insects. Those facts aside, the order of spiders still inhabit all of the same terrestrial environments. Where there are other arthropods, spiders with be there to prey on them.  The diversity of spiders can be noticed in the unique behaviors, mimicry, intricate webs, dwellings, and toxic venoms. Spiders’ body shape and design have changed very little over the millions of years they have been present on the earth. Spider Map (Spider Locations)                                  (click to enlarge) The best way to know a spiders habitat is to know what they eat. They are found on every landmass where arthropods are found and thrive such as flies, ladybugs, aphids, ants, roaches, leaf bugs, grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, other insects, spiders as well, even small vertebrates like fish, and mice. Spiders can be hunters of any climate, from mountains, deserts, rivers, lakes, swamps, forest, rain forests, grasslands, cities, fa


In which film did Robert De Niro play boxer Jake La Motta?

Raging Bull (1980) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it. Director: Jake LaMotta (based on the book by) (as Jake La Motta), Joseph Carter (with) | 3 more credits  » Stars: a list of 46 titles created 18 Oct 2011 a list of 33 titles created 04 Apr 2013 a list of 25 titles created 09 Nov 2013 a list of 45 titles created 11 Jun 2014 a list of 26 titles created 06 Sep 2014 Search for " Raging Bull " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    22 wins & 24 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Director: Martin Scorsese Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Director: Martin Scorsese An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Director: Michael Cimino A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. Director: Michael Mann A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Director: Sergio Leone During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma A small-time hood struggles with a moral crisis regarding his friends, family, business, and his conflicting religious beliefs. Director: Martin Scorsese A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Director: Stanley Kubrick Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen Edit Storyline When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. Written by alfiehitchie 19 December 1980 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: The Raging Bull See more  » Filming Locations: $13,568        (USA) (28 January 2005) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The cross that once hung over Martin Scorsese 's parents' bed can be seen hanging over Jake LaMotta and Vicki LaMotta 's bed. See more » Goofs Early on in the movie, Jake tells Joey to punch him. Joey does so, repeatedly, and leaves his ring on thereby c


Who won the PFA Players Player of the Year award after his first Premiership season in 2001/02?

BBC SPORT | Football | Gerrard named player of the year Gerrard named player of the year It is the first time Gerrard has won the prestigous award Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has claimed the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award. It is the first time the 25-year-old has been named player of the year by his peers, although he was Young Player of the Year in 2001. Gerrard, who a day earlier helped Liverpool win their FA Cup semi-final, said: "I am still in shock. "To go through to another FA Cup final and win this special award in the same weekend is fantastic for me." Wayne Rooney, the 20-year-old Manchester United striker, won the PFA Young Player of the Year award for the second successive season. PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1996: Les Ferdinand (Newcastle) 2000: Roy Keane (Man Utd) 2001: Teddy Sheringham (Man Utd) 2002: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) 2003: Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 2005: John Terry (Chelsea) 2006: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Rooney had been a contender for the senior player of the year prize - along with Gerrard, Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and the Chelsea trio Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and John Terry, who won last year. Gerrard was third in last season's vote but then went on to guide the Reds to Champions League victory against AC Milan in Istanbul. Players receive two votes and Gerrard revealed that he had voted for Henry and England team-mate Rooney. Manchester United star Rooney said he was pleased to again pick up the young player prize. "To win it twice on the run is a great honour and I am delighted with the award," Rooney said. He beat off competition from Charlton striker Darren Bent, team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, Tottenham's Aaron Lennon, Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand. Rooney added: "I voted for Fabregas, but it was close between him and Darren Bent." PFA YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1996: Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) 2005: Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) 2006: Wayne Rooney (Manchester Utd) It was no surprise that champions Chelsea had the most players named in the Premiership Team of the Year in the shape of John Terry, William Gallas, Joe Cole and Frank Lampard. Newcastle's Shay Given was picked in goal while Wigan full-back Pascal Chimbonda was also included after a solid season for Paul Jewell's side. But Wigan star Chimbonda fears it has come too late to land him a place in France's World Cup squad. He said: "I have not given up hope. The window is still open, but the manager tends to look at the bigger players at the bigger clubs. "Maybe he did not think Wigan would do as well as they have, so in that respect it will hardly be a surprise if I don't make it. "But it's such a big honour. To make it into the PFA team means it has been a fantastic season, with a lot of pleasure derived from the fact the team have stayed up. "To do so well has been a massive surprise. I was expecting a battle against relegation, so the way the season has gone, it has been far beyond my expectations." Player of the Year: Young Player of the Year: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Premiership Team of the Year: Shay Given (Newcastle), Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan), John Terry (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), William Gallas (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United). Championship Team of the Year: Marcus Hahnemann (Reading), Gary Kelly (Leeds), Ibrahima Sonko (Reading), Joleon Lescott (Wolves), Nicky Shorey (Reading), Steve Sidwell (Reading), Ashley Young (Watford), Phil Jagielka (Sheffield United), Jason Koumas (Cardiff), Marlon King (Watford), Kevin Doyle (Reading) League One Team of the Year: Darryl Flahavan (Southend), Greg Halford (Colchester), Sam Sodje (Brentford), Adam Barrett (Southend), Gareth Roberts (Tranmere), Neil Danns (Colchester), Andy Robinson (Swansea), Kevin Maher (Southend) Michael McIndoe (Doncaster), Lee Trundle (Swansea), Billy Sharp (Scunthorpe). League Two Team of the Year: Joe Hart (Shrewsbury), Da


