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Ringer is a term with several meanings:
- In colloquial English language, it refers to a specialist who is clandestinely brought into a group or team to bolster its capabilities. (See the original M*A*S*H movie, in which the character, Capt. Oliver Harmon 'Spearchucker' Jones played by Fred Williamson, a former professional American football player, is used as the secret weapon: He is described several times as the 'ringer'.)
- The Ringer is a 2005 comedy film starring Johnny Knoxville and Katherine Heigl.
- An ornithologist trained in bird ringing is called a ringer.
- In Australian English vernacular and folklore, the speed-shearer in the wool shed is the ringer. (See the Australian song, 'Click go the Shears'.)
- In Tolkien fandom, a ringer is a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien novels and characters.
- In Role playing games, a ringer is a player character who is a direct or near-direct copy of a character from a work of popular fiction (derived from "dead ringer").
- In the game of horseshoe pitching, a ringer is a shoe that encircles the stake and is counted as 3 points.
- A ringer is a style of T-shirt with a different color of fabric around the neck and sleeves.
- A ringer is a type of crane mounted on a large ring, usually of very high capacity.
- A ringer is a stolen car whose vehicle identification number plate has been replaced from a car of the same type which had been written off in a car accident.
- Ringer , a Marvel Comics villain
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I didn't know The Ringers were in the movie Accepted.
presspassmusic (Press Pass Music) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:27:21 -0000
I didn't know The Ringers were in the movie Accepted.
RT @javatyger: Safety Coffins: The fact and fiction of dead ringers. http://itotd.com/articles/528/safety-coffins #death
Anniebananafana (Annie Aych) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:02:06 -0000
RT @javatyger: Safety Coffins: The fact and fiction of dead ringers. http://itotd.com/articles/528/safety-coffins #death
Thanks to the prevalence of Salvation Army bell ringers, We can now authoritatively say that we gave at the Office Depot
Wadatahmydamie (Matt Chapman) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:40:17 -0000
Thanks to the prevalence of Salvation Army bell ringers, We can now authoritatively say that we gave at the Office Depot
Safety Coffins: The fact and fiction of dead ringers. http://itotd.com/articles/528/safety-coffins #death
javatyger (Lonnie Hill) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:37:55 -0000
Safety Coffins: The fact and fiction of dead ringers. http://itotd.com/articles/528/safety-coffins #death
#justbecause u get like 3 phone calls in a row dnt mean ya phone blowing.... Ninja one of those ringers was ya alarm stop lying
JerrylS (Jerryl Sharif) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:13:04 -0000
#justbecause u get like 3 phone calls in a row dnt mean ya phone blowing.... Ninja one of those ringers was ya alarm stop lying
RT @pastanleys:Snow Bonfire Horsedrawn carriages Fireworks Tree lighting Model trains Carolers Bell ringers Norman Rockwell would have puked
Katharine1127 (Kat) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:55:32 -0000
RT @pastanleys:Snow Bonfire Horsedrawn carriages Fireworks Tree lighting Model trains Carolers Bell ringers Norman Rockwell would have puked
Cathy Moklebust's Home Page - Handbell educator, composer, and clinician from Brookings, SD. Site includes biography, contact information, index of her works, sample scores and sound files.
David Allen - Handbell Soloist - David,an accomplished English handbell soloist, specializes in the multiple bell techniques. He tours annually performing concerts and teaching workshops.
Meta Description: [ David Allen is a handbell soloist specializing
in multiple bell technique. His book, Advanced Solo Ringing - Multiple Bell Techniques,
details the techniques. He tours providing concerts, handbell workshops, and worship music. ]
Lora Melton, Handbell Soloist - Lora is a performing artist from Galax, VA, in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia. Lora owns a 3 octave set of Malmark handbells.
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Ron Theile - Conductor, director and clinician working with the Mark Twain Middle School Handbell Ringers. Profile and information about loaning instruments for choirs and educators.
Meta Description: [ Ron Theile is a Conductor & Board Member of American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) who teaches ringing at Mark Twain Middle School. His students are devoted to English Handbell ringing. ]
The Martins: Unique Musical Presentations - Doug and Martha Martin are a singing duo who combine voices, instruments (piano, violin, concertina) and handbells in unique musical programs.
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Who's Who in Handbells - Lists individual ringers and directors, community handbell groups, and contact information.
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