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[35] According to Diogenes Laërtius, when Plato gave the tongue-in-cheek [36] definition of man as "featherless bipeds", Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato's Academy, saying, "Here is Plato's man" (Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Πλάτωνος ἄνθρωπος), and so the academy added "with broad flat nails" to the ...
Bob Kames (April 21, 1925 – April 9, 2008) was an American musician who specialized in genres such as polka. Kames is credited with developing and popularizing the modern-day version of the song " Dance Little Bird ," which is much better known by its more common name, The Chicken Dance . [ 1 ]
Also during this period, when the popularity of the all-night show seemed at its height, he recorded an album, Good Olé [sic] Bob Doing His Thing for Cincinnati's King Records with the Dee Felice Trio backing him. The album eschewed his popular comedy routines to present a mellow, sentimental showcase for Shreve's warm Irish tenor voice and ...
The poem has become a staple of American humor.It is often used as a joking example of fine art, with the vulgarity providing a surprising contrast to an expected refinement, such as in the 2002 film Solaris, when George Clooney's character mentions that his favorite poem is the most famous poem by Dylan Thomas that starts with "There was a young man from Nantucket"; or Will & Grace season 8 ...
Bob Dylan "Mr. Tambourine Man," lyrics. Another third of the auction sales comprised two other high-selling items: a 1968 Dylan-signed oil-on-canvas painting for $260,000 and a custom 1983 Fender ...
Robert Edward Chambliss (January 14, 1904 – October 29, 1985), also known as "Dynamite Bob", [1] was a white supremacist terrorist convicted in 1977 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963.
The history of the Pringles man is murky just like the name, but there are a few notable players in the story of Pringles. The first key contributor is Gene Wolfe, the science fiction writer, who ...
A beloved chicken named Betty White is dead after being tossed into an alligator enclosure by an Australian park guest.. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Peter Smith, who is in his late 50s, pleaded guilty ...