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Moxy Engineering

Moxy Engineering is a Norwegian manufacturer of articulated haulers (dump trucks) for off-road use in the earth moving and construction industries. Moxy was founded by the industrialist Birger Hatlebakk, who had previously founded the Glamox factory in Molde.

History
Moxy built the first prototype dump truck in 1970. The first model was a heavy duty dump truck drawn by a powerful tractor with rear wheels driven by hydraulic motors. The next version, an articulated dump truck driven by a Scania diesel engine, D20, was also finished in 1970. The first prototypes were built in Molde, but then the company moved to Varhol by Elnesvågen in Fræna municipality, where a new factory was built. About the same time Moxy acquired Gjøvik based company Øveraasen Motorfabrikk & Mekaniske Verksted, which provided Moxy with useful engineering technology.

In 1972 Moxy marketed its first articulated dump truck, the Viking D15, which used a bogie under the dump box and six wheel drive. The trucks were well received by the earth moving industry. Around 1980 the company was acquired by English company Brown Engineering, who changed the name to Moxy Industries AS.

During the 80's several new dump trucks were developed and Moxy gained a good reputation in the market place and exported their products to several countries around the globe. In order to increase their production capacity Moxy cooperated with Tallmek Smøla AS, who produced the dump boxes. In the 80's Moxy started a cooperation with the Japanese company Komatsu. During one period Moxy produced dump trucks that Komatsu sold under their own brand name. In 1991 the Norwegian state owned company AS Olivin and Komatsu together acquired Moxy and changed the company name to Moxy Trucks AS. Olivin owned 2/3 and Komatsu 1/3 of the shares. The new owners injected fresh capital and the Moxy dump trucks were sold through the Komatsu sales network, which led to a large increase in sales.

In 2000 Komatsu withdrew from the partnership and Moxy lost a number of its sales outlets, which led to a reduction in sales. The drop in sales in turn led to a reduction in the workforce, this coincided with the Norwegian state's efforts to partly privatise Olivin (49% of the shares were sold to private investors). In order to make Olivin more attractive for prospective buyers the state injected 50 mil NOK into the company and split off the struggling Moxy as a state owned company. However, in 2002 51% of the shares in Moxy were sold to the Ålesund based company Spilka Invest AS. A few months later the Norwegian economy started to improve and the sales of Moxy dump trucks increased.

Despite the economic problems the Moxy dump truck has a good reputation in the earth moving industry and the English Thomson group acquired the company's assets, production continued under the new company Moxy Engineering AS. In 2008, Doosan Infracore's Construction Equipment Business Group acquired 100% of the company from Thomson Group, and changed the name as Doosan Moxy AS. In 2011, the Moxy name was dropped and latest trucks were marketed under just the Doosan brand, rather than the previous Doosan-Moxy marque.

Moxy Product Range
The trucks are designed to work in rough terrain in all operating conditions and are built with highly advanced drive train and chassis design, which gives the Moxy dump trucks very good traction and stability.

 * DA30 (28 ton capacity)
 * DA40 (40 ton capacity)

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Father James Mitchell

James Lamar Mitchell (born February 26, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as James Vandenberg, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as The Sinister Minister, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under his own name.

Early life
Mitchell dropped out of high school and eventually earned his GED at the insistence of his stepmother.

Early career and Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1989–1995)
Mitchell wrestled in the Carolinas and in Virginia before joining Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). Mitchell, known as Daryl Van Horne, made his SMW debut by managing Prince Kharis, a 4,000-year-old mummy. Mitchell said he took the "Daryl Van Horne" name from Jack Nicholson's character name in the film The Witches of Eastwick. The gimmick was a flop in the promotion and dropped after only a few months. Van Horne went on to manage Kendo the Samurai (a masked samurai gimmick played at different points by Tim Horner, Scott Antol and Brian Logan, among others) for a brief time before disappearing from the promotion.

Mitchell was fired by Jim Cornette after hearing that Smokey Mountain Wrestling was going out of business due to a family problem with Cornette; Mitchell said he dialed all the production crew when he was drunk dialing and eventually was yelled at on the phone by Cornette.

World Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)
Mitchell debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as James Vandenberg, the manager of Mortis, a masked wrestler billed as a shoot fighter from Taipei who was one of Vandenberg's "rare oddities". Mortis feuded with Glacier in an angle titled "Blood Runs Cold," and faced him at Uncensored on March 16, 1997, in his pay-per-view debut, which he lost. Following the match, Wrath debuted, siding with Mortis and Vandenberg and attacking Glacier. Glacier defeated Mortis in a rematch at Slamboree on May 18, when Wrath interfered on Mortis's behalf, causing a disqualification; Glacier then suffered another post-match beating before Ernest "The Cat" Miller ran to the ring to defend him. The four men fought one another over the following weeks, culminating in a match at Bash at the Beach on July 13, which was won by Mortis and Wrath. After Blood Runs Cold unofficially ended, Vandenberg continued to manage the pair through the remainder of 1997 as Mortis and Wrath entered a feud with The Faces of Fear that culminated in a pinfall victory at Fall Brawl. In early 1998, the group was split up after Wrath was sidelined with an injury and Mortis was moved into a new angle involving Raven and the Flock.

Mitchell then tried to get a commentary segment off the ground on WCW Saturday Night, titled "Vandenberg's Odditorium." He appeared on camera standing alone in a dimly-lit space, discussing current feuds such as that between Saturn and Glacier, always finishing the segment with "And I could be wrong...but I doubt it." The segment was quietly axed after a few weeks. Mitchell was then sent home and was paid for two years until his contract ran out.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
In 2000, Mitchell debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as an unnamed evil priest character. He was originally planned to manage Mike Awesome but instead began an angle with Raven. The angle was dropped when Raven went to the WWF, and Mitchell was subsequently rebranded as The Sinister Minister, a heel narrator for ECW on TNN, much like The Crypt Keeper in Tales from the Crypt. Upon debuting as a manager, he was surprisingly accepted as a fan favorite by the crowd. He managed The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) during their feud with The Full Blooded Italians. On November 5, 2000, he was injured in an accident with a handheld machine that was used for shooting fireballs, which exploded and blew off a piece of his finger.

The New Church and The Gathering (2002–2004)
Mitchell debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on June 19, 2002. On October 30, going by the name Father James Mitchell, he returned to TNA along with Slash and Brian Lee, collectively known as the Disciples of The New Church. The New Church feuded with America's Most Wanted throughout 2002.

In 2003, The New Church began feuding with Raven. On November 5, 2003, Mitchell fought Raven in a last man standing match that was won by Raven. In late 2003, Mitchell aligned himself with The Gathering, Raven's former protégés.

Alliance with Abyss and departure (2005–2008, 2013)
Mitchell returned to TNA on July 1, 2005, aligning himself with Abyss. Mitchell led Abyss to victories over Lance Hoyt at Sacrifice and Sabu at Genesis. At Turning Point on December 11, Abyss lost to Sabu in a barbed wire match.

At Genesis in 2006, Abyss won his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Sting. The weeks after Abyss's title reign, Sting seemed to control Abyss, and he ordered Abyss to come to the ring alone where he would speak to Abyss without Mitchell speaking in Abyss's ear. Mitchell nearly lost control of Abyss, however soon scared him straight by showing Abyss a prison. Mitchell slammed Abyss into the fence and slapped him and reminded Abyss about his past. This act let Mitchell once again control Abyss with both men going into Final Resolution as a unit, manager and wrestler, to help Abyss defend his title against Sting and Christian Cage. On January 14, 2007, at Final Resolution Abyss lost his World Heavyweight Championship to Christian Cage during a Three Way Elimination match against Sting and Christian Cage. Abyss was eliminated by Sting after a Scorpion Death Drop, and then Sting by Christian Cage. The following week, Mitchell was later attacked and kidnapped by Sting, who threw him into the trunk of his car, and told Mitchell to leave Abyss alone. On January 25, he was able to give Sting by payback by launching a fireball right into Sting's face. The week after that, he told Abyss to find Sting while he later came into the ring and told Sting if he would accept his challenge at Against All Odds pay-per-view and on February 8, he accepted. He was then "kidnapped" by Sting again only this time, he was locked up in a cage, until Abyss came to his rescue by attacking Sting while Mitchell grab his belt buckle and choked Sting with it. At Against All Odds on February 11, Abyss lost to Sting in a prison yard match after he was powerbombed by Sting into a barbed wired table.

Subsequently, Mitchell was attacked by Sting after the match, causing him to bleed heavily. Mitchell returned to on-screen action on March 22 when he came up the ramp and distracted Abyss away from his tag team match by bringing Abyss' on-screen mother to ringside. It was then revealed at a meeting with Sting and Mitchell that Abyss' mother had actually shot his dad, and Abyss took the blame to protect his mother. Mitchell was once again Abyss' handler, as "Father Jim" had threatened to report Abyss' mother to the authorities if Abyss did not come back to him, after which Mitchell allied Abyss with Team Cage.