Brian Deane scored the first ever Premiership goal for which team?

Game Winners: Brian Deane’s Premiere Premier League Goal | Made Man Mademan › Entertainment › Sports › Pro Sports › Soccer › Game Winners: Brian Deane’s Premiere Premier League Goal Game Winners: Brian Deane’s Premiere Premier League Goal Back in 1992, Brian Deane scored the first goal in England’s hallowed Premier League. We asked him about it, the team he now coaches and the World Cup. Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save From 1985 to 2006, Brian Deane was a journeyman English striker who netted 195 goals for nine professional soccer teams in three countries. He played for storied clubs like Leeds United, West Ham and Benfica, and he even appeared for his country three times. But without a doubt, his most famous day on a soccer field occurred on August 15, 1992. The top division in English soccer had broken away from its previous governing body and rebranded itself the FA Premier League in an attempt to make more money off TV rights, and nine games began that day at the same time to kick off the league. Deane, playing for Sheffield United, headed home a goal in the fifth minute against Manchester United, making him the first player to score in the Premier League—what is now the most-watched soccer league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in full swing, we tracked down Deane in Norway, where he is now the coach of Sarpsborg 08 in the top Norwegian league, to ask about his finest hour. “If you’re going to score the first goal in the Premier League, I suppose you better have scored it against Man United.” Going into the first day of games of the FA Premier League, was everyone aware that the player who scored the first goal would be a big deal? Ha ha, I think at the time, we knew that there was a structural change to the league. And obviously, you always want to get off on the right foot. And not only myself but people like Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Teddy Sheringham would have been thinking about being the first person to do that. I had a pretty decent record on the opening day of the season, so I was quite confident going in that I would score. I didn’t know for sure that I would get the first goal, but it was a nice surprise when I found that out. Can you describe the goal? We were playing Manchester United at home. Whenever we played Manchester, we always decided to attack them rather than sit back, and that game was no different. We ended up with a throw-in on the right-hand side as we were attacking the Kop Stand. Carl Bradshaw lined up to take a long throw-in. Alan Cork flicked it on and I managed to get in between Gary Pallister and Peter Schmeichel. And the rest is history, I suppose, as they say. Those are two pretty good guys to get in between. Two big guys, a couple of legends. I ended up playing with Gary at Middlesbrough. And obviously at the time, Schmeichel was perhaps one of the best goalkeepers in the world. So from that point of view, it was very satisfying. You also scored the second goal of the game, which turned out to be the game-winner. On a penalty kick. Yeah, I think that was the first penalty scored in the Premier League as well, somebody told me the other day. What do you remember about that one? I was feeling pretty confident at the time, having already scored. I was playing quite well. I remember putting the ball down, and I lined up with the Manchester United supporters behind the goal. And I just sent Peter Schmeichel the wrong way, which was, again, pretty satisfying, ha ha. Did you have a chance at a hat trick? Actually, I had a goal disallowed in the first half as well, so yeah, I could have had a hat trick. To top it off, you beat Manchester United, the eventual champs and winner of seven of the first 10 Premier League titles. Did that make it extra sweet? Well, if you’re going to score the first goal in the Premier League, I suppose you better have scored it against Man United than somebody who hasn’t had as good a record. So yeah, that probably makes it sweeter. Like all the great


Who was the top scorer in the first English Premiership in 1992/93, playing for both Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur?

