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Strap-on dildo

A strap-on dildo (also strap-on) is a dildo designed to be worn, usually with a harness, during sexual activity. Harnesses and dildos are made in a wide variety of styles, with variations in how the harness fits the wearer, how the dildo attaches to the harness, as well as various features intended to facilitate stimulation of the wearer or a sexual partner. Strap-on dildos are most frequently used by lesbian women (or women who have sex with women), but can be used by people of any gender or sexuality.

A strap-on dildo can be used for a wide variety of sexual activities, including vaginal sex, anal sex, pegging, oral sex, or masturbation. Sexual lubricant can be used to ease insertion.

Equipment
Many types of equipment are available, with different features and drawbacks, for a strap-on dildo set up. Often the strap-on dildo will be used with a harness, but some do not need a harness or are built onto one; for these, please see the sections on dildo types and attachment methods.

Harness types
The first part of a strap-on setup is the harness, which connects the dildo to the wearer's body, usually in a position similar to that of a male's genitals. A good harness should be sturdy yet comfortable, and is often designed to provide stimulation for the wearer.

Two-strap

A two-strap harness, in its most basic form, is similar to a g-string. One strap goes around the wearer's waist, like a belt, while the other goes between the wearer's legs and connects to the other strap in the middle at the lower back. While these are simple, many people find them uncomfortable because the strap rubs against the anus and other areas, and they sometimes do not hold the dildo very firmly, causing it to sag, flop, twist, or squeak.

Three-strap
Three-strap harnesses have one strap around the wearer's waist, but instead of one strap between the legs, they have two straps, one around each thigh, rejoining the first strap near the front. This design leaves the genitals and anus uncovered, and attaches the dildo more firmly, giving the wearer more control. Not all people find this design comfortable, and sometimes they are difficult to fit properly, and tend to slip.

Leather
Leather is comfortable and adjusts to the wearer's body, but still is strong. Leather is harder to clean and requires more work to maintain than other materials.

Cloth
Cloth is used mostly for clothing harnesses such as corsets and other lingerie, although is occasionally used by extremely inexpensive harnesses.

Plastic
Some harnesses are made with soft plastic, such as flexible vinyl. These are often available in colors besides traditional black, and may be completely transparent (not possible with other materials). They may be less comfortable than other materials, and may be difficult to make fit well. They are very easy to clean and fairly robust.

Latex, rubber and PVC
Latex harnesses usually cover the entire area, rather than just using straps. They tend to be medium-priced, and have a limited lifespan, especially if used with oil-based lubricants. Latex can require much care, such as special cleaners or shiners to keep it from turning dry and dusty. Latex harnesses may or may not have the dildo(s) molded as part of the harness, and in either case, they tend to be floppy due to the flexibility of the latex. Similar harnesses are also available made of rubber or PVC, and are similar to latex harnesses, although PVC tends to be much less flexible and elastic

Corsets and other clothing
Strap-on harnesses built into various clothing items are available, most often as a corset or other item of lingerie. Some are designed to be worn underneath normal clothing for quick use (if done with the dildo in place, either to give the appearance of a penis or to be able to quickly initiate intercourse, this is sometimes called packing), while others take advantage of the additional strength and sturdiness an item of clothing can provide over a few straps, or just to integrate the strap-on into an erotic outfit.

Bases
Fittings are available to attach dildos to just about any household object, allowing for many creative uses. A dildo could be attached to a chair, bed, or any other item of furniture, and penetrate someone during other activities, with or without a partner. Nylon webbing and soft foam-like synthetic leather are common, relatively affordable, and very durable. Synthetic harnesses are relatively easy to clean and require relatively little maintenance. Some, such as the Spare Parts harness, are machine-washable.

Attachment methods
The principal feature of any strap-on setup is the attachment of the dildo to the harness. While there is a huge array of different dildos available, most need a specific kind of attachment to a harness, All methods have tradeoffs, and many couples will have different harnesses depending on which type of dildo they intend to use.

Ring and wide base
The most common means of holding the dildo to the harness is to have an opening or ring in the harness through which a wide-based dildo is inserted. Inexpensive harnesses tend to just have a round hole in the fabric or leather, while more expensive ones will use a steel or rubber ring. The advantage of this method is that dildos which fit are widely available and inexpensive, and even many dildos not meant for harness use will work in one of these harnesses, such as most dildos with testicles. The major disadvantage is the dildo is often held loosely (especially on cheap harnesses) and tends to flop downwards, and the dildo often can rotate in the harness, making it difficult or impossible to use g-spot or other shaped dildos.