On the April 19 edition of Impact!, after months of abuse by Mitchell, Abyss turned on Mitchell, Black Hole Slamming him, and turning face. Later, Mitchell delivered a eulogy for Abyss, saying that he had moved on to bigger and better things, and implying that he had a new monster. This monster was eventually revealed as his "son" Judas Mesias, who first appeared as a hand cutting a hole in the ring and pulling Abyss through it. He made his official debut on the September 13 Impact!, assaulting Abyss. On the January 17 edition of Impact!, Mitchell finally revealed the secret that he had been threatening to reveal for months: that Abyss was his on-screen son. After a six-month inactivity, TNA announced that Mitchell was released from his TNA contract on July 7, 2008.

On July 5, 2013, Mitchell made a one night appearance at TNA One Night Only Hardcore Justice, accompanying Judas Mesias, who faced his storyline half brother and full brother of Abyss, Joseph Park in a monsters ball match, which Park won.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005, 2009)
Mitchell appeared at the World Wrestling Entertainment-produced ECW reunion pay-per-view ECW One Night Stand on June 12, 2005. He and Whipwreck accompanied Tajiri to ringside for his match with Super Crazy and Little Guido.

He was due to continue managing wrestlers and working with the WWE's version of Extreme Championship Wrestling after its re-launch, however, a contract between Mitchell and WWE was never signed, and he ceased making any further appearances on ECW.

In June 2009, Mitchell was going to try out for WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling but was told that he needed to pay $1,000 to try out and that manager tryouts had already occurred in January 2009.

Return to Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)
Mitchell made his return to TNA, now Impact Wrestling, at Slammiversary XV where he was seen giving Joseph Park his Abyss mask. Upon donning the mask, Park transformed into Abyss, allowing him and Jeremy Borash to defeat Josh Mathews and Scott Steiner. After this, Mitchell would make sporadic appearances, aiding his storyline son, including summoning Abyss in March 2018 for a Monster's Ball match against Kongo Kong. Mitchell would then make recurring appearances during Rosemary's storyline feud with Su Yung over the soul of Allie, first appearing as the keeper of Rosemary's soul, which would then be followed by further appearances in February 2019, managing Su Yung, Allie and an undead bride against a team led by Rosemary. During the September 2019 tapings, Mitchell was briefly seen taking the onscreen wedding of Brian Cage & Melissa Santos, held in a radically shortened format which included only the vows and exchanging of rings.

All Elite Wrestling (2021)
On February 3, 2021, Mitchell appeared on All Elite Wrestling's Beach Break to officiate the wedding of Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian.

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–present)
On August 30, 2021, Mitchell appeared on National Wrestling Alliance's 73rd Anniversary Show as the manager of Judias. He has since appeared on NWA Power along with Judias.

A segment at Samhain in October 2023 that saw Mitchell doing cocaine drew controversy and reportedly caused tension between NWA and the CW Network.

In 2024, Mitchell has continued as a manger in NWA, managing Judias, Max the Impaler, Gaagz the Gymp, and Sal Vation as the Miserably Faithful.

Professional wrestling persona
Mitchell admired comic book villains when he grew up; For inspiration of his character, Mitchell attributes the curled-up eyebrows to The Punisher on The Amazing Spider-Man (issue 129); the curled-up beard was a combination of a stereotypical devil and the Green Arrow, and the laughter was from Cesar Romero's version of the Joker and the Green Goblin. Mitchell said the red suit he wore was inspired from the red suit Richard Pryor wore on his stand-up comedy performance in Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Personal life
While working for TNA, Mitchell also sang at approximately ten shows a week at resorts in Florida. His act consisted of songs by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, in addition to songs akin to The Blues Brothers and The Memphis Horns. He also hosted open karaoke events at the resorts, on a weekly basis.

Mitchell appears on the Insane Clown Posse song "Ride the Tempest", from their album The Tempest. He performs a carnival barker-style introduction to the song, featuring the signature laughter of his Sinister Minister gimmick.

Accomplishments

 * WrestleCrap
 * Gooker Award (2023) - doing drugs on PPV (tied with CM Punk on AEW)

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I'm going to expand this article. --Rev Prez 09:20, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

Why to be merged? I don't see the necessity, this article can be refered to the specific report of March 2006. ^_* ——Nutcracker胡桃夹子^.^tell me... 16:48, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

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It's Alright (I See Rainbows)

It's Alright (I See Rainbows) is the sixth solo album by Yoko Ono, and her second release after the murder of husband John Lennon. As a variation of a theme concerning its predecessor, the back cover features a transparent image of Lennon in a then-contemporary photo of Yoko and Sean, depicted in Central Park. Released in 1982, all songs were written, composed, arranged, produced, and sung by Ono. It charted at #98 in the US.

Background
The album saw Yoko take her music in a more uplifting direction following 1981's Season of Glass, despite the "bulk" of the album's songs "deal[ing] with her unabated feelings of loss over Lennon."

Yoko reflected on the making of the album when writing liner notes for the 1992 boxset Onobox: "The songs from It’s Alright were an attempt to do new sounds. I used shotguns for the backbeat. I brought Sean’s toy raygun to the studio to use it as a rhythm track. I was expecting the usual sneer I had gotten from the musicians and engineers whenever I had tried to do anything that was out of the ordinary. Surprisingly, no one was upset this time. It was ’82 and it seemed as though I was finally in sync with the world.

[...]

In a way, the It's Alright time was much more difficult for me as a woman, as a person, than when I had made Season Of Glass. Life went on. I had to walk and talk normally, while I knew that somewhere inside me there was a clock that had stopped in ’80."

In 1997, the album was remastered by Ono and Rob Stevens for release on CD by Rykodisc. The 1997 release used newly remixed versions of all songs. Some of the original mixes had a CD release in 1992 on the Onobox set but the rest remain unreleased on CD to date.

Reception
Billboard called it Ono's "most commercially accessible musical effort." Writing for Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder noted its "committed and convincing avant-gardism", which produced a "synthesizer-based pop that’s more adventurous than much of the music currently being ground out by Europersons half her age."

Track listing
All songs written by Yoko Ono.

Personnel

 * Yoko Ono – vocals
 * Paul Griffin – keyboards, synthesizer, piano
 * Pete Cannarozzi – synthesizer
 * Gordon Grody, Kurt Yahjihan, Carlos Alomar – background vocals
 * Elliott Randall, Steve Love, Hugh McCracken, John Lennon, John Tropea – guitar
 * Michael Holmes, Paul Shaffer – keyboards
 * Neil Jason, Tony Levin, Wayne Pedziwiatr – bass guitar
 * Yogi Horton, Allan Schwartzberg – drums
 * Rubens Bassini, David A. Freedman, Sammy Figueroa, Roger Squitero – percussion
 * Badal Roy – tabla
 * Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba
 * Technical
 * Brian McGee, John Davenport, Jon Smith – engineer
 * Bob Gruen – photography

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Yukon Time Zone

The Yukon Time Zone was a formerly observed time zone that kept standard time; Yukon Standard Time (YST) was obtained by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC−09:00. Yukon Daylight Time (YDT) when observed was eight hours behind UTC. In 1983 the UTC−09:00 based time zone was restructured, and it was renamed the Alaska Time Zone in 1984. Yukon currently observes Mountain Time Zone and does not observe daylight-saving time.

Extent and history
When it was created, the Yukon Time Zone included Yukon, and a small region around Yakutat, Alaska (Alaska had been spread across four different time zones at the time).

Yukon, which had adopted Yukon Standard Time in 1900, observed a one-hour advance in 1918 and 1919, and again year-round from February 1942 to September 1945 (Yukon War Time then, after V-J Day, Yukon Prevailing Time).

In 1965, from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in September, double daylight time – a two-hour advance –  was observed. On July 1, 1966, most of the Yukon switched to Pacific Standard Time (PST), which is UTC−08:00, leaving Dawson City and Old Crow on Yukon time. The remaining area changed to the Pacific Time Zone on October 28, 1973, leaving only Yakutat on the Yukon Time Zone.

On October 30, 1983, coincident with the end of daylight saving time, Alaska switched in 1983 from four time zones to two time zones. The areas east of Yakutat set clocks back two hours to change from Pacific Daylight Time to what had been Yukon Standard Time, UTC−09:00, and the time zone was named Alaska Standard Time at the end of November 1984. Yakutat only set clocks back one hour on that date. Most of the remaining longitudes of Alaska left their clocks unchanged on that date, changing from Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time (UTC−09:00) to the new Alaska Standard Time (UTC−09:00). Some areas that had been on Bering Time (UTC−11:00 in winter, UTC−10:00 in summer) such as Nome set their clocks ahead yet another hour on October 30, 1983 to adopt Alaska Standard Time (the former Yukon Standard Time), effectively changing their standard time zone by two hours. Most of the Aleutian Islands moved from the Bering Time Zone (UTC−11:00) to the Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone (UTC−10:00) (which was known as the Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time Zone until 1984. )

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The Kinsey Sicks

The Kinsey Sicks are an a cappella quartet who bill themselves as "America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet".

