Difference between revisions of "F"
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'''Faberg&eacute;, Monsieur'''<br />
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435;
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'''Fame'''<br />
 
'''Fame'''<br />
 
276; girl at House of Mirrors
 
276; girl at House of Mirrors
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'''Fangsley'''<br />
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516; imagined ship's captain about to be torpedoed by the ''Stupendica''
  
 
'''Faraday, Michael, FRS (1791-1867)'''<br />
 
'''Faraday, Michael, FRS (1791-1867)'''<br />
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'''fata morgana'''<br />
 
'''fata morgana'''<br />
 
19; a mirage and optical phenomenon
 
19; a mirage and optical phenomenon
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'''Faun'''<br />
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493; blond at Cambridge
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'''Fawcett, Phillippa'''<br />
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490
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'''Feeley, Vang'''<br />
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464; Stray's "lover boy" in Fickle City "looking almost too legendary"
  
 
'''Fenian'''<br />
 
'''Fenian'''<br />
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'''Ferdinand, Francis (1863-1914)'''<br />
 
'''Ferdinand, Francis (1863-1914)'''<br />
 
45; Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (German: Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen, Erzherzog von Österreich-Este) was an Archduke of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the Austrian declaration of war against Serbia which triggered World War I; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ferdinand Wikipedia entry]
 
45; Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (German: Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen, Erzherzog von Österreich-Este) was an Archduke of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the Austrian declaration of war against Serbia which triggered World War I; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ferdinand Wikipedia entry]
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'''F.I.C.O.T.T.'''<br />
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412;
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'''Filtham'''<br />
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497-98; Hymn ridiculed as "Filtham's Tedium"
  
 
'''Finesse'''<br />
 
'''Finesse'''<br />
 
276; girl at House of Mirrors
 
276; girl at House of Mirrors
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'''Fisk'''<br />
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450; movie house proprietor in Audacity, Iowa
  
 
'''Fitzgerald'''<br />
 
'''Fitzgerald'''<br />
 
32; "shrinkage of dimension"
 
32; "shrinkage of dimension"
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'''Fiume'''<br />
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529;
  
 
'''Flaco'''<br />
 
'''Flaco'''<br />
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'''Flagg'''<br />
 
'''Flagg'''<br />
 
212; Governor of Jeshimon's "clemency secretary"
 
212; Governor of Jeshimon's "clemency secretary"
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'''Flambo, Wilt'''<br />
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450; operates projector at Dreamtime Movy
  
 
'''Flannelette, Dodge'''<br />
 
'''Flannelette, Dodge'''<br />
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190; a female sextet in turn-of-the-century New York. In 1901, the musical ''Floradora'' was a great success and continued to be for years. Everyone saw it, everyone talked about it, and everyone followed the beauties in the Floradora Sextette. When the men chorus members got on their knees and sang to the beauties in the sextette: "Tell me, pretty maiden, are there any more at home like you?" the house came down in cheers and tears. After each performance crowds of "stage-door johnnies" hung around the exit with offers of presents, parties and proposals. Every Floradora girl had hundreds of admirers. One of the original Floradora Girls was Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, whose jealous husband Harry K. Thaw had shot famous architect Stanford White; another original member was Daisy Dell;
 
190; a female sextet in turn-of-the-century New York. In 1901, the musical ''Floradora'' was a great success and continued to be for years. Everyone saw it, everyone talked about it, and everyone followed the beauties in the Floradora Sextette. When the men chorus members got on their knees and sang to the beauties in the sextette: "Tell me, pretty maiden, are there any more at home like you?" the house came down in cheers and tears. After each performance crowds of "stage-door johnnies" hung around the exit with offers of presents, parties and proposals. Every Floradora girl had hundreds of admirers. One of the original Floradora Girls was Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, whose jealous husband Harry K. Thaw had shot famous architect Stanford White; another original member was Daisy Dell;
  
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Flores Mag&oacute;n brothers<br />
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'''Flores Mag&oacute;n brothers'''<br />
 
381;
 
381;
  
 
'''Flynn, Fireman Jim'''<br />
 
'''Flynn, Fireman Jim'''<br />
 
189; Lake Traverse bets on him in a fight
 
189; Lake Traverse bets on him in a fight
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'''Fomalhaut'''<br />
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521; steam crawler out of Ostend
  
 
'''Fong Ding, Charlie'''<br />
 
'''Fong Ding, Charlie'''<br />
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'''Ford, Bob (1860-1892)'''<br />
 
'''Ford, Bob (1860-1892)'''<br />
 
89; Robert Newton Ford, was an outlaw sensationalized by assassinating Jesse James in 1882; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ford_%28outlaw%29 Wikipedia entry]
 