Vacuum seal
Used primarily by Doc Johnson, Vac-u-lock dildos have a rippled hollow in their base, which fits onto a matching plug on the harness or other toy. Powdered lubricant is used on the plug to facilitate removal. The advantage of this design is the dildo is firmly attached and can not easily rotate, and does not tend to flop downwards or slip like ring harnesses, as well as there being a wide variety of other devices the dildos can be attached to, such as handles and inflatable balls. The disadvantage is the relatively low availability and high cost of compatible attachments. A number of brands have non-compatible clones of the vac-u-lock system, but dildos and accessories for them are virtually unavailable.

Strapless
A recent design is a strapless strap-on, designed to be held in a vagina or anus with an egg-shaped bulb and thus not to require the use of a harness. This differs from a double dildo where both ends are phallic and a harness is required. The Feeldoe is a strapless dildo which was patented by Melissa Mia Kain in 1997. Advantages of this design are that it can be used spontaneously, that it provides deep internal thrusting to both partners, and that the lack of harness makes it more comfortable. Disadvantages are that the eggs do not prevent rotation or droop, leading to a reduced amount of control unless a harness is employed anyway; a requirement for strong muscles; and the practice needed to become familiar with its use. Many strapless strap-ons can also be used with a harness when partners want to increase control. Not all harnesses are suitable for strapless strap-ons. It is highly recommended that you use a strap-on with very adjustable O-ring or a two-hole harness. A thin pantyhose can also be used with great success to hold the strapless strap-ons.

Double penetration
A double dildo can be used with or without a harness, although most provide no means of using them with a harness. A double dildo, as its name implies, is a dildo in which both ends are designed for insertion, and often is 18 inches (450 mm) or more long. While special ones meant for use with a harness do exist, a normal double dildo is straight, is rarely at a comfortable angle for intercourse, and jabs into the cervix of a woman using one. Double dildos can be used for a variety of creative positions for which a harness would be awkward, such as both partners in doggy style positions or sitting facing each other.

One-piece latex
Some harnesses and dildos are made of a single piece of molded latex, with the dildo permanently built into the front. These are often inexpensive, shoddy products, although higher quality ones are available. The advantages are simple use and an appearance some people find erotic, but this is often outweighed by the inability to use a different dildo, the often weak, floppy nature of the dildo, the inability to adjust to a given person for a comfortable fit, and their relatively short lifespan.

Molded straps
Some very cheap "strap-on dildos" have straps or attachments for straps directly molded into the material of the dildo. This design is very flimsy, and is only used on the cheapest products. They are essentially useless for the traditional purpose of a strap-on dildo (one partner penetrating another using a dildo in a position similar to a penis), but can be strapped around chairs and other objects for a variety of other activities.

Types
The most noticeable feature of any strap-on setup is the dildo used. A wide variety of dildos are available, and while the choices may be limited by the type of harness in use, generally one can choose from several common types. This section discusses the shape and features of the penetrating end of the dildo, not of the entire strap-on dildo or how it's attached, which can be found in the section on dildo attachment methods for the double dildo and strapless dildo.

Standard
The standard dildo has a non-tapered or slightly tapered shaft, and often has an enlarged head, similar to a penis. The shaft may be slightly curved, but if it is strongly curved, it is often classified as a g-spot/prostate dildo as well. This type is by far the most popular, both for vaginal and anal use, although some beginners prefer a probe-type dildo. Depending on the type of harness the dildo is meant for, it may have molded testicles as part of the base, which many people say gives more pleasure and helps keep the dildo from "bottoming out." Standard dildos are the most common by a large margin, and are available in virtually any length and width, material, texture, etc.

Probe
A probe dildo is often highly tapered, and many resemble a cone in overall shape, or may have a narrow diameter its entire length, although ones resembling an elongated butt plug are also common, their defining feature being a bulb in the middle which tapers down again towards the harness before flaring wider. These dildos are often advertised as being for beginners, especially newcomers to pegging, who may find a narrow, tapered dildo easier to start with if they have never had anal penetration before. Many people find that once they are familiar with the activity, the probe dildos are inadequate and unsatisfying, and purchase a standard dildo to use with their harness. Due to this, many kits include both a probe dildo and a standard dildo, so it is not necessary to purchase another.