They perform both original music and lyrics as well as parodies of well-known songs a cappella. Their work, while extremely comedic, is often highly politically charged. Their name is a play of words on "Kinsey 6", the end of the Kinsey scale defined as exclusively homosexual.

Origin
The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993 when a group of five friends (largely lawyers and professional activists) went to a Bette Midler concert in San Francisco, dressed as the Andrews Sisters. Assuming they would be among many drag queens, they found themselves to be the only ones. They were approached that night by a woman who asked them to perform at her upcoming 50th birthday party. Though their initial reply was, "we don't sing", the group was surprised to learn that all of them had previous musical experience.

In July 1994, The Kinsey Sicks (then consisting of Ben Schatz as "Rachel", Irwin Keller as "Winnie", Maurice Kelly as "Trixie", Jerry Friedman as "Vaselina", and Abatto Avilez as "Begoña") drew a large and enthusiastic crowd at their first public performance on a street corner in San Francisco's Castro District. A year later, Avilez died, and was never replaced, leaving the Kinsey Sicks as a quartet (a formation that has remained consistent ever since.) Since then, The Kinsey Sicks have produced and performed full-length theatrical productions and concerts around the country. The group eventually became successful enough for its members to leave their former occupations to concentrate on performance.

Members
Since its initial formation, the lineup of the Kinsey Sicks has undergone several changes and iterations. Schatz has been the group's only constant through all incarnations. Each member of the group performs a fully realized character, and as new members have joined, they have been encouraged to personally expand and develop their own "history". The members of the group over the years have been:

Current Members
 * Ben Schatz as "Rachel" (1993–present) – Schatz, a Harvard-trained civil rights lawyer and former Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, created the first national AIDS legal project and authored Bill Clinton's HIV policy during the 1992 presidential campaign. He is now a full-time performer as a member of the Sicks. His character, "Rachel", is loudly feminist, angry, and an activist noted both for her diminutive stature, muscular build, and her refusal to shave her underarms. Though Ben retired "Rachel" from touring in 2019, he still continues to write for the group and work behind-the-scenes.
 * Jeff Manabat as "Trixie" (2004–present) – Manabat, a professional musical theater-performer and graduate of UC-Berkeley, was discovered by the then-current members of the group while performing in a production of When Pigs Fly at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco. The Asian American Manabat's casting as Trixie means that the character has actually had three ethnicities over the years. Manabat's Trixie retains all of the original elements of the character, but has, at Manabat's insistence, stopped wearing platinum blonde wigs and is more easily identifiable as Asian. Since joining the group, Manabat is responsible for musical arrangements, Trixie's inordinate glamour and soaring counter-tenor, as well as the entire group's hot couture. Manabat's "Trixie" is glamorous, and somewhat conceited, frequently referring to the other members of the group as "backup singers".
 * Spencer Brown as "Trampolina" (October 2008 – present) – The Kinsey Sicks were joined in October 2008 by Spencer Brown, a Kansas City-based actor and singer, already known for his drag character Daisy Bucket (pronounced "bouquet"). His character, "Trampolina", is dim, but sweet, and sometimes slutty. Spencer is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York.
 * Nathan Marken as "Winnie" (October 2014 – present) - Nathan Marken replaced Irwin Keller, who originated the role of Winnie. Nathan, based out of San Francisco, comes from a musical theatre background and adds a saucy charm to Winnie's already lovable dorky persona.
 * J.B. McLendon as "Angel" (June 2019 – present) - A native of Annapolis, MD, J.B. got his BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. In his 30+ year career, he has performed in New York City, Edinburgh, Scotland, Key West, FL, 4 years of Summer Stock in the Northeast, and has toured the country three times over. Behind the scenes, he has directed, stage managed, company managed, box office managed. His first play, The Present, has been produced in NYC, Los Angeles, and Annapolis, MD.

Former Members

 * Irwin Keller as "Winnie" (1993–2014) – Keller, also a lawyer, received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School and was the former director of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area. Irwin authored Chicago's gay rights ordinance, passed into law in 1989. By 2002, Keller had ceased practicing law to perform full-time. He originated the character "Winnie", who is Jewish, a lesbian, and motherly with an old-fashioned sensibility.
 * Abatto Avilez as "Begoña" (1993) – Though Avilez was present at the Bette Midler concert that led to the formation of the Sicks, and appeared with them at their first performance, he quickly dropped out of the group. Avilez died in 1995 and the song "Begoña's Song" was written to honor his memory and was frequently performed in concert by the Sicks.
 * Jerry Friedman as "Vaselina" (1993–1999) – Friedman, former Director of Audiology at the San Francisco Hearing Center, was the son of a piano teacher. "Vaselina", said to have been born in a trailer, was trampy, sweet, and not particularly bright. Friedman, Avilez's life partner, died on May 17, 2002, in Omaha, Nebraska, of lymphoma. Friedman has been memorialized by Ben Schatz's song "Jerry's Song", which the group has performed in various shows and also appears on the album and film of I Wanna Be a Republican.
 * Maurice Kelly as "Trixie" (1993–2001) – Kelly, a former project manager for Levi Strauss Corp., created the role of "Trixie" and her original platinum blonde coiffure. Kelly originated the role of Trixie and played it through the group's 2001 off Broadway run. He made a special appearance as Trixie at the 2014 20th Anniversary Show.
 * Chris Dilley as "Trampolina" (1999–2007/2008) – Dilley, an actor-musician, joined the Sicks as understudy for Friedman's "Vaselina". Trampolina was originally referred to as Vaselina's "illegible" daughter, but those references were phased out after Dilley became Friedman's permanent replacement. Like Vaselina, Trampolina filled the "dumb and slutty" stereotype of the group. After joining the group full-time, Dilley became one of the principal arrangers of the group's music. Though he retired from the group in the summer of 2007, he came back to play Trampolina in the summer season of 2008, and filled in for Manabat as Trixie in spring 2011. He also made a special appearance as Trampolina at the 2014 20th Anniversary Show.

 * Kevin Kirkwood as "Trixie" (2001–2003) – Kirkwood is a professional actor-singer-dancer who was understudy for Kelly and Dilley in "Dragapella!" and was then announced as Kelly's replacement for six months while Kelly took time off. After Kelly decided not to return to the group, Kirkwood remained in the role for an additional year. Kirkwood's version of Trixie was introduced as "[Trixie's] long-lost identical twin sister, Trixie" — an absurd comment on the fact that Kirkwood is African American and Kelly is white. Aside from the racial differences, and the occasional "Trixie Houston" reference, Kirkwood's persona as "Trixie" was largely faithful to the character's original conception.
 * Tom Gualtieri as "Trixie" (2002) - Gualtieri is a lyricist, writer, director and actor who stepped into the role of Trixie briefly in the spring of 2002 between the time of Kelly's departure and Kirkwood's return. Ironically, Gualtieri fit Kirkwood's understudy costume perfectly and wore it in performance until Kirkwood took over. In 2013, Gualtieri was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in the category Unique Theatrical Experience for That Play: A Solo Macbeth.
 * Charles Romaine as "Trampolina" (2007–2008) – Romaine, a Los Angeles-based performer and graduate of New York University, joined the group as Dilley's understudy and, in the year after Chris Dilley's August 2007 retirement from the group, played Trampolina.

2001-2011: Off-Broadway, Las Vegas Run & Beyond
In 2001 the Kinsey Sicks produced and starred off-Broadway in the critically acclaimed ''DRAGAPELLA! Starring the Kinsey Sicks'' at New York's Studio 54. That production received a nomination for a Lucille Lortel award for Best Musical of 2001 and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Lyrics for lyricist Ben Schatz.

In 2006 the Kinsey Sicks performed an extended engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton. In addition, their first feature film, Kinsey Sicks: I Wanna Be a Republican, premiered at the 30th San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The documentary The Kinsey Sicks: Almost Infamous, covering the history of the group and their run at the Las Vegas Hilton was released in 2008.

The group has also appeared in such venues as the Herbst Theatre and New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco; Boston Center for the Arts and The Theater Offensive, Boston; Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and Club Soda, Montreal; the Nordstrom Recital Hall and Triple Door Seattle; the Ogden Theatre, Denver; the Colony Theatre, South Beach; the Wheeler Opera Hall, Aspen; Studio 54, Caroline's on Broadway, and Gotham Comedy Club, New York City; Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and The Improv, Houston; Crown & Anchor and Town Hall, The Palm, Blue Chairs, and Club Manana, Provincetown. Their stage productions have included The Balled Sopranos, Motel Sicks: A Dragapella Summer Vacation, Everything But the Kitsch 'n'Synch and GreatesTits, all of which premiered at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center. They are also frequently invited to perform at colleges; those performances are usually followed by a question-and-answer session with the group, out of costume.

