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Mutt
A mutt is a mongrel (a dog of unknown ancestry). Mutt may also refer to: People * Mutt, a derogatory term for mixed-race people Nickname * Larry Black (sprinter) (1951-2006), American sprinter * Mutt Carey (1886–1948), New Orleans jazz trumpeter * Emanuel J. "Mutt" Evans (1907–1997), American businessman and first Jewish mayor of Durham, North Carolina * Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 1948), music producer * Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian National Hockey League player * Mutt Summers (1904–1954), chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine * Mutt Williams (baseball) (1892–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher * Mutt Wilson (1896–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher Other * "R. Mutt" (Richard Mutt), pseudonym used once by the French artist Marcel Duchamp to sign his shocking artwork Fountain in 1917 * codename of Allied double agent John "Helge" Moe during World War II - see Mutt and Jeff (spies) * Mihkel Mutt (born 1953), Estonian writer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A mutt is a mongrel (a dog of unknown ancestry). Mutt may also refer to: People * Mutt, a derogatory term for mixed-race people Nickname * Larry Black (sprinter) (1951-2006), American sprinter * Mutt Carey (1886–1948), New Orleans jazz trumpeter * Emanuel J. "Mutt" Evans (1907–1997), American businessman and first Jewish mayor of Durham, North Carolina * Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 1948), music producer * Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian National Hockey League player * Mutt Summers (1904–1954), chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine * Mutt Williams (baseball) (1892–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher * Mutt Wilson (1896–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher Other * "R. Mutt" (Richard Mutt), pseudonym used once by the French artist Marcel Duchamp to sign his shocking artwork Fountain in 1917 * codename of Allied double agent John "Helge" Moe during World War II - see Mutt and Jeff (spies) * Mihkel Mutt (born 1953), Estonian writer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutt (email Client)
Mutt is a text-based email client for Unix-like systems. It was originally written by Michael Elkins in 1995 and released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version. The Mutt slogan is "''All mail clients suck. This one just sucks less.''" Operation Mutt supports most mail storing formats (notably both mbox and Maildir) and protocols (POP3, IMAP, etc.). It also includes MIME support, notably full PGP/ GPG and S/MIME integration. Mutt was originally designed as a Mail User Agent (MUA) and relied on locally accessible mailbox and sendmail infrastructure. According to the Mutt homepage "though written from scratch, Mutt's initial interface was based largely on the ELM mail client". New to Mutt were message scoring and threading capabilities. Support for fetching and sending email via various protocols such as POP3, IMAP and SMTP was added later. However, Mutt still relies on external tools for composing and filtering messages. Mutt has hundreds of config ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Released and taking place 19 years after the previous film, it is set in 1957, pitting Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) against Soviet KGB agents led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett)—searching for a telepathic crystal skull. Jones is aided by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood ( Karen Allen), and their son, Mutt Williams ( Shia LaBeouf). Ray Winstone, John Hurt, and Jim Broadbent are also part of the supporting cast. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, Frank Darabont, George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts before David Koepp's script satisfied the producers. The filmmakers intended to pay tribute to the science fiction B-movies of the 1950s era. Shooting began on June 18, 2007, at various locations in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Fresno, California, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutts (band)
Mutts is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Career Mutts formed in 2009 with Mike Maimone and Bob Buckstaff after the two met as touring members of Company of Thieves and bonded over a love of Tom Waits. They recorded and toured with several drummers until 2011, when Chris Pagnani joined the band. The group released their first EP, ''We Float'', in 2010 via 8eat8 Records. Mutts released their first full-length album, ''Pray For Rain'', in 2011. In 2012, Mutts released their second full-length album, ''Separation Anxiety''. Mutts released their third full-length album, ''Object Permanence'', in 2013. 2014 saw the prominent usage of "God, Country, Grave," off of ''Separation Anxiety,'' on the Cinemax series Banshee A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is c ..., recurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihkel Mutt
Mihkel Mutt (born 18 February 1953 in Tartu) is an Estonian writer, essayist, columnist and editor. Life Mihkel Mutt is the son of linguist and translator and the grandson of military colonel and diplomat Victor Mutt. Mutt studied philology and journalism at the University of Tartu from 1971 to 1976. After completing his studies, he was an editor at a publishing house and for various literary journals until 1987. After he worked two years as a dramatist at a youth theater (Noorsooteater NUKU Theatre ( et, NUKU teater, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre and Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on puppetry. It is currently the only professional puppet and visu ...). Between 1990/91 Mutt was the head of the Information Department in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.J Talvet, ''The State of Estonian Literature Following the Reestablishment of Independence '', World Literature Today, Vol. 72, Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutts (comic Strip)
