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Jock (other)
Jock may refer to: Common meanings * Jock (stereotype), a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete * Jock, a derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English * Short for jockstrap, an item of male protective undergarment * Jocks, male briefs in Australian slang Places * Jock River, Canada * Jocks Lagoon, Tasmania People * Jock (given name), a list of people with the first name or nickname * Charles Jock (born 1989), American middle-distance runner * Duach Jock (born 1986), South Sudanese soccer player * Jock (cartoonist) (born 1972), British comic book artist Mark Simpson * Jock McIver, a stage name, along with Talbot O'Farrell, of English music hall performer William Parrott (1878–1952) Fictional characters * Jock, pilot in game ''Deus Ex'' * Jock, a Scottish Terrier in ''Lady and the Tramp'' and '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' * Wee Jock, a Highland Terrier in ''Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is the police constable of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock (stereotype)
In the United States and Canada, a jock is a stereotype of an athlete, or someone who is consumed by sports and sports culture, and does not take much interest in intellectual pursuits or other activities. It is generally applied mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a distinct youth subculture. As a blanket term, ''jock'' can be considered synonymous with ''athlete''. Jocks are usually presented as male practitioners of team sports such as American football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and ice hockey. Origin The use of the term "jock" to refer to an athletic man is thought to have emerged around 1963. It is believed to be derived from the word " jockstrap", which is an undergarment worn to support/protect the male genitals while playing sports. In the 1960s, someone who liked sports was sometimes jokingly called an "athletic supporter", which is the actual name for a jockstrap. The term "jock" also appears in the 1953 book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deus Ex (video Game)
''Deus Ex'' is a 2000 action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. Originally released for Microsoft Windows, it was released for Mac OS the same year, and for PlayStation 2 in 2002. The gameplay—combining first-person shooter, stealth, and role-playing elements—features exploration and combat in environments connected to multiple city-based levels, with quests that can be completed in a number of ways and character customization based around cybernetic enhancements. Conversations between characters feature a variety of responses, with choices at key story points affecting how some events play out. A post-release patch incorporated deathmatch-style multiplayer. ''Deus Ex'' is set in 2052, in a dystopian cyberpunk future beset by terrorist acts, economic inequality, and a plague dubbed the Gray Death. The player character, the cybernetically enhanced JC Denton, is an anti-terrorism agent who is deployed when a terrorist group interrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th (Scottish) Division
The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during the First World War, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War. After the 1st South African Infantry Brigade Group joined in early 1916, the division was known colloquially as the '' Jock and Springboks''. History Background A 9th Division had been formed for service during the Second Boer War, and was commanded by Henry Edward Colvile. In 1902, a 9th Division was as formed and was commanded by Edward Pemberton Leach, but it was broken-up at some point prior to the start of the war. First World War In the Battle of Loos, notable for being the first battle in which British forces used poison gas, the 9th (Scottish) Division assaulted the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the 5th Camerons suffered horrific casualties, and Corporal James Dalgleish Pollock gained a Victoria Cross for his actions. The 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock The Hero Dog gave the film three stars out of five.