Premier League Top Scorers | Most Premier League Goals Barrie 25 May, 2012 Best of SL , English Premier League , Football Stats , Lists Who are the the all time Premier League top scorers? Which Premier League players have scored 100 goals or more? Who has scored the most goals in each Premier League season? And who is the top Premier League scorer this season? Below we’ve answered all of the above questions – all players in the Premier League 100 club, the golden boot winners from previous Premier League seasons and the goalscoring charts from the most recent (2013/2014) Premier League season. The top five Premier League goal scorers get their own little write up and a link to video of their goals. Everyone outside of that gets just their name, the clubs they played and scored for (or club, in the case of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Matt LeTissier) and, of course, their total number of Premier League goals. You can also jump directly to the Premier League Golden Boot winners and Most Premier League goals this season sections. Premier League Top Scorers This Season All Time Premier League Top Scorers The top ten all time Premier League top scorers are: 1. Alan Shearer: 260 goals in 434 appearances 2. Andy Cole: 187 goals in 408 appearances 2. Wayne Rooney: 187 goals in 374 appearances * 4. Frank Lampard: 177 goals in 586 appearances 5. Thierry Henry: 175 goals in 258 appearances 6.  Robbie Fowler: 163 goals in 375 appearances 7. Michael Owen: 163 goals in 362 appearances 8. Les Ferdinand: 150 goals in 347 appearances 9. Teddy Sheringham: 147 goals in 407 appearances 10. Robin van Persie: 144 goals in 314 appearances *Still playing ———————————————————————————————————- ALAN SHEARER: Blackburn (1992-1996), Newcastle (1996-2006) Alan Shearer, OBE, was born on 13th August 1970. Having started his career at Southampton, he went on to become one of the most prolific scorers of all time with Blackburn and his beloved Newcastle. Great in the air, predatory from close range and deadly from distance, Shearer was at one time the complete striker. A series of knee injuries robbed him of some pace, but Shearer adapted his game in his later years and continued to find the net. After the first ten years of the Premier League, Shearer was named as the outstanding player of the decade. He is also listed in the FIFA 100 greatest living footballers. Shearer played 63 times for England, scoring 30 goals. He captained the side on 34 occasions. Now working as a pundit on BBC television’s Match of the Day, Shearer had a brief spell as Newcastle United manager in 2008/9, when he took charge for the last eight games but was unable to save the club from relegation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqkfzH7A8Ow   ANDY COLE: Newcastle (1993-95), Manchester Utd (1995-2001), Blackburn (2001-04), Fulham (2004-05), Man City (2005-06), Portsmouth (2006-07), Birmingham (2007), Sunderland (2007-08) Andy Cole, or Andrew Cole, as he now prefers to be called was born on 15th October 1971. He began his career with Arsenal, but played just one game before moving to Bristol City. His goal scoring exploits for The Robins caught the attention of Kevin Keegan at Newcastle, who signed the striker in 1993. Cole partnered Peter Beardsley, won the First Division and continued scoring in the Premier League for he following two seasons. He was sold controversially to Manchester United in 1995, where he went on to achieve huge success. He was the top scorer in Europe for United in the treble winning season of 1998-99, a season in which he and Dwight Yorke contributed 53 goals between them overall. Cole scored the goal that won the Premier League title, and the goal that took them to the Champions League final. He has five Premier League winners medals, one Champions League winners medal and two FA Cup winners medals. Since leaving United Cole has played at Blackburn, Fulham, Mancheser City, Portsmouth, Birmingham and Sunderland, without quite recapturing his best goal scoring form. Cole finished his career with a loan move to Burnley and a brief spell at Nottingham Forest


After the 1994/95 Premiership season, which Tottenham Hotspur player became the first foreigner to win the footballer of the year award?

