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Flim-flam (other)
Flim-flam may refer to: * Confidence trick, a fraud scheme * ''Flim-Flam'' (album), a 1991 album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts * ''Flim-Flam!'', a 1982 book by James Randi * Flim Flam, a character from ''Scooby-Doo'' * Flim Flam (horse), a Hanoverian gelding See also * Flim Flam Brothers, a pair of antagonists on ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * ''The Flim-Flam Man ''The Flim-Flam Man'' (titled ''One Born Every Minute'' in some countries) is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, and Sue Lyon, based on the 1965 novel ''The Ballad of the Flim-Flam ...'', a 1967 film * Flam (other) * Flim (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence Trick
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ..intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Terminology Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. Samuel Thompson (1821–1856) was the original "confidence man". Thompson was a clumsy swindler who asked his victims to express confidence in him by giving him money or their watch rather than gaining their confidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flim-Flam (album)
''Flim-Flam'' is a live album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts, which was recorded in Berne, Switzerland in 1986 and first released on the hat ART label in 1991.Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018 accessed July 11, 2018 Reception TheAllmusic
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Flim-Flam!
''Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions'' is a 1980 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about paranormal, occult, and pseudoscience claims. The foreword is by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. Randi explores topics which he says that scientists and the media are too willing to promote without skepticism and proper expertise. Content Timothy Ferris wrote that ''Flim Flam!'' "will enlighten any reader who does not clearly understand that not one shard of evidence exists to prove that the Bermuda Triangle poses any special menace to ships and planes, that earth is being visited by alien spacecraft, that the unassisted power of the mind can read closed books, predict our future or induce levitation, or that the ' psychic surgeons' of the Philippines have relieved their patients of any burden more troublesome than their money." Randi levels criticism at the sloppy study designs and faulty controls of the investigations into remote viewing by Russell T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Scooby-Doo Characters
This is a list of ''Scooby-Doo'' characters. ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated franchise based around several animated television series and animated films, as well as live action movies. There are five main characters in the franchise: Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley—known as "Mystery Incorporated". The original series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', premiered in 1969, and has spawned many follow-up series, and several direct-to-DVD movies. Mystery Incorporated Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo is the eponymous character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears alongside the popular American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is the pet and lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers and in many iterations, including the original series, is regarded as a unique anthropomorphic Great Dane dog who is able to speak in broken English, unlike most other dogs in his reality, and usually puts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flim Flam (horse)
Flim Flam (March 27, 1987–October 28, 2004) was a Hanoverian horse, Hanoverian dressage horse who, along with rider Sue Blinks, competed for the United States Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at the 2000 Olympics. The pair was eighth in the individual competition and was part of the bronze medal-winning US team. Flim Flam was sired by the stallion Wilhelm Tell (horse), Wilhelm Tell I, out of the mare, Cilia (horse), Cilia. Life and career Flim Flam was foaled in 1987, out of Cilia and by Wilhelm Tell I. He was a dark bay (horse), bay who stood at maturity. Flim Flam began training with rider Susan Blinks, Sue Blinks at two and a half years old. He was owned by Fritz Kundrun and Renate Kundrun, who bought him initially hoping he could be an approved Hanoverian breeding stallion as well as a dressage hopeful. However, after he placed third at the Bundeschampionate, Kundrun realized the horse could not be successful in dressage as a stallion, so Flim Flam wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flim Flam Brothers
This is a list of characters from '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', an animated television series based on the My Little Pony toyline created by American toy manufacturer and multimedia company Hasbro. The series features characters and settings developed by Lauren Faust, who sought to create more in-depth characters than the stereotypical "girly" icons used in previous iterations of the franchise. The series premiered on October 10, 2010, in the United States and concluded on October 12, 2019. The characters have been generally well-received by television critics and parental groups and are cited as one of the reasons the series' older fans, called "bronies", became attracted to the show. ''Friendship is Magic'' characters appear in numerous spin-off franchise media, including a comic book series, a Gameloft ''My Little Pony'' video game, a children's book series, a theatrical movie adaptation and the spin-offs '' My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'', where several ''Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flim-Flam Man
''The Flim-Flam Man'' (titled ''One Born Every Minute'' in some countries) is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, and Sue Lyon, based on the 1965 novel ''The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man'' by Guy Owen. The movie has well-known character actors in supporting roles, including Jack Albertson, Slim Pickens, Strother Martin, Harry Morgan, and Albert Salmi. The movie is set in the countryside and small towns of the American South, and it was filmed in the Anderson County, Kentucky, area. It is also noted for its folksy musical score by composer Jerry Goldsmith. The movie's title song " Flim Flam Man," written by Laura Nyro, later became a hit for Barbra Streisand. Plot summary Mordecai C. Jones (Scott)a self-styled "M.B.S., C.S., D.D. Master of Back-Stabbing, Cork-Screwing and Dirty-Dealing!"is a drifting confidence trickster who makes his living defrauding people in the Southern United States using tricks such as rigged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flam (other)
Flam or FLAM may refer to: *Flåm, a village in Norway *African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM), a paramilitary organization *Flam (surname), a list of people with the surname *Flam, a type of drum rudiment See also * Flåm Line, a railway line * Flim-flam (other) Flim-flam may refer to: * Confidence trick, a fraud scheme * ''Flim-Flam'' (album), a 1991 album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts * ''Flim-Flam!'', a 1982 book by James Randi * Flim Flam, a character from ''Scooby-Doo'' * Flim Flam (h ... * Flan (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
