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Poindexter
Poindexter may refer to: * Poindexter (surname), a Jèrriais surname; origin and a list of people with the name Characters * Poindexter, a character in the animated TV series Felix the Cat (TV series)#Poindexter, ''Felix the Cat'' (1959–1962), whose name has become a slang term meaning "a bookish or socially unskilled person" * Poindexter, the main character in the film ''The People Under the Stairs'' * Arnold Poindexter, a character in the film ''Revenge of the Nerds'' and its sequels * Special Agent Benjamin Poindexter, a Marvel supervillain known under the alias Bullseye (Marvel Comics), Bullseye Places in the United States * Poindexter, Georgia, an unincorporated community also known as Murrays Crossroads * Poindexter, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Poindexter Village, Columbus, Ohio, a historic public housing complex Other uses * Poindexter (album), ''Poindexter'' (mixtape), a 2009 mixtape by Childish Gambino See also * ''SS Alan Poindexter'', a spaceship i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poindexter (surname)
Poindexter is a Jèrriais surname most commonly found in the United States, but originally from the island of Jersey between Britain and France, where it survives in its original form of Poingdestre. Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Alan G. Poindexter (1961–2012), American astronaut, son of John Poindexter * Anthony Poindexter (born 1976), American football coach * Buster Poindexter, pseudonym of American rock musician David Johansen (1950-2025) * Camilla Poindexter, American reality television personality and model * Charles Poindexter (born 1942), American politician from Virginia * Doug Poindexter (1927–2004), American country musician * George Poindexter (1779–1853), American politician * Hildrus Poindexter (1901–1987), epidemiologist and scientist * James Poindexter (born 1949), American sport shooter * James Preston Poindexter (1819–1907), American civil rights activist * Jennings Poindexter (1910–1983), American baseball player * Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jèrriais
( ; also known as the Jersey language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance languages, Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island in the Channel Islands archipelago off the coast of France. Its closest relatives are the other Norman languages, such as , spoken in neighbouring Guernsey, and the other . Use of has been in decline over the past century, as English language, English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration on Jersey. There are very few people who speak Jèrriais as a mother tongue and, owing to the age of the remaining speakers, their numbers decrease annually. Despite this, efforts are being made to keep the language alive. The language of Sark, Sercquiais, is a descendant of the Jèrriais brought by the Jersey colonists who settled Sark in the 16th century, with mutual intelligibility with the Norman language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix The Cat (TV Series)
''Felix the Cat'' is a 1960–1962 American animated television series featuring the cartoon character Felix the Cat, of the same name. Like The Van Beuren Corporation before, Joe Oriolo gave Felix a more domesticated and pedestrian personality, geared more toward children, and introduced Felix's now-famous item of the "Magic Bag of Tricks", a satchel that can assume the shape and characteristics of anything Felix wants, and several new main characters such as Felix's arch-enemy, The Professor and his cigar-smoking bulldog sidekick Rock Bottom. The cartoons are divided into two parts, with the first part ending in a cliffhanger resolved after a commercial break. A second Felix series, ''The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat'', aired on CBS in 1995–1997. Background In 1954, Otto Messmer retired from the Felix daily newspaper strips, and his assistant Joe Oriolo (the co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost) took over, since King Features Syndicate wanted him to take over. Oriolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Under The Stairs
''The People Under the Stairs'' is a 1991 American comedy horror film written and directed by Wes Craven, and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer and Ving Rhames. The plot follows a young boy and two adult robbers who become trapped in a house belonging to a neighborhood's crooked landlords after breaking in to steal their collection of gold coins as the boy learns a dark secret about them and what also lurks in their house. Craven has stated that ''The People Under the Stairs'' was partially inspired by a news story from the late 1970s, in which two burglars broke into a Los Angeles household, inadvertently causing the police to discover two children who had been locked away by their parents. The film was a surprise commercial success, and has been analyzed for its satirical depiction of gentrification, class warfare, and capitalism. Plot Poindexter "Fool" Williams is a resident of a Los Angeles ghetto. He and his family are being evicted from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The Nerds
