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Fluff (other)
Fluff may refer to: Fictional characters * Princess Fluff, in L. Frank Baum's Oz books ''Queen Zixi of Ix'' and ''The Road to Oz'' * ''Doc and Fluff: The Dystopian Tale of a Girl and Her Biker'' by Patrick Califia * Fluff, in the radio and internet series ''The Space Gypsy Adventures'' * Louise "Fluff" Phillips, in the 1937 film ''Kid Galahad'', played by Bette Davis Music * Fluff (band), a Swedish punk rock band * ''Fluff'', the third album released by the Swedish music group Atomic Swing * "Fluff", an instrumental song on Black Sabbath's album ''Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'' * Fluff Fest, a vegan hardcore punk festival held annually in Rokycany, Czech Republic Nickname * Mike Cowan (born 1948), golf caddy, formerly for Tiger Woods * Alan Freeman (1927–2006), Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality * Jim Weaver (left-handed pitcher) (born 1939), American former Major League Baseball pitcher Other uses * Slang for flatulence * A lightweight file manager using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Zixi Of Ix
''Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak'', is a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Frederick Richardson. It was originally serialized in the early 20th-century American children's magazine ''St. Nicholas'' from November 1904 to October 1905, and was published in book form later in 1905 by The Century Company. The events of the book alternate between Noland and Ix, two neighboring regions to the Land of Oz, and Baum himself commented this was the best book he had written. In a letter to his eldest son, Frank Joslyn Baum, he said it was "nearer to the "old-fashioned" fairy tale than anything I have yet accomplished," and in many respects, it adheres more closely to the fairy tale structure than the Oz books. The book was made into the 1914 film ''The Magic Cloak of Oz''. Although no part of the book's story takes place in the Land of Oz, by the time the movie was made, it had become clear that the Oz franchise was Baum's most popular creation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Weaver (left-handed Pitcher)
James Brian Weaver (born February 19, 1939), nicknamed "Fluff", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons, and , for the California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha .... Sources Major League Baseball pitchers California Angels players Cocoa Indians players Burlington Indians players (1958–1964) Reading Indians players Mobile Bears players Salt Lake City Bees players Portland Beavers players Oklahoma City 89ers players Seattle Angels players El Paso Sun Kings players Hawaii Islanders players Elmira Pioneers players Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Lancaster, Pennsylvania American expatriate baseball players in Nicaragua {{US-baseball-pitcher-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluffing (other)
Fluffing can mean: * A practice in public relations of spinning a topic to present it in the most positive light * A fluffer is a person who prepares the actors for their participation in pornography roles * Fluffer (London Underground), a person who cleans the tunnels during the night, while the trains are not running In film * ''The Fluffer ''The Fluffer'', a 2001 American independent film, is a triangular story of obsessive love set against the backdrop of the adult video industry. The film was written by Wash West and co-directed by West and his husband Richard Glatzer.Gary M. Kra ...'', an American film about a man hired to work as a fluffer for a gay pornographic film company In music * Fluffers (band), a British rock music group {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluf
Fluf (stylized as fluf) is a punk rock band formed in San Diego in 1992. History O (Otis Barthoulameu - vocals, guitar) and Jonny Donhowe (bass guitar) formed the band after their previous band, Olivelawn, split up, recruiting drummer Miles Gillett.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 742-3 After several seven-inch singles (including a cover version of PJ Harvey's " Sheela Na Gig"), the band's debut album was released in 1993. Generally known as ''Mangravy'', each physical format had a different title.Bush, John " Fluf Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2010-11-21Augusto, Troy J.Fluf/Olivelawn, ''Trouser Press'', retrieved 2010-11-21 A second album followed in 1994 (''Home Improvements'', also released on vinyl as ''Whitey on the Moon'' and on cassette as ''Stocking the Lake With Brown Trout''), and in 1996 Donhowe left, to be replaced by Josh Higgins. This line-up recorded their major label (MCA) debut ''Waikiki'' (1997) and ''Road Rage'' (1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lint (material)
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers and other materials, usually found on and around clothing. Certain materials used in the manufacture of clothing, such as cotton, linen, and wool, contain numerous, very short fibers bundled together. During the course of normal wear, these fibers may either detach or be jostled out of the weave of which they are part. This is the reason why heavily-used articles such as shirts and towels become thin over time and why such particles accumulate in the lint screen of a clothes dryer. Because of their high surface area to weight ratio, static cling causes fibers that have detached from an article of clothing to continue to stick to one another and to that article or other surfaces with which they come in contact. Other small fibers or particles also accumulate with these clothing fibers, including human and animal hair and skin cells, plant fibers, and pollen, dust, and microorganisms. The etymology of the moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshmallow Creme
