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  2. Brobdingnag - Wikipedia

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    Brobdingnagian culture consists of history, poetry, mathematics and ethics, mathematics being a particular strength. Printing has been long known but libraries are relatively small. The king has the largest library, which contains about one thousand volumes. The Brobdingnagians favour a clear literary style.

  3. Brobdingnagian Bards - Wikipedia

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    The Brobdingnagian Bards musical style is best described as a mixture of Irish and Scottish folk music, with their original compositions often falling into the filk genre. Although the pair did perform a good deal of purely traditional songs, the band is most well known for their original works, including comedic pop-culture and sci-fi -themed ...

  4. Gulliver's Travels - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, Brobdingnagian appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as a synonym for very large or gigantic. In like vein, the term yahoo is often encountered as a synonym for ruffian or thug. In the Oxford English Dictionary it is defined as "a rude, noisy, or violent person" and its origins attributed to Swift's Gulliver's Travels. [27]

  5. Brobdingnagian - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 31 October 2005, at 08:02 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  6. Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales - Wikipedia

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    Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales is a compilation of Irish pub songs, various pop culture inspired songs and parodies, and live versions of songs from the Bards' previous albums. A romantic Italian folk song, "Santa Lucia," is also included.

  7. Cultural influence of Gulliver's Travels - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, Brobdingnagian appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as a synonym for very large or gigantic. In like vein, the term yahoo is often encountered as a synonym for ruffian or thug. In the Oxford English Dictionary it is considered a definition for "a rude, noisy, or violent person" and its origins attributed to Swift's Gulliver's ...

  8. A Celtic Renaissance Wedding - Wikipedia

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    A Celtic Renaissance Wedding is a compilation of some of the Brobdingnagian Bards' most romantic songs, and their most requested songs for wedding ceremonies and receptions. Track listing [ edit ]

  9. A Faire to Remember - Wikipedia

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    A Faire to Remember is a mix of Renaissance Fair favorites, classic Celtic tunes, as well as some original comedic works from the Bards. "If I Had a Million Ducats" is a parody of the Barenaked Ladies' hit song "If I Had $1000000".