G-spot and prostate
Dildos designed for g-spot or prostate stimulation often have a sharp upwards curve at the head, or gradual but still strong curvature the entire length. When used in many sexual positions, the curve causes strong pressure against the g-spot in women or the prostate in men. Some men report that strong prostate stimulation is important for an anal orgasm, while others report it as a distraction rather than a help. When using one of these dildos for the first time, care should be taken at first to make sure it's comfortable for the receiver, as the strong bend can be difficult to insert or control. For many positions, such as doggy style, the curved tip should point downwards, as otherwise it points in the wrong direction for either g-spot or prostate stimulation.

Textured
For added stimulation, many dildos for harness use are manufactured with bulbs along their length, or having ripples, bumps, or other shapes on the surface to increase the stimulation given to the receiver. A bulbous dildo causes repeated expansion of the vaginal opening when used for vaginal penetration or of the anus when used for anal penetration, and causes a unique pulsating effect and additional stimulation. Ripples along the length of the dildo increase friction and cause a washboard effect, which some people find increases their pleasure, while others find tend to cause numbness. Individual bumps or a water droplet texture on the shaft also causes extra stimulation, and often avoids the washboard effect of evenly spaced ripples. Some dildos modeled to be realistic penises contain very heavy vein textures on the surface, causing a similar effect.

Vibrating and rotating
Some dildos, especially recent ones, may have rotating beads along the shaft, a wiggling shaft, vibrating ticklers or other clitoral stimulation devices, or other features to give more pleasure to the user. While their effectiveness is a matter of opinion, they are becoming increasingly popular. An inexpensive design is basically a standard rabbit vibrator designed for harness use (often exactly the same toy with a slightly different base), while more expensive dildos are designed from the ground-up for harness use and are usually superior. Rotating beads provide extra stimulation of the vulva and vaginal opening when used for vaginal penetration or stimulation of the anus when used for anal penetration, while the various clitoral stimulation devices are generally intended only for vaginal intercourse. These dildos are often bulky or heavy, and like all other vibrators need a power source (usually batteries in a pack that clips onto the harness or slips into a pocket on it), but can provide additional stimulation for those who desire it.

Double penetration
Double penetration dildos are generally two dildos molded onto a common base, designed for simultaneous vaginal and anal penetration or simultaneous vaginal and vaginal penetration, not to be confused with a man using a strap-on along with his penis for double penetration, which is discussed below. A typical double-penetration dildo has a longer, thicker main shaft for vaginal penetration, and a shorter, thinner, often more curved shaft for anal penetration. Although rare, dildos with the anal shaft being equally as large as the vaginal shaft are available for women who find a larger anal dildo more satisfying. These dildos tend to greatly limit the possible positions they are used in, as the angle has to be right for both vaginal and anal penetration when thrusting.

Specialty functions
Many specialty dildos are available, such as ones that expand when an attached inflator bulb is squeezed, simulate ejaculation by releasing warm water on demand when a reservoir is compressed, or function as enema nozzles, allowing an enema to be given while using the strap-on for anal intercourse. Inflatable dildos generally expand in girth when inflated (they usually come with a simple hand-squeeze inflator bulb), allowing the dildo to keep expanding during intercourse as the receiver slowly stretches, giving a unique completely filled feeling which is hard to obtain using normal dildos. Ejaculating dildos contain a squeeze bulb or other reservoir, which when filled with hot water beforehand, allows the wearer to "come" into the receiver at the proper moment. Enema nozzle dildos contain tubing connections, and when used for anal penetration (most often with silicone lube, as water-soluble lube would quickly break down when combined with an enema) allow the receiver to receive an enema during intercourse. Some BDSM mistresses specialize in offering this service. A relatively new product in this field is dildos with electrodes for erotic electrostimulation, further increasing the range of sensations the receiver can experience.

Penis extensions
Hollow dildos are often sold as penis extensions to increase size (length and/or girth), but the most common use is for men with erectile dysfunction. The penis is inserted into the hollow inside of the dildo, then the harness is put on, allowing the man to penetrate his partner with the dildo, the thrusting of which is transferred to his penis.

Foreskin
Dildos with retractable foreskins are made to try to give a natural feel. They can often have fake veins in order to enhance this feel.

Wearer stimulation methods
Pleasure for the wearer of the strap-on generally comes from pressure against the genitals, particularly the clitoris, during use and from psychological arousal. Many designs of strap-on have various features to increase the stimulation of the wearer.

