FOUR PIECE PUZZLE RING. CAPTIVE BEAD LIP RING.
Four Piece Puzzle Ring
- A traditional puzzle ring is a type of finger ring made up of four, six, eight, or twelve interconnected rings. Contemporary designs include rings of three, five or seven bands. Puzzle rings often appear to be endless knots. Many think this points to Celtic heritage.
- A ring made of several connected rings that fit together.
- Kate Forsyth is an Australian fantasy author, best known for the Witches of Eileanan series, and the Rhiannon’s Ride series, which is also set in Eileanan.
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- (Four Pieces) (1989) – Playful explorations and transformations for Macintosh computer
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Misha and friends
So here’s the story: This is part of a bookshelf in my office, and the stuffed toy on the far right is Misha the Bear, who served as mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. I purchased the bear for about $12.00 in August of 1980, shortly before I started law school, in the expectation that it might one day be a collector’s item. That year, as you might recall, the United States and a number of other countries boycotted the Moscow Games to protest the recent Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The belt, which featured the five-ring Olympic emblem as its buckle, was removed from a large number of the Misha bears already on the market, which were then marketed with a new name, which I cannot now remember. This one, of course, still has the belt, which is only partially visible behind the other accessories I added later.
I am quite certain that this is the only stuffed toy I have ever purchased specifically for myself. For the next three years, Misha became a conversation piece of sorts as he stood guard over my study carrel at the BYU law school. In the monthly newsletter of my LDS student ward, I reported that Misha had defected from the Soviet Union and moved in with me, whereupon he immediately became the best roommate I had ever had, because I could always trust him to keep a secret, never had to worry about him leaving dirty dishes in the sink, etc. I did mention that he was not the world’s best conversationalist, but that I expected that to change as soon as he learned English.
Of his career at the law school, three things stand out in my memory. First, when the SBA elections were held one year, I entered Misha as a candidate, and he actually received a few votes. Later, he was "bear-napped" for several days, and I never did learn who did it. An impromptu fundraising drive among members of the Class of 1983 raised something like 69 cents toward Misha’s ransom, and while I don’t know if it was ever paid, Misha was eventually released unharmed.
My third law-school-related memory involves a classmate who disdained the idea that a man my age would have such a thing at his study carrel. I wonder what he would think to know that I still use the bear in much the same way all these years later, but in the end, I really don’t care what he thinks. The classmate in question was never known for having a sense of humor, and he eventually developed an ulcer. In spite of the fact that law school was generally an unpleasant and very stressful experience for me, I’ve never had an ulcer, so I don’t suppose I’d want to trade places with my classmate, even though he was far too mature and dignified to stoop to doing something like this.
Another friend traveled to the Soviet Union the same year I acquired Misha, and brought me back an Olympic pin, which I attached to the ribbon hanging around Misha’s neck. Misha accompanied me on a trip to Germany in 1981, and four years later to the Washington, D. C. area, where I went to visit my older sister and her family. It was there, while visiting the Smithsonian, that I picked up the two Presidential campaign buttons which, along with the Olympic pin, hang from that ribbon. The button on the left is from one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaigns — 1936, I believe — and the other one is for one of Eisenhower’s, probably that of 1952. Later journeyings with Misha included my long, solo drives from Kaysville, Utah, to Zanesville, Ohio when we moved there in 1992; back to Utah in the summer of 1997; and to the Phoenix area when we moved here about 3-1/2 years ago. (In all three instances, my family either preceded me or followed me later.) In between, Misha spent a few years stored away in the basement.
The blue rabbit was given to me about a year ago by one of the court commissioners, who said I needed to keep it in my office and give it a name. I told her I would find some appropriate name from the Divine Comedy to give the bunny-rabbit, but to date I have failed to do so, and I suppose I need to get on the stick. The penguin was a Christmas gift, again from the same commissioners. Somewhere around our house I should have a Cookie Monster g
THE TWELVE DAYS OF GEEKNESS – DAY NINE
THE NINTH DAY OF GEEKNESS
On the ninth day of Geekness
My fan girl gave to me
Nine ladies lurching
Eight blades a-filking
Seven zombies zooming
Six beasts a-baying
Five golden rings
Four falling birds
Three henchmen
Two turtle bros’
And a part bridge of Khazad-dum
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Dolly shots!
Toy sheilas. Pack of bloody galahs, the lot of ‘em!
Okay, so I borrowed most of these lurching lassies from my fan girl; she’s welcome to keep the whole sorry sisterhood!
When I was setting up this I thought I’d take advantage of the wide range of figure scales to create a forced perspective chorus line. Yep. That went well. They all formed up neatly along the dance studio mirror like good little hoofers. U-Beaut, but….sadly, also just a bit… rubbish. Just didn’t do it for me. Boring as batshit.
So I left them to it for a while and nipped off to have a wee think.
By the time I got back: Magic!
Catering had trundled in a drinks and nibbles trolley and the girls went off like a Bondi Tram. Camera loved it, vi-bloody-ola! Their more relaxed attitudes proved just the ticket I was looking for. I WAS a little puzzled at why some of them had fallen over, since catering was only serving ginger ale and iced tea. But they all assured me it was just ‘cos they had spilled their drinks and slipped over in them…a lot.
It was also a bit of a head scratcher that there were pieces of armour scattered around the set, and why could I smell…..machine oil? It’s a mystery and no mistake.
Ah well, she’ll be right. Gotta strike the set now, and get ready for the Stark International 2010 Calender Shoot. Tony Stark himself is going to show, rumour has it.
Don’t suppose you’ve seen him yet, ladies?
No?
Ah well, no worries.
Strewth! Nearly forgot the credits, forget me own scone if it weren’t bolted on.
From Left To Right the (p)layers are:
-Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in one of her "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" frocks. 1992 Franklin Mint doll, 39 cm (15 inch).
-Signorita "Spain" in flamenco outfit. 2007 Mattel Dolls Of The World Barbie doll, 29 cm (12 inch).
-Katia in genie costume. 2007 Genie Magic Bratz Doll 25 cm (10 inch). (The playset that came with this is gobstopping. It’s a big genie bottle thingy with a sliding door….)
-Lucy Lawless as Xena Warrior Princess in Roman outfit from the episode "When In Rome". 1999 Toy Biz Action Figure 29 cm (12 inch).
-Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling from "Grindhouse- Planet Terror" 2007 Neca (National Entertainment Collectibles) action figure, 17 cm (7 inch) . (Yah, she’s legless here. Cocktail umbrella to the rescue!)
-Paz Vega as Plaster Of Paris from "The Spirit", more or less in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Mexco The Spirit action figure, 16 cm (6 inch) . (She’s an assassin too, so she and Cheery would be good mates.)
-Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth from "Doctor Who: Voyage Of The Damned" in her maid’s uniform. 2007 Character Options Doctor Who action figure, 13 cm (5 inch) . (This one comes from the V.O.T.D boxed set, as it has the white apron)
-Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher in her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Federation Starfleet uniform. 1993 Playmates Star Trek action figure, 11 cm (4.5 inch).
-Maggie Roswell (Voice Actor) ‘as’ Princess Kashmir from "The Simpsons" from the episode "Homer’s Night Out" in her belly dancing costume. 2009 Playmates World Of Springfield figurine, 10 cm (4 inch).
The link between the characters is that they’re all more or less dancers. Gates McFadden has a second career as choregrapher (she worked on "Labyrinth", for example).