1994 95 in english football : definition of 1994 95 in english football and synonyms of 1994 95 in english football (English)   Overview   Premiership Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. Manchester United would have made it three league titles in a row if they had been able to turn a 1-1 draw with West Ham United into a win on the final day of the season. Newly promoted Nottingham Forest finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup along with fourth placed Liverpool (also League Cup winners) and fifth placed Leeds United . After this season the Premier League would be reduced to 20 clubs, so there would be four relegation places this time round. They were occupied by Crystal Palace , Norwich City (who had narrowly missed out on the league title two years earlier), Leicester City and Ipswich Town .   Division One The streamlining of the Premier League meant that just two clubs would be promoted from Division One in 1995. Middlesbrough won the Division One title in their first season under Bryan Robson , while Reading were the club that were to fail to win promotion despite finishing second in the table. Instead, they competed in the playoffs , losing to Bolton Wanderers in the final, who achieved their second promotion in three years under Bruce Rioch - as well as being League Cup runners-up. 1995 saw four clubs relegated from Division One - Swindon Town (relegated for the second straight season), Burnley , Bristol City and Notts County . Sunderland narrowly avoided the drop following the arrival of enthusiastic new manager Peter Reid , who over the next few years would bring dramatic improvements to the Wearsiders.   Division Two There would only be two promotion places in Division Two for 1994-95. They were occupied by champions Birmingham City and playoff winners Huddersfield Town , both enjoying success after seasons of disappointment. Going down were Cambridge United , Plymouth Argyle , Cardiff City , Chester City and Leyton Orient   Division Three This season saw three clubs go up from Division Three instead of four clubs. They were champions Carlisle United , runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Chesterfield . Exeter City , who almost went out of business in mid-season, finished bottom of Division Three but kept their league status because Conference champions Macclesfield Town were unable to meet the league's stadium capacity requirements.   Successful players Alan Shearer was the English league's top scorer with 34 Premiership goals for champions Blackburn Rovers. 20-year-old Robbie Fowler collected a League Cup winner's medal with Liverpool as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award, following another season of strong goalscoring, and team mate Steve McManaman capped the cup final with a man of the match display in a season where he charted 20 assists in the league. Peter Schmeichel established himself as a world-class goalkeeper by conceding just 4 goals in 18 home Premiership fixtures with Manchester United . Stan Collymore scored 22 Premiership goals for Nottingham Forest and was soon on his way to Liverpool for an English record fee of £8.4million. Experienced Scottish striker John Hendrie was the driving force in Middlesbrough's return to the Premiership after a two-year absence. 36-year-old Tranmere Rovers striker John Aldridge was Division One's leading goalscorer with 24 league goals. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jason McAteer established himself as one of the most exciting young talents in England and would soon be on his way to Liverpool . Wrexham striker Gary Bennett scored a staggering 39 goals in all competitions. Huddersfield Town striker Andy Booth who scored an impressive 30 goals during this season as well as make international honours with the England Under 21 squad . Walsall wingers Scott Houghton and Martin O'Connor almost single handedly earned their club's promotion to Division Two.   Successful managers Kenny Dalglish become only the third


Which team won the first English Premiership in 1992/93?

