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unusual facts about Palín, Escuintla


Palín

Palín, Escuintla, municipality in the Escuintla Department of Guatemala


Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal

Democratic state Senator Hollis French, who is overseeing the investigation, stated the report will "likely be damaging" to the Palin administration, and may be an October surprise.

Betty Luster

Luster's last known sighting was on episode 7 of Michael Palin's 1989 series, Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days, on an Amtrak train heading east from Los Angeles, identifying herself as "Marna the Clown".

Conan the Librarian

The first known reference to Conan the Librarian is on the comedy show Monty Python in a 1970's sketch featuring Michael Palin as a film director who specialised in non-violent films, such as Conan the Librarian and others.

Diageo/Hotline Poll

The last poll results on November 3 found Obama-Biden leading McCain-Palin by 5 points, coming within one point of the actual election results (in which Obama-Biden led McCain-Palin by 6 points).

Fernaldia pandurata

In Guatemala, another species (Fernaldia brachypharnynx Woodson) is endemic to the province of Escuintla in the southern part of Guatemala and shares the same common name.

First Dude

Todd Palin (born 1964), the husband of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Henry Palin Gurney

Henry Palin Gurney (1847 - 13 August 1904) was a partner with Walter Wren in Wren and Gurney, the London cramming college which successfully tutored candidates for the Civil service.

Himalayas

Palin, Michael, Himalaya, London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson Illustrated, 2004.

Juventud Escuintleca

Club Social y Deportivo Escuintleca, also known as Juventud Escuintleca, is a Guatemalan football club based in Escuintla, Escuintla Department.

La Democracia

La Democracia, Escuintla, a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Escuintla

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been.

In a random twist of events, Palin pops up in the Florida Keys and sees a Hemingway look-alike contest at the local restaurant in Key West.

Pacaya

President Álvaro Colom declared a state of calamity in the region adjacent to the volcano, and the Ministry of Education closed the schools in the departments of Guatemala, Escuintla and Sacatepequez.

Philip Palin

Philip Palin was born in Edinburgh on 8 August 1864, the son of Lieutenant-General C.T. Palin of the Bombay Army.

Policia Militar Ambulante

Throughout the conflict, the PMA maintained a rapid action battalion with a base located 30 miles southeast of Guatemala City near Escuintla, which could be deployed to virtually any region in the country.

Ripping Yarns

Each episode featured, apart from Palin, well-known guest actors including Ian Ogilvy, Kenneth Colley, Liz Smith, Roy Kinnear, Frank Middlemass, Iain Cuthbertson, John Le Mesurier, Jan Francis, Denholm Elliott, Harold Innocent, Richard Vernon, Joan Sanderson and others.

Santiago Manuel de Alday y Aspée

He also condemned the game known as palín or chueca, a form of field hockey of Mapuche origin, as well as the thick winter clothes worn by some clerics during cold weather, and the use of the sacramental bread by some people as a sealing wax on letters.

Sarah Palin interviews with Katie Couric

The interviews were later parodied on Saturday Night Live, with Tina Fey as Palin.

Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin

Fey won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her impersonation of Palin.

The following episode featured a skit parodying the debate between Palin and Joe Biden (played by Jason Sudeikis).

Schaeffer Cox

Cox was a supporter of Sarah Palin, but harshly criticized her support for Real ID in 2008, saying "If Sarah Palin loses who she is, then I won't support her".

Siquinalá

The municipality is 81 km from Guatemala City, situated between the municipalities of Escuintla, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and La Democracia, linked to Siquinalá by road, which continues to the sea at Sipacate, in the municipality of La Gomera.

The Funniest Joke in the World

Another captor (Terry Gilliam) notices the two deceased officers and points his gun at Palin, who recites the joke to the captor, who also dies laughing.

Troopergate

Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal, allegations regarding Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008

United States vice-presidential debate, 2008

According to a poll of uncommitted voters conducted immediately after the debate by CBS News and the former Knowledge Network, 46% thought Senator Biden won the debate, 21% thought Governor Palin had won, and 33% thought it was a tie.

Palin spoke in greatest depth about energy policy while Biden spoke in greatest depth about foreign affairs.

Valley County, Montana

In 2008 Valley County voted 56% for McCain/Palin (GOP) and 43% for Obama/Biden (DEM) for president.

Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin

As part of the John McCain presidential campaign, Palin was nominated by the Republican Party.

Vilhelm Hammershøi

In 2005, Hammershøi's life and oeuvre was featured in a BBC television documentary, Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershoi, with the British comedian and writer Michael Palin.


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