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unusual facts about ALF


Jo Niemeyer

Jo Niemeyer (born in 1946 in Alf, Germany) is a concrete artist and designer.


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The services were advertised heavily, using celebrities such as Alf, John Lithgow, Reginald VelJohnson, John Stamos, Tony Danza, Doug Flutie, James Garner, Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Miller and George Carlin.

Alf Carmichael

Alf 'Bunker' Carmichael still jointly holds Hull Kingston Rovers' "Goals In A Match" record, along with Mike Fletcher, Colin Armstrong, and Damien Couturier, with 14 goals.

Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs

His father had fled to England the day the Nazis arrived in Czechoslovakia and young Alf was to meet him at Liverpool Street station.

Alf Garnett

Alf was horrified by this and he and Mike rarely got along, the only time they did was when they both went to the 1966 World Cup Final, England vs. West Germany.

Alf Henrikson

Alf Henrikson (b. 9 July 1905 in Huskvarna, d. 9 May 1995 in Södra Ängby) was a Swedish author, poet and translator, known for his interest in language and for his broad general knowledge.

Alf Miles

When Spencer retired in 1907, Alf Miles teamed up with Tommy Lyons to become one of the most effective defensive pairings in the First Division culminating in the First Division win in 1909–10 season.

Alf Ramsey

Sir Alf also had a sporadic column in the Daily Mirror in the late 1980s and early 1990s, his thoughts written down by Nigel Clarke.

Alf Stewart

--In Episode 576 his name is stated as "Alfred James Stewart"--> "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Ray Meagher.

Alfred Broughton

On 8 June 2009 an afternoon play called 'How Are You Feeling, Alf?' about Broughton and the 1979 no confidence vote was aired on BBC Radio 4.

Alfred Watson

Alfred "Alf" Watson from Portobello, Wakefield, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Leeds, he was a Prisoner of war in World War II.

Animal Liberation Press Office

Animal Liberation Press Offices relay anonymous communiques, photos and videos to the media about direct action undertaken by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), Animal Rights Militia (ARM), Animal Liberation Brigade, Justice Department, and other leaderless resistance within the animal liberation movement.

Banksia spinulosa

var cunninghamii 'Lemon Glow' was registered with ACRA in 1982 by Alf Salkin and hails from French Island in Victoria, growing 2–3 m (7–10 ft) with all lemon yellow flowers.

Cecil G. Murgatroyd

Murgatroyd was initially active in New Zealand politics in the early 1980s, as a candidate for the (then) Wizard of Christchurch's IBCP and as the founder of the Waikato Cavalry Rgt of Alf's Imperial Army in the city of Hamilton.

Celia Stewart

Alf's niece Emma Jackson (Dannii Minogue) and her friends decide to have some fun with the idea, convincing Reverend Flowers (Philip Ross) that Celia has a drink problem when she asks him to perform an exorcism, and she ends up doing the job herself with some holy water just as two bemused potential buyers turn up.

Collective for Living Cinema

Many people affiliated with the Collective for Living Cinema were or have gone on to be quite influential in media, such the late Alf Bold, the former programmer of the Arsenal Kino in Berlin, Judith Shulevitz, the columnist for the New York Times and Slate, and John Sloss, the attorney and film producer who has produced more than 40 films, including Far From Heaven, Before Sunset, Personal Velocity, and The Fog of War.

Dorothy Lyman

She appeared in the Tales from the Darkside television series in the 'In the Cards' episode (1985), in ALF as Maura Norris in the episode 'Tequila' (1988), Generations as Rebecca Whitmore (1990–1991), and in The Bold and the Beautiful as Bonnie Roberts (1991–1992).

Flying saucer

Other designs have followed, such as the American Vought V-173 / XF5U "Flying Flapjack", the British GFS Projects flying saucer, or the British "S.A.U.C.E.R." ("Saucer Aircraft Utilising Coanda Effect Reactions") flying saucer, by inventor Alf Beharie.

Frank Harte

Frank's first two LPs, though released with six years between them, were recorded in one session in England by Bill Leader with concertina accompaniment on some songs by Alf Edwards.

Frans ten Bos

Yet Alf Wilson, chairman of the selectors, did not think so, and he was replaced by Oliver Grant of Hawick.

Gilbert Lawford Dalton

Clive James wrote that he enjoyed the stories of Matt Braddock and Alf Tupper as a boy, without realising at the time that they were intended as fantasy figures for working-class readers.

Green Anarchist

Starting in 1995, Hampshire Police began a series of at least 56 raids, code named 'Operation Washington', that eventually resulted in the August to November 1997 Portsmouth trial of Green Anarchist editors Booth, Saxon Wood, Noel Molland and Paul Rogers, as well as Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Press Officer Robin Webb and Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group (ALFSG) newsletter editor Simon Russell.

