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Whippy (other)
Whippy or Whippey may refer to: People Surnames * David Whippey, American sailor * Josh Whippy, Fijian rugby player * Marques Whippy, Fijian basketball player * Mikaelar Whippy, Fijian basketball player * Nicole Whippy, New Zealand actress Stage names * Whippy (Mia Löfgren), former vocalist of Rednex * Whippy (Brendon Dangar), anchor of radio show '' Chrissie & Jane'' Literature * ''Mrs. Whippy'', a novella by Cecelia Ahern * Mr. Whippy, character in ''A Boy Called Dad'' Ice cream *Mr. Whippy (United Kingdom), a popular brand of soft-serve ice cream mix in the United Kingdom *Mr. Whippy Australia, the former franchise of the United Kingdom company in Australia, now independent * Mr. Whippy New Zealand, the former franchise of the United Kingdom company in New Zealand, now independent Other uses * Whippy, a freshwater cryptid said to dwell in Lake Massawippi Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Whippey
David Whippey (or Whippy) was an American sailor from Nantucket who became a "beachcomber", a white resident of the Fijian islands who served as liaison between the local and foreign communities, and eventually was the United States vice-consul. Whippey left Nantucket on the whaling ship ''Hero'' in 1816, but jumped ship in Peru. In 1824 he arrived in the Fijian Islands on the brig , Peter Dillon, master, who then left Whippey behind to collect tortoise shell, but never returned. Whippey settled in Fiji, married a local woman, and had families/children with three other women in three regions of the Fijian Islands. He also mediated between the Fijians and white sailors. Whippey served as the vice-consul of the United States to Fiji from 1846 to 1856. 'In 1819 David Whippey shipped in a Nantucket whaler. After many months at sea he tired of life aboard the Massachusetts ‘spouter’, and when his ship reached the Fiji Islands - the ‘Cannibal Islands’ of those days - he skippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Whippy
Joshua Whippy (born October 30, 1990) is a rugby union player who plays for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team. Whippy previously played for the USA Selects. Early life Josh Whippy was born on October 30, 1990 and grew up in Fiji. Whippy moved to New Zealand to attend Rangitoto College and Church College, where he played both basketball and rugby. In 2010 he played for Utah's United Rugby Club, scoring a try in United's under-19 national championship victory. Whippy then attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he began playing for the school's rugby team. After an injury ended his freshman season of rugby early, Whippy spent two years as a Mormon missionary. Upon returning to BYU for his sophomore year, Whippy joined the university's football team. Whippy played as a running back and wore number 36 for the Cougars. Whippy also continued to play rugby at BYU, winning multiple national championships. He was also named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marques Whippy
Marques Reid Whippy (born February 5, 1986) is a Fijian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Brigham Young University in Hawaii before playing professionally in Spain, Australia, Chile and New Zealand. He has been a regular member of the Fijian national team. Early life and college Born in Suva, Fiji, to parents Paul and Olive, Whippy was the third eldest of six children. Despite growing up in a rugby dominated country, Whippy started playing basketball at a young age due to family influence – both his parents played and coached basketball at some level in Fiji. At the age of 14, he represented the country internationally for the first time, and in 2002 he played for Fiji at the Oceania Youth Tournament in Tonga. Whippy attended LDS Church College in Suva before moving to the United States in 2003, where he spent his last year of secondary school at Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah. There, he played 4A state basketball. After s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikaelar Whippy
Mikaelar Whippy (born March 31, 1986) is a female basketball player from Fiji who played for the Fiji women's national basketball team at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008. Personal She was born in Suva, Fiji on March 31, 1986. She attended the Church College of New Zealand, a secondary school in Temple View, Hamilton, New Zealand before pursuing a college basketball career in the U.S. at Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU .... At LIU, she majored in economics with a minor in accounting. Upon her graduation in 2008, she assumed the role of director of operations for women's basketball at LIU for the following two seasons and earned her master's degree in human resource management in 2010. College career At Long Island Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Whippy
