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The term "stool pigeon" originates from the antiquated practice of tying a passenger pigeon to a stool. The bird would flap its wings in a futile attempt to escape. The sound of the wings flapping would attract other pigeons to the stool where a large number of birds could be easily killed or captured. [51]
A stool pigeon is an informant. Stool Pigeon or The Stool Pigeon may refer to: The Stool Pigeon, a lost American film; Stool Pigeon, an American silent film; The Stool Pigeon, a Hong Kong-Chinese film; The Stool Pigeon, an independent UK music newspaper "Stool Pigeon" (song), by Kid Creole and the Coconuts (1982)
A man has embezzled a million dollars in US Government bonds. Kojak taps the embezzler's phone and hears him hire a notorious hit man. Kojak has been after this hit man for many years, and he goes to the thief who stole the bonds from the embezzler with a proposition: Be a stool pigeon, sign a deposition, and return the bonds.
Their breakthrough came with 1982's Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with "Stool Pigeon", "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" and "I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby". "Dear Addy" also made the Top 40. In the US the album was retitled Wise Guy and reached #145, and "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby" flirted with the R&B charts
"Stool Pigeon" is a 1982 song by Kid Creole & The Coconuts. It was the second single to be released from the group's third studio album Tropical Gangsters . It reached a peak of #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #25 on the US US Club Play Chart .
Below is a list of episodes from What's Happening Now!!, a sitcom that aired in first run syndication from 1985 to 1988. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released 1 22 September 7, 1985 (1985-09-07) March 16, 1986 (1986-03-16) 2 22 September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) 3 22 September 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26 ...
'That three-legged stool sometimes looks like a pogo stick' Social Security is a prime example. The government-run program — which Fichtner described as akin to a trust fund — is facing a ...
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