Harry Kipper

When The Kipper Kids, Martin von Haselberg and Brian Routh coined the name Kipper Kids, they were originally called Harry and Alf Kipper and had two distinctly different characters.

Hertford College Boat Club

Responsibility for the fire was claimed by members of the Oxford Arson Squad via the ALF's group website.

Hugh Johns

Other memorable games that he covered included Scotland's victory over World Champions England at Wembley in 1967 and another night of English anguish in 1973 as Alf Ramsey's team failed to beat Poland at Wembley and missed out on a place at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals tournament (the match was only shown live on ITV, with highlights being shown on BBC later in the evening).

I Never Met the Dead Man

Much of the episode's humor, in standard Family Guy fashion, is structured around cutaway sequences that parody popular culture, including those centered around Star Trek, Wizard of Oz, ALF, Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, and Beverly Hills, 90210.

Jakob Weidemann

Weidemann was also commissioned for a number of permanent installations, such as the stained glass in the basilica in Steinkjer, Steinkjer Church (1965), Mai inside the concert hall at Maihaugen in Lillehammer (1967), Alf Bjerckes Fabrikker in Alnabru (1960); Norsk Hydro’s headquarters building in Oslo (1960–1961), Alfaset Chapel in Oslo (1971) and the M/S Royal Viking Sea (1973).

Jim Herriot

Herriot is probably best-known today for giving his name to the writer James Herriot, a Yorkshire vet whose real name was Alf Wight.

Johan Badendyck

Running in 31:41.7 minutes at Østerbro stadion, he overcame Alf Halstvedt's old record by fourteen seconds.

Keith Mann

Viewed as a cause célèbre within the global animal rights movement, he has acted as a spokesman for the ALF, attracting the support of celebrities such as Carla Lane and Celia Hammond.

Lobster Liberation Front

The group uses the same leaderless-resistance model as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which consists of small, autonomous, covert cells acting independently.

Oh Schuks... I'm Gatvol

On the aeroplane Shucks and Alf are discovered and sing the song 'I don't want to sit next to Manto.'

Peggy Mount

In 1958, she appeared as a landlady in The Adventures Of Mr. Pastry, and in the same year landed her first starring television role in The Larkins, an early ITV comedy series featuring David Kossoff and Peggy Mount as a Cockney couple, Alf and Ada Larkins, and their family.

Pippa Ross

When Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger) leaves on a trip the following year, Alf asks Pippa to look after Geoff (Lincoln Lewis) and Annie Campbell (Charlotte Best) and she stays for a week.

Richard Alf

The first convention, known San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con, which was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego in 1970, was co-chaired by Alf.

In 1970, Alf teamed with a group of other comic enthusiasts, including Shel Dorf, Mike Towry, and Ken Krueger, to establish the first Comic-Con annual convention, then known as the San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con.

Slipper launch

In the 1960s & 1970s launches were also built by Alf Parrott at Henley-on-Thames .

Some Bizzare Album

Further to Neu Electrikk disbanding, Steve James Sherlock joined The The and joined Marc Almond in Marc and the Mambas, Nicholas Chamberlain Hunt continues to collaborate as a musician and producer, most noticeably with singer Christine Ann Leach (Baby Fox), William Orbit, co-writer of the song "Ray of Light", and on projects ALF and Alongside Frank.

Stanley Arthur Franklin

As a free-lance cartoonist he produced work for the New Statesman and for illustrated books: Alf Garnett's Little Blue Book (1973), The Thoughts of Chairman Alf (1973), Alf Garnett Scripts (1973), and Dick Emery's In Character (1973).

Steve Pepoon

Steve Pepoon is a television writer who has written for The Simpsons (his only writing credit for the series was the season two episode Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment), ALF, and Get a Life.

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Phyllida Law as Isabel; Joanna Roth as Lacey; Ronan Vibert as Douglas; Michele Dotrice as Amy Parkin; Valerie Gogan as Jessie; Michael Fox as Ronnie; Kenneth MacDonald as Alf; Stuart Bunce as Seth.

The Stockard Channing Show

Flamboyant Gus Clyde (Max Showalter), a former Broadway entertainer, was the station owner; Alf (Bruce Baum) was a burnout hippie who landed a job as a security guard at the station after the health food store he owned was targeted by The Big Rip-Off; and Mr. Kramer (Jack Somack) was Susan's landlord.

Till Death...

Michael (born in Till Death Us Do Part in September 1972) had seemingly become a victim of Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome as he had reached the age of 16 and was now and a punk rocker, much to Alf's dismay.

Utah Olympic Park

For many years the Alf Engen Ski Foundation had desired to construct a museum to honor legendary skier Alf Engen, and display his winter sports collection.


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