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A loading screen is a screen shown by a computer program, very often a video game, while the program is loading (moving program data from the disk to RAM) or initializing. In early video games, the loading screen was also a chance for graphic artists to be creative without the technical limitations often required for the in-game graphics. [ 1 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Number referring to cannabis 420 originally "4:20 Louis" Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School, by Benny Bufano (1940), site of the earliest 4:20 gatherings in 1971 Observed by Cannabis counterculture, legal reformers, entheogenic spiritualists, and general users of cannabis ...
420 is a slang term that refers to the consumption of cannabis. April 20th is commonly celebrated as a holiday dedicated to the drug, due the day being notated as 4/20 in the month-day-year format. Because of these associations, 420 has been humorously referred to as the "weed number". [7] 420 is the country calling code for Czech Republic.
420chan was an anonymous imageboard founded on 20 April 2005 [3] [4] [note 1] by hacker [5] and freelance web developer [6] Aubrey Cottle. [1] According to its founder, its name was a portmanteau of 420, a slang word originating in cannabis culture but now applicable to drug culture more generally, and 4chan, another imageboard website. [7]
"420" was viewed by 7.40 million viewers on its original airdate, receiving a rating of 4.3/6 in Nielsen ratings. [12] The character Brian was awarded the 2009 Stoner of the Year award by the magazine High Times due to this episode, marking the first time an animated character received the honor.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. There are 4 pending revisions awaiting review. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game ...
[420] Tom & Jerry: Plans for a theatrical Tom and Jerry movie were drawn up in 2009 as a live-action animated film following the success of Alvin and the Chipmunks. [421] 6 years later, Warner Bros. wanted to place a renewed focus on animation, and plans changed from a full-on live-action film to a full-on animated film.
The second USS Buck (DD-420), a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Quartermaster James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. It was built by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and launched in 1939.