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= December 25 =

What company made these metal Fantasy RPG Miniatures?
Hello, I've been trying to figure out what company made these miniatures, how old they are, and what series of miniatures they would be from. I've been looking around the internet, but so far no luck. They are made of metal, probably Pewter as the metal is somewhat soft. There is no date, product number, code or indication of any kind what set or company they are from. They are from a medieval Fantasy setting like Dungeons & Dragons or Lord of the Rings. They seem to be designed for war-style combat as most pieces have between 2-5 characters, and are smaller scale than most miniatures. - There's pieces that are about 2" long with 5 characters per piece,characters are about 1/2" tall. Some are obvious Dwarves/Dwarfs, and others that are similar height that seem like armored goblins. - 1 1/3" long pieces that have 2 horse riders on them that are about an inch tall, they also seem to be either dwarves or goblins, many bear lances but some have horns or standards (large banners on poles) - 1 1/3" long pieces that have 2 dog-like creatures and their "master". Included picture shows separate creatures, but I think they are similar pieces cut into thirds. - A few different monsters: some are like reptile-like Centaurs, there's 3 headed monsters with long necks, large spikes on their backs & hooked tails that seem like 3 headed manticores and a monster with a similar face to the previously mentioned hounds.

If it's any help to gauge era, a robot miniature stamped "1987 Ral Partha" came with them, but it's quite apparent that it isn't in the same series of miniatures.

Image links: Basic Miniatures: http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/metal_miniatures.jpg All 1 x5 Miniatures: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_dwarf.jpg All Horsemen: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_horsemen.jpg All Dog-Like Creatures: http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/ralparth_hounds.jpg Monster Miniatures: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_horsemen.jpg Robot Miniature: http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt180/henry11106/?action=view&current=ralparth_mechwarrior.jpg Thanks in advance for any advice! 05:49, 25 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dtmatrix10 (talk • contribs)

Chuck (TV)
On Chuck, what does John Casey mean when he says "Chuck me"? It is a common phrase I am unaware of? One particular time he says it is in the last few moments of the last episode of season 2. Maddie  talk 05:59, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Never seen the show, but the two meanings I instantly think of are using the word "Chuck" to mean "throw", or using it to replace "fuck". Either of those sound plausible? Vimescarrot (talk) 11:55, 25 December 2009 (UTC)


 * It is a rather lame joke playing on the uncommon English-language profanity, "Fuck me!", which is an expletive used when something has gone wrong. Comet Tuttle (talk) 08:13, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

The Snowman without the song
I'm positive that when I was younger, I had a copy of the animated film of The Snowman which didn't feature the song Walking in the Air &mdash; it was purely instrumental. The Wikipedia articles, however, don't seem to mention such a version, and nor can I find any reference to it elsewhere. Does anyone know anything about this song-less edition? -- 203.97.105.173 (talk) 06:24, 25 December 2009 (UTC)


 * This post on IMDb may be of interest to you. I hope this helps. JW.. &#91; T .. C  &#93;  18:31, 25 December 2009 (UTC)


 * It does. Thanks very much. -- 203.97.105.173 (talk) 02:46, 27 December 2009 (UTC)