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Silly Billy was a type of clown common at fairs in England during the 19th century. They were also common in London as street entertainers, along with the similar clown, Billy Barlow. [ 1] The act included playing the part of a fool or idiot, impersonating a child and singing comic songs. [ 2] The role was typically played as a stooge to ...
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Silibil N' Brains are a Scottish hip-hop duo consisting of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd (not to be confused with Scottish actor Billy Boyd).They are best known for masquerading as American rappers from California to secure a record deal, [1] a story which formed the basis of Bain's 2010 memoir California Schemin' (later reprinted as Straight Outta Scotland) and was adapted into the documentary ...
Silly railway station. Silly railway station ( French: Gare de Silly; Dutch: Station Opzullik) is a railway station in Silly, Hainaut, Belgium. It is located on railway line 94 which connects Brussels and Tournai. The adjacent stations for passenger traffic are Enghien and Ath. [ 1][ 2] The station was originally opened on 16 January 1866 as ...
William Robert Cardille (December 10, 1928 – July 21, 2016), also known as "Chilly Billy", was an American broadcast personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He was well known to regional viewers as a late-night horror host, but is perhaps more widely remembered for his appearance in George A. Romero's landmark zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968), portraying a fictional version of ...
Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., at the Capitol in 2011. WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, whose career in rough-and-tumble New Jersey politics spanned four decades and who in his later ...
Silliness is defined as engaging in "a ludicrous folly ", [1] showing a "lack of good sense or judgment", [2] or "the condition of being frivolous, trivial, or superficial ". [3] In television, film, and the circus, portrayals of silliness such as exaggerated, funny behaviour are used to amuse audiences. Portrayals of silliness, provided by ...
Handy billy. Handy billy — also known as Handy-billie —is an emergency portable pump that for decades was commonly placed aboard most U.S. Navy ships from World War I on, as well as later use on civilian craft.