Some harnesses intentionally leave the genital area and anus open (either intentionally with an opening in the material or by the design simply not having any straps that would cover it), which allows any toy to be used for the stimulation of the wearer, or even for the wearer to be penetrated while wearing the strap-on. This can often be useful when the partners wish to switch roles during their play, as the strap-on can be put on before hand without interfering or needing to be taken off for play to continue. This type of harness is ill-suited for using toys, as the harness would not touch the toys, preventing them from falling out while thrusting and not providing movement to them from the harness.

Built-in features
Some harnesses and dildos provide raised bumps or other features designed to rub against the clitoris of the wearer, either attached to the inside of the harness, or on the back of the base of the dildo. Harnesses that work with such dildos have to have an open back, where the base of the dildo presses directly against the user's body. As high-quality harnesses usually have padding or other means of attaching the dildo to the harness than a simple opening, these features are usually only seen on low-quality, inexpensive dildos. They provide only limited stimulation, and while better than nothing, are usually considered inferior to other types.

Vibrators
Another means of providing stimulation to the wearer is a vibrating egg, "clit blaster", vibrating gel pads or whiskers, or other device mounted on the inside of the strapon. These are almost always intended for use by people with vulva, as the external vibrator is rarely positioned well nor provides stimulation for a penis. These devices provide external stimulation to the clitoris, vagina, and other parts of the vulva, but do not provide any penetrative stimulation or anal stimulation.

Double-ended attachments
While a double dildo obviously would provide stimulation to the wearer as well, the standard straight dildo is very poorly suited for harness use. To overcome this, many dildos are available for harness use that have an offset in the middle, with the main attachment and a smaller vaginal attachment for the wearer having a flat vertical section between them. This way, the main attachment is at a good angle and position for thrusting, while its movement is transmitted directly to the vaginal plug and clitoris of the wearer.

Plugs
Many of the "professional" harnesses have one or two plugs (vaginal, anal, or both) on the inside of the harness, to penetrate the wearer. These plugs (may be shaped either like small dildos, the standard butt plug shape, or a combination/hybrid thereof) are usually firmly attached to the harness, and provide stimulation to the wearer as they thrust with the main dildo. Some harnesses may only come with the anal plug while others come with both plugs; most report the latter provides the more pleasure than using one.

While a plug can be used in combination with most any harness, just by inserting the plugs before putting on the harness, all the harness tends to do is push the plugs in, and not move them as to provide stimulation when the wearer thrusts. Depending on the type of harness, different ways are used to properly attach plugs to the harness. A common type consists of an opening or rubber ring with a cloth or leather back, similar to what might be used to hold the main dildo to the front of the harness, but positioned over the anus, vagina, or ones for both. A dildo/plug with a wide base is inserted through the ring, then when the harness is put on, the material pulls tight against it, holding it firm. For vac-u-lock harnesses, one or two additional vac-u-lock plugs are mounted on the inside of the harness, allowing any vac-u-lock attachment to be used. Most vac-u-lock harnesses that have the connectors for internal plugs come with two plug-shaped vac-u-lock attachments, a smaller one for anal use and a larger one for vaginal use. Like other types of harnesses, both plugs may be used at once, and often are separately adjustable on the strap to fit the wearer's body.

Sexual positions
A number of positions can be performed using a strap-on dildo. These include:

 * Doggy style: Doggy style is popular as it is simple, easy, and allows deep thrusting. The receptive partner kneels down with his or her face against the bed (or other surface), and is penetrated from behind. This position works well for both vaginal and anal penetration, and allows deep, smooth strokes. It sometimes stimulates the prostate less than other positions during pegging.
 * Missionary: The missionary position is also popular, and allows both partners to cuddle, see each other, kiss, or perform other activities during intercourse. When used for anal penetration, a pillow or other object placed under the buttocks of the receiver will elevate the anus to a comfortable position and angle.
 * Bent over: Usually used for pegging, the receptive partner stands or kneels while leaning forwards, supported by the bed, chair, wall, or other object. Similar to doggy style, the penetration is from behind. This position angles the dildo such that it typically strokes firmly across the prostate, which for some men can lead to an anal orgasm much more effectively.

Uses
Even more than the different types of harnesses and dildos, there are different ways to make use of a strap-on setup. Generally ways of using them can be divided into several broad categories, each with variations.

