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Currency dupes cause inflation and conversely item dupes cause the item to lose value. On 7 November 2003 in the MMORPG RuneScape , an extremely rare item, the Magenta Party hat (now the Purple Party hat) was duped well over 2 million times; the effects are still seen today in the game's economy.
Crossword grids elsewhere, such as in Britain, South Africa, India and Australia, have a lattice-like structure, with a higher percentage of shaded squares (around 25%), leaving about half the letters in an answer unchecked. For example, if the top row has an answer running all the way across, there will often be no across answers in the second ...
Dupe audio ⓘ usually refers to someone who has been deceived into going along with an idea or program. It may also refer to: ...
In the late 19th century, the phrase gained currency among gamblers and con men as a cynical comment on human gullibility. In an 1879 article entitled "Gambling in Chicago", an "old-timer" says about the struggles of hard-up gamblers: "[G]oodness knows how they live, it's mighty hard times with the most of them; in the season they make a bit on base ball, or on the races, and then, you know ...
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (Italian: Un genio, due compari, un pollo) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was co-written and produced by Sergio Leone , who also directed the opening scene.
Diagram of a typical drupe (), showing both fruit and seed The development sequence of a typical drupe, a smooth-skinned type of peach (Prunus persica) over a 7 + 1 ⁄ 2-month period, from bud formation in early winter to fruit ripening in midsummer
Keating was born into a working-class family in an overcrowded flat in Forest Hill, South London. [12] [13] As a youth, living hand to mouth on his father's shilling-and-sixpence hourly wage as a house painter, he helped his mother make ends meet by collecting and selling horse manure, running errands for neighbours, and taking parcels to the local pawn shop.