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• Droll — For the type of humor, see Droll humor. For video game, see Drol. For the musician, see Gibb Droll. Frontispiece to The Wits or Sport upon Sport (London, 1662). Attributed to Francis Kirkman. A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that… …   Wikipedia

• Monkey (advertising character) — Monkey and Al (portrayed by Johnny Vegas), as shown on one of ITV Digital s adverts Monkey (also known as ITV Digital Monkey or PG Tips Monkey, and often pronounced Monkeh in imitation of Johnny Vegas Lancashire accent), is an animated puppet… …   Wikipedia

• Harlequin — /ˈhaləkwən/ (say hahluhkwuhn) noun (sometimes lower case) a droll character in comedy (originally commedia dell arte) and pantomime, usually masked, dressed in particoloured spangled tights, and bearing a wooden sword or magic wand. {French; Old… …  

• laughable — laughable, risible, ludicrous, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical, droll, funny are comparable when they mean provoking or evoking laughter or mirth. Laughable is the general term for whatever is fit to provoke laughter {mod ern audiences do… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium

• Monsieur Thomas — Contents 1 Date and Source 2 Publication 3 Revision 4 Ad …   Wikipedia

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• Balzac, Honoré de — orig. Honoré Balssa born May 20, 1799, Tours, France died Aug. 18, 1850, Paris French writer. Balzac began working as a clerk in Paris at about age 16. An early attempt at a business career left him with huge debts, and for decades he toiled… …   Universalium

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• Beggars' Bush — For the old military barracks in Dublin, Ireland, see Beggars Bush Beggars Bush [The play s title is proverbial and aphoristic; to go by beggar s bush was to decline in fortune. Several locations in the British Isles have been associated with the …   Wikipedia

• Edward Steinhardt — (born 16 August 1961) is an American poet, journalist, editor and fiction author. Contents 1 Early years 2 Early Influences and Background 3 Steinhardt s Work 4 Bibliography …   Wikipedia