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A "slap in the face" is a common idiom, dating back to the late 1800s, that means to rebuke, rebuff or insult. [ 12 ] In his 2004 text The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body , anthropologist Desmond Morris defines what he calls the "cheek slap," which he describes as "the classic action of a lady responding to the unwelcome attentions of a ...
Slapboxing (or slap-boxing) is a physical activity somewhat simulating boxing, where open handed slaps are used instead of fists. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is a quasi-martial art form, at an intersection between sparring and fighting , is usually performed in an ad hoc or informal manner, or when boxing protective gear is unavailable.
Aiken code (symmetry property) Aiken code in hexadecimal coding. The following weighting is obtained for the Aiken code: 2-4-2-1. One might think that double codes are possible for a number, for example 1011 and 0101 could represent 5. However, here one makes sure that the digits 0 to 4 are mirror image complementary to the numbers 5 to 9.
In this method of play, square 1 versus square 4 in a first to 3, while square 2 plays square 3. The winners of these match ups then play off in a Grand Final to determine the winner, which is also a first to 3 contest. In a first to 3 contest, the higher ranked player (e.g. King is higher than Dunce) serves.
Red hands is a game from , [1] also known as hot hands, [2] [3] slapsies, [4] [5] slap jack, red tomato, Pope slap, tennis, slaps, chicken, slappy-patties, or simply the hand slap game, [6] is a children's game which can be played by two players. One player extends their hands forward, roughly at arm's length, with the palms down.
The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel use which codes, as codes may have multiple meanings depending on the service.
From April 2012 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when William R. Loomis Jr. joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 56.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a 2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Egyptian Ratscrew (ERS), also known as Slap, [1] is a modern American card game in the matching family, popular among children. It resembles the 19th-century British card game Beggar-my-neighbour , [ 2 ] but includes the additional element of "slapping" certain card combinations when they are played. [ 3 ]