Marshmallow creme (also called marshmallow fluff, marshmallow stuff, marshmallow spread, or marshmallow paste) is a marshmallow confectionery spread similar in flavor, but not texture, to regular solid marshmallow. One brand of marshmallow creme is Marshmallow Fluff, which is used to make the fluffernutter sandwich, a New England classic comfort food which debuted in 1918 in Massachusetts, just a year after marshmallow creme was invented. History Many late-19th-century "marshmallow paste" recipes produced solid foods. The earliest mention of marshmallow creme in an American cookbook is from ''Fannie Farmer's Boston School Cook Book'', printed in 1896. However, the author does not give a recipe for marshmallow cream in this book, instead giving a recipe for marshmallow paste in the cake filling section. In 1902, ''Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book'' by Sarah Tyson Rorer describes her recipe for "marshmallow filling". Around the beginning of the 20th century, Somerville, Massachusetts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux kernel based operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. It was developed by Robert Shingledecker, who was previously the lead developer of Damn Small Linux. The distribution is notable for its small size (11 to 16 MB) and minimalism; additional functions are provided by extensions. Tiny Core Linux is free and open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. Types * Tiny Core (16 MB) is the recommended option for new users who have a wired network connection. It includes the base Core system and a dynamic FLTK/FLWM graphical user interface. * Core (11 MB) (also known as "Micro Core Linux") is a smaller variant of Tiny Core without a graphical desktop, though additional extensions can be added to create a system with a graphical desktop environment. * dCore (12 MB) is a core made from Debian or Ubuntu compatible files that uses import and the SCE package format, a sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatulence
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology. Flatus is brought to the rectum and pressurized by muscles in the intestines. It is normal to pass flatus ("to fart"), though volume and frequency vary greatly among individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas to have a feculent or unpleasant odor, which may be intense. The noise commonly associated with flatulence ("blowing a raspberry") is produced by the anus and buttocks, which act together in a manner similar to that of an embouchure. Both the sound and odor are sources of embarrassment, annoyance or amusement (flatulence humor). There are several general symptoms related to intest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Freeman
Alan Leslie Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting ''Pick of the Pops'' from 1961 to 2000. Early life Born and educated in Melbourne, Australia, Freeman worked as an assistant paymaster/accountant for one of Australia's largest timber companies after leaving school. He wanted to be an opera singer, but decided his voice was not strong enough. Career Radio and television Freeman was invited to audition as a radio announcer in 1952, and began work for 7LA in Tasmania, known as the teenager's station. Freeman's duties included continuity announcer, presenter of musical programmes incorporating opera, ballet and classical music, DJ for the top 100, news reader, quiz master and commercials reader. After moving to radio station 3KZ in Melbourne, he took a nine-month trip around the world in 1957, with the promise to return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Califia
Patrick Califia (born 1954; formerly also known as Pat Califia and by the last name Califia-Rice) is an American writer of non-fiction essays about sexuality and of erotic fiction and poetry. Califia is a bisexual trans man. Prior to transitioning, Califia identified as a lesbian and wrote for many years a sex advice column for the gay men's leather magazine ''Drummer''. His writings explore sexuality and gender identity, and have included lesbian erotica and works about BDSM subculture. Califia is a member of the third-wave feminism movement. Early life Califia was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1954 and assigned female at birth. He grew up in Utah in a Latter-day Saint family, the eldest of six children. His father was a construction worker and his mother a housewife. Califia has said he did not have a good childhood, claiming that his father was an angry and violent man and his mother a pious woman. Califia recalled one incident where he told his parents he wanted to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Cowan
Michael Thomas "Fluff" Cowan (born February 7, 1948) is a professional golf caddie on the PGA Tour. He is a 40-year tour veteran and one of its best-known caddies. Cowan has caddied for Ed Sabo (1976–1978), Peter Jacobsen (1978–1996), Tiger Woods (1996–1999), and Jim Furyk (1999–present). In 2003, he caddied for then-13-year-old amateur ladies' golfing sensation Michelle Wie for one tournament while Furyk was off due to injury. The Ryder Cup in 2012 was Cowan's eleventh, carrying for four different players: Jacobsen, Fred Couples, Woods, and Furyk. Cowan earned his nickname "Fluff" from his resemblance to professional golfer and broadcaster Steve Melnyk, also nicknamed "Fluff." Although he worked with Jacobsen for over 18 years, Cowan's public profile reached its peak while partnered with emerging superstar Woods as his first PGA Tour caddie. Their first tournament together was Woods' professional debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open in September 1996. Cowan was also on W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
