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Digger
Digger or diggers may refer to: *Excavator, heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper, bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house". * Backhoe loaders and backhoes are often known as diggers or mini diggers in British parlance Places * Digger, Leh, a village in India People *labourer * Digger (nickname) * Digger (soldier), Australian and New Zealand slang for a veteran * Digger Indians, ethnic slur for Native Americans in California * Digger, person who frequently submits or reads stories on Digg, a technology news website Fictional characters * Digger (mascot), mascot of the London Irish rugby football club * Diggers, characters in the video game ''Mega Man Legends'' * Digger (Marvel Comics), a comic book character owned by Marvel Comics * Willard "Digger" Barnes, in the American television series ''Dallas'' * ''Digger'' (NASCAR), the mascot for the ''NASCAR on Fox'' "gopher cam", from ''The Adventures of Digger and Friends'' * Digger, a characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, the first Captain Boomerang, George "Digger" Harkness, first appeared in ''The Flash'' #117 (December 1960). He has also been a prominent member of the Suicide Squad since its second iteration in the late 1990s. During the 2004 storyline ''Identity Crisis'', George Harkness is killed and his son, Owen Mercer, created by Brad Meltzer and Michael Turner, takes over his father's role as Captain Boomerang for a period of time. However, during the 2009–2010 ''Blackest Night'' storyline, Owen is killed and Harkness returns to life, resuming his role as Captain Boomerang, and evolves as a genuine threat after the loss of his son. The character has been adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Digger And Friends
The Adventures of Digger and Friends was a series of vignettes that showed during NASCAR on Fox pre-race shows in 2009; notably, the character of Digger would also make a brief cameo in that year's film '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''; the character is briefly seen when a lead character's car zooms past him on a busy street, prompting him to joke "Feels like I'm back at the racetrack!". Background In 2009, Fox Sports announced that "Digger", who had already been a mascot for the corner camera in NASCAR, would be subject to a series of vignettes that would air during NASCAR on Fox pre-races. Keith Urban would compose and write a new single for the show, called "Lil' Digger". In an interview, Urban was noticeably happy with creating the song, saying "How could you turn the critter down? I immediately went to my drum machine, then to my guitar, back to my drum machine and on to my banjo and it wasn't long before I had the song. I just hope that Digger likes it." An a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard "Digger" Barnes
Willard "Digger" Barnes is a fictional character in the popular American television series ''Dallas'' created by David Jacobs. Digger was played by actors David Wayne and Keenan Wynn in the show's first three seasons from 1978 to 1980, and as a young man by David Marshall Grant in the made-for-TV movie prequel '' The Early Years'' in 1986. As the patriarch of the Barnes family, Digger was the father of Cliff Barnes and step-father of Pam Ewing. Digger shocked Pamela on his deathbed by revealing that Hutch McKinney was her father but that he had always loved her as though she were his own. Character biography Willard Barnes' father, Henry Barnes, was best friends with Aaron Southworth, the father of Ellie Southworth. In fact, Henry saved Aaron's life so Aaron took care of young Willard throughout much of his adolescence. Willard first started dating Ellie in 1930, when Ellie was fifteen years old. However, after being caught with Ellie by her brother, Garrison, Willard decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger (webcomic)
''Digger'' is a webcomic drawn and written by Ursula Vernon, and published in print form by Sofawolf Press. It has drawn comparisons to '' Bone'', '' Cerebus'', and '' Discworld''. ''Digger'' won the Hugo and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, and was nominated for an Eisner Award. Story In the opening pages, Digger is tunneling alone through the ground, lost and dazed after being intoxicated by a pocket of bad air. Digging to the surface, she emerges in a temple, where she meets the Statue of Ganesh. Here she finds that something or someone has "magicked up" her tunnel, cutting off her route home. The comic describes her experiences and encounters in the temple, nearby village and surrounding area as she seeks information on the whereabouts of her warren, how she came from there to her present location, and how she might get back. Characters *Digger-of-Unnecessarily-Convoluted-Tunnels, the title character, "Digger" for short. A young hard-headed wombat, lost far from home after tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger (Marvel Comics)
Digger (Roderick Krupp) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared as a story narrator/host in the Horror fiction, horror anthology series ''Tower of Shadows'' #1 (September 1969), in the story "At the Stroke of Midnight" by writer-artist Jim Steranko. Publication history Originally designed as one of the hosts of ''Tower of Shadows'' and its sister title, ''Chamber of Darkness'', both beginning in 1969, Digger played a role similar to that of ''Tales from the Crypt (comics), Tales from the Crypt's'' The Crypt Keeper of the 1950s EC Comics and later HBO television series.Janson, TiMania Comics: "Comic Review: ''Dead of Night Featuring Man-Thing'' #1 Providing a panel or two of introductory material leading into and usually closing the story itself, Digger appeared sporadically through the nine-issue run of ''Tower of Shadows'' and the eight-issue run of ''Chamber of Darkness''. Digger was worked into Marvel's main sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger (soldier)
Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand. Evidence of its use has been found in those countries as early as the 1850s, but its current usage in a military context did not become prominent until World War I, when Australian and New Zealand troops began using it on the Western Front around 1916–17. Evolving out of its usage during the war, the term has been linked to the concept of the Anzac legend, but within a wider social context, it is linked to the concept of "egalitarian mateship". Origin Before World War I, the term "digger" was widely used in Australasia to mean a miner, and also referred to a Kauri gum-digger in New Zealand. In Australia and New Zealand, the term "digger" has egalitarian connotations from the Victorian Eureka Stockade Rebellion of 1854, and was closely associated with the principles of mateship, which may have had resonance from earlier use of the term Diggers as egalitarians. Many Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger (2020 Film)
