strange'n'weird

strange'n'weird
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  • The Strange Dr. Weird — is a radio program broadcast on Mutual from 1944 to 1945. Sponsored by Adams Hats, the drama is notable in part because it was a sister series to The Mysterious Traveler , both in theme and its narrator. Maurice Tarplin, who was also the creepy… …   Wikipedia

  • weird — [wird] adj. [ME werde, orig. n., fate < OE wyrd, fate < the base of weorthan, to become (basic sense “what is to come”) < IE * wert , to turn: see VERSE] 1. Obs. of fate or destiny 2. of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other… …   English World dictionary

  • weird — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. uncanny, eldritch, eerie, spooky (inf.); ghostly, spectral, unearthly; supernatural. See unconformity, demon. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mysterious, uncanny, ominous, eerie, ghastly, unearthly; see …   English dictionary for students

  • Weird West — is used to describe a combination of the Western with another genrecitation|title=An essential taster of ...The Weird West|publisher=Metro|date=2 June 2008] , usually horror, occult, or fantasy. It was coined to describe Deadlands role playing… …   Wikipedia

  • Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine — Сборник The Doors …   Википедия

  • weird´ness — weird «wihrd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. unearthly or mysterious; wild; strange: »The witches moved in a weird dance. They were awakened by a weird shriek. 2. Informal. odd; fantastic; queer: »The shadows made weird figures on the wal …   Useful english dictionary

  • weird´ly — weird «wihrd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. unearthly or mysterious; wild; strange: »The witches moved in a weird dance. They were awakened by a weird shriek. 2. Informal. odd; fantastic; queer: »The shadows made weird figures on the wal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Weird TV — or Weird Television was a programme that aired in 1995 on Canadian late night TV, as well as on KCOP, Channel 13 in Los Angeles.The host of the show was Chuck Cirino, who is also one of the show s executive producers along with Todd Stevens (who… …   Wikipedia

  • Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine — est une compilation du groupe The Doors sortie en 1972. Le titre de l album est issu d un vers de leur morceau The End. Titres CD1 Break On Through (To the Other Side) Strange Days Shaman s Blues (Morrison) Love Street Peace Frog / Blue Sunday… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • weird — S2 [wıəd US wırd] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: weird what happens to a person in life, fate, (bad) luck (11 18 centuries), from Old English wyrd] informal very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain ▪ A really weird thing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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