In 2010, the group began releasing music videos, many about current events, such as the oil-spill satire BP is Creepy, the TSA-mocking Rocky-Horror parody Touch-A Touch Me, TSA Security, a satirical video about Republican Party economic policy titled The Official GOP Economic Platform (as sung by The Kinsey Sicks), which suggests a policy of selling the poor to curb the national deficit, and the black comedy song Get A Gun about America's obsession with firearms. Other music subjects include pop icons, such as the Lady Gaga parody Bedroom Ants and modern internet and TV culture in videos like, I Must Watch YouTube and Why the F@#k Aren't We Famous.

2012-Present
In 2012, The Kinsey Sicks premiered a new show commissioned by Theatre J in Washington, D.C., called Electile Dysfunction: Kinsey Sicks for President using the tag line "Sometimes it's hard being Republican" which toured through the November 2012 elections.

In 2013–14, the group celebrated its 20th anniversary touring the show America's Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild which parodies reality television while showcasing the group's wide range of musical tastes over the past twenty years. Also released in July 2014 was a 20th anniversary historic video The Kinsey Sicks: Live in the Castro (1994), which featured footage from the group's first-ever street performance.

On December 28, 2013 the group had a sold out one-time homecoming performance at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre, with encore appearances by former members of the group.

In December 2014, original member, Irwin Keller (Winnie), retired from the group during their Oy Vey in a Manger tour. San Francisco-based Nathan Marken stepped in the role of Winnie. The group premiered a brand new show featuring 21 new songs in February 2015 with plans for a new album and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to send them to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest performing arts festivals, in August 2015.

In February 2016, The Kinsey Sicks launched their new tour "Electile Dysfunction 2016". Their 9th album, "Eight Is Enough", was released May 2016. That August, group returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Gilded Balloon with their show, The Lady Cocks of Bang Boys.

In 2017 the group began touring a highly political and autobiographical show titled, Things You Shouldn't Say, an abridged version of which was performed in their third year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show drew rave reviews and led to it being booked for a run at the off Broadway Soho Playhouse in New York City.

In June 2019, The Kinsey Sicks returned to Provincetown to perform Naked Drag Queens Singing! joined by their newest member, Angel (J.B. McLendon). In January 2020, the group revamped their election year show, Electile Dysfunction. Due to COVID-19, the tour has been postponed. The group has continued to produce online content for social media during the pandemic with a slew of music videos including, "Social Distance", "Don'tcha Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me", and "The Sound of Sirens" all available on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

During the pandemic, The Kinsey Sicks released a brand new album, Quarantunes, featuring original songs and parodies relating to events surrounding the 2020 election and the pandemic itself. It wouldn't be until the fall of 2021 the group would eventually be back on tour with "Dragapella!" and their holiday show, Oy Vey in a Manger, which was re-recorded with the current cast members for a new album and DVD.

In March 2023, The Kinsey Sicks debuted their latest show, Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild parodying children's songs and skewering right-wing American politics seeking to ban drag shows and pass anti-trans legislation around the country. The tour will visit cities throughout the United States and a return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.

Discography

 * Dragapella! (1997)
 * Boyz 2 Girlz (2000)
 * Sicks in the City (2002)
 * I Wanna Be a Republican (2004)
 * Oy Vey in a Manger: Christmas Carols and Other Jewish Music (2005)
 * Sicks! Sicks! Sicks! Full Frontal New Ditties (2008)
 * Each Hit & I (2010)
 * Electile Dysfunction (2012)
 * Eight Is Enough (2016)
 * Quarantunes (2020)
 * Oy Vey in a Manger (2022 Edition)

All albums available on iTunes

Music videos
All music videos viewable on the Kinsey Sicks YouTube channel.
 * BP Is Creepy (2010)
 * Bedroom Ants (2010)
 * Touch-A Touch Me, TSA Security (2010)
 * Twisted Christmas Parodies (2010)
 * Things You Shouldn't Say (2011)
 * I Will Watch YouTube (2012)
 * The Kinsey Sicks agree with Todd Akin (2012)
 * Sell The Poor aka The Official GOP Economic Platform (as sung by The Kinsey Sicks) (2012)
 * Satan Baby (2012)
 * Why the F@#k Aren't We Famous (2013)
 * They've Got the Whole World In Their Hands (2013)
 * Girls Like (2014)
 * Surprise Yourself (2014)
 * The Dragapella Shuffle (2014)
 * The Kinsey Sicks: Live in the Castro (1994) (released 2014)
 * I Will Swallow Him (2014)
 * Tranny Boy (2014)
 * Let It Grow (2015)
 * Crappy (2015)
 * What Does Fox News Say (2015)
 * Get A Gun (2015)
 * Putin In the Ritz (2015)
 * Don't Be Happy, Worry (2015)
 * See You When Tea Is Drinkable (2016)
 * We'll Be Home for Christmas (2020)
 * Social Distance (2020)
 * Scalia (2020)
 * Let It Go (2020)
 * Don'tcha Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me (2020)
 * Mad Attorney General (2020)
 * Which Side Are You On (2020)
 * Tomorrow (2020)
 * Soylent Night (2020)
 * The Sound of Sirens (2020)
 * Good Ventilation (2021)

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Trade Justice Movement

The Trade Justice Movement is a British coalition, founded in 2000, of more than 60 organizations campaigning for trade justice.

The Trade Justice Movement provides expertise and analysis to civil society organisations, politicians and the media across a range of trade issues. Examples include the ways in which trade and trade agreements can impact on climate goals, poverty reduction and gender equality. It is a membership network of more than 60 organisations, including development and environment NGOs, trade unions, human rights campaigns, Fairtrade organizations, and faith and consumer groups.

TJM was known in the early years for large mobilisation campaigning. In 2005 it held a mass lobby of Parliament, which was the largest such event in the history of modern British democracy with 375 MPs lobbied in one day. This surpassed the previous record of 346 MPs lobbied in June 2002, which had also been set by the Trade Justice Movement. In 2003 the coalition staged the biggest national lobby of MPs when more than 500 parliamentarians were lobbied in their constituencies ahead of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún, Mexico, when talks collapsed. In April 2005 the coalition staged the biggest mass protest of the UK election campaign when over 25,000 people filled Whitehall at an all-night vigil. In 2005 the Trade Justice Movement was one of the networks at the core of Make Poverty History, a UK coalition of more than 500 organizations lobbying for the trade justice movement, debt relief, and increased foreign aid.

From around 2010, the organisation shifted its focus towards the provision of advocacy and expertise. It has been instrumental in the collapse of the EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) and in the movement against investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). It campaigns for UK trade deals to be negotiated in a way that is democratic and protects environmental standards and the right to health.

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The Queen's Beasts

The Queen's Beasts are ten heraldic statues representing the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted as the Royal supporters of England. They stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's coronation in 1953. Each of the Queen's Beasts consists of a heraldic beast supporting a shield bearing a badge or arms of a family associated with the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. They were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works from the sculptor James Woodford, who was paid the sum of £2,750 for the work. They were uncoloured except for their shields at the coronation. They are now on display in the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.

The original models are the King's Beasts which survive at Hampton Court Palace near London, sculpted in stone for King Henry VIII (1509–1547) and his third wife Jane Seymour. Copies survive at nearby Kew Gardens. In the 1920s a set of 76 similar heraldic beasts was replaced on the roof of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, having been taken down in 1682 due to dilapidation.

Origins
There are ten heraldic beasts of a very like sort at Hampton Court Palace near London. They were restored at the beginning of the twentieth century but were derived from originals made in 1536/7 for King Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour (d.1537), and are known as the "King's Beasts". They are carved in stone and each sits erect, supporting a shield upon which there is a coat of arms or a heraldic badge. From the beasts themselves and the emblems which they carry on their shields, it is evident that they stood for King Henry and his third Queen, Jane Seymour.

In the autumn of 1952, the Minister of Works, in preparation for the coronation some months ahead, called upon the Royal Academician and sculptor James Woodford, OBE, to create ten new beasts similar in form and character to the ten at Hampton Court but more particularly, appropriate to the Queen. Exact replicas of those at Hampton Court would have been unsuitable for the occasion, for some of them would have little connection with Elizabeth II's own family or ancestry, as although the Queen is descended (via female lines) from King Henry VII (the father of King Henry VIII), she is not descended from Jane Seymour whose only son King Edward VI died unmarried.

Characteristics
The beasts are about six feet (1.8 m) high and weigh about 700 pounds (320 kg) each. They are made from plaster, so cannot be left exposed permanently to the elements. Originally uncoloured except for their shields, they are now fully painted.