My Football Facts & Stats | All-Time Premier League Statistics All-Time Top 100 Premier League goalscorers from Season 1992-93 to 2016-17. PREMIER LEAGUE Despite significant European success during the 1970s, the 1980s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition following the events at Heysel in 1985. The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888, was well behind leagues such as Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga in attendances and revenues, and several top English players had moved abroad. However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup , reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990. The Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January of that year. Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44m over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league", but were eventually persuaded to stay.  As stadiums improved and match attendance and revenues rose, the country's top teams again considered leaving the Football League in order to capitalise on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport. At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal for the establishment of a new league was tabled that would bring more money into the game overall. The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League. The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from the Football Association and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League license to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. This was considered necessary so that English clubs could once again compete with and beat the best of Europe, while attracting the best talent in the world, something which in 1991 seemed practically unthinkable. In 1992 the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse and on 27 May 1992 the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company working out of an office at the Football Association's then headquarters in Lancaster Gate. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with four divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with three.There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained on the same terms as between the old First and Second Divisions. The number of clubs in the Premier League decreased from 22 in 1992-93 to just 20 three seasons later. It has remained at 20 clubs since season 1995-96. Only five of those 40 clubs have won the Premier League title - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Blackburn & manchester City. The 2009-10 Premier League title was won by Chelsea by one point from Manchester United. Chelsea's goals scored total of 103 was the highest in the Top Flight of English Football since the Tottenham Hotspur 'double-winning' team of 1960-61. Arsenal finished in third place with Tottenham Hotspur recording their first Top Four finish of the Premier League Era to qualify for the UEFA Champions League after a gap of 49 years away from Europe's elite competition. A new regulation introduced for the 2010-11 season is that every Premier League club must name a maximum squad of 25 players and these, together with an unlimited number


Playing for Leeds United in August 1992, who became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Premiership?

HERE'S A FEW MORE FIRSTS - Mirror Online News HERE'S A FEW MORE FIRSTS ERIC CANTONA was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, when Leeds Utd beat Tottenham 5-0 on August 15 1992.  Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email ERIC CANTONA was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, when Leeds Utd beat Tottenham 5-0 on August 15 1992. EFAN EKOKU of Norwich City was the first player to score four goals in one Premier League match. ANDYCOLE was the first player to score five goals in a Premiership match, for Manchester United v Ipswich in the 1994/95 season. The final score was 9-0, which is also a Premiership record for the biggest victory/defeat. LES FERDINAND scored the Premiership's 10,000th goal in Tottenham's 4-0 win over Fulham in December 2001. THE OLDEST PLAYER to play in the Premiership was Manchester City goalkeeper John Burridge who was 43 years, 4 months and 26 days when he came on as a half time substitute for Manchester City v Newcastle United on April 29, 1995. TOTTENHAM goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt became the first Premier League substitute when he replaced Ian Walker in the first Premiership season in 1992. SWINDON TOWN were the first team to concede 100 Premiership goals iwhen they were relegated in 1993/94. Like us on Facebook


Who were the first team to field an all foreign starting line up in the English Premiership?

History of the English Premier League - SuperSport - Football History of the English Premier League William McGregor statue © Action Images What is now known as the English Premier League has its roots in an earlier league, called the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888. The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation until 1992. Since 1995 it has had 72 clubs evenly divided into three divisions, which are currently known as The Championship, League One and League Two. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the League and is further extended to allow the top Championship clubs to exchange places with the lowest placed clubs in the Premier League. A director of Aston Villa, William McGregor, was the first to set out to bring some order to a chaotic world where clubs arranged their own fixtures. On March 2, 1888, he wrote to the committee of his own club, Aston Villa, as well as to those of Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion, suggesting the creation of a league competition that would provide a number of guaranteed fixtures for its member clubs each season. The first meeting was held at Anderson's Hotel in London on March 23, 1888, on the eve of the FA Cup Final. The Football League was formally created and named in Manchester at a further meeting on April 17 at the Royal Hotel. In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal and on May 27, 1992, the Premier League as we know it today was formed. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with four divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with three. There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained on the same terms as between the old First and Second Divisions. The 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. A total of 43 clubs have played in the Premier League from its inception in 1992 until the end of the 2009/10 season. Two other clubs (Luton Town and Notts County) were signatories to the original agreement that created the Premier League, but were relegated prior to the inaugural Premier League season and have not subsequently returned to the top flight. Seven clubs have been members of the Premier League for every season since its inception. This group is composed of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Due to insistence by Fifa that domestic leagues reduce the number of games clubs played, the number of clubs was reduced to 20 in 1995 when four teams were relegated from the league and only two teams promoted. On June 8, 2006, Fifa requested that all major European leagues, including Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga be reduced to 18 teams by the start of the 2007/08 season. The Premier League responded by announcing their intention to resist such a reduction. Ultimately, the 2007/08 season kicked off again with 20 teams. The league changed its name from the FA Premier League to simply the Premier League in 2007. FOREIGN PLAYERS At the inception of the Premier League in 1992/93, just 11 players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches were 'foreign' (players hailing from outside of the


As at the start of the 2002/03 season, who is the Premiership's all-time top scorer?


