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Thumb War
A thumb war or thumb fight, also known as thumb wrestling, is a game played by two players in which the thumbs are used to simulate fighting. The objective of the game is to "pin" the opponent's thumb, often to a count of four. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' called the game "the miniature golf of martial arts, martial sports." Gameplay The players face each other and each holds out their left hand or right hand in a "thumbs signal, thumbs up", and they link hands such that each player's fingers curl around the other player's fingers. Players may not use any of the fingers except the thumb to pin down their opponent's thumb. Gameplay has several tactics such as "playing possum", aiming for the knuckle rather than the nail for a pin, going for a quick strike, and waiting for one's opponent to tire. Variations include making the thumbs "bow", "kiss", or both before warring, and to war with both hands at once; or sneak attacks, which involve using your pointer finger to take over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two People Engaged In A Thumb War
2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and the only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultures. Mathematics The number 2 is the second natural number after 1. Each natural number, including 2, is constructed by succession, that is, by adding 1 to the previous natural number. 2 is the smallest and the only even prime number, and the first Ramanujan prime. It is also the first superior highly composite number, and the first colossally abundant number. An integer is determined to be even if it is divisible by two. When written in base 10, all multiples of 2 will end in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8; more generally, in any even base, even numbers will end with an even digit. A digon is a polygon with two sides (or edges) and two vertices. Two distinct points in a plane are always sufficient to define a unique line in a nontrivial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory McGrath
Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956) is a British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show '' Who Dares Wins'' and was a regular panellist on the game show '' They Think It's All Over'' for many years. He acted in the sitcom '' Chelmsford 123'' and appeared in the ITV reality show '' Sugar Free Farm''. Early life McGrath was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England. He studied at Redruth Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from which he received a lower second class degree in modern languages. Career McGrath became a member of the Footlights while at Cambridge and met Jimmy Mulville, with whom he wrote and performed. After university, they wrote BBC radio scripts for Frankie Howerd and Windsor Davies. McGrath also co-wrote '' Black Cinderella Two Goes East'' with Clive Anderson for BBC Radio 2 in 1978. McGrath and Mulville went on to write for shows such as ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' and ''Alas Smith and Jones'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot 100 (Darwin Radio Station)
Hot 100 (call sign: 8HOT) is a CHR-formatted commercial radio station in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The station began broadcasting on 1 July 1991 and has a relay in Katherine and Jabiru. History While campaigning for the 2019 Australian federal election, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was challenged to a thumb war on live radio on the ''Danii & Jake Show'', which is broadcast on Hot 100. In November 2021, Hot 100, along with other stations owned by Grant Broadcasters, were acquired by the Australian Radio Network. This deal will allow Grant's stations, including Hot 100, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on 4 January 2022. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( Larrakia: ') is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin's proximity to Southeast Asia makes it a key link between Australia and countries such as Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin and extends southerly across central Australia through Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, concluding in Port Augusta, South Australia. The city is built upon a low bluff overlooking Darwin Harbour. Darwin's suburbs extend to Lee Point in the north and to Berrimah in the east. The Stuart Highway extends to Darwin's eastern satellite city of Palmerston and its suburbs. The Darwin region, like much of the Top End, has a tropical climate, with a wet and dry season. A period known locally as "the build up" leading up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Shorten
William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian former politician and trade unionist. He was the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition (Australia), Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2019. He also served as a Cabinet (Australia), cabinet minister in the Gillard government, Gillard (2011–2013), Rudd government (2013), Rudd (2013) and Albanese governments (2022–2025). Born in Melbourne, Shorten studied law at Monash University. He worked in politics and in law before becoming an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) in 1994. He was elected state secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Workers' Union, AWU in 1998 before becoming AWU national secretary in 2001. In this role, Shorten played a prominent role as a negotiator following the Beaconsfield Mine collapse in 2006, which first brought him to national prominence. Shorten was elected to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Australia)