Display at the coronation
The Beasts were on display outside the western annexe of Westminster Abbey, a glass-fronted structure in which to marshal the long processions before the service. The statues were placed along the front with the exception of the Lion of England which was placed in the alcove formed by the north wall of the annexe and the entrance used by the Queen to enter the Abbey on her arrival in the Gold State Coach. The statues were placed left to right in the following order when facing the annexe from the west: The Lion of England, the greyhound, the yale, the dragon, the horse, the lion of Mortimer, the unicorn, the griffin, the bull, and the falcon. This was not the same order as they relate to the royal pedigree, but were ordered in this way for balance and symmetry in display. The Scottish Unicorn, Horse of Hanover, Griffin and Falcon replace four of the Beasts at Hampton Court (Seymour Black Lion, Seymour colour-spotted Panther & Seymour Unicorn and either the so-called Tudor Dragon or the Royal Dragon).

Molly Guion painted the Beasts in 1953.

Relocations
After the coronation they were removed to the Great Hall in Hampton Court Palace. In 1957 they were moved again to St George's Hall, Windsor. The beasts were taken into storage in April 1958 while their future was considered. It was eventually decided to offer them to the Commonwealth governments; Canada, being the senior nation, was offered them first. In June 1959 the Canadian government accepted the beasts and they were shipped there in July. Originally the only coloured parts of the statues were their heraldic shields, but for the celebrations of the Centennial of Canadian Confederation in 1967, the statues were painted in their full heraldic colours. They are now in the care of the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

Replicas
In 1958 Sir Henry Ross, Chairman of the Distillers Company in Edinburgh, paid for Portland stone replicas of the statues to be made, which are on display outside the Palm House at Kew Gardens. The beasts also served as models for topiary at Hall Place, Bexley. The original sculptures have been commemorated in the following forms: bone china figurines, cups and saucers, glass tray sets, plaster models, reclaimed material reproductions, porcelain candlesticks, British postage stamps issued in 1998, silver teaspoons, and tea towels. In 2016 the Royal Mint launched a series of ten Queen's Beasts coins, one for each beast.

The Lion of England

The Lion of England is the crowned golden lion of England, which has been one of the supporters of the Royal Arms since the reign of Edward IV (1461–1483). It supports a shield showing the Arms of the United Kingdom as they have been since Queen Victoria's accession in 1837. In the first and last quarters of the shield are the arms of the House of Plantagenet (the "Lions of England", technically in heraldic language "Leopards of England"), taken from the arms of King Richard I (1157–1199), "The Lionheart". The lion and tressure (armorial border) of Scotland appear in the second, and the Harp of Ireland is in the third.

The White Greyhound of Richmond

The White Greyhound of Richmond was a badge of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond, third son of King Edward III. It was also used by his son King Henry IV and especially by King Henry VII. The Tudor double rose can be seen on the shield, one rose within another surmounted by a crown. It symbolizes the union of the two cadet houses of Plantagenet – the House of York and the House of Lancaster.

The Yale of Beaufort

The Yale was a mythical beast, supposedly white and covered with gold spots and able to swivel each of its horns independently. It descends to the Queen through King Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. The shield shows a portcullis surmounted by a royal crown. The portcullis (uncrowned) was a Beaufort badge, but was used both crowned and uncrowned by Henry VII.

The Red Dragon of Wales

The red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) is an ancient Welsh symbol, and a badge used by Owen Tudor. His grandson, Henry VII, claimed descent from Cadwaladr, the last of the line of Maelgwn whose association with the dragon came after Henry's reign. The beast holds a shield bearing a lion in each quarter; this was the coat of arms of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales.

The White Horse of Hanover

The White Horse of Hanover was introduced into the Royal Arms in 1714 when the crown of Great Britain passed to the Elector George of Hanover. This grandson of Elizabeth Stuart, sister of King Charles I, became George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland. The shield shows the leopards of England and the lion of Scotland in the first quarter, the fleur-de-lis of France in the second (brought into the royal arms of England by King Edward II) and the Irish harp in the third quarter. The fourth quarter shows the arms of Hanover.

The White Lion of Mortimer

The White Lion of Mortimer descends to the Queen through Edward IV, from Anne de Mortimer. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a 'white rose en soleil' which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of Edward IV and Richard III, and were used by George VI when Duke of York. Unlike the Lion of England, this beast is uncrowned.

The Unicorn of Scotland
From the end of the 16th century, two unicorns were adopted as the supporters of the Scottish Royal Arms. In 1603 the crown of England passed to James VI of Scotland, who then became James I of England. He took as supporters of his royal arms a crowned lion of England and one of his Scottish unicorns. The unicorn holds a shield showing the royal arms of Scotland, a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory.

The Griffin of Edward III
The griffin of Edward III Queen's Beast is an ancient mythical beast. It was considered a beneficent creature, signifying courage and strength combined with guardianship, vigilance, swiftness and keen vision. It was closely associated with Edward III who engraved it on his private seal. The shield shows the Round Tower of Windsor Castle (where Edward III was born) with the Royal Standard flying from the turret, enclosed by two branches of oak surmounted by the royal crown.

The Black Bull of Clarence
The Black Bull of Clarence descended to the Queen through Edward IV. The shield shows the Royal Arms as they were borne by Edward IV and his brother Richard III as well as all the sovereigns of the Houses of Lancaster and Tudor.

The Falcon of the Plantagenets
The falcon was first used by Edward III of the House of Plantagenet as his badge. It descended to Edward IV, who took it as his personal badge, the falcon standing within an open fetterlock. Originally closed, the slightly open fetterlock is supposed to refer to the struggle Edward IV had to obtain the throne — "he forced the lock and won the throne."

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Talk:Withnail and I

Farmhands
"On a drive into town, he berates Withnail and Marwood for "looking like a couple of farmhands."

This happens after tha farmhouse has been lent, it appears in the text out of sequance

Reception
I added a "reception" section. Feel free to add more things to it. I moved the second paragraph at the beginning to the "reception" section because I felt like it belongs there. Demoman87 17:42, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Mistake
In the article, it's stated that Marwood went to "the other place" (Eton). This was simply something Withnail told his uncle for appearances, but it's later revealed that Marwood (I) didn't attend a top-tier school, Eton or otherwise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.163.254.158 (talk) 17:00, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Trivia
Quote: blue motorway signs dating from well after the sixties are also visible

Hmm. In what way do they date from "well after the sixties"? Blue motorway signs are featured in the 1960 edition of the Royal Automobile Club Guide and Handbook (the first motorways opened in 1958-59). -- Picapica 09:35, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * There signs for the M25 which wasn't there at the time
 * The wording ought to be changed as it does seem to suggest the blueness of the signs is anachronistic, I'll have a go. --JamesTheNumberless 15:07, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Too much trivia
Following up on the "too much trivia" note, I have trimmed down the trivia section. The items I have removed (and reasons why) are listed here.

 * After eating the potatoes which Withnail digs up, Marwood can be seen reading a book titled Journey's End. Whilst this can be interpreted as a sign of things to come for the pair, it also shares certain elements with the film itself: one of the characters is an unreliable alcoholic who comes into conflict with a friend and one of the characters dies, leaving the other to face the rest of the war by themself. In much the same way, it could be said that Marwood is leaving Withnail to face the rest of his life by himself.
 * This is interpretation, and not encyclopaedic. It also totally misses the point that Marwood is reading Journey's End because it is the play he is trying out for (and eventually gets the lead role in at the end of the film).

 * A scene which never made the final cut involved Marwood and Withnail fencing. Marwood was the eventual winner.
 * Deleted scenes are not encyclopaedic.

 * Bruce Robinson has said that there are two lines in the script which had to be perfect. If the actors got them as he imagined then the film as a whole would work. One is the Policeman shouting "Get in the back of the van!"; the other is Withnail saying "Fork it!" The first time Grant did it Robinson began to roar with approval, but Grant could never match the first take so the scene in the film is the first take but the rest of the scene is cut to cover the director's outburst.
 * I've read this story elsewhere, but it makes reference only to the 'fork it' line, not 'get in the back of the van'. Although this could be an interesting piece of trivia, I'm not convinced it isn't made up. It can live here for now.

 * Also, Monty's full name, Montague Withnail, may refer to the fictional Montague clan in Romeo and Juliet, which Robinson's character in the film version is allied to.
 * "May" is not encyclopaedic. And without a citation, this is probably nonsense.

