![]() 31 Cause for celebration at a pachyderm sanctuary? : AN ELEPHANT IN THE WOMB (from “an elephant in the room”)Ī pachyderm is a large mammal noted for having very thick skin and hooves, or nails resembling hooves. ![]() Flora was the Roman goddess of plants, flowers and fertility. The term “fauna” comes from the Roman goddess of earth and fertility who was called Fauna. The fauna is the animal life of a particular region, and the flora is that region’s plant life. Try this one for size:Īnd came back the previous night. ![]() No one knows for sure how the limerick got its name, although there does seem to be agreement the name does indeed come from the city or county of Limerick in Ireland. It is located on the Shannon Estuary, in the west of the country. Limerick is the fourth-most populous city in Ireland, after Dublin, Belfast and Cork. The family name was a nod to “Mad Anthony” Wayne, the US Army general and statesman who rose to prominence in the Revolutionary War. The first name of Bruce was chosen as a homage to the Scottish king and heroic figure, Robert the Bruce. 24 Accept payment from Batman? : TAKE A WAYNE CHECK (from “take a rain check”)īruce Wayne is the secret identity of Batman in the comic series created by DC Comics. It is a remarkable invention, particularly when one notes that abaci are still widely used today across Africa and Asia. The abacus (plural “abaci”) was used as a counting frame long before man had invented a numbering system. If you remember the original television adaptation of “Roots”, you might recall that Kunta Kinte was played by LeVar Burton, who later went on to play another famous role, Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: the Next Generation”. His 1976 novel “Roots” is based on Haley’s own family history, and he claimed to be a direct descendant of the real life Kunta Kinte, the slave who was kidnapped in the Gambia in 1767. Not only did Alex Haley author the magnificent novel “Roots”, he was also the collaborator with Malcolm X on “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. In fact, one of Asner’s activist colleagues, Howard Hesseman (who played Johnny Fever) found that his show “WKRP in Cincinnati” was also canceled … on the very same day. When “Lou Grant” was cancelled in 1982, despite decent ratings, there was a lot of talk that the cancellation was a move by the network against Asner personally. He served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and was very involved in the 1980 SAG strike. Off-screen Asner is noted for his political activism. Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) 20 Portrayer of Captain Davies in “Roots” : ASNERĮd Asner is most famous for playing the irascible but lovable Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and on the spin-off drama “Lou Grant”. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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