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The origin of the name 'toad in the hole' is unclear. It is often thought to refer to the sausages peeking out through the gaps in the batter and may derive from the "Antediluvian Toad", a phenomenon of live frogs or toads being found encased in stone, which was a scientific fad of the late 18th century.

During the 1820s, English geologist William Buckland conducted an experiment to see how long a toad could remain alive while encased in stone. He placed toads of different sizes and ages into carved chambers within limestone and sandstone blocks, then buried the blocks in his garden. A year later, he dug up the blocks and found that most of the toads were dead and decayed. A few toads that had been in the limestone (which did contain small pores) were still living. However, Buckland found them all dead after reburying them in the limestone for another year. Buckland concluded that toads could not survive inside rock for extreme lengths of time, and determined that reports of the entombed animal phenomenon were mistaken. Most scientists agreed.

In 2007 the richest 1% of the American population owned 35% of the country's total wealth, and the next 19% owned 51%.

xp Lol I found a much longer report on that experiment in a 19th century encylopedia. An outstanding contribution to science.

Tizer is lemon, lime and apple flavoured. Also mentioned in Rick Riordain’s book “The Ship Of The Dead” in his series “Magnus Chase and the Gods Of Asgard”.

“Paul Roland writes nice melodies and has a very particular personality but he is too intellectual for me!" (Frank Zappa, 1988).[citation needed]

In 1996, he offered $1 million to anyone who could produce a video showing where Whoopi Goldberg was funny.

Through a series of background noises and spoken dialogue, the man reaches New York by bus, but is then promptly framed for a crime, arrested, convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison.

Merritt is an atheist, wears only brown clothing, is openly gay and a vegan, saying, "I ain't eat an animal since 1983." However, he can be seen eating what he identifies as a brisket sandwich from a truck stop in the documentary Strange Powers.

A volume of their letters, My Darling Pussy, has also been published; Lloyd George's nickname for Frances referred to her gentle personality

The material composition or geocultural origin must be specified when discussing noodles.

The EGOT acronym was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984, when his role on the new hit show Miami Vice brought instant fame, gregariously stating a desire to complete his own EGOT-winning collection

As of June 2017 venlafaxine was marketed under many brand names worldwide, many with alternative extended release forms (not shown): Adoxa, Alfaxin, Alventa, Alventa, Amfax, Anapresin, Ansifix, Arafaxina, Argofan, Arvifax, Axone, Axyven, Blossom, Calmdown, Conervin, Convalemin, Dalium, Defaxine, Depant, Depefex, Depressa, Depretaxer, Deprevix, Deprexor, Deprixol, Depurol, Desinax, Dislaven, Dobupal, Easyfor, Ectien, Eduxon, Efaxin, Efaxine, Efectin, Efegen, Efetrin, Efevelon, Efexiva, Efexor, Effegad, Effexine, Effexor, Elafax, Elify, Enlafax, Falven, Faxigen, Faxine, Faxiprol, Faxiven, Faxolet, Flaxen, Fobiless, Foraven, Ganavax, Genexin, Idixor, Idoxen, Illovex, Ivrix, Ivryx, Ixilania, Jarvis, Lafactin, Lafaxin, Lanvexin, Levest, Mazda, Melocin, Memomax, Mezine, Mollome, Nefexyl, Nervix, Norafexine, Norezol, Norezor, Norpilen, Novidat, Noviser, Odiven, Olwexya, Oriven, Paxifar, Politid, Pracet, Pramina, Prefaxine, Quilarex, Rafax, Senexon, Sentidol, Sentosa, Serosmin, Seroxine, Sesaren, Subelan, Sunveniz, Sunvex, Symfaxin, Tedema, Tifaxin, Tonpular, Trevilor, Tudor, Valosine, Vandral, Velaf, Velafax, Velahibin, Velaxin, Velept, Velpine, Ven-Fax, Venax, Venaxibene, Venaxol, Venaxx, Vencontrol, Vendep, Venegis, Venex, Venexor, Venfalex, Venfax, Venfaxime, Venforspine, Veniba, Veniz, Venjoy, Venla, Venlabacher, Venlabax, Venlabrain, Venlaburg, Venladex, Venladoz, Venlaf, Venlafab, Venlafaxin, Venlafaxina, Venlafaxine, Venlafaxinum, Venlafectin, Venlagamma, Venlalic, Venlamax, Venlamylan, Venlaneo, Venlanofi, Venlapine, Venlasand, Venlatif, Venlatrin, Venlax, Venlaxin, Venlaxine, Venlaxor, Venlectine, Venlexor, Venlifax, Venlift, Venlix, Venlobax, Venlofex, Venlor, Venoxor, Venozap, Venxin, Venxor, Vexamode, Vfax, Viepax, Voxafen, Xadevil, Xapnev, Zacalen, Zanfexa, Zaredrop, Zarelis, Zarelix, and Zenexor.

