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1998 Women's Olympic Curling Medalists
Round Robin Standings G W-L-T PF PA *Canada 7 6-1-0 51 34 *Sweden 7 6-1-0 54 32 *Denmark 7 5-2-0 46 34 *Britain 7 4-3-0 38 44…Animal Jokes
Do YOU know what's little and quick and has 32 wheels? Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side! Why did the chicken cross the Internet? To get to the…Brewer's: Kendal Green
Green cloth for foresters; so called from Kendal, Westmoreland, famous at one time for this manufacture. Kendal green was the livery of Robin Hood and his followers. In Rymer's Faedera (ii…Brewer's: Admiral of the Blue
A butcher who dresses in blue to conceal blood-stains. A tapster also is so called, from his blue apron. A play on the rear-admiral of the British navy, called “Admiral of the Blue (Flag…Brewer's: Bun
A small cake. (Irish, boinneog, Scotch, bannock.) In regard to “hot cross buns” on Good Friday, it may be stated that the Greeks offered to Apollo, Diana, Hecate, and the Moon, cakes with…Brewer's: House Spirits
Of DENMARK, Nis or Nisse (2 syl.). Of ENGLAND, Puck or Robin Goodfellow. Of FAROE ISLANDS, Niagruisar. Of MINLAND, Para. Of FRANCE, Esprit Follet. Of GERMANY, Kobold. Of MUNSTER, Fear…2001 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 3, 2001.Play: ProofMusical: The ProducersRevival—Play: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestRevival—…2001 Drama Desk Awards
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 20, 2001Outstanding PlayProofOutstanding MusicalThe Producers Outstanding Musical Revival42nd…Brewer's: Cucking-stool
(The) or Choking-stool, for ducking scolds, is not connected with choke (to stifle), but the French choquer; hence the archaic verb cuck (to throw), and one still in use, chuck (chuck-…Brewer's: Curtal Friar
A friar who served as an attendant at the gate of a monastery court. As a curtal dog was not privileged to hunt or course, so a curtal friar virtually meant a worldly-minded one. “Some do…Trending
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