Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
carry the banner — American to be destitute Perhaps from the activities of the Salvation Army, who provide food and shelter for the homeless, among their many good works. Other phrases used of and by hobos are carry the balloon, from the rolled bedroll … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Characters of The Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS). It is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of… … Wikipedia
Characters of the Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick .The Order of the StickThe Order is said by Rich Burlew, the author of the strip, to be roughly 7th to 9th level (though fans have noted, based on the capabilities they have… … Wikipedia
stick — [stik] n. [ME stikke < OE sticca, akin to Du stek, ON stik < IE base * steig , a point > STAKE, Frank * stakka, Gr stigma, L instigare, INSTIGATE] 1. a long, usually slender piece of wood; specif., a) a twig or small branch broken off or … English World dictionary
The Marching Virginians — The Marching Viginians The Marching Virginians perform at the 2006 Chick fil A Bowl School Virginia Tech … Wikipedia
The Numbers Gang — In Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town Years active 1911–present Territory All prisons in South Africa Ethnicity Primarily Cape Coloureds and Black Africans Criminal activities Extortion, Rape, Inmate Prostitution, Murder … Wikipedia
The Tortoise and The Geese — is a fable that appears in the Panchatantra, a collection of Sanskrit tales believed to date back as far as the 3rd century BCE [Jacobs, page xv: The latest date at which the stories were thus connected is fixed by the fact that some of them have … Wikipedia
The Raven (Brothers Grimm) — The Raven is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 93 in their collections.It is Aarne Thompson type 401, the girl transformed into an animal.ynopsisA queen wished her naughty daughter would turn into a raven and fly away, so she… … Wikipedia
The Water Mother — is a Chinese fairy tale collected by Wolfram Eberhard in Folktales of China . [Wolfram Eberhard, Folktales of China p 112 The University of Chicago Press Chicago, 1956] It does not exist in early text, although the cult of the Water Mother… … Wikipedia
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD … Wikipedia
