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unusual facts about Slim


Big Tymers

Later in 2002, Mannie Fresh resigned from Cash Money Records because of financial dispute with Birdman, and his brother Slim.


1976–77 Cuban National Series

Citricultores, hailing from Matanzas Province, won the 16th Cuban National Series by a slim margin over Vegueros (Pinar del Río Province) and Metropolitanos (Havana).

2009 Jarama Superleague Formula round

(Craig Dolby) to pass 3 cars to keep his slim title bid alive.

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Slim (Bud Abbott) and Tubby (Lou Costello) are American policemen in London studying police tactics on the London Police Force.

Amarillo Slim

In May 2003, Preston published his autobiography Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People, where he wrote of playing poker with Larry Flynt, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon among others.

Barrelhouse Records

Its roster included musicians as varied as Washboard Willie, Big John Wrencher, Charlie Feathers, Harmonica Frank, Sleepy John Estes, Johnny "Man" Young, Blind Joe Hill, Joe Carter, Robert Richard, Marcus Van Story, Easy Baby and his Houserockers, and the Chicago Slim Blues Band.

Benmore Peak

Flora includes slim snow tussock (Chionochloa macra) and narrow-leaved snow tussock (Chionochloa rigida) as well as an array of alpine herbs, while fauna include the New Zealand falcon/kārearea, sky lark, chukar, California quail and the New Zealand pipit/pihoihoi, as well as the common skink and common gecko.

Carlos Slim

Named after Slim's late wife, Soumaya Domit, the Museo Soumaya holds 66,000 pieces, including religious relics, works by Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and coins from the viceroys of Spain.

The Fundación Carlos Slim Helú sponsors the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City which contains the world's second-largest (and largest private) collection of Rodin sculptures, including The Kiss.

Chris Roy, Jr.

Elliott Stonecipher, a political consultant and pollster from Shreveport, noted that redistricting may have strengthened the slim Republican majorities in the legislature.

Colm Ó Lochlainn

Seamus Ennis was godfather to Colm's son Ruan, a renowned musician who played with Bees Make Honey and appeared on recordings with artists such as Bryan Ferry, Link Wray and who was a founding member of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance.

Douglas B. Green

Green provides commentary with fellow Rider in the Sky Fred LaBour (stand-up bassist stage-named Too Slim) in the role of Ranger Doug's sidekick, the crusty old trail cook called Sidemeat.

Ed Doolan

Famous people Doolan has interviewed include: Telly Savalas, Rolf Harris, Leonard Nimoy (from his BRMB days), Slim Dusty (deceased), Jim Davidson (live studio guest), Ian Smith (Harold from Neighbours), Princess Anne, and all high-profile West Midland politicians since 1974.

Edmond Malinvaud

Malinvaud's main contribution to macroeconomics is represented in his slim 1977 book, Theory of Unemployment Reconsidered which provided a clear and unified reconstruction of dynamic "disequilibrium" macroeconomics; this theory built on previous results of Clower, Leijonhufvud, and "Non-Walrasian" theory.

Empire Mates State of Mind

Wizkid, Niyola, DJ Xclusive, Iyanya, Flowssick, Iceberg Slim, and Slim T among others made cameo appearances in the video.

Ernest and Clarence Iverson

Slim Jim sided with the working man, and his first songbook even had an adaptaton of The Popular Wobbly by the Finnish-American labor activist T-Bone Slim.

Eugene Bridges

His father, Otheneil Bridges, performed as a blues guitarist under the name "Hideaway Slim", and his mother was a relative of Anna Mae Bullock, better known as Tina Turner.

Franklin Rosemont

He edited and wrote an introduction for What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings of André Breton, and edited Rebel Worker, Arsenal/Surrealist Subversion, The Rise & Fall of the DIL Pickle: Jazz-Age Chicago's Wildest & Most Outrageously Creative Hobohemian Nightspot and Juice Is Stranger Than Friction: Selected Writings of T-Bone Slim.

George B. Lyle

Roy LeCraw had fought a tough campaign against incumbent William Hartsfield and won on a slim margin but just a few months after taking office, he joined the army leaving mayor pro-tem Lyle until new elections could be held.

Henry Plummer

Jess Harper (Robert Fuller) and Pete Dixon (Warren Oates), and Pete's younger brother, soon come to Slim's aid.

Howqua River

The character of Billy Slim in Nevil Shute's 1952 novel The Far Country was based on Fred Fry, a notable fly fisherman, who constructed several huts along the Howqua River and eked out a quiet existence in the river valley.

Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican footballer, known as El Flaco (The Slim Man), He was also called El héroe de Solna (The hero of Solna), in reference to his goal scored vs Wales in the city of Solna during the 1958 World Cup earning Mexico's first point in a world cup.

John A. Kirkwood

In 1920, Kirkwood returned to Slim Buttes, near present-day Reva, South Dakota, and helped place a monument commemorating the battle.

King Bee

"I'm a King Bee", a song composed by Slim Harpo, and covered by Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd

Langhorne Slim

On August 9, 2009, Langhorne Slim sang "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch during a Philadelphia Phillies-Florida Marlins game at Citizens Bank Park as WXPN's Artist to Watch and has twice been featured on the station's Free at Noon concert series.

Lightnin' Slim

Slim has been cited as a major influence by several contemporary blues artists, including Captain Beefheart, who in a 1987 radio interview with Kristine McKenna, stated that Lightnin' Slim was the only artist he could recommend somebody listening to.

New York's 29th congressional district election, 2006

Over the course of the campaign, Massa consistently outraised Kuhl, sometimes to the tune of a very slim margin.

Obesity in France

Mireille Guiliano wrote the book French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure which explains why French women eating in the traditional way are less inclined to be obese than their American counterparts and shares French women’s secrets to staying slim while eating well.

Philippe Clay

He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey.

Right About Now

"The Rockafeller Skank", a song by Fatboy Slim often erroneously referred to as Right About Now

Ruby Allmond

In the 1940s Ruby was playing in these shows with two very renowned fiddle players, Georgia “Slim” Rutland and Howard “Howdy” Forrester.

Selam Woldemariam

Alemayehu Eshete and Slim Jones were the main vocalists of the group and together with Tesfaye Lemma of Orchestra Ethiopia, they travelled to various parts of Ethiopia.

Slim Devices

On 18 October 2006 Sean Adams, the CEO of Slim Devices, announced that the company was being fully acquired by Logitech.

Slim Dusty

The funeral featured tributes from Slim's children as well as words from other national music stars (Peter Garrett and John Williamson) and music from Graeme Connors, Kasey Chambers, and Troy Cassar-Daley.

Slim John

Slim John was a 1969 BBC English Language Instruction serial made for overseas broadcast, in twenty-six episodes of fourteen minutes each, and in black and white.

Slim Lake, Minnesota

Slim Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Ely and Morse Township.

Slim Willet

Slim Willet (Winston Lee Moore, December 1, 1919, Dublin, Texas – July 1, 1966) was an American disc jockey, musician, and songwriter.

Spirited

However, with Claudia Karvan now being cast in a Puberty Blues reboot, the likelihood of a third series is slim.

Sunnyland Slim

In turn, members of Canned Heat - lead guitarist Henry Vestine, slide guitarist Alan Wilson and bassist Larry Taylor - guested on Sunnyland Slim's Liberty Records album Slim's Got His Thing Goin' On (1968), which also featured Mick Taylor.

Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb

Later released on March 28, 2006, Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb was originally supposed to be for sale via live shows and her official website, but after first day sales surpassed close to the amount of CDs printed it was made available to retailers which included Amazon.com, CD Baby, Rhapsody/Real Media Music Store, Napster, & iTunes.

That Old Pair of Jeans

Fatboy Slim commissioned comedian and juggler Chris Bliss to perform to the song in front of a life theatre audience for a music video.

The Case of the Raging Rottweiler

During their stay, an old buddy of Slim drives by for a visit, bringing a Rottweiler named Bruiser.

The Frim-Fram Sauce

It has been performed by numerous artists including Ella Fitzgerald (with Louis Armstrong), Slim and Slam (Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart), Les Brown, King Crimson, John Pizzarelli, Diana Krall, who both included the song in her 1993 debut album Stepping Out as well as in her 1996 Nat King Cole tribute album, All For You, and Mandy Mann (2005).

The Slim Princess

The Slim Princess is a 1920 comedy film starring Mabel Normand, directed by Victor Schertzinger, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and written by Gerald C. Duffy from a story by George Ade.

Tightlacing

Couturiers like Fortuny and Poiret designed exotic, alluring costumes in pleated or draped silks, calculated to reveal slim, youthful bodies.

Weapon of Choice

"Star 69 / Weapon of Choice", a single by Fatboy Slim from his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars

Winifred Lenihan

When "Saint Joan" had its world premiere at the Garrick Theater in New York in 1923, a slim blue-eyed actress of limited experience was chosen for the role of Joan of Orleans.

Winnipeg's Most

This record, titled Goodfellaz, featured artists Krizz Kaliko, The Rupness Monster, Ed E Buk, Zeek Illa, Bubblz, Big Slim, and Inez.


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