How many own goals were scored in the 2001/02 Premiership season?

Ranking the 24 Players Who Have Scored 100 Premier League Goals | Bleacher Report Ranking the 24 Players Who Have Scored 100 Premier League Goals By Mark Jones , Featured Columnist Dec 5, 2015 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Clive Brunskill/Getty Images 59 Comments If he manages to score four more Premier League goals, then Stoke City's Peter Crouch will join and expand an exclusive club. Presuming that no-one else gets there before him (and Sergio Aguero is the next closest player currently in the division on 85), then Crouch will become the 25th player to have netted 100 goals in the Premier League since its move to its current form in 1992. But what about the other 24? We know how many goals they scored, but who were the best players amongst them? You're bound to have your own opinions, but here's one take on it. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Goals: 106 Ask anyone to name the 24 players on this list, and it might be a while before they come to Darren Bent. One of five players in our list to have scored his goals for six different clubs, the former Ipswich, Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Fulham forward was always a fairly reliable goalscorer who managed to pick up 13 England caps (scoring four goals), but concerns over his linkup play meant that he was never really considered a top-quality forward. Now 31, Bent is challenging for promotion back to the Premier League with Derby County these days. Ben Radford/Getty Images Goals: 111 Goals in the lower leagues at Cambridge United brought Dion Dublin to the attention of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1992, and although it wouldn't quite work out for the big front man at Old Trafford, he would become one of the more recognisable Premier League forwards over the next decade with two different clubs. He shared the Golden Boot with Liverpool's Michael Owen and Blackburn's Chris Sutton when in the colours of Coventry City in 1997/98 before moving on to Aston Villa and playing there for six years, helping them to the FA Cup final in 2000. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Goals: 110 Unfairly derided for much of his career for both club and country, Emile Heskey deserves his place on this list for his hard work and his occasional ability to turn in unstoppable performances. After coming through the ranks at Leicester City, it was after an £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000 that we really began to see the best of Heskey, who scored 22 goals in his first full season at Anfield as the Reds won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup. Being played out of position by Gerard Houllier didn't help his later Liverpool career, however, but he made up his Premier League century with later moves to Birmingham, Wigan and Aston Villa. Tony O''Brien/Getty Images Goals: 127 In scoring for the Mackems, Defoe has relegated Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to 12th place in the 100-plus list, but the Dutchman just pips the Englishman here thanks to his more exciting style of play. One of the division's top forwards in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hasselbaink possessed a hugely powerful shot and could score from virtually any distance. Whilst in the colours of Leeds United, he shared the Golden Boot with Liverpool's Michael Owen and Manchester United's Dwight Yorke in 1998/99 before he won it outright with 23 goals for Chelsea in 2000/01. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Goals: 123 Another with goals for numerous Premier League clubs, Dwight Yorke is really only associated with two. It was at Aston Villa that the Trinidadian really burst on to the scene and established himself as one of the most exciting forwards in the country, form that prompted a £12.6 million move to Manchester United in 1998. As first seasons go, Yorke's at Old Trafford turned out to be pretty special. He was a key part of the side that won the treble, was the joint-top scorer in the Premier League and was voted the division's player of the year. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Goals: 187 At the time of writing, he's level with Wayne Rooney as the second-top scorer in Premier League history, and Andy Cole found


