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Jack-in-the-Box (Astro City)
A jack-in-the-box is a children's toy dating back to the 16th century. Jack in the Box is an American restaurant chain. Jack in the Box or Jack-in-the-Box may also refer to: Music * ''Jack in the Box'' (Satie), a work for a pantomime-ballet * ''Jack in the Box'' (album), 2022 studio album by South Korean rapper J-Hope * "Jack in the Box" (song), a 1971 song by Clodagh Rodgers * "Jack in the Box", a 1977 song by The Moments Literature * ''Jack-in-the-Box'' (novel), 1944 detective novel by J.J. Connington * "Jack-in-the-Box" (short story), a 1947 short story by Ray Bradbury * Jack-in-the-Box (Marvel Comics) (real name Jack Mead), a mutant superhero in Marvel Comics publications * Jack-in-the-Box, a character in ''Astro City'' Other uses * '' The Jack in the Box'', a 2019 British horror film * Jack-in-the-box effect The jack-in-the-box effect, also known as a ''turret toss'', is a specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a warship, tank or other turreted armored vehicle in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack-in-the-box
A jack-in-the-box is a children's toy that outwardly consists of a Music Box, music box with a Crankset, crank. When the crank is turned, a music box mechanism in the toy plays a melody. After the crank has been turned a sufficient number of times (such as at the end of the melody), the lid pops open and a figure, usually a clown or jester, pops out of the box. Some jacks-in-the-box open at random times when cranked, making the startle even more effective. Many of those that use "Pop Goes the Weasel" open at the point in the melody when the word "pop" would be sung. In 2005, the jack-in-the-box was inducted into the U.S. National Toy Hall of Fame, where are displayed all types of versions of the toy, starting from the beginning versions, and ending with the most recently manufactured versions. Origin A theory as to the origin of the jack-in-the-box is that it comes from the 14th-century Kingdom of England, English prelate John Schorne, Sir John Schorne, who is often pictured hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack In The Box
Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain founded on February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States. Restaurants are also found in large urban areas outside the West Coast, as well as two in Guam. The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017. Food items include a variety of chicken tenders and french fries along with hamburger and cheeseburger sandwiches and selections of internationally themed foods such as tacos and egg rolls. History Robert O. Peterson already owned several successful restaurants when he opened Topsy's Drive-In at 6270 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego in 1941. Several more Topsy's were opened. By the late 1940s, Peterson's locations had developed a circus-like décor featuring drawings of a starry-eyed clown. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack In The Box (Satie)
''Jack in the Box'' (sometimes seen as ''Jack-in-the-Box'') is a work written by Erik Satie in 1899 for a pantomime-ballet (Satie called it a "clownerie", and also a "suite anglaise") to a scenario by the illustrator Jules Depaquit. Satie gave it an English title because English phrases were considered fashionable in Parisian society at the time. Satie's intention was to score it also for orchestra. However, after he wrote the piano score, he lost it some time after 1905. Satie believed it had gone missing on a bus and that it would never be found, but after his death it was found in his squalid apartment in Arcueil (some sources say it was hidden inside a notebook lodged down the back of his decrepit piano), along with the lost score for his marionette opera ''Geneviève de Brabant''. Depaquit's scenario has not survived. James Harding, Liner notes to HMV Greensleeves recording ESD 7069, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by John Lanchbery Sergei Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack In The Box (album)
''Jack in the Box'' is the debut studio album of South Korean rapper J-Hope of BTS, released on July 15, 2022, through Big Hit Music. It contains 10 tracks, including the lead single, " More", which preceded it on July 1, and the follow-up single, "Arson", which was released the same day as the album, together with an accompanying music video. A concept album revolving around the story of Pandora's box, ''Jack in the Box'' discusses themes of passion, ambition, humanity, insecurity, success, and anxiety about the future. Primarily an old-school hip hop-influenced record, the album features a blend of genres, including pop, grunge, and R&B. Originally only available as a digital album, ''Jack in the Box'' charted in 17 territories, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom. It debuted at number 3 in South Korea, number 11 in Japan, and number 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. The album sold over 470,000 copies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack In The Box (song)
"Jack in the Box" is a song composed by John Worsley, with lyrics by David Myers, and performed by the Northern Irish singer Clodagh Rodgers. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 placing fourth. The singer expresses her strong feelings of love to a man who treats her like a toy, thus providing the "jack in the box" simile, as she feels that in exchange of his love, she would gladly "bounce on a spring" like the aforementioned toy (but is not so thrilled to do it without reciprocation). At the end of the song, however, she lets this man know that one day she will be fed up enough to leave, so she hopes he will tell her he loves her, as she will do anything (within a reasonable time frame) to hear those words. On 20 February 1971 Rodgers sang six songs at the UK National Final, ''A Song for Europe'', which was aired on the television series '' It's Cliff Richard!''. Rodgers was chosen by the BBC to be the United Kingdom's representative for that year, with the intent to ease t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moments (American Band)
Ray, Goodman & Brown is an American R&B vocal group. The group originated as the Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and whose greatest successes came in the 1970s with hits including "Love on a Two-Way Street", "Sexy Mama", and " Look at Me (I'm in Love)". In 1978, they changed their name to Ray, Goodman & Brown and had further hits, including " Special Lady". The original Moments Early years The original members of the Moments were Eric Olfus Sr., Richard Gross (often incorrectly listed as "Richard Horsley"), and John Morgan. The Moments formed in Washington, D.C. during the mid-1960s. In 1965, at Washington D.C.'s Howard University, the Mizell Brothers and Freddie Perren (along with schoolmate Toby Jackson) founded Hog Records and signed the harmony group as the Moments. The Moments recorded "Baby I Want You" and "Pray for Me" for Hog. The lineup consisted of Olfus, Gross, and Morgan. Mark Greene joined after the single's release. The group then signed with the newly establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack-in-the-Box (novel)
