Prophet4's New Writeups

Bill Barilko (person)

2002-05-24T16:57:47Z

Although he was not noted for his offensive skills, Bill Barilko scored one of the most celebrated goals in NHL history during the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Montreal. This series was the only championship final that required overtime in every contest. In game five, the extra session was nearly three minutes old when Barilko spotted a loose puck near the Montreal crease, He dove from the blue line and fired a shot over Montreal Goaltender Gerry McNeil's outstretched arm to give the Leafs the Cup.
Unfortunately, it was the last goal of Barilko's career. He disappeared that summer on a fishing trip, and the Leafs didn't win another cup until 1962, the year his body was found.

--Pro Set Hockey 91/92 Series One Card #340

Bill Barilko was born on March 25th, 1927, in Timmins, Ontario. His entire NHL career was spent with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from his rookie year in 1946, to his

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All Killer No Filler (thing)

2002-04-05T13:09:31Z

All Killer No Filler
All Songs written and Performed by Sum 41
Produced by Jerry Finn
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
Guest Artist: Greg Noiri of Treble Charger

track list:
1. Introduction to Destruction
2. Nothing On My Back
3. Never Wake Up
4. Fat Lip
5. Rhythms
6. Motivation
7. In Too Deep
8. Summer
9. Handle This
10. Crazy Amanda Bunkface
11. All She's Got
12. Heart Attack
13. Pain For Pleasure

CanCon: Coming from a bunch of crazy Canadian kids, the album gets a MAL on the MAPL Canadian content scale. That is to say, the music and lyrics were written and performed by Canadians.

Overall Impressions:
Less Pop than Blink 182 and less Rock than the Offspring, Sum 41's sound on All Killer No Filler is difficult for me to define clearly. While there is a fair bit of Punk…

fantasy (idea)

2002-01-08T13:03:12Z

What do the words Science Fiction mean to you? Most people tend to think of high-technology, spaceships, the future, aliens, and bad movies, or similar ideas. What about Fantasy? Oh, those are just stories about magic, dragons, and elves. There aren't a whole lot of similarities are there? Yet the two genres of fiction are always lumped together in bookstores or libraries, and many fans of one are also fans of the other. Clearly they must have something in common.

Now, some of you are probably already taking exception to the (very rough) definitions I gave above, which is precisely the point I'm getting to. The traditional, accepted definitions of Science Fiction and Fantasy are flawed in my opinion, in that they focus almost exclusively on the setting of the stories, and not the stories themselves. This is a mistake in my opinion, as the setting, while important, is not more valuable than the story set in it, in that the setting can be changed,…

Philotes (person)

2001-11-30T13:17:42Z

Philotes, Amicitia to the Romans, was the personification of affection and friendship. According to Hesiod's Theogony, she is the unfathered daughter of Nyx, goddess of the night, and sister to Cer, Thanatos, Hypnos, Oneiros, Moros, Nemesis, Oizys, Momus, Geras, Apate, and Eris, as well as the three Fates: Clotho, Laechisis, Atropos.

"Loving Philotes" -Theogony 224

The Liturgy of Love, by Epaphroditus paints a different picture of Philotes' origins. Subtitled "The Proclamation of The Order of Philotes" The Liturgia Philotetos described her as the daughter of Aphrodite. Unlike her mother, or her brother Eros, Philotes is quite plain in appearance. This is because she is not a goddess of passion or romantic love, but of affection.

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Arrow (thing)

2001-11-20T15:38:16Z

An arrow, in its simplest form, is a pointed stick fired from a bow. This is neither particularly accurate or dangerous, so over the years, many improvements have been made to the basic design. For no particular reason other than because it makes sense to me, I will start at the back and work forward.

Notching
This is probably the first, and most important improvements in arrow design, and has stood the test of time. Little more than a groove on the butt of the arrow, the notch serves to hold the arrow on the string. I imagine this was probably figured out fairly soon after the idea of the bow and arrow, as it is nearly impossible to fire an unnotched arrow. Notching on modern arrows differs little from notching on older arrows, except where materials technology has allowed the notches to be made better (more durable, smoother, etc)

Fletching
Fletching is the term for the fins at the end of the arrow, meant to…

Geras (person)

2001-09-27T16:04:26Z

Geras, called Senectus by the Romans, is the son of Nyx, goddess of the night, born with Apate and Philotes. As the personification of old age, Geras was always depicted as a shrivelled old man.

"Malignant Geras" -Theogony 225

"But when loathsome old age (Geras) pressed full upon him, and he could not move nor lift his limbs" -Homeric Hymn V To Aphrodite 218

"Harsh old age (Geras) will soon enshroud you - ruthless age which stands someday at the side of every man, deadly, wearying, dreaded even by the gods" -Homeric Hymn V To Aphrodite 243-245

Geras' siblings are: Cer, Thanatos, Hypnos, Oneiros, Moros, Nemesis, Oizys, Momus, Philotes, Apate, Eris, as well as the three Fates: Clotho, Laechisis, Atropos.

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