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Tiny Tim (other)
Tiny Tim may refer to: People * Tiny Tim (musician) (1932–1996), American musician * Tiny Tim, nickname for Australian football player Tim Cahill (born 1979) Arts, entertainment, and media * Tiny Tim (''A Christmas Carol''), a fictional character from the 1843 Charles Dickens novella ''A Christmas Carol'' * ''Tiny Tim'' (comic strip), an American comic strip that ran from 1933 to 1958 * Tiny Tim, from '' The Topper'' comic strip * Tiny Tim, the eponymous baby from the American schoolyard rhyme " Miss Lucy had a baby" Other uses * Tiny Tim (rocket), an anti-ship rocket deployed by the United States Navy at the end of World War II * Tiny Tim (tomato), a dwarf tomato cultivar See also * Tinytim (other) * Tiny (other) * Tinny Tim This article lists the many characters of ''Futurama,'' an American Cartoon series, animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tim (musician)
Herbert Butros KhauryTiny Tim: Tiptoe Through A Lifetime', Lowell Tarling, Generation Books, 2013, p. 29, (April 12, 1932 November 30, 1996), also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American musician and musical archivist. He is especially known for his 1968 hit recording of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", a cover of the popular song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me" from the 1929 musical '' Gold Diggers of Broadway''. Tiny Tim was renowned for his wide vocal range, in particular his far-reaching falsetto. Life and career Early years Tiny Tim was born Herbert Khaury in Manhattan, New York City, on April 12, 1932. His mother Tillie (), a Polish-Jewish garment worker, was the daughter of a rabbi. She had immigrated from Brest-Litovsk, present-day Belarus, as a teen in 1914. His father, Butros Khaury, was a textile worker from Beirut, present-day Lebanon, and the son of a Maronite Catholic priest. Tiny Tim himself was a devout Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the penalty area". Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018 and is regarded as one of the greatest Australian Football players of all time. He currently works as a pundit for BBC Sport and Sky Sports. In 1997, Cahill left Sydney for England to play professionally; there he was signed by Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United. He was part of the Millwall side that won the Football League Second Division title in the 2000–01 season, and was also a central part of Millwall's run to the 2004 FA Cup Final. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, Cahill was transferred to Everton. He was named both Everton Player of the Season and Ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)
:; Tiny Tim Cratchit is a fictional character from the 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'' by Charles Dickens. Although seen only briefly, he is a major character, and serves as an important symbol of the consequences of the protagonist's choices. Character overview Tiny Tim is the young, ailing son of Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer Scrooge’s underpaid clerk. When Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present he is shown just how ill the boy really is (the family cannot afford to properly treat him on the salary Scrooge pays Cratchit). When visited by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge is shown that Tiny Tim will die. This, and several other visions, leads Scrooge to reform his ways. At the end of the story, Dickens makes it explicit that Tiny Tim does not die, and Scrooge becomes a "second father" to him. Cratchit says of Tim: In the story, Tiny Tim is known for the statement, "God bless us, every one!" which he offers as a blessing at Christmas dinner. Dickens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tim (comic Strip)
''Tiny Tim'' was an American Sunday strip created by Stanley Link. It ran from October 4, 1931, to March 2, 1958. It followed the adventures of Tim Grunt and his sister Dotty, both only two inches tall at the start of the strip. However, they grew six inches during the first three months. After that, they were taken in by a farm couple. Eventually, a gypsy grew them to slightly less than normal size, and Dotty disappeared. On April 13, 1941, the gypsy gave Tim an amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word , which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects a perso ... that said "Nemesis of All Evil". By saying the words out loud, Tim could return to being two inches tall, then grow back to normal size. In 1957, Link died, and on March 2, 1958, the strip ended. ''Tiny Tim'' was once popular, but has since faded into obscurity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Topper (comics)
