![]() It is this linkage of the owl with the goddess of wisdom that led to today’s perception of the owl as being “wise”. Athena is depicted with an owl sitting on her head. The Greek goddess Athena (sometimes “Athene”) is often associated with wisdom, among other attributes. 45 Goddess who helped Perseus defeat Medusa : ATHENA Here in the US, a schooner is usually a beer glass that’s rounded, with a short stem. The smaller sherry glass is known as a clipper, with both names apparently referring to the size of ships that brought sherry over from Spain. Over in Britain, a schooner is a large sherry glass. Given Malaya’s troubled history, the natives probably had a good reason for that frenzy … 42 Schooner filler : ALEĪ schooner is a glass of varying capacity, depending on where it’s used. The word “amok” was also used as a noun to describe Malay natives who were “frenzied”. The phrase “to run amok” (sometimes “to run amuck”) has been around since the 1670s and is derived from the Malay word for “attacking furiously”, “amuk”. “NCIS” is now a franchise, with spin-off shows “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “NCIS: New Orleans”. The big star in “NCIS” is the actor Mark Harmon. The service gives its name to the CBS TV show “NCIS”, a spin-off drama from “JAG” in which the main “NCIS” characters were first introduced. NCIS is the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes in the U.S. 34 When “NCIS” has aired for most of its run: Abbr. I’ve really only enjoyed one of Lohan’s films though, “Freaky Friday” from 2003 in which she stars alongside the fabulous Jamie Lee Curtis. I think that actress Lindsay Lohan’s big break came with the Disney remake of “The Parent Trap” in 1998. It comprises a crystal lattice made up of large chloride (Cl –) ions in a cubic structure, with smaller sodium (Na +) ions in between the chlorides. Sodium chloride (NaCl, common salt) is an ionic compound. Sauron was the Dark Lord Morgoth’s trusted lieutenant. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”, Sauron is the actual “Lord of the Rings”. In the 2015 film “Ant-Man”, Michael Douglas plays Hank Pym, and Paul Rudd plays Scott Lang. In the Marvel universe, Ant-Man has been the superhero persona of three different fictional characters: Hank Pym, Scott Lang and Eric O’Grady. It was a long time ago, I guess … 25 Big little role in the Marvel Universe : ANT-MAN The brand name was chosen after a slogan competition among employees was won by “Speed on in your Speedos”. Speedo brand swimwear was first produced in Australia in 1928, by a hosiery company that wanted to diversify. It is thought that the term “reefers” comes from either the Mexican Spanish for a drug addict (“grifo”), or from its resemblance to a rolled sail, i.e. Marijuana cigarettes have been known as reefers since the twenties. ![]() “Skedaddle” is a slang term meaning “run away”, one that dates back to the Civil War. They referred to the city as “Holy Toledo”. Old Vaudeville entertainers used to quip that any week in Toledo was Holy Week, that ticket sales were always bad there. Back then, the week before Easter (Holy Week) was the worst week at the box office. My favorite story is that it comes from the days of Vaudeville. The origin of the term “Holy Toledo!” is much debated. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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