Poll?

is there someone who's job is "make up a name for drugs" - where do they get these names? And woudl you name your child Venlofex

there's a whole Tolkienesque language of drugs here

Jarvis? Mazda?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUMnR4SnECU

'Jarvis' should walk that poll.

Can't they rename some of the V's for the sake of completing the alphabet?

My money's on Depant.

Olwexya came riding in on Paxifar and told the fobiless Vandral to depant. "Zaredrop," she said, slightly vexamode.

fucking everything in this article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wilson_is_a_genius

For details on his craft, see Musicianship of Brian Wilson

Wikipedia editor is not a genius

"Olwexya came riding in on Paxifar and told the fobiless Vandral to depant. "Zaredrop," she said, slightly vexamode."
excellent

Reception was positive, with Apocalypse World winning numerous awards. There was praise for the streamlined nature of the game, as well as the MC job, although the inclusion of a sex move was controversial and was explicitly called out as not for children by SFSignal.

Almer invented a waterpipe called the Slave-Master, described by Jack S. Margolis and Richard Clorfene in A Child's Garden of Grass as "the perfect bong".

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The film was spoofed in Mad magazine in 1975 as The Tommy-Red Seed.[citation needed]

Azad and Zacharia have a confrontation which results in Zacharia being buried under wheat.

Happy end - removal of a leg cast in Pirogov Hospital

There is a hole in the bottom of the koozie for suctioning

Weighing paper is often used when weighing solid, powdery substances on an analytical balance. By preventing the substance from being gunked up, it increases the precision of the measurement.

Journalist Garance Franke-Ruta, writing for The Atlantic, described her in 2013 as a "lissome blonde".[4]

They also stated that several Yoshi features were omitted, such as Yoshi vomiting water fed to him.[15]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck,_duck,_goose#/media/File:Duckduckgoose.gif

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hard to believe no minnesotans have weighed in here

let us not speak of them

All 3DO games use the string iamaduck to pad out the disc.

The 1969 special runs for approximately 52 minutes 37 seconds, while the 2010 documentary runs for approximately 70 minutes 54 seconds.

Highest governing body Professional Disc Golf Association
Registered players 103,785 current[1]
Clubs Yes
Characteristics
Contact No
Team members Single competitors, doubles
Type Outdoor
Equipment Flying disc, consider bringing cash for some pay to play courses.
Presence
Olympic No
World Games 2001

The new seal [of Durban, South Africa] contained a coat of arms without helmet or mantling that combined the coats of arms of Sir Benjamin D’Urban and Sir Benjamin Pine. An application was made to register the coat of arms with the College of Arms in 1906, but this application was rejected on grounds that the design implied that D’Urban and Pine were husband and wife.

The song is upbeat, describing in various ways how the singer will not be deterred or impeded in their goals, because they possess the quality of 'having the music' in them.

His Battlestar Galactica theme was featured prominently in the film Airplane II: The Sequel (1980).

According to an essay on the web site for The Biography Channel, in the 1970s, entertainment journalists did not investigate the private lives of performers who were best known as game show regulars.[29]

From the mid-1960s until 1980 Felix ran a record stall in Derby's Guildhall Market. Since 1981 Felix has been delivering ghost tours around Derby every Halloween.[2] He has also been campaigning during this time to set up an exhibition centre in Queen Street, Derby, at the old clockworks.[3][4] Felix is quoted as saying that there is "barely a corner [of Derby] which shouldn't have a blue plaque on it."[4] He hopes to use the now abandoned warehouse as an exhibition of Derby's past, both paranormal and otherwise.

Felix is quoted as saying

technically writing it into his own wikipedia entry counts as saying it

BINGO

Bach was dissatisfied with the standard of singers in the choir. He called one of them a "Zippel Fagottist" (weenie bassoon player).