''Jack-in-the-Box'' is a 1944 detective novel by the British author Alfred Walter Stewart, published under his pseudonym J.J. Connington. It is the sixteenth in his series of novels featuring the Golden Age Detective Sir Clinton Driffield, the Chief Constable of a rural English county. It was published by Hodder and Stoughton in London and Little, Brown and Company in the United States. Writing in ''The New York Times'' Isaac Anderson felt that "to appreciate this story fully one should either be well grounded in science or take Sir Clinton’s explanations on trust".''New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art''. Arno Press, 1944. p.10 Synopsis In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, German bombs are raining down on Ambledown to try and knock out a munitions factory. One bomb lands some way outside the town, causing a large crater close to the location of a former Roman camp. Recent archaeological research has unearthed an ancient hoard on a patch of land earmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack-in-the-Box (short Story)
"Jack-in-the-Box" is a fantasy short story by American author Ray Bradbury, first published as part of the 1947 short story collection '' Dark Carnival''. It was later collected in the magazine ''Avon Fantasy Reader'' and the anthologies ''Interplanet7: Fantascienza'', '' The Small Assassin'', ''Ghostly and Ghastly'', '' The October Country'', and '' The Stories of Ray Bradbury''. Plot summary Living apart from the outside world, Edwin shares residence with his mother in a vast secluded mansion. She raises him to be god, telling him that his father, the original god, was killed by beasts from outside the estate, and that if he ever extricates himself he too will die. The beautiful estate they share is described as a complete fantasy world created by Mother and embellished by Edwin. It was all he ever knew and thus he lacked any reason to question his mother's version. Over the course of the story, Edwin explores his universe and the various secrets and mysteries it holds. Amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack-in-the-Box (Marvel Comics)
J'son J2 Jack Flag Jack Frost Gregor Shapanka Jack O'Lantern Jason Macendale Jack of Hearts Jackdaw Jackdaw is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Dez Skinn, Steve Parkhouse, Paul Neary and John Stokes, and first appeared in '' The Incredible Hulk Weekly'' #57 (April 1980). A now-deceased hero, the sidekick of Captain Britain, Jackdaw was an Otherworld elf. Jackdaw had been mortally wounded earlier in his adventures, but was revived by Merlyn and given new powers and a new costume. He was permanently slain later on Earth-238 by The Fury. Jackdaw was literally torn in half by one of the Fury's energy bolts and expired shortly thereafter in Captain Britain's arms. Jackdaw expressed a belief that Merlyn would resurrect him. Saturnyne had abandoned them (and her assistant Dimples, who loved her deeply) to escape. Merlyn did not resurrect Jackdaw as it would have damaged his chances of rescuing Captain Britain, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astro City
''Astro City'', also known as ''Kurt Busiek's Astro City'', is an American superhero anthology comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Created and written by Kurt Busiek, the series is mostly illustrated by Brent Anderson, with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross. Its stories focus primarily on everyday life in a superhero comic universe, rather than on superheroic adventures and battles. The first volume was published from 1995 to 1996 by Image Comics. In 1996, a second volume was launched under the Homage Comics imprint of Image partner studio WildStorm, which was then acquired by DC Comics, where the series later transitioned to the WildStorm Signature Series imprint and continued until 2010. During this period it switched from a regular ongoing series to a sequence of periodic mini-series and special issues. A third, ongoing volume was launched under DC's Vertigo imprint in 2013 and concluded in 2018, reverting to occasional miniseri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jack In The Box
''The Jack in the Box'' is a 2019 British horror film directed by Lawrence Fowler, starring Ethan Taylor, Robert Strange, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Philip Ridout and Tom Carter. Plot The film opens with a man finding a buried box. He takes it home, but his wife is annoyed because she doesn't seem to like the object. Soon, however, a strange being comes out of that box and kills the woman before the helpless eyes of her husband. Years later, Casey, an American, arrives in a British town with the aim of rebuilding his life after the death of his girlfriend, attacked by an armed man a few months earlier. The boy begins work at an antiques museum after speaking with the owner. Here, he meets Lisa, a colleague of his, who shows him, among other things, a room where objects of dubious value are kept and therefore not exhibited. Here, Casey, who has always been passionate about antiques, however, finds a very rare book and a box that appears particularly old. As soon as Casey touches the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack-in-the-box Effect
The jack-in-the-box effect, also known as a ''turret toss'', is a specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a warship, tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an Cooking off, ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air. It is named after the child's toy, the jack-in-the-box, in which a puppet pops up. Mechanics If an anti-tank warfare, anti-tank projectile or shaped-charge detonation, blast manages to penetrate a gun turret, turreted armored vehicle's hull and subsequently its ammunition storage area, the shock wave or heat and pressure can be sufficient to cause cooking off or sympathetic detonation of the tank's unfired explosive shells and propellant. This causes a massive and instantaneous overpressure in the sealed internal compartment of the tank, which is released by exploding outwards through the weakest point in the otherwise homogeneous compartment, namely, the turret ring. This blows the turret completel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