''The Topper'' was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with '' The Beezer''. A strip named " Mickey the Monkey" originally appeared on the front cover. In 1973, it was replaced by " Send for Kelly", by " Danny's Tranny" in 1975, briefly by "The Whizzers from Oz" in 1979, and again in 1979 by " Tricky Dicky". " Beryl the Peril" took over on 24 May 1986, and remained there until the merger with ''The Beezer''. Unlike most other comics at the time, which were half tabloid size, the Topper was for many years full tabloid. It changed to A4 in 1980, one year before ''The Beezer''. Two comics were merged into ''The Topper'' during its run: these were '' Buzz'' in 1975 and '' Sparky'' in issue 1276 (16 July 1977). In issue 1260 on 26 March 1977, "Big News" was announced on the front cover redirecting the reader to page 7 of the comic. The announcement was that starting from issue number 1261 the comic wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Lucy Had A Baby
"Miss Lucy had a baby...", also known by various other names, is an American schoolyard rhyme. Originally used as a jump-rope chant, it is now more often sung alone or as part of a clapping game. It has many variations, possibly originating from it, or from its predecessors.Henninger, Jessie.Miss Susie Had a Steamboat: I. Structure at ''The Raveled Sleeve''. 29 November 2008. Accessed 16 January 2014.Henninger, Jessie.Miss Susie Had a Steamboat: V. Versions of the Rhyme Used in This Essay at ''The Raveled Sleeve''. 29 November 2008. Accessed 12 January 2014. The song is often combined or confused with the similar but cruder " Miss Susie had a steamboat", which uses the same tune and was also used as a jump-rope game. Structure As in "Miss Susie", the rhyme is organized by its meter, an accentual verse, in trimeter. Accentual verse allows for set number of accents regardless of the number of syllables in the verse. It is a common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tim (rocket)
The Tiny Tim was an American air-to-ground rocket used near the end of the Second World War and during the Korean War. The Tiny Tim was also instrumental for further research in civilian and military rocketry. Development The Tiny Tim was built in response to a United States Navy requirement for an anti-ship rocket capable of hitting ships from outside of their anti-aircraft range, with a payload capable of sinking heavy shipping. The Tiny Tim was manufactured using 11.75-inch (298 mm) pipe, which was chosen because it was already being manufactured for oil well casings. This also allowed using four modified High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, Holy Moses propellant charges, and payload adapted from 12-inch naval gun Shell (projectile), shells. According to the ''China Lake Weapons Digest'', the Tiny Tim was The "Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol), Tiny Tim" name came from the fact that the drawings of the rocket, which were made without official approval, were presented to the supervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Tim (tomato)
There are more than 10,000 tomato varieties available. __NOTOC__ Table of tomatoes See also * Lists of cultivars * List of tomato dishes Notes # ::Some tomato cultivars will be marked with disease resistance codes, signifying that the plant is immune to a certain disease shown below: ::*A — Alternaria stem canker ::*F — Fusarium wilt ::*FF — Fusarium races 1 and 2 ::*FFF — Fusarium races 1, 2 and 3 ::*N — Nematodes ::*T — Tobacco mosaic virus ::*St — Stemphylium gray leaf spot ::*V — Verticillium wilt Verticillium wilt is a wilt disease affecting over 350 species of eudicot plants. It is caused by six species of '' Verticillium'' fungi: ''V. dahliae'', ''V. albo-atrum'', ''V. longisporum'', ''V. nubilum'', ''V. theobr ... References External links Non-profit discussion forums for tomato growers with special emphasis on heirloom varieties {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomato Cultivars Lists of cultivars * Tomatoes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinytim (other)
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Tinytim or TinyTIM may refer to: *Tinytim, the flowering plant '' Geocarpon minimum'' * TinyTIM, an online social medium See also *Tiny Tim (other) Tiny Tim may refer to: People * Tiny Tim (musician) (1932–1996), American musician * Tiny Tim, nickname for Australian football player Tim Cahill (born 1979) Arts, entertainment, and media * Tiny Tim (''A Christmas Carol''), a fictional char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny (other)
Tiny may refer to: Places * Tiny, Ontario, a township in Canada * Tiny, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US * Tiny Glacier, Wyoming, US Computing * Tiny BASIC, a dialect of the computer programming language BASIC * Tiny Encryption Algorithm, in cryptography, a block cipher notable for its simplicity of description and implementation * Tiny Computers, a defunct UK computer manufacturer * TinyMCE, a web-based editor * TinyMUD, a MUD server ** MU*, a family of MUD servers often called the Tiny family Automobiles * Tara Tiny, an Indian electric car * Tiny (car), a British cyclecar manufactured between 1912 and 1915 People Nickname * Nate Archibald (born 1948), American National Basketball Association player * Tiny Bonham (1913–1949), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Tiny Bradshaw (1905–1958), American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, and musician * Tiny Broadwick (1893–1978), American pioneering parachutist * Tiny Cahoon (190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
