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  • I am here as a reminder that the well-read young physicker with the clever wit and impressive skill, whose company the Commander of the Faithful's own bookish son enjoys, is worth less than the droppings of the Caliph's favorite falcon.

    Special!! Online Story from the Clockwork Phoenix 2 Anthology, edited by Mike Allen: Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela by Saladin Ahmed Liviu 2009

  • Just in case you was a-wondering, the song is Marianne Faithful's "Ballad of Lucy Jordan" and happy little ditty it ain't...

    10 Things To Do Before You Become A Parent 2009

  • For the meinongian, on the other hand, there are also tropes of Old Faithful's coldness, George Bush's intelligence, etc.

    Tropes Bacon, John 2008

  • For the actualist, there is a trope, say, of Old Faithful's heat, only if Old Faithful is actually hot.

    Tropes Bacon, John 2008

  • Muller, Voice of the Faithful's founder, holds honorary degrees from five Catholic colleges; the antiwar group he helped start won a Nobel Peace Prize, so he brought some moral authority to the issue.

    A Cardinal Offense 2007

  • The trumpet sounded signaling "Faithful's" ascension.

    Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden

  • Jimmy says the pig trod on Faithful's toe as they both squeezed through the gate together, and Faithful pulled the pig's ear, and then they both went down the road, Faithful leading by about a yard, and looking behind him with both eyes to make sure the pig was following him.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 Various

  • Jimmy says there's a charwoman in one of the houses on Faithful's beat, and sometimes you can hear her trying to char him, and then lots of things come out through the front door, with Faithful in the middle of them.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 Various 1898

  • Jimmy says that, when the spies were nicely locked up and settled for the night, one of the policemen got the parrot to tell Faithful's fortune, and when they opened the envelope it said,

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 Various 1898

  • Jimmy says Faithful lifted up his stomach and threw back his head; but he found it a little difficult to keep time at first, because, you see, the notes that were missing in the organ were not the same ones that were missing in Faithful's voice.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 Various 1898

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