 * There is a drinking game associated with Withnail & I, popular amongst fans. The game consists of keeping up, drink for drink, with each and every alcoholic (and other) substance consumed by Withnail and Marwood over the course of the film. Most players may simply drink their beverage of choice regardless of what the characters consume, though this is viewed by the more "hardcore" Withnail & I fans as an "easy way out." All told, Withnail is shown drinking roughly 9½ glasses of red wine, half a pint of cider, 1 shot of lighter fluid (vinegar or overproof rum are recommended substitutes), 2½ shots of gin, 6 glasses of sherry, 13 glasses of whisky and half a pint of ale. Since the whisky alone would be more than enough to necessitate a trip to hospital for most people, few, if any, keep pace for the entire film.
 * a generous glass of whisky is roughly equivalent to a pint of strong beer. 13 pints of beer is enough to put most people to sleep, but is unlikely to require hospitalising.
 * I'm not convinced by your assertion here. 13 pints isn't going to hospitalise someone, no. But you could drink 13 glasses of whiskey in one go - you would seriously struggle to drink 13 pints of beer all at once. Also, the alcohol is more diluted in beer and so impacts upon your system less. Marwood 17:49, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Anyone who consumed the full list ( 32+ units ) would have a Blood alcohol content level of greater than 0.5% by volume, which carries a high risk of poisoning, and a possibility of death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.171.147.158 (talk) 23:37, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The drinking game is a big part of 'Withnail and I' and is how many people first discover the film - this deserves its own section (which I'll add shortly).

 * The wolves at London Zoo to whom Withnail recites Hamlet at the end of the film also appear in the film An American Werewolf in London.
 * Who says? Who cares? :-)

Marwood 09:57, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Alternative ending
A flim studies graduate friend says:
 * "I don't know where Wikipedia get that from - Bruce Robinson has certainly never mentioned that and I have way more Bruce interviews than is healthy. I'm way too obsessed with him and his films, this one especially."

Request a citation. Joe D (t) 13:37, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Robinson mentions the ending in "Smoking in Bed: Conversations with Bruce Robinson". I've added a citation. 80.93.170.99 08:32, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Background
Much of the latter half of this section seems to be mostly an interpretation which is unsuitable for an encyclopedia. Specifically:

Quote: ''At one point, towards the end of the film, Withnail says 'There's always time for a drink' to which Marwood quickly and bluntly replies ' No, I don't have the time.' Marwood is not merely telling Withnail that he doesn't have time for a drink; but rather, he no longer has time for him. Whereas before, Marwood always had time for a drink (as is evident throughout the film) this is no longer the case. In refusing to drink with him, Marwood is implicitly telling Withnail that their time together is over; their friendship has come to an end.''

Rather than bieng a statement of fact, it reads more like an interpretation. I would suggest the removal of this, and a reworking of this whole section. Mister B.

 * I agree - do please go ahead. --A bit iffy 09:02, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Upon Further reading, I suggest the complete removal of this section as it adds little to the article. Mister B. 19:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

As no-one has responded negatively to this suggestion, I am going to remove the section Mister B. 05:30, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Needs more work
Much of the trivia section is more like interpretation. I have nothing against having analysis in articles but not sure how this fits the Wikipedia format. The discussion of 'Journey's End' misses the point that Marwood is reading for the part which he secures at the end of the film.Piersmasterson 16:33, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Character names
Quote: In the same scene, Monty seemingly refers to Withnail as "Nathan".

In which line is this exactly? I can't hear it while watching the scene through in one of the DVD versions -- JackMcJiggins 07:35, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

 * When they're ar Monty's flat towards the end of the scene, and Monty decides he has to chase the cat out, he's in a fluster and says something like "no, no, Nathan, you must go". MegdalePlace 14:37, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Except he doesn't. Griffiths fluffs his lines slightly and says "No, no, nay-, no, dear boy, you must leave. You must leave". Marwood 13:36, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

 * It remains my feeling that until there's some real documentary proof I's name can not be considered to be Marwood- the fact that some people think they hear it in one scene is not encyclopedic fact. Equally well, the writing on the envelope percieved as being Marwood is perilous evidence at best, as the vast majority of props (especially for films of this sort of budget) are inherantly untrustworthy. It's my feeling that all references to the character as "Marwood" are just pandering to someone's fancies. Himynameishelen (talk) 01:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest that the script is fairly definitive on the subject. Both the original shooting script and the commercially published versions name the character as "Marwood" throughout. 89.145.211.74 (talk) 15:00, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Original research
Does anyone else feel that most of the 'Background' section is original research/interpretation rather than factual and encyclopaedic? Marwood 11:14, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I reluctantly agree. It would appear, looking above, that this has already been discussed, and looking at the article history, Mister B. removed it following on from that. It was promptly replaced with an 'rv vandal' comment, perhaps in haste. I'd suggest removing it again, or I will if it's still there when I have more time. CiaranG 21:42, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Done. CiaranG 23:31, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Trivia
I added a tag to the trivia section. Wikipedia has deemed this type of section un-encyclopedic Mister B. 01:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Cut scenes
What are the cut scenes?

The published script includes a scene where the boys go to "get the Jag fixed up", whereupon the mechanic tells them their car is a pile of crap and refuses to repair it. Withnail says something like, "Nonsense, it's in excellent condition" and they presumably patch it up themselves.

They also take an incredible number of empty bottles to the offy as in those days you got a halfpenny back on each of them. This is where they get the money for the whiskey that 'nail drinks on the journey north.

Robinson also mentions a scene, started but abandoned, where Withnail fences while wearing a mask and smoking at the same time, with disatrous consequences, as you'd probably imagine.

The most insanely obscure Withnail reference in the world
The Lone Pigeon track "Beatmix Chocbar Rap" (from the 2002 album Concubine Rice)includes the lines "I'm PC Stuck-In-The-Middle-of-Fife/ get in the back of the van/ it's life". Is this a deliberate Withnail & I reference? There'd be something admirable, and maybe a bit frightening, about someone who could be arsed to find out.

 * Had a quick look but no connection seems to pop up immediately- possible, but unlikely I'm afraid.Himynameishelen (talk) 02:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

"Here Hare Here" and Michael Feast - an in-joke?
The actor Michael Feast is credited by Robinson as being one of the two people on whom Withnail is based. He certainly lived with Robinson, Dundas et al in the late 60s and was no stranger to the fruit of the vine in the years that followed. Anyway, the advertising slogan for the UK cast album of the musical Hair was HEAR HAIR HERE. Given that Michael Feast appears on said LP as one of the stars of the original UK production, isn't Jake's note an in-joke between Robinson and his old (house)mate Mickey? I think so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.100.224.193 (talk • contribs)
 * No, "Hear Hair Here" is a vocal exercise used at some acting schools to improve pronunciation. Both 'Withnail' and 'Hair' are referencing this, not each other. Marwood 14:36, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Is this where some of script was taken from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnPGB98_gwM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.112.195 (talk) 08:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

1986 or 1987
IMDb and several other references list it as 1987 (as does the category that this article is in), but the opening line, and the infobox say it is 1986. Is there a reason why the infobox and lead list it as 86? C hris_huh talk 00:27, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I know it came out in 1986 becuase I was working abroad when I got a letter from a friend telling me he had seen this great new film at the cinema called Withnail and I (weird title, thought I). I know the date is right because I was back in the UK for all of 1987.  I know this can't be cited in the article (!!!) but it's just to confirm that it's defintely a 1986 film. 86.133.215.69 (talk) 14:24, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * British Film Institute labels it as a 1986 release. For whatever reason, IMDb is wrong. Erik (talk) 17:18, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

The year at the end of the end-film credits is 1986. Tempted to make this edit but not certain of criteria of Wikipedia for 'year of film'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.148.70.69 (talk) 15:40, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It's reviewed in the February 1988 issue of the BFI's Monthly Film Bulletin where it's listed as a 1986 release. 16:40, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

According to the British Board of Film Classification, its censors screened the film on 27 March 1987, so it can't have been shown publicly before then in the UK. Editing may very well have been finished in 1986, which would explain the 1986 copyright year in the end credits, but it's the premier date which normally determines the film year. As the film was shown at the New York New Directors and New Films Festival on 27 March 1987, in the New Directors/New Films series at the Museum of Modern Art, according to New York Times, which was the same day it was being screened by the censors in London, this may very well have been its very first public screening, probably followed by a UK release sometime between that date and the limited theatrical release in the US, which started in New York on 19 June 1987 (at the Carnegie Hall Cinema). Unfortunately, there are no free British online newspaper archives for that period, as far as I know. BFI, unfortunately, has lots of errors in its various online databases, and none of those contain release dates, just years. I've changed it back to 1987 for the time being, but it would be good if someone could find a verifiable UK release date. Thomas Blomberg (talk) 12:57, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Just added this to the article to clarify: 'According to Richard E. Grant's book, With Nails, filming started on 2 August 1986 in the Lake District, and shooting took seven weeks. A rough cut was screened to the actors in a Wardour Street screening room on 8 December 1986.' Stronach (talk) 11:23, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

In popular culture
There may well be enough here, but just wanted to add that the Manchester band Elbow's debut album "Asleep in the Back" has at least two song titles presumably inspired by the film: "Don't mix your drinks," and "Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)." o0drogue0o 09:19, 17 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by O0drogue0o (talk • contribs)

Anachronisms
Article says: "One shot shows the characters driving on the wrong carriageway, with the hard shoulder on the right." This is not an anachronism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.238.31 (talk) 13:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * While driving along the sort of narrow country roads shown in the film It would be usual to use the whole width of the road rather than to stick to the left hand side only; equally where traffic is light or nonexistent it would be acceptable to drive out of lane in order to increase visibility round a corner. This would be especially true when driving a wide vehicle such as a Rolls-Royce. 86.160.7.77 (talk) 00:46, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Uncle Monty leaves the farmhouse
Uncle Monty's exit from the farmhouse, as I read it, was due to hearing Marwood's furious rant at Withnail for selling Monty the idea that Marwood was a homosexual. The fallout from this was of course Monty's fixation on Marwood and his attempts to seduce him. After hearing the truth of the matter as Marwood berates Withnail, Monty realises that he has been deceived and leaves in shame (hence the reference in his letter to himself as an eavesdropper). Your thoughts on this? 86.160.7.77 (talk) 20:06, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

DVD Releases
Much of this section is unsourced (and, indeed, mostly written by me a long, long time ago). There is material in there which is true, but is unverified/unverifiable. For example, the Seville Pictures release not including the trailer because they thought they had a copy in their library but didn't. I know this because the MD of Seville told me. This whole section should probably be reworked with better sourcing. Marwood (talk) 14:36, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Plot
The following is from the plot synopsis.