Nicole Whippy (1977 or 1978) is a New Zealand actress who has been in a number of television series and is best known for her role as Kasey Mason in the hit comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. She is also known for her current role as Cece King in New Zealand's longest-running drama television series ''Shortland Street''. Whippy made her directing debut on feature film Vai which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019. Since then she has directed 2 series of well-loved New Zealand children's series Fejioa Club. Career She has appeared in various shows including ''Jackson's Wharf'', ''The Strip'', ''Being Eve'', ''Mercy Peak'' and ''Orange Roughies''. In 2011, she starred in the series ''Nothing Trivial'' as hard-nosed Michelle Hardcastle. Voiced character "Navali" in online video game "Path of Exile" In 2019, she starred as Cece King, a social worker who dealt with her mother-in-law's dementia and eventual death, her husband's sexual assault allegations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rednex
Rednex is a Swedish musical group whose style is a mix of American country music and modern Eurodance, with their appearance and stage names taking inspiration from the American redneck stereotypes. The band originally consisted of the lead singer Mary Joe (Annika Ljungberg), alongside Bobby Sue (Kent Olander), Ken Tacky (Arne Arstrand), Billy Ray (Jonas Nilsson) and Mup (Patrick Edenberg). Pat Reiniz (Patrick Edenberg) also served as the band's producer. The band has gone through multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with none of the members having an uninterrupted tenure. The group enjoyed success throughout the 1990s with novelty hits such as "Cotton Eye Joe", "Old Pop in an Oak", "The Spirit of the Hawk" and "Wish You Were Here", which often topped the charts in several European countries. Band history 1994–1995: Formation and ''Sex & Violins'' Rednex was initially the brainchild of Swedish producers Janne Ericsson, Örjan "Öban" Öberg, and Patrick Edenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie & Jane
''Chrissie & Jane'' was an Australian breakfast radio show with Chrissie Swan & Jane Hall with anchor Brendon Dangar (Whippy). The show was broadcast on Mix 101.1 from 6am to 9am on weekdays and ran from February 2012 until December 2014. News, sport, weather and traffic updates were presented by Emily Hoskins. History In December 2011, Swan announced that she had resigned from '' The Circle'' to spend more time with her children, Leo & Kit. Chrissie was then offered to present Breakfast on Mix 101.1, replacing Brig & Lehmo, who moved to sister station Gold 104.3 to replace incumbents Grubby & Dee Dee. In January 2012, actress and comedian Hall was announced as Swan's co-host with Jamie Row as anchor. In March 2013, Swan went on maternity leave to have her third child and Katie 'Monty' Dimond replaced her. Chrissie returned to the show in April. In September, Jamie Row resigned as anchor of the show, moving into afternoons on the station. Row was replaced by program director, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy Called Dad
''A Boy Called Dad'' is a 2009 British drama film, produced by Made Up North Productions. It is the feature film debut of director Brian Percival, screenwriter Julie Rutterford, producers Michael Knowles and Stacey Murray, and co-producer Mark John. It stars Ian Hart and Kyle Ward as father and son. Plot ''A Boy Called Dad'' tells the story of Robbie, a fourteen-year-old boy who has just become a father. Robbie wishes to take responsibility for his baby son, Elliot, but the mother wants nothing more to do with him. A near-accident reunites Robbie with his estranged father, Joe, and for a while their relationship flourishes. But Joe proves a feckless, unreliable man, and Robbie realizes he does not want to be the same kind of father to his own child. After seeing the baby with his mother and her abusive new boyfriend, Robbie decides to take action. Confrontation leads to violence, and Robbie kidnaps his son and goes on the run. Travelling cross-country, he meets Nia, a traumatize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Massawippi
Lake Massawippi is a freshwater lake in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The Tomifobia River is the source of the lake at its southern tip, near the village of Ayer's Cliff, Quebec. In early records, the lake was also called "Lake Tomifobi". The current of the lake flows north, funneling into the Massawippi River at the village of North Hatley, Quebec on Massawippi's northern shore. It is bordered by five municipalities: North Hatley, Hatley Township, the municipality of Hatley, Ayer's Cliff and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. Massawippi is an Abenaki word that translates to "the big deep lake" in English. Leisure A popular summer destination for wealthy Americans in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, industrialist Foxhall P. Keene, writer Upton Sinclair, and the Barron family (of Barron's Magazine) were among those who owned seasonal estates on the lake. Today Lake Massawippi is the site of two luxury hotels — Hov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