''MUTTS'' is a daily comic strip created by Patrick McDonnell and launched on September 5, 1994. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it follows the adventures of Earl, a dog, and Mooch, a cat. Earl and Mooch interact with each other, their human owners, as well as the animals around their neighborhood. ''MUTTS'' has received numerous awards internationally, both for comic strip excellence and for its themes of animal protection. ''Peanuts'' creator Charles Schulz praised ''MUTTS'', calling it "one of the best comic strips of all time." Characters and Story The friendship of Mooch and Earl focuses on the differences between cats and dogs as human companions and as friends with each other: Earl is friendly, loves the company of his human companion, and likes to play outside; Mooch is often indifferent to his human companions, except when being fed, and prefers to stay inside or is often seen with Earl, his best friend. Both animals frequently express themselves through thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutt (song)
"Mutt" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 from the band's third studio album, ''Enema of the State'' (1999). It was written primarily by guitarist Tom DeLonge, with additional songwriting credit to bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. The song's narrative portrays a lustful couple. DeLonge penned the track for his friend, the professional surfer Benji Weatherly. The band first recorded the song for Weatherly's appearance in the 1998 surf film ''The Show'', prior to Raynor's exit from the group. The song was later re-recorded with drummer Travis Barker and included on the band's 1999 album, ''Enema of the State''. This edition had a prominent placement on the soundtrack for the 1999 film '' American Pie''; the song plays during a memorable scene in which the main character attempts to woo a foreign exchange student. A 2016 ''Rolling Stone'' reader's poll ranked "Mutt" among the trio's fans' favorite tunes. Background "Mutt" was written primarily by DeLonge about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutt And Jeff (spies)
Mutt and Jeff were two Norwegian spies who worked for the United Kingdom and MI5 and were members of the Double Cross System. In April 1941 two Norwegians, John "Helge" Moe (Mutt) and Tor Glad (Jeff) fetched up on a remote Aberdeenshire beach in Scotland, having travelled by seaplane and rubber dinghy. They immediately turned themselves in to the local police as German spies. MI5 soon 'turned' them, assigning them their codenames, which were the names of a pair of cartoon strip characters (see Mutt and Jeff). 'Mutt and Jeff' is also rhyming slang for 'deaf'. Mutt and Jeff's mission was supposed to be one of sabotage, as well as having a secondary intelligence role, reporting (via wireless) military locations, deployments and civilian morale. MI5 used Mutt and Jeff's radio sets to relay false information, leading the Germans to believe that the United Kingdom intended to invade Norway (this activity was a component of Operation Fortitude). To ensure the German handlers did not s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutt Wilson
William Clarence Wilson (July 20, 1896 – August 31, 1962), sometimes known by the nicknames "Mutt" and "Lank", was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher for 15 years from 1916 to 1930, including three games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in September 1920. Early years Wilson was born in Keyser, North Carolina, in 1896. He stood six feet, three inches tall and weighed 167 pounds. He was sometimes known by the nicknames "Mutt" and "Lank". Professional baseball Wilson's professional baseball career began in 1916 with Eufala in the Dixie League. He advanced to Augusta in the South Atlantic League in 1917. He spent the 1918 season in the Texas League, playing for teams in Dallas and Shreveport. Wilson spent the 1919 season with Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston in the South Atlantic League. He compiled a 19-11 record with a career-low 2.57 ERA. In March 1920, Wilson re-signed with Charleston. He compiled a 15-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several songs. Her 1997 album ''Come On Over'', which he produced, is the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, the best-selling album of the 1990s, and the 9th best-selling album in the United States. ' Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA'' Retrieved 3 September 2008. He has also produced songs for, or otherwise worked with, artists such as |
Mutt Carey
Thomas "Papa Mutt" Carey (September 17, 1891 – September 3, 1948) was an American jazz trumpeter. Early life Carey was born in Hahnville, Louisiana,Kernfedl, Barry, ed. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. Macmillan, 1994. p. 185. and moved to New Orleans with his family in his youth. His older brother Jack Carey was a trombone player and bandleader; Mutt was playing cornet in his brother's band by about 1912. Career Although Carey's early work was with brass bands in the New Orleans area (1913–17), in 1914, he started working with Kid OryZieff, Bob"Carey, (Papa) Mutt".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 November 2022. and would continue to do so, on and off, through the 1910s. After touring the vaudeville circuits in 1917, he returned to New Orleans in 1918 and then went to California with Ory in 1919, eventually taking over leadership of the band when Ory left in 1925. Carey’s big band, the Jeffersonians, appeared in the silent films ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutt Summers
Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, (10 March 1904 – 16 March 1954) was chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine. During his career, Summers flew many first flights on prototype aircraft, (a record of 54 by a test pilot), from the Supermarine Spitfire, to the Vickers Valiant. He also holds the current second place record for 366 general types tested, below Eric "Winkle" Brown's 487. Career Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers received his nickname "Mutt" during his early days in the RAF from his habit of urinating before takeoff on the small rear wheel or skid of the aircraft he was testing. This led to his being accused of christening his aircraft like a dog marking its territory. He did this because he was aware that during some crashes a full bladder could prove fatal. Paul Brickhill (in ''The Dam Busters'') referred to the two test pilots Joseph Summers and Jeffrey Quill, as "Mutt" and "Jeff", alluding to the characters in the pioneering American comic strip created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
