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Statues (game)
Statues (also known as Red Light, Green Light in North America, and Grandma's/Grandmother's Footsteps or Fairy Footsteps in the United Kingdom) is a popular children's game, often played in different countries. There are variations of play throughout different regions of the world. General rules # A person starts out as the "curator" (It, Granny, Pooh, etc.) and stands at the end of a field. Everyone else playing stands at the far end (distance depends upon playing area selected). The objective of the game is for a "statue" to tag the curator, thereby becoming the curator and resetting the game. # The curator turns their back to the field, and the "statues" attempt to race across and tag the curator. # Whenever the curator turns around, the statues must freeze in position and hold that for as long as the curator looks at them. The curator may even be allowed to walk around the statues, examining them. However, the curator needs to be careful – whenever the curato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hemlock may refer to: Plants *'' Conium maculatum'', a poisonous herbaceous plant **more broadly, other species in the genus ''Conium''; not to be confused with the related water hemlock and hemlock water-dropwort *''Tsuga'', a genus of coniferous trees Places Communities in the United States *Hemlock, Indiana *Hemlock, Michigan *Hemlock, New York *Hemlock, Ohio * Hemlock, Tillamook County, Oregon * Hemlock, Virginia * Hemlock, Washington * Hemlock, Fayette County, West Virginia *Hemlock, Jackson County, West Virginia * Hemlock, Wisconsin *Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Bodies of water *Hemlock Creek (other) * Hemlock Falls (other) *Hemlock Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in New York *McKay Lake (Ottawa), formerly known as Hemlock Lake Music * Hemlock (band), an American heavy metal band * Hemlock Ernst, the moniker used by American singer and rapper Samuel T. Herring * Hemlock Recordings, a British record label founded by musician Untold * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Railway Series
''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Twenty-five more books were written by Awdry, the final one being written in October 1972. Sixteen more were written by his son, Christopher Awdry, between September 1983 and July 2011. The series features many anthropomorphic vehicles, including Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas became the most popular & famous character in the series and the titular character of the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' from 1984 to 2021. Many characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children's television series. Nearly all of ''The Railway Series'' stories were based on real-life events. As a lifelong railway enthusiast, Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine characters were mostly based upon real c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