Homer Simpson | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Homer Jay Simpson, Sr., [14] also known as Homer Samson, [15] Homie, [16] Home-boy, [17] Colonel Homer , [18] Dancin' Homer , [19] Homer Thompson , [20] Max Power , [21] Cornelius Talmadge , [22] El Homo , and The Pie Man , is the main protagonist of the show and the spouse of Marge Simpson and the father of Bart Simpson , Lisa Simpson , and Maggie Simpson . Homer is overweight, lazy, and often ignorant to the world around him. Although Homer has many flaws he has shown great caring, love, and even bravery to those he cares about. He served as the main protagonist of the TV Series and the the 2007 film . Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G , although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats the donuts that are provided. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney , Carl , Lenny , and bartender Moe . At his home , he can often be found sitting on the couch mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking Duff . Homer is the only son of Abe and Mona . Homer may just be a normal man but he has had many great achievements and experiences in his life. He's won an academy award, been to space, and has saved Springfield more than once. He also may have some form of superhuman endurance as he's been seriously injured many times but survived. He is named after Matt Groening 's father Homer Groening. Contents Biography Homer in 1974. Homer was raised on the Simpson farm by his parents until they were forced to move out in 1964 due to Homer spooking the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk, causing the bank to foreclose it. At some point during his childhood, Abe (who was in his early forties at the time of Homer's birth) seemed to feed beer to Homer Simpson, but he quit drinking beer until he was older upon Barney 's suggestion after he caused a multi-car pileup in his playschool car. In the late 1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law . However, before she started protesting, she took Homer and her husband to the Woodstock Music Festival, where Homer ended up briefly adopting the Hippie lifestyle (and Abe Simpson attempted to send him off to the Vietnam War as punishment for wanting to be a hippie, but obviously failed, given Homer's age at the time). In 1966, Homer along with Lenny , Carl and Moe Szyslak went over to a deep gorge for a nice swim, but the water was drained. When investigating why the lake was reduced to a muddy pit, he stumbled upon a decomposing corpse inside the pipe, greatly traumatizing him and leading to his 'occasional' overeating. Homer attended Springfield High School and fell in love with Marge Bouvier in 1974. [23] After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. During this time, Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for her tuition, Abe gives Homer a job at Simpson Lazer Tag as well as this, along with Lou , Lenny and Carl , Homer is part of a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer changes the band's name to Sadgasm and they invent grunge music. Marge realizes that she really loves Homer, and she goes back to him. [24] At some point between finishing high school and marrying Marge, Homer briefly served in the US Army, but never saw combat. Due to a clerical error, he was discharged two weeks early and years later after a disastrous dinner party with his old sergeant, Homer was forced to complete his tour of duty. In 1979, Marge became pregnant with Bart (after discovering this, Homer tore out half of his hair). At this time Homer was working at Sir Putt-A-Lot's Merrie Olde Fun Centre , turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two got married in Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel , a small wedding chapel across the state line. They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier House,


Maggie Simpson | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Personality Despite being the only member of the Simpson Family who can't speak, Maggie is in no way one-dimensional and has many different layers of personality. She appears to be somewhat detached from the rest of the Simpson Family and is described as "the forgotten Simpson" by Homer . When she, Bart and Lisa were shipped to a foster home (the Flanders) Maggie was the quickest to adapt and almost joined them until she noticed Marge . Perhaps Maggie's most strained relationship was with her father, Homer but due to his incredible laziness he neglected Maggie and when they do try to bond, Maggie sees her father as a kind of monster and actually tries to run away, she also developed a father-daughter relationship with Moe the bartender but the two still love each other and Maggie has more than once saved Homer's life. Not to mention she said her first word, "Daddy" after Homer tucked her in and kissed her goodnight meaning it's clear that she loves him as much as he does her. Maggie's strongest relationship was with Marge after being transported to a foster family. Maggie almost joined the Flanders until she saw Marge once again "and became a Simpson again." At the beginning Maggie seemed to rely on Marge and the likewise but eventually she became fiercely independent as she was able to plan a Great Escape-style breakout from a daycare center to get her pacifier back, she was able to save her father from drowning and rescue Homer from a mad tow truck driver. Despite being a baby, Maggie is likely to be the most mature member of the Simpson family . However, she keeps her intelligence a secret in order to be babied. This is first revealed when Marge gives her a new pacifier, and when Marge isn't looking she smokes it like a cigarette. Even for a child her age, showed extremely violent mannerisms and a surprising amount of physical strength. She was able to lift up a mallet and bludgeon her father with it and accidentally shot Mr. Burns after he blocked out the sun. Maggie showed to be incredibly strong, able to drag a fully-grown man back to the shore and able lift up a shotgun. Biography When Marge became pregnant with Lisa, she and Homer bought their first home. Seven years later, Homer felt financially secure enough to quit his job at the power plant and take his dream job at Barney's Bowlarama . Soon after, Marge became pregnant with Maggie, and unable to support his new family member, Homer reapplied for his job at the power plant. Homer fell into a deep depression as a result, but when he held Maggie for the first time after she was born he loved her at first sight. He keeps all of Maggie's baby photos in his office to cheer him up at his work place. Like average toddlers, Maggie is impressionable and easily influenced by what she sees around her. She once hit Homer on the head with a mallet, (Born 2010) shot a suction dart at his picture and brandished a pencil in imitation of Itchy and Scratchy . Despite her age, Maggie is a formidable sniper [10] and she shot the firearms off a group of mobsters in rapid succession with a rifle. [11] She was behind the attempted murder of Mr. Burns [12] and she fought Gerald during the St. Patrick’s Day riot, participating the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [13] When the family's house was being raided by an angry mob, she was able to smash her baby bottle and use it as a makeshift weapon, and she knocked out Russ Cargill , the head of the EPA with a rock when he was about to shoot Homer with a shotgun. [14] Maggie is often frightened of her father's attempts to bond with her, even though she does love him. Instead, Maggie shows a much stronger devotion to her mother instead, possibly because Marge is always at home with her while Homer is mostly at work or at Moe's . She is keenly aware of her surroundings, and can usually be seen imitating the flow of action around her. Like Bart , Lisa and Homer , she is not fond of spending time with her aunts Patty and Selma . It is also known that she dislikes Baby