'Withnail and Marwood get into Marwood's battered Jaguar Mark 2, which is parked next to a scene of demolition of some old houses (significant for the time period) and set off north along the motorway. '

Why is the demolition of houses significant for the time period? Should this be included? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rybrarian (talk • contribs) 18:44, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

Dead link
Reference 5 on this article is a dead link - anyone know where this interview can be found? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeyMikey667 (talk • contribs) 14:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

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“very naughty boys...”
the book about handmade films has a lot of info & anecdotes about this flick. chief among the omissions here is that robinson auditioned eddie ‘tenpole’ tudor for withnail, but there’s other useful stuff like grant’s allergy to alcohol & so on. someone who cares about this movie should add it into the article & dump some more of the fanboy trivia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.134.192.204 (talk) 00:02, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Harrow
I've added the detail that Withnail and Monty are almost certainly Old Harrovians. This is made clear from the dialogue preceding Withnail's lie that Marwood went to Eton. Monty: Where were you schooled? Withnail: He went to the other place, Monty". Given the exclusivity of both places (well above and beyond that of any other British Public School - and longstanding competition between them), it cannot possibly be anywhere else. Hanoi Road (talk) 18:41, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately that counts as WP:Original research because it is your own deduction. Consequently, I will have to revert but if you can find a wp:RS that says so then of course you can put it back with that citation. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 19:12, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * But maybe you could refer readers to the other place because that meaning is cited there. You can suggest where people might look and draw their own conclusions but you can't tell them the answer. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 19:17, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

 * I doubt it counts as original research. There would be no other possibility, unless you can suggest one. Harrovians and Etonians historically refer to each other as "the other place". No other two public schools have that tradition. Furthermore, I merely said it was suggested. Most would deduce strongly suggested, since it cannot possibly be anything else. 2+2 = 4 is hardly original research, but change it if you want. I thought it added a little intelligence to the article. Hanoi Road (talk) 19:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, absolutely you can say that they do that, there is even a citation that you can copy. You can invite readers to draw a conclusion but you can't tell them what it is without a reliable source to back you up. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 23:43, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Take a look at IMDB Withnail and I trivia. A piece further down states pretty much what I did. It actually goes further in noticing a Harrow School poster, which I did not. Hanoi Road (talk) 20:10, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, IMDb is not accepted as a WP:RS, particularly forums. See WP: IMDB. I don't make the rules, I'm just another editor too. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 23:43, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I get that. There are plenty of other sources, though. I daresay I'll get around to it at some point. Hanoi Road (talk) 18:30, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

 * I don't think the fact that Eton/Harrow refer to their opposing establishment as "the other place" can be conveniently inserted. It seems to wander off topic. How about a mention of the Harrow poster after the Eton sentence? (I watched it again last night, and yes, it's there). This surely circumvents the issue nicely without launching into a thing about British public school traditions. Hanoi Road (talk) 14:16, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I hope you didn't match them drink for drink! :-) Yes, that solves the problem nicely. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 15:38, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

 * Yup, lighter fluid and all. (Not). Hanoi Road (talk) 16:33, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Is it possible to be more specific than "earlier in the film"? You would think by now we would have a canonical script and could cite "Act 3, Scene IV, a tavern". :-^ So all I can suggest is some clues in the narrative that would help someone else find it, which is how we define  citation. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 01:05, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

 * If you feel the point is unimportant, leave it as is. The poster is visible during Withnail's rant in the hovel ("Reduced to the status of a bum!....I demand alcohol! What do mean, "matter"?!.....etc, etc). Hanoi Road (talk) 01:30, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * "I demand alcohol" doesn't narrow it down much, does it? :-D
 * Let it stand. Some day someone will do a scene by scene timeline and can time-stamp it. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 09:43, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

 * I have reinserted the reference to Harrow. Without it, there is a distinct lack of accuracy and, indeed, relevance. For the best view of the Harrow lithograph, it is clearly, (and indeed, hugely) visible from 11:22 onwards. In fact the entire scene where Marwood entreats Withnail to not enter the kitchen is dominated by the Harrow image. I'll entertain counter-arguments, but I would ask they be well reasoned. The film itself is sufficient source. Hanoi Road (talk) 00:21, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Peter
In the "drinks with Monty" scene, Withnail states that "Peter's just had an audition for Rep". There is some confusion about this. Some claim that Withnail states "He's just had an audition for Rep" but that others "hear" Peter. I've listened to it multiple times. The name "Peter" is clearly stated, irrespective of hearing-aid quality. Perhaps the mystery of the name has been overthought, even though it's actually said. Ideas? Hanoi Road (talk) 00:19, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

 * The 10th anniversary edition of the script (isbn 0 7475 2493 9) which was given away with Sight and Sound states on page 33 “And he’s just had an audition for rep.” No mention of Peter, not sure if that clarifies or muddies your query. yorkshiresky (talk) 15:20, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

 * Clarifies. Thanks. Hanoi Road (talk) 00:38, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Mistake in timeline/script.
It might be relevant as trivia that the IRA bar scene has a timeline/sense problem. Marwood goes to the bathroom, and having been called a 'ponce' on the way in, and read the graffiti, promptly leaves in terror. He immediately returns to Withnail, who quite aside from appearing to not have left his barstool at all, claims "I've already spent an hour flattering the bugger"(Monty). Even if that is clearly impossible, how likely is it that a telephone conversation of any sort with Monty could be had in less than 60 seconds. PS: The scene is contiguous, and there are no cutaways. Hanoi Road (talk) 13:18, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Marwood's name
In the section establishing the name of "I" various pieces of info are presented. However one very convincing piece is not mentioned. Someone want to drop it in? The soundtrack LP which came out in 1987 contains sections of film music which are titled things like "Marwood Returns", "Marwood Leaves" etc. There's no other Marwood in the film. Check it out here: https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/moment110 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:70E6:CB00:3CAF:95E6:1176:D83D (talk) 20:48, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

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May I suggest that this piece be logged under the category of fiction, since it is clearly crude wartime propaganda.

You have not given any proper citation for this work.

The entire piece seems to be based on one book.

This is utter rubbish, that has no place in what purports to be a serious forum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.1.122 (talk) 15:35, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Name change
Propose name change: to Combat effectiveness of Chinese armies in WW2 or Combat Effectiveness of Chinese armies in Second Sino-Japanese War. 8th Route Army and New Fourth Army did not do the bulk of the fighting, and it would be unfair to brush aside the details on NRA forces. -Hmib 09:36, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * No. It sounds too stuffy, and it is not really what we want an article about. How about, "Campaigns of the Chinese armies in the Second Sino-Japanese War" or "Progress of the Chinese armies in the Second Sino-Japanese War"? Rintrah 14:35, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

This should be broken up and the armour and airforce items rolled into the National Revolutionary Army article group of links. The Chinese army stuff if supportable should be rolled into accounts of the battles they occured in. Asiaticus 11:32, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Material from a page redirected here. Charles Matthews 16:10, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Some testimonies of the effectiveness of the Chinese Army in fights against the Japanese, during the Second Sino-Japanese War:

to combat with more of 24 Japanese divisions or having one 44% of total Japanese Armed forces distacated in China;in same period the 8° Route Army suffered lowests valued in 23,034 deaded and 10,856 wounded and losses ones 65 higt rank officers, these last numbers exposed the feroucious of combats.
 * -The General Chu Teh, Commander-in-Chief of Communists Army published one inform at Nation in july 7, 1942. in this comment "why your 8°Route Army non receiving money or munitions of government for ¡during three Years!.the 8° and New 4° Route Armies in 1941-42 having

the General Chu calculated why your soldiers having to giving death or wounded at more of 24,000 Japanese and local collaborators. The army and the other army joining captured one total of 38,985 prisoners with great quantity of belic equipment.the New 4° having captured ones 15,721 rifles, 301 machine guns ligth and heavys and other much materiel included clothes foods, and medicines"

Japanese bank notes, radios, horses, mules, Flags, 200 trucks and raiway wagons,20 Km of rail lines ,7 Km of ways,95 brigdes,20 Km of wires of electric energy and captured others 38 Japanese officers and 613 collaborationist soldiers and making ones 3,253 wounded to enemiy".
 * -other testimonie mentioned about the New 4° Route Communist Army why " having sustain 231 battles, captured 1,539 rifles, 32 ligths machine guns, 4 heavy machine guns,48 sub machine guns, 50,000 munitions for ligth weapons, 22,738 Occupation Yen moneys in

Your proper lowests are cyphered in 234 deaths and 4,231 wounded.additionally theirs in collaboration with local residents having to eliminated at 3,000 bandits armies why approved the Japanese actions for robbery and sacking villges, some of theirs with Japanese support.