 * Pegging: Is when a woman uses a strap-on dildo to penetrate a man anally.
 * Sex between women: Female, same-sex intercourse is one of the more common uses of strapons. Strap-ons are one means for women to enjoy penetration with their sex partner.
 * Erectile dysfunction: Men with erectile dysfunction may use a strap-on to be able to penetrate their partner either by using one with a hollow dildo, or by having their penis beneath the dildo. For example, in one documented case, a prostate cancer patient with erectile dysfunction due to anti-cancer androgen deprivation therapy would penetrate his partner with the dildo while she manually stimulated his penis. The report includes a narrative by the patient of his experience where he writes that although he and his partner were initially reluctant, they became highly satisfied, beyond their previous sexual experience as a couple: He found more comfortable without the worry of whether he would be able to keep an erection, and experienced multiple orgasms, felt more diffuse and spreading from his pelvis. His partner reliably achieved orgasm, whereas previously she did not have orgasms by penetration alone. The fact that the man experienced multiple orgasms is very likely because of his low level of androgens and because he had his prostate removed; the same phenomenon has been noticed in other prostate cancer patients.
 * Double penetration: Some women find simultaneous vaginal and anal penetration to be enjoyable, and aside from using a double-penetration dildo discussed previously, can experience this with a male partner using a strap-on. A harness is selected that allows the man's penis to extend under the dildo of the harness, thereby allowing him to insert both his penis and the dildo into his partner. In a face-to-face position (such as the missionary position) the penis would penetrate the anus and the dildo the vagina; in a position such as doggy style the penis would penetrate the vagina and the dildo the anus.
 * Masturbation: Non-traditional harnesses, such as furniture attachments and ride-on balls, can be used for masturbation by both men and women. A ride-on ball can take the position of another person, in that it can be on bottom for most positions that have the person being penetrated on top, and furniture harnesses can be attached to many objects, an example being a bathtub, to penetrate the user doggy-style before or in a bath.
 * Transgender people: Some transgender people use a strap-on to provide the function of a penis, for example an FTM, as he was not originally born with one. This option may appeal to people who have not undergone surgery, for any one of many reasons. Strap-ons may also be used by MTF transgender people, who are either genitally post-operative or not using their own phallus.
 * Premature ejaculation: In couples where a male partner suffers from premature ejaculation, a strap-on can be used to prolong penetrative sex in order to sexually satisfy the other partner. This practice may feel more personal and satisfying than other types of non-penetrative sex since pelvic thrusting is involved, and the pace is set by the male partner experiencing the premature ejaculation. The strap-on can be in a size similar to the wearer, or the couple can experiment with other sizes or shapes.
 * Orgasm denial: Some couples who practice BDSM use a strap-on to allow penetrative vaginal sex while denying the male partner the ability to orgasm as a form of erotic sexual denial. This is distinct from pegging, as the strap-on in this case replaces the penis of the male. In addition to wearing the strap-on, the male may also sometimes wear a chastity belt. The strap-on can substitute the penis either as a form of foreplay, or for the complete duration of the intercourse.
 * Fellatio: Many people, using a strap-on for any of the above purposes, often like to either suck or have a partner suck a strap-on, performing fellatio on it. The reasons given vary; possible reasons include power or role reversal. If complemented with erotic stimulation (e.g., manual stimulation of the penis or the clitoris) and the receiving partner is willing to engage in suspension of disbelief, this can give the illusion to the wearer of the sensation of having their own penis stimulated, similar to the rubber hand illusion. In the narrative of the prostate cancer patient (see above), he reported receiving oral sex with the dildo and apparently found it satisfying, again after being initially reluctant of the idea.
 * Contactless Lovemaking: Some individuals and couples of all genders, and those with an encasement or total enclosure fetish, enjoy sex while fully covered in various erotic clothing and do not wish to see, touch, or feel any uncovered skin during intercourse as it is considered undesirable. A hollow vibrating dildo is integral, as it covers the penis and provides penetrative and mechanical stimulation in an intentionally artificial manner, eliminating direct genital contact. The dildo vibrations also replace thrusting, allowing the partners to fully focus on the sights and sensations of interacting with each others garments as they are pleasured by the vibrations. In addition to an enveloping dildo, contactless lovemaking commonly entails the wearing of long gloves, masks, full body veils, stockings, boots or other garments as necessary to ensure complete bodily concealment.

Almost every position associated with sexual intercourse (or not, in the case of simultaneous penetration) can be performed with a strap-on. Indeed, with other harnesses that allow a dildo to be mounted on inanimate objects, endless new positions can be conceived.