''Digger'' is a 2020 Greek drama film directed by Greek director and screenwriter Georgis Grigorakis. It had its world premiere screening as part of the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the independent jury International Confederation of Art Cinemas ''Art Cinema'' Award for Panorama 2020. The film has been shown and nominated in international festivals around the world, winning 19 awards. It was nominated for 14 awards at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won ten awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot Nikitas is a father who lives in rural northern Greece, where a mining company threatens the natural landscape and disturbs his daily life. His son, Johnny, visits unexpectedly after a 20-year absence, bringing a whole other tension to Nikitas' life, when he discovers his wife has died. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nome Trilogy
''The Nome Trilogy'', also known as ''The Bromeliad Trilogy'' or just ''The Bromeliad'', is a trilogy of children's books by British writer Terry Pratchett, consisting of the books ''Truckers'' (1989), ''Diggers'' (1990) and ''Wings'' (1990). The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans. Through the books they struggle to survive in the human world and, once they learn of their history from an artefact known as "The Thing", make plans to return home. ''Diggers'' and ''Wings'' are contemporaneous sequels to ''Truckers'', as each book follows different characters through mostly concurrent events. The central character throughout ''Truckers'' and ''Wings'' is Masklin, while in ''Diggers'' it is mainly Grimma. Themes Pratchett covered the idea of small people in some of his early writing, including his unconnected first novel, ''The Carpet People'' (1971/1992), about the tiny inhabitants of a household carpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diggers (1931 Film)
''Diggers'' is a 1931 Australian comedy film produced and directed by F. W. Thring starring popular stage comedian Pat Hanna. It was the first feature film from both men. The movie is based on Hanna's stage show, and is concerned with the adventures of Australian soldiers during World War I. Plot summary Two Australian 'cobbers', Chic and Joe, attend a reunion 12 years after World War I and reminisce about their exploits together in France. They recall three incidents in particular. Firstly, the time they were in hospital and ingeniously feigned an illness to stay away from active service and the front line. Secondly, when the 'cobbers' attempt to steal rum from the British Army store. And finally, they recall relaxing in a French cafe while a fellow Digger romances the waitress (Eugenie Prescott). Cast *Pat Hanna as Chic Williams *George Moon as Joe Mulga *Joe Valli as McTavish *Norman French as medical officer * Guy Hastings as Quarter-Master Sergeant * Eugenie Prescott *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diggers (TV Series)
''Diggers'' was an American reality television series, shown on National Geographic. Filmed in various locations across the United States, the series follows hobbyist metal detectorists “King George” Wyant and his friend Tim “The Ringmaster” Saylor as they travel the United States, looking for historical artifacts. Landowners, historians and archaeologists invite them, and grant permission to search various areas looking for overlooked historical items. Episodes ''Diggers'' had a run of 4 seasons, with 66 episodes from 20132015. In season 3, episode 1 which aired on February 25, 2014, Wyant and Saylor located the Steve Jobs Time Capsule. In season 4, episode 8 which aired on August 10, 2015, Wyant and Saylor returned to the McCoy valley they had searched in 2012 and helped professional archaeologists locate the McCoy cabin burned down by the Hatfields in the Hatfield–McCoy feud. Cast * “King George” Wyant - A born and bred Montana boy. The outdoors is Wyant's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diggers (2006 Film)
''Diggers'' is a coming-of-age film directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who work as clam diggers in West Islip, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, in 1976. The movie was written by Ken Marino, who also stars. His father worked as a clam digger, in Moriches, New York. Plot Four working-class friends work on Long Island, New York, as clam diggers. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them. They must learn to face the changing times in both their personal and professional lives. Cast * Paul Rudd as Hunt * Lauren Ambrose as Zoey * Ron Eldard as Jack * Josh Hamilton as Cons * Ken Marino as Lozo * Sarah Paulson as Julie * Maura Tierney as Gina * Marie Matiko as Keiko Production ''Diggers'' was filmed over a period of 21 days, mostly in Tottenville, Staten Island. The budget was $1.5 million. David Wain was originally set to direct the film. Marino wrote the screenplay with Rudd in mind as the lead charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger (band)
Digger is an American pop punk band from Pennsylvania, signed to Hopeless Records. History Digger formed in the Lehigh Valley in the mid-1990s and signed to Hopeless Records in 1996. Upon the event of Digger's live recording being played on WMUH the word of the band spread quickly, which led to the band's sign to Hopeless Records. The band released their first LP, ''Powerbait'', and toured until the band came back to the studio to record ''The Promise of an Uncertain Future''. The band became a three piece in this era, and launched a world tour. Then ''Monte Carlo'' was released as a follow-up. Not very long afterward, Digger released the ''Trainwreck EP''. Then after another member change, Digger released what would be their last full album, '' Keystone''. The departure of the group's bassist and guitarist resulted in their canceling their tour to support the album. After replacing the members, the group continued touring and recording up until the summer of 2004, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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