''Revenge of the Nerds'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, and Bernie Casey. The plot follows a group of nerds at the fictional Adams College trying to stop the ongoing harassment by jock fraternity Alpha Betas and its sister sorority Pi Delta Pi. Plot Best friends and nerds Lewis Skolnick and Gilbert Lowe enroll in Adams College to study computer science. The Alpha Betas, a fraternity that includes most of the Adams football team, carelessly burn down their own house and urged by Coach Harris, take over the freshman dorms, throwing the freshmen out into the street. Dean Ulich designates temporary living space in the gymnasium and allows the freshmen to rush the fraternities. Lewis, Gilbert, and several other nerds fail to join fraternities but obtain and renovate a dilapidated house near campus. The Alpha Betas, led by star quarterback Stan Gable, are irked by the nerds' success, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
Bullseye (Lester) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and John Romita Sr. Depicted as a psychopathic assassin, Bullseye uses the opportunities afforded by his line of work to exercise his homicidal tendencies and to work out his own personal vendetta against Daredevil. He is also an enemy of the Punisher. Bullseye possesses the innate and preternatural ability to use almost any object as a lethal projectile, be it weapons like shuriken and sai or seemingly harmless objects like playing cards and pencils. His marksmanship is uncanny, at a nearly supernatural level. The alternate continuities of '' Daredevil Noir'', ''PunisherMAX'', and Ultimate Marvel respectively feature the original Bullseye incarnations Eliza, Shelton Pendergrass, and Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter. Bullseye has been adapted into various forms of media relating to Daredevil, with live-action portrayals including Colin Farrell in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poindexter, Georgia
Murrays Crossroads (also Murray, Murrays Cross Roads, and Poindexter) was an unincorporated community in Schley County, Georgia, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 with State Route 240, to the north of the city of Ellaville, the county seat of Schley County. The elevation of the location is 440 feet (134 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-26. In the late 19th century it was a "prosperous country settlement", which had its own post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ... by 1884. Thomas E. Watson gave a speech at Murray's Crossroads in 1893. In 1959, it was referred to as a "town". By 2021, however, it was referred to as a "past example" of a rural community. The community is part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poindexter, Virginia
Poindexter is an unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States It is located at the 4-way intersection of minor Virginia State Routes 613 (Poindexter Road) and 640 (Jack Jouett Road). State Route 717 (Central Branch Road) spurs off of State Route 613 nearby. A post office and store once operated in Poindexter. Citations suggest that the community is named for the postman that operated them around the 1850s. Geography Poindexter is surrounded by farmland and private properties and small forested patches and lies at an elevation of . Churches Churches in the Poindexter area are: * Foster Creek Baptist Church (built 1795 as Siloam Baptist Church) * Berea Baptist Church Baptists are a denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers ( believer's baptism) and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of ... (built 1857) References {{Louisa Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poindexter Village
Poindexter Village was a historic public housing complex in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Today, the remaining two buildings are set to become the Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center. Poindexter Village was the first public housing project in Columbus, and one of the first in the United States. It was named for James Preston Poindexter, an abolitionist and Baptist minister who lived and practiced in the city. Attributes Poindexter Village was established in the then-segregated East Side of Columbus. It was the first public housing in Columbus, and one of the first in the United States. The project provided stable and safe residences for African American families, allowing them to become successful. According to state senator Hearcel Craig, the project was essential to the success of Columbus as a whole. Poindexter Village had a cost of $2,098 in 1940, and opened with about 400 units. It had 27 acres and 35 buildings. Noted Columbus arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poindexter (album)
The discography of American hip hop recording artist and actor Childish Gambino comprises five studio albums, fourteen mixtapes, and four EPs. After releasing his first five mixtapes and EP independently, he signed to Glassnote Records and released ''Camp'' (2011), his first album on a major record label. Studio albums Reissues EPs Mixtapes Singles As lead artist As featured artist Promotional singles Other charted and certified songs Guest appearances Music videos Notes References {{Childish Gambino Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ... Discographies of American artists Hip-hop discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