 * -in may 22 1945, Chinese forces taken at enemy "ones 17 Japanese officers, 230 soldiers,,347 horses,,24 cannons of diverse calibers ,100 ligth and heavy machine guns,1,333 rifles, and 20 tonnes of diverse equipment".

 * -Others testimonies about Chinese Forces effectivessness in combats:

 * about Chinese airforces exists some relates of dogfihths:

-where one chinese figther, American Aircraft Boeing P-12F (model 218) are the first american figther downed one Japanese figther over Shanghai.in same action during new combat these figther are downed.

-Chinese Airforce used too the Boenig P-26A "Peashooter" against Japanese enemies, during air combats over Nanking and Shanghai, obtain more downed of enemy bombers.

-the Personal aricraft of Gen.Claire Chennault are one Curtiss Hawk 75, and your soldiers of "Flying Tigers" used the Curtiss P-40 Types "Tomahawk","Kittyhawk" and Curtiss-Wrigth Cw-21 "Demon".same planes are used for Chinese pilots too.

-the Generalissimo Chiang poses one Curtiss-Wrigth BT-32 "Condor II", Special modified how personal plane.

-the Bomber used in Taihoku Air Strike are one Martin 139 WH-2 (Model 139).

-Chinese Airforce poses too german planes Heinkel He 50aCh(chinese type) and Heinkel He 111 A-0(10 examples).

-other Chinese planes are: Lockheed F-5,North American P-51 B, C and D "Mustang",Republic P-43 A "Lancer" and P-47 Thunderbolt, Vultee V-11-GB,Vultee P-66 Vanguard,North American B-25 Mitchell, Ryan STM-S2,Fiat CR.32bis,Gloster Gladiator Mk.1,Dewoitine D.510 and somes Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar",Nakajima Ki-27"Nate", and others captured to Enemy.chinese forcescaptured one example of Mitsubishi A6M2 (Model 11) Zero and envoyed to US for evaluations.

-Chinese air units receiving somes Russian Planes how:Bombers Tupolev SB-2, SB-2bis and Tupolev T-2S, figthers Polikarpov I-15 and I-15bis,Polikarpov I-153¨,Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 and UTI-4.

-Other arcrafts in use in chinese airforce are:Beech C-45 Expediter,Curtiss Hawk II & III,Curtiss A-12 Shrike ,Curtiss P-36 A(Hawk 75)and Vougth V-65C Corsair.

-The CAMCO(Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company) are private Chinese Company dedicated to making aircrafts from pieces of US or foreing proceded and are one repair shop too.these company are other support to Flying Tigers activities in Chinese Mainland.the instalations of these company in at Loiwing are object of air strikes of Japanese Bombers.

-Somes types of these planes previous mentioned are distacated in air fierce defense of Hankow,Wuchang and Chungking against Japanese Army and Navy Airforces.

 * -other Chinese Army land actions:

-in first tentative in Shangtung, Hopei and Shanghai the Japanese forces suffering losses or stay obligued to retireing of area debt at Chinese Army defensive actions.

-During second Shanghai battle, Japanese forces stay cuasy defeated, for why Chinese forces poses majority and well strategy, but theirs receiving reinforces more later.

-After of Battle of Kweshan, Chinese forces captured 10 soldiers of Manchukuo Imperial Forces, two heavy artillery pieces of 9,3 cm and one poses plaque why indicate "Manufactured in Tokyo,1940". in Juikwotan, Chinese forces confiscated at Japanese two American trucks, one of theirs stay full with new hand grenades packaged. chinese forces taken the grenade packages and one artillery piece. the chinese general headquarters stay more full of Japanese flags , pieces for trucks and cars, tools, rifles, pistols, revolvers, munitions , mortars with munitions, covers and raincoats.one secret peasant society "Hwang Shih Hwei" aid to captured some Japanese and these equipment mentioned above during actions.chinese lament the combat loss of young officer Loh Hun-ping nearest enemy position in Miaoerpu when guided one offensive group against enemies.

Abuot my cleanup/rewrite – I left alone parts whose meaning was ambiguous (rather, parts that I was completely unable to decipher). It still could use more (maybe a lot more) cleanup and/or rewriting. No offense to the author of these articles, and I know these articles provide a lot of information, but whoa, I never knew Wikipedia had articles that were this badly written! -- Gsp 04:01, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

This all sounds like a Chinese lacquered PRC rewrite of history. They want to put up firewalls there, and write lies here. Such cowards they are.

 * I happen to agree with your opinion that this article seems strongly biased in favor of the Chinese military. However, the appropriate response to an POV article is to do what you can to make it more NPOV, not to personally insult the authors.  If you want to engage the authors in dialogue, to get help from them in making the article less POV, you should probably sign your comments with a screen name or IP address by typing four tildes (~) after your comments.  That way they can find you to talk things over with you. Invisible Flying Mangoes 17:26, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I use Wikipedia daily and I am stunned by the bias of this article. I never thought such biased article could last long without correction. I believe the most accurate title of this article is “Chinese armies under CCP in the Second Sino-Japanese War as viewed from CCP”. The 8th Route Army and the New 4th Army, which description is the bulk of the article, represent no more than 10% of the entire Chinese military force fighting the Japanese in the war. This article leaves out the main part of the Chinese armies that fought the vast majority of the battles incurring the most losses of the invading Japanese troops while suffering the primary casualty. The article Second Sino-Japanese War is a typical high quality one of Wikipedia and it provides sufficient evidence showing how biased this article is. I urge the change of the title or overhaul the article to suit the current title. Zipswich (talk) 14:07, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

First sentence
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, sometimes thought of as a theater of World War II, the Chinese Army had two severe handicaps. The first sentences just launches into the action without appropriate context. Perhaps a sentence like "The Second Sino-Japanese is a war which..." would be more appropriate. I know there are greater problems with the article, but someone should at least make the first sentence good. Rintrah 19:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Removed sentence
In the Generalissimo's Command Office one photo of General Tze-chung remained; the caption of this photo read, "Why your will stay at finish in calm." found in.

The quote does not make any sense. There is no benefit to the reader in leaving the sentence in the article. If this account is important, it can be reinserted into the article later with a better translation.

The last section is a mess. It needs considerable cleaning up.

There is a concern over the lack of sources for alleged war crimes. If any editor has the time, it would greatly benefit the article if sources were found and the statements verified. Rintrah 13:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Aircraft list
I've reorganized the list as follows, so it should read better now:

 * within each type, alpha by nation, then by manufacturer, then by model if multiple models of the same aircraft are cited
 * removed uncertain indications of numbers, i.e. ?
 * removed all instances of "units" and "example"; this is an awkward way to cite numbers of aircraft and this is the first and only time that I've seen such terms used, just the numbers will suffice --BrokenSphere 03:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

air force in general
I did a preliminary grouping into paragraphs. Since some of the items seem to relate to specific aircraft types, it is hard to see any overall organization. Since most of the material is unsourced, and much of it is laking dates and other specifics, it is not that easy to figure out what is intended. I did remove some POV as found. I am not an expert in this field, and used mainly common sense. if it doesn't apply, change according to whatever criterion does. It might help to separate this from the rest of the article, which is in a much more finished state. I did not work on the aircraft list, since it seems to be in good hands. DGG 03:37, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Grounded tiger
I deleted
 * "(The personal aircraft of General Claire Chennault was a Hawk 75; his airmen of the "Flying Tigers" used the Curtiss P-40 types "Tomahawk", "Kittyhawk" and some Curtiss-Wright s manufactured in America.)"

and
 * "This company was another source of support for the Flying Tigers' activities in the Chinese Mainland."

because it's very unclear to me the Tigers were even in China at the time described. (They didn't reach China until after Pearl Harbor, recall.) In 1937, Chennault led the International Squadron. Cf Caidin, The Ragged, Rugged Warriors. Trekphiler (talk) 20:36, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

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