Lisa's jazz-playing mentor was Bleeding Gums ...who?

Simpsons' Bleeding Gums Murphy Action Figure - JazzTimes    By Christopher Porter Simpsons‘ Bleeding Gums Murphy Action Figure Bleeding Gums Murphy, Lisa’s jazz saxophone mentor on The Simpsons, has been immortalized as an “action” figure-though we doubt the rotund Mr. Gums does anything resembling action, especially now that he plays with Bird in heaven’s eternal jam sessions after he died in the “‘Round Springfield” episode. In that same episode, Lisa Simpson asked Mr. Gums how he got his name: “Well, lemme put it this way. You ever been to the dentist?,” he says. “Yeah,” replies Lisa. “Not me, I suppose I should go to one, but I got enough pain in my life as it is.” This 5-inch figure, courtesy of Playmates Toys, comes with an alto saxophone and a copy of Bleeding Gums’ lone album, Sax on the Beach. Despite appearing on The Cosby Show a few times as the “jazz-playing grandpa,” Mr. Gums wasn’t able to get very far in his hardscrabble career. He wasn’t able to capitalize on his record release either, having been derailed by a serious addiction to Faberge eggs. In “‘Round Springfield,” Mr. Gums is shown begging for one more of the jeweled eggs: “Sir, don’t you think you’ve had enough?,” says the shopkeeper. “I’ll tell you when I’ve had enough,” screams Mr. Gums, who is then shown lying destitute in an alley surrounded by Faberge eggs. The jazz life is a difficult one. Be reminded of it daily with this beautiful toy. Next News Article


Who ran a store selling items for left-handed people called 'The Leftorium'?

Leftorium - The Simpsons The Simpsons Leftorium The Leftorium is a store in the Springfield Mall that specializes in products for left-handed people. The store is owned by Ned Flanders who quit his job as a clerk for a pharmaceutical company and opened The Leftorium. At first, business at the store was going very poorly, Homer secretly wished that Flanders store would go out of business after receiving the larger half of a wishbone. Homer got his wish and the Flanders family were forced to sell their possessions (much of which Homer purchased at the very low price of $75), the bank repossessed the Flanders home, and the store was about to close. Homer then regrets making this wish and the fact he never told any of his friends, who were in need of left-handed items, about The Leftorium. To atone for his actions, Homer manages to get everyone he knows in town to shop at Ned's store, effectively saving it from bankruptcy. The Leftorium has continued to trade profitably since this, however there have been episodes where Flanders has mentioned the store doesn't do that well. Ned once mentioned that he purchased most of his possessions cheaply to make up for his store's lack of business. Later, Ned mentions how a mega left hand store recently opened, called Left-Mart, is threatening his business.