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The flying monkey in ancient China was sometimes simply referenced by the term 飛猱 (fēináo, literally meaning "flying monkey"), as in the poem "On the White Horse", by Cao Zhi (though, in this case, náo particularly implies a type of monkey with yellowish hair color): and also, in this case, the meaning of "fly" extends metaphorically to ...
In the tornado scene, Dorothy sees Miss Gulch on her bicycle transform into a Wicked Witch flying on a broom. Gale Sondergaard was originally cast as the Wicked Witch of the West, but withdrew from the role when the witch's persona shifted from sly and glamorous (thought to emulate the Evil Queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ) to ...
Pushpak Vimana, meaning "an aeroplane with flowers", is a mythical aeroplane found in Ayyavazhi mythology. Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi, says that the Pushpak Vimana was sent to carry Ayya Vaikundar to Vaikundam. A similar reference is found in regards of Saint Tukaram, Maharashtra, India. Lord Vishnu was so impressed ...
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A weather vane in the shape of a flying pig The phrase " when pigs fly " (alternatively, " pigs might fly ") is an adynaton —a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility. The implication of such a phrase is that the circumstances in question (the adynaton, and the circumstances to which the adynaton is being applied ...
"The Purple People Eater" tells how a strange creature from outer space (described as a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater") descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock 'n' roll band. Much of the song's humor derives from toying with the listener's expectations.
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The second single off the new album, titled "Flying Monkeys", was released in the US on May 15, 2015. Tremonti at Rock am Ring 2015. The band's third album titled Dust was released on April 29, 2016. The album was recorded at the same time as their previous album, and Tremonti said he "wanted to make sure both albums flowed dynamically.