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Dunny is Australian/New Zealand slang for a toilet. Dunny may also mean: * Dunny Goode (1929–2004), head football coach for Eastern New Mexico University * "Dunny", nickname for Fred Dunlap (1859–1902), 19th century baseball player and manager * "Dunnies", nickname for the Whitby Dunlops, a Canadian Major League Hockey team * "Dunny", a toy produced by the company Kidrobot, similar to the Munny See also * Dunnie, a character in Anglo-Scottish folklore * D'ni from the Myst franchise * Duny, childhood name of the character Ged (Earthsea) Ged is the true name of a fictional character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea realm. He is introduced in ''A Wizard of Earthsea'', and plays both main and supporting roles in the subsequent Earthsea novels. In most of the Earthsea books he goes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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An outhouse is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry toilet, dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself, not just the structure. Outhouses were in use in cities of Developed country, developed countries (e.g. Australia) well into the second half of the twentieth century. They are still common in rural areas and also in cities of developing countries. Outhouses that are covering pit latrines in densely populated areas can cause groundwater pollution. Increasingly, "outhouse" is used for a structure outside the main living property that is more permanent in build quality than a shed. In some localities and varieties of English, particularly outside North America, the term "outhouse" refers ''not'' to a toilet, but to outbuildings in a general sense: sheds, barns, workshops, etc. Design aspects Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunny Goode
William Frank "Dunny" Goode (October 24, 1929 – June 1, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He was the tenth head football coach for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, serving for five seasons, from 1978 to 1982, and compiling a record of 21–29–1. Goode played college football as a halfback at Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. As a senior in 1951, he was the second in the nation in rushing yards with 1,399. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 26th round of the 1952 NFL draft with the 307th overall pick. Coaching career Goode began his coaching career in 1956 as backfield coach at Canadian High School in Canadian, Texas. He spent two years working in the sporting goods business in Andrews, Texas before he was appointed as an assistant coach at Lefors High School in Lefors, Texas. Goode returned to Hardin–Simmons in 1960 as an assistant coach, mentoring the freshman football team and the defensive backfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Dunlap
Frederick C. "Sure Shot" Dunlap (May 21, 1859 – December 1, 1902) was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891. He was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889. He has also been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the 19th century. He earned the nickname "Sure Shot" for the strength and accuracy of his throws to first base, and was also sometimes referred to in the 1880s as the "King of Second Basemen." Dunlap played for the Cleveland Blues from 1880 to 1883, where he secured his reputation as one of the best players in the game. As a rookie in 1880, he led the National League in doubles and ranked second in extra base hits. While playing for Cleveland, he also compiled batting averages of .325 and .326 in 1881 and 1883 and led the league in assists by a second baseman and range factor. When the Union Association was formed in 1884, Dunlap was lured to play for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitby Dunlops
The Whitby Dunlops are a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the team in the Allan Cup Hockey league. The team began play in 2004, and is on a leave of absence as of the 2020-21 season. Two previous teams have also played as the Whitby Dunlops. The first played in the OHA Senior A League (1890-1979), OHA Senior A League from 1954 to 1960, winners of the 1958 World Ice Hockey Championships. The second was a junior ice hockey team for the 1962–63 season. Original Dunlops The original Whitby Dunlops were founded from the remnants of the former Oshawa Generals#Fire (1953), Oshawa Generals junior team of 1952–53. After the Hambly Arena fire destroyed the Generals home ice, the team was disbanded and some of the older players on the team along with coach and manager Wren Blair, became the Oshawa Truckmen and operated from Bowmanville, Ontario for the 1953–54 season. In 1954, the Oshawa Truckmen were relocated to Whitby and were temporarily known as the Whitby Seniors, playing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munny
Kidrobot is a producer and retailer of designer toys, vinyl art toys and collectibles founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Paul Budnitz. The company was one of the earliest creators of designer art toys in America. The company was acquired in November 2014 by National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. after almost going bankrupt. Frank Kozik joined the company as creative director that year. Company History Entrepreneur Paul Budnitz saw vinyl art toys during a business trip to Asia in 2002 and decided to create a market for art toys in the United States. He started a website and began importing toys from Japan, and opened a brick and mortar store in San Francisco a few months later. A few months later, the company began producing its own toy line with Tristan Eaton as the product designer. The company moved to New York City and opened a physical retail store in 2003. Stores were later opened in Los Angeles, Miami, London, Los Vegas, and Boulder. The Dunny and Munny toys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunnie
A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland, the most famous being that of the ''Hazlerigg Dunnie'' of Hazlerigg in the parish of Chatton, Northumberland.''Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders'' By William Henderson, 1866, pages 227-228. The Dunnie has been known to take the form of a horse in order to trick a rider into mounting him before disappearing and leaving them in the muddiest part of the road. He also is said to disguise as plough-horses only to vanish when the ploughman takes him into the stalls. The Dunnie was also said to wander the crags and dales of the Cheviots singing: :"Cockenheugh there's gear enough, :Collierheugh there's mair, :For I've lost the key o' the Bounders, (or "It is also "I've lost the key o' the Bowden-door.") :An' I'm ruined for evermair." The Dunnie is thus thought to be a ghost of a reiver who hoarded his loot in the fells and guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'ni
''Myst'' is a franchise centered on a series of adventure video games. The first game in the series, '' Myst'', was released in 1993 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller and their video game company Cyan, Inc. The first sequel to ''Myst'', ''Riven'', was released in 1997 and was followed by three more direct sequels: '' Myst III: Exile'' in 2001, '' Myst IV: Revelation'' in 2004, and '' Myst V: End of Ages'' in 2005. A spinoff featuring a multiplayer component, '' Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'', was released in 2003 and followed by two expansion packs. ''Myst''s story concerns an explorer named Atrus who has the ability to write books that serve as links to other worlds, known as Ages. This practice of creating linking books was developed by an ancient civilization known as the D'ni, whose society crumbled after being ravaged by disease. The player takes the role of an unnamed person referred to as the Stranger and assists Atrus by traveling to other Ages and solving puzzles. Over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