89; Robert Newton Ford, was an outlaw sensationalized by assassinating Jesse James in 1882; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ford_%28outlaw%29 Wikipedia entry]
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'''Forrest, General'''<br />
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435; "fustest with the mostest"
  
 
'''Four-Color Problem'''<br />
 
'''Four-Color Problem'''<br />
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'''Four Corners Boys'''<br />
 
'''Four Corners Boys'''<br />
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284; bikers in Fickle Creek, 463;
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'''Four-door farce'''<br />
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561;
  
 
'''''Fram'''''<br />
 
'''''Fram'''''<br />
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357; magic trick
 
357; magic trick
  
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'''Fresno, Sloat'''<br />
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'''Fresno, Sloat Eddie'''<br />
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195; Deuce Kindred's sidekick; 261;
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195; Deuce Kindred's sidekick; 261; 478;
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'''Frobenius'''<br />
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511; mathematician at University of Berlin
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'''Fuchs'''<br />
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511; mathematician at University of Berlin
  
 
'''Fung, Hop'''<br />
 
'''Fung, Hop'''<br />
 
339; "enterprising Celestial"
 
339; "enterprising Celestial"
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'''Furies'''<br />
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485;
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'''furoshiki'''<br />
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532;
  
 
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Revision as of 23:14, 11 November 2006

Fabergé, Monsieur
435;

Fame
276; girl at House of Mirrors

Fangsley
516; imagined ship's captain about to be torpedoed by the Stupendica

Faraday, Michael, FRS (1791-1867)
98; English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena; Wikipedia entry

Farr, Ed
90; sheriff of Huerfano County in Colorado

fata morgana
19; a mirage and optical phenomenon

Faun
493; blond at Cambridge

Fawcett, Phillippa
490

Feeley, Vang
464; Stray's "lover boy" in Fickle City "looking almost too legendary"

Fenian
370;

Ferdinand, Francis (1863-1914)
45; Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (German: Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen, Erzherzog von Österreich-Este) was an Archduke of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the Austrian declaration of war against Serbia which triggered World War I; Wikipedia entry

F.I.C.O.T.T.
412;

Filtham
497-98; Hymn ridiculed as "Filtham's Tedium"

Finesse
276; girl at House of Mirrors

Fisk
450; movie house proprietor in Audacity, Iowa

Fitzgerald
32; "shrinkage of dimension"

Fiume
529;

Flaco
371; with O'Rooney

Flagg
212; Governor of Jeshimon's "clemency secretary"

Flambo, Wilt
450; operates projector at Dreamtime Movy

Flannelette, Dodge
130; "American bucket-shop desperado";

Fletcher, Uncle
88; Webb Traverse's uncle

Floradora Girls
190; a female sextet in turn-of-the-century New York. In 1901, the musical Floradora was a great success and continued to be for years. Everyone saw it, everyone talked about it, and everyone followed the beauties in the Floradora Sextette. When the men chorus members got on their knees and sang to the beauties in the sextette: "Tell me, pretty maiden, are there any more at home like you?" the house came down in cheers and tears. After each performance crowds of "stage-door johnnies" hung around the exit with offers of presents, parties and proposals. Every Floradora girl had hundreds of admirers. One of the original Floradora Girls was Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, whose jealous husband Harry K. Thaw had shot famous architect Stanford White; another original member was Daisy Dell;

Flores Magón brothers
381;

Flynn, Fireman Jim
189; Lake Traverse bets on him in a fight

Fomalhaut
521; steam crawler out of Ostend

Fong Ding, Charlie
303; "does laundry for the parlor housegirls" in Telluride

Ford, Bob (1860-1892)
89; Robert Newton Ford, was an outlaw sensationalized by assassinating Jesse James in 1882; Wikipedia entry

Forrest, General
435; "fustest with the mostest"

Four-Color Problem
325;

Four Corners Boys
284; bikers in Fickle Creek, 463;

Four-door farce
561;

Fram
138; Fridtjof Nansen's and Hjalmar Johansen's ship; Article about Nansen

Franz Josef Land
215; an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. It consists of 191 ice-covered islands with an area of 16,134 km² and is largely uninhabited; Wikipedia entry

French drop
357; magic trick

Fresno, Sloat Eddie
195; Deuce Kindred's sidekick; 261; 478;

Frobenius
511; mathematician at University of Berlin

Fuchs
511; mathematician at University of Berlin

Fung, Hop
339; "enterprising Celestial"

Furies
485;

furoshiki
532;

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