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First published in the UK in 1981 as A Hundred and One Uses for a Dead Cat, [1] the collection was eventually republished in 20 countries and sold over 2 million copies. [3] It spawned two sequels, 101 More Uses for a Dead Cat and Uses of a Dead Cat in History , as well as calendars featuring the cartoons and even a book in response called The ...
101 (one hundred [and] one) is the natural number following 100 and preceding 102. It is variously pronounced "one hundred and one" / "a hundred and one", "one hundred one" / "a hundred one", and "one oh one". As an ordinal number, 101st (one hundred [and] first), rather than 101th, is the correct form. Look up one hundred and one or one ...
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Hyakunin Isshu (百人一首) is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets. Hyakunin isshu can be translated to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"; it can also refer to the card game of uta-garuta, which uses a deck composed of cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu.
Farkle, or Farkel, is a dice game similar to or synonymous with 1000/5000/10000, Cosmic Wimpout, Greed, Hot Dice, [1] Squelch, [2] Zilch, [3] or Zonk. Its origins as a folk game are unknown, but the game dates back to at least the mid-1980s. [4]
If a double move is used, Mr. X must log both moves separately, use a transportation ticket for each one, and surrender one of the double move tickets. [2] Mr. X moves first on every turn, after which the detectives move in any order. At five specific times during the game, Mr. X has to reveal their current position.
1000 Blank White Cards is a party game played with cards in which the deck is created as part of the game. Though it has been played by adults in organized groups worldwide, 1000 Blank White Cards is also described as well-suited for children in Hoyle's Rules of Games. [1] Since any game rules are contained on the cards (rather than existing as ...
Wahoo (board game) Wahoo is a cross and circle board game similar to Parchisi that involves moving a set number of marbles around the board, trying to get them into the safety zone. The game is alleged to have originated in the Appalachian hills, but it is nearly identical to Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht, a German board game originating in 1907.
A slide rule consists of a body [note 1] and a slider that can be slid along within the body and both of these have numerical scales inscribed on them. On duplex rules the body and/or the slider have scales on the back as well as the front. [2] The slider's scales may be visible from the back or the slider may need to be slid right out and ...