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Arundel castle
Arundel castle in Sussex was started by Roger, earl of Shrewsbury, soon after the Norman Conquest. It was later in the possession of the Aubigny family until 1243, passed by marriage to the Fitz Alans until 1580, and subsequently to the Howards, dukes of Norfolk. Pevsner is scathing about the... Read more |
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the Usurer Tortesa
Tortesa, the Usurer (1839), a play by Nathaniel Parker Willis. [National Theatre, 6 perf.] The usurer Tortesa ( James W. Wallack) so loves Isabella ( Virginia Monier), the daughter of Count Falcone ( Mr. T. Matthews), that he buys up and gives Falcone all the mortgages on the Count's lands.... Read more |
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They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants Rock group Even in the alternative rock world, which typically allows for more diversity and eccentricity than in mainstream music, They Might Be Giants seem an unlikely success story with their penchant for absurd, surrealistic lyrics sung over bright melodies played... Read more |
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Rubber Stamp
Rubber Stamp Background The rubber stamp has two faces, one serious and one full of fun. Practical use has been made of the rubber stamp for many years to apply official information to a range of products. On the lighter side, rubber stamps distinguished from their serious... Read more |
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Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen Gracie Allen (1906-1964), wife of comedian and actor George Burns, was half of one of America's most popular comedy couples. They began their careers on the vaudeville stage, then transitioned to radio, movies, and television. Allen was known as a "dizzy dame," whose "illogical... Read more |
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farce
farce light, comic theatrical piece in which the characters and events are greatly exaggerated to produce broad, absurd humor. Early examples of farce can be found in the comedies of Aristophanes, Plautus, and Terence. During the Middle Ages the term farce designated interpolations made in the... Read more |
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putty
putty commonly a mixture of whiting (calcium carbonate) and boiled linseed oil. Other substances may be combined with the oil to make putties suitable for some specific purpose. For example, the red and white oxides of lead mixed with linseed oil form a putty used in sealing pipe joints. Putty... Read more |
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chalk
chalk mineral of calcium carbonate , similar in composition to limestone, but softer. It is characteristically a marine formation and sometimes occurs in great thickness; the chief constituents of these chalk deposits are the shells of minute animals called foraminiferans . Chalk has been laid... Read more |
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whiting
whiting white, powdery substance, prepared by grinding chalk or some other source of calcium carbonate. When mixed with linseed oil it forms putty , and with water and several other substances it constitutes whitewash . It is used as a pigment, called Spanish white, as a filler in paints, for... Read more |
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putto
putto (Italian: ‘little boy’). Term applied to a representation of a chubby, naked child, sometimes winged, appearing—usually as a subsidiary figure—in a work of art. Putti have been a frequent motif of decorative art since classical antiquity and may have a pagan,... Read more |
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Silly Putty: 50 years and sticking
...description, and Silly Putty was officially...discovered Silly Putty, it was Europe and...toy. It was also time for Hodgson's son...top prize for the silliest use will receive...50th Anniversary Silly ... |
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Silly Putty Goes Golden! Toy Classic Turns 50 With a New Color, a New Home On...
...curious compound is giving Silly Putty fans of all ages...opportunity to enter the silliest uses they've invented...timeless toy into the "Silliest Uses for Silly Putty Contest." A 14...Anniversary collectible ... |
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Silly Putty commemorates its 40th anniversary in 1990.
...children. As a result, Silly Putty was one of the first products...and climbed to an all-time high of nearly 7 million eggs a year. Today, Silly Putty remains a staple of childhood...Horner who creates Silly ... |
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SILLY PUTTY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF WEIRDNESS
PHOTO (COLOR) One of Silly Putty's most popular characteristics...from newspapers. Silly Putty marks its 50th anniversary...rubber substitute, Silly Putty celebrates its 50th anniversary...copywriter working at the ... |
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Silly Putty thriving ahead of 50th anniversary
...II rubber substitute, Silly Putty celebrates its 50th anniversary...copywriter working at the time on a catalog for Ruth Fallgatter...having to do with Silly Putty, there are conflicting...physicist. According to Silly ... |
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SILLY PUTTY STRETCHES OUT A TOY BRAND FROM YESTERYEAR GAINS A NEW MARKET WITH...
...The "goo" would be Silly Putty, an American classic that...acquired the rights to the putty last year, it decided...of orders for its Silly Putty. Leading up to the success...characters to the putty. At the ... |
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SILLY PUTTY HAS COLORFUL ANNIVERSARY
...VERSION.Goofy, stretchy Silly Putty is lifting a page from...bloblike pinkish beige, Silly Putty is diversifying. It introduced...been 40 years since Silly Putty made its debut in toy stores...circle the Earth three ... |
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GROWN-UPS WILD FOR SILLY PUTTY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...necessity: 50 pounds of Silly Putty. The allure of...sells it under its Silly Putty brand. Other customers...manufacturers, which use the putty as a kind of sealant for...Hart's Web site. The putty pool orders aren't ... |
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Silly Putty celebrates its 50th birthday
...What's going on? My Silly Putty doesn't work,'" said Stacy Gabrielle, Silly Putty spokeswoman at Binney...page has changed, Silly Putty has remained the same during...sometimes and break other times? Why ... |
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SILLY PUTTY MADNESS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS BY MIKE PULFER THE CINCINNATI...
...lays 20,000 eggs a day? Silly Putty, the toy that ``bounces...pound slab'' of Silly Putty), a new anniversary color...What do you do with your Putty?'' Amy Sundermann...glob of pink. ``Every time somebody passes by, it... |
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