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  2. ‘Atlanta’ fact check: Is the phrase ‘caught red-handed ...

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    To be more specific, “red-handed” can be found in Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” from 1820: “I did but tie one fellow, who was taken redhanded and in the fact, to the horns of a wild ...

  3. Procopio - Wikipedia

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    Procopio (c. 1841 – 1882 to early 1890s), also known as Red-Handed bebito [1] [2] [3] and Red Dick, [4] [5] was one of the best-known bandits in California history. His nickname was reportedly given due either to his red hair [ 5 ] or his violent nature and bloodthirstiness. [ 6 ]

  4. ‘Atlanta’ Fact Check: Is the Phrase ‘Caught Red-Handed ...

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    Should you be avoiding the expression “caught red-handed?” Thursday’s episode of “Atlanta” on FX posed the question, where does that phrase actually come from?

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    If you've got it, flaunt it; Ignorance is bliss; Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; In for a penny, in for a pound (March comes) in like a lion, (and goes) out like a lamb; In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king; In the midst of life, we are in death; Into every life a little rain must fall

  6. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The one story that Christian asserts is true, however, is that he heard the word in the background noise of the Radiohead song "Everything in Its Right Place". [32]...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Initially claimed to be a line in a Mayan ritual chant, [33] though lead singer Conrad Keely has since admitted the story was a joke ...

  7. Fool's errand - Wikipedia

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    Hammer and Nails (1977) by Hans Godo Frabel.A "glass hammer" is a highly impractical object which an apprentice might be sent to fetch as part of a fool's errand. A fool's errand prank is a type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group, typically in a workplace context, is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group.

  8. Guilty Dog Tries To Ignore Mom After Being Caught Red-Handed ...

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    Commenter @debramartino got a kick out of the reaction, "The two little tail wags… "Thanks for taking care of that for me”!" "Thanks for taking care of that for me”!" and @Em J added, ""That ...

  9. Red Hand of Ulster - Wikipedia

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    The Red Hand of Ulster (Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is a symbol used in heraldry [1] to denote the Irish province of Ulster and the Northern Uí Néill in particular. It has also been used however by other Irish clans across the island, including the ruling families of western Connacht (i.e. the O'Flahertys and MacHughs) and the chiefs of the Midlands (e.g. O'Daly, O'Kearney, etc.).