In Government of Australia, Australian federal politics, the Leader of the Opposition is an elected member of parliament (MP) in the Australian House of Representatives who leads the Opposition (Australia), opposition. The Leader of the Opposition, by Constitutional convention (political custom), convention, is the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in Australian Government, government. When in Parliament of Australia, parliament, the opposition leader sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the opposition and opposite the Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister. The opposition leader is elected by his or her party according to its rules. A new leader of the opposition may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership. Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system and is based on the Westminster system, Westminster model. The term "opposition" has a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Australian Federal Election
The 2019 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 18 May 2019, to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election. All 151 seats in the House of Representatives (lower house) and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate (upper house) were up for election. The second-term incumbent minority Liberal/ National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, won a third three-year term by defeating the opposition Australian Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. The Coalition claimed a three-seat majority with 77 seats, Labor finished with 68, whilst the remaining six seats were won by the Australian Greens, Centre Alliance, Katter's Australian Party and three independents. The electoral system of Australia enforces compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting in single-member seats for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thumb Wrestling (5625414817)
A thumb war or thumb fight, also known as thumb wrestling, is a game played by two players in which the thumbs are used to simulate fighting. The objective of the game is to "pin" the opponent's thumb, often to a count of four. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' called the game "the miniature golf of martial sports." Gameplay The players face each other and each holds out their left hand or right hand in a "thumbs up", and they link hands such that each player's fingers curl around the other player's fingers. Players may not use any of the fingers except the thumb to pin down their opponent's thumb. Gameplay has several tactics such as "playing possum", aiming for the knuckle rather than the nail for a pin, going for a quick strike, and waiting for one's opponent to tire. Variations include making the thumbs "bow", "kiss", or both before warring, and to war with both hands at once; or sneak attacks, which involve using your pointer finger to take over the opponent. Players may al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Greylock
Camp Greylock is a boys' summer camp located in Becket, Massachusetts, United States. The land was purchased in the fall of 1915, and its opening summer was 1916. Its founders were three brothers, George, Gabriel ("Doc"), and Lou Mason. It is currently the oldest continuously operating, private, all-boys' summer camp in Massachusetts. Notable campers and staff Notable campers and staff of Camp Greylock include: * Stephen Albert, composer and Pulitzer Prize winner * Jacob M. Appel, writer and playwright * Eliot Asinof, author * Alistair Burt, member of Parliament * Sam Coslow, composer * R.J. Cutler, filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director * Robert Evans, movie producer * Peter Falk, actor * Douglas Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush * Lawrence Frank, NBA Basketball Coach and former head coach of the Nets & Pistons * Michael Gordon, stage actor; stage and film director * Peter Grosz, comedian * Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Koenig
Julian Norman Koenig (; April 22, 1921 – June 12, 2014) was an American copywriter. He was inducted into The One Club Creative Hall of Fame in 1966. Koenig worked on advertising campaigns for companies including for Timex ("Timex: It takes a licking and keeps on ticking") and Volkswagen ("Think Small" and "Lemon"). In 1960, he founded the advertising agency PKL with Frederic Papert and George Lois. Koenig was also involved in the establishment and naming of Earth Day. Early life and education Koenig was born to a Jewish familyJewish Virtual Library: "Modern Jewish History: Advertising" retrieved May 4, 2017 in Manhattan, , the son of Minna (Harlib) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Davidson (author)
Paul Davidson (born in Smithtown, New York in 1971) is an Entertainment executive who previously worked for Microsoft Xbox, The Orchard and IDW Entertainment. He is also an American author who is best known for his ''Words for My Enjoyment'' blog and his fiction novels ''Company of Foos, The Small Stuff'' and non-fiction humor books ''Consumer Joe: Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time'' and ''The Lost Blogs: From Jesus to Jim Morrison.'' He hosts the podcast series ''The Side Track'' and has previously contributed to National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'', Wired Magazine, Mental Floss Magazine and The Los Angeles Times. Books Consumer Joe On September 9, 2003 he released his book '' Consumer Joe: Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time''. As of August 2005 the book was already entering its fourth printing and in 2007 remained on Amazon's top 200,000 book seller list. The Lost Blogs In July 2005, Davidson sold his second humor book, ''The Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Mailer
Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II. His novel ''The Naked and the Dead'' was published in 1948 and brought him early renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel ''The Armies of the Night'' won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award. Among his other well-known works are ''An American Dream (novel), An American Dream'' (1965), ''The Fight (book), The Fight'' (1975) and ''The Executioner's Song'' (1979), which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Mailer is considered an innovator of "creative nonfiction" or "New Journalism", along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, Joan Didion and Tom Wolfe, a genre that uses the style and devices of literary fiction in factual journalism. He was a promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