''Jock the Hero Dog'' (also known as ''Jock of the Bushveld'') is a 2011 South African animated adventure comedy film directed by Duncan MacNeillie. It features the voices of Bryan Adams, Donald Sutherland, Helen Hunt, Ted Danson and Mandy Patinkin. It is loosely based on the 1907 book '' Jock of the Bushveld'' by Sir James Percy FitzPatrick. Voice cast *Bryan Adams as Jock and Sir Percy Fitzpatrick *Helen Hunt as Jess *Ted Danson as Pezulu *Desmond Tutu as Baba *Mandy Patinkin as Basil * Anthony Bishop as George * William Baldwin as Boatman *Donald Sutherland as Narrator Reception Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. References External links |
Jocks (film)
''Jocks'' is a 1987 teen film, teen comedy film, comedy. The film was directed by Steve Carver and written by Michael Lanahan and David Oas. ''Jocks'' was shot in Las Vegas and in Los Angeles. Plot Coach Williams (Richard Roundtree) must get his tennis players into shape for the big play-offs in Las Vegas. The Kid (Scott Strader) and his buddies run wild in Vegas on and off the court as the coach tries to keep the players out of trouble before the match. Christopher Lee and R. G. Armstrong appear in character roles with Mariska Hargitay in the role of the heroine, Nicole, a scout. Cast * Scott Strader as The Kid * Perry Lang as Jeff * Mariska Hargitay as Nicole * Richard Roundtree as Chip Williams * R. G. Armstrong as Coach Bettlebom * Stoney Jackson as Andy * Adam Mills as Tex * Donald Gibb as Ripper * Tom Shadyac as Chris * Christopher Murphy as Tony * Katherine Kelly Lang as Julie * Christopher Lee as President White * Trinidad Silva as Chito * Marianne Gravatte Woman On Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indiana Jones Characters
This is a list of characters in the ''Indiana Jones'' series. Overview Family tree , - , style="text-align: left;", Notes: Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular character of the franchise, is an archaeologist and part-time college professor. Satipo Satipo (Alfred Molina) is a guide accompanying Indy in the temple in the film's opening. He follows behind him through the temple's traps on the way in. When Indy and Satipo reach a pit on the way out, Satipo makes it over with Indy's whip and Indy is stuck on the other side. Indy throws over the fertility idol to Satipo, who offered to throw him his whip for it; but he betrays Indy, dropping the whip and fleeing. In his haste, he forgot to mind the wall trap he had witnessed Indy test and is killed; Indiana makes it out. In an early script of the film, written by Lawrence Kasdan, Satipo flees the boul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Ewing
John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. (1909–1982) is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' created by David Jacobs. Jock was played by Jim Davis in the show's first four seasons from 1978 to 1981, and as a young man by Dale Midkiff in the made-for-TV movie prequel '' The Early Years'' in 1986. Jock founded Ewing Oil in 1930 and was the patriarch of the Ewing family. Character biography Early life and career John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. was born in 1909, the younger of two sons born to Leander Ewing. Through his older brother, Jason, Jock got his first job in an oil field in Texas. While riding in a train boxcar, Jock met Willard "Digger" Barnes and the two became friends. Jock, Digger, and Jason all became wildcatters and began drilling their own fields. Digger had a unique ability to smell oil underground and with Jock's business skills they began making a fortune. Jason and Digger didn't get on much, while Jock stood up for Digger in those days. Jason eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Macbeth (TV Series)
''Hamish Macbeth'' is a Scottish mystery comedy-drama television series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 26 March 1995 to 4 May 1997. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton ( Marion Chesney). The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth, in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The title character was played by Robert Carlyle. It consisted of three series, with the first two series containing six episodes and the third containing eight. The series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom and the United States in 2005 and 2006 respectively, with the exception of the first series episode ‘West Coast Story’. This was due to rights issues surrounding the episode's extensive use of excerpts from the 1961 film ''West Side Story''. In September 2023 the series was made permanently available on BBC iPlayer. Like the DVD release, ‘West Coast Story’ is not on iPlayer. Synopsis Hamish Macbeth, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scamp's Adventure
''Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' is a 2001 American animated direct-to-video musical romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ... film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and the sequel to Disney's 1955 animated feature film ''Lady and the Tramp''. The film was directed by Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel, with a screenplay by Bill Motz and Bob Roth. It stars Scott Wolf as Lady and Tramp's son Scamp (comics), Scamp, who desires to become a free-ranging dog, wild dog. In the film, Scamp runs away from his home and joins a gang of stray dogs called the Junkyard Dogs, where he falls in love with one of the gang's members, Angel. ''Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' was released on February 27, 2001, to mixed reviews from critics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