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Rule a Wife and Have a Wife

Rule a Wife and Have a Wife is a late Jacobean stage comedy written by John Fletcher. It was first performed in 1624 and first published in 1640. It is a comedy with intrigue that tells the story of two couples that get married with false pretenses.

The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 19 October 1624. It was performed by the King's Men, who performed it at Court twice in that season. The 1640 quarto was printed at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield, the printer to the University of Oxford. It was later reprinted in the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1679. It was revived in the Restoration era in an adaptation, like many of Fletcher's plays; the revised version was printed in 1697 and repeatedly thereafter, and proved to be among the dramatist's most popular works.

External evidence, including Herbert's entry in his records and the 1640 quarto, assigns the play to Fletcher alone. The play's internal evidence of style and textual preferences confirms Fletcher's solo authorship: "Fletcher's sole responsibility for it has never been questioned." It is the last play he wrote on his own with no co-author.

The play's title refers to an old saying ("Every man can rule a shrew but he that has her"), which suggests that men who offer advice have such easy expertise — but if you actually have such a wife, it's not that easy.

Song
Henry Purcell’s song "There’s not a Swain" is traditionally sung in this play at the beginning of Act 3. The song was published in the April 1694 issue of the Gentleman’s Journal, where it is titled "A Song the Notes by Mr. Henry Purcell The Words fitted to the Tune by N Henley Esq". The tune of the song occurs, without lyrics, as a hornpipe in The Fairy-Queen, Purcell's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The song also occurs in Joyful Cuckoldom with a note that it is from the play Rule a Wife and Have a Wife.

Characters

 * Michael Perez, the "Copper Captain". "Copper captain" does not occur in the play, but Estifania calls him a "man of copper". "Copper" suggests a less valuable treasure.
 * Donna Margarita, wanton heiress and married to Leon. "Margarita" is from the Greek word meaning "pearl"–the play contains puns based on this.
 * Estifania, Margarita's maid and Perez' wife
 * Leon, Altea's brother
 * Don Juan de Castro, a Spanish Colonel
 * Duke of Medina, commander of the Spanish Armada
 * Sanchio, army officer
 * Alonzo, army officer
 * Altea, gentlewoman to Margarita
 * Cacafogo, a rich usurer. The name is an obscene insult, Spanish for "excreter of fire".
 * Lorenzo
 * Donna Clara
 * Old woman, landlady of the place where Estifania and Perez stay. The part is traditionally played by a man for comedy.
 * Maid, old woman's daughter. Also portrayed by a man.
 * Servant
 * Coachman
 * Boy, a boy appears at the start of act 3 to sing a song. The original song is lost. Henry Purcell's song "There's Not a Swain" is a later replacement.

Setting
A Spanish town and a country house.

Synopsis
The first scene of act one begins with Juan and Perez, both officers, conversing about their attempts to recruit soldiers for the war in the Low Countries. They are fed up with war and talk about getting out of war by wedding a wealthy wife. The next scene finds Sanchio and Alonzo considering if they will let themselves be recruited. They discuss the dangers of war and compare it to the dangers of venereal disease. The decide that marriage to a wealthy wife is the best way. The play, with the threat of war, helps to explain why the men will agree to marriage terms that are less than ideal.

Margarita is a wealthy heiress. She marries the soldier, Leon, on condition that he doesn't mind if she has lovers. Leon, it turns out, does mind, and his objections escalate to show that he won't be happy as a cuckold. He manages to get Margarita to tame her erotic desires. To demonstrate that they now trust each other, they join together to abuse and frustrate her next potential lover, the Duke, by making him think that the noise coming from beneath the stairs is the devil coming to claim his soul. It is actually a drunken Cacafogo making the noise.

Meanwhile, in the other part of the story, Margarita's servant, Estifania, weds Perez, the captain. She marries him by pretending that Margarita's wealthy house is hers. Estifania then finds out that Perez is poor — just as Estifania is. However, she pawns Perez's collection of tchotchkes to the usurer Cacafogo, who gives her, in exchange, a fortune, even though they are worthless. This amazes Perez so much that he submits to Estifania.

Both of these two stories use Cacafogo as a way to reconcile the two couples to each other. Perez and Margarita have each found partners who can be exploited to suit their needs, while Estifania and Leon have each succeeded in duping their partners by misrepresenting themselves, "[outfacing] them when the deception is revealed, [forcing] them to surrender, and then [relenting] somewhat for a harmonious resolution". Unlike Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, which shows a man taming a woman, Fletcher's two plots provide two tamers — a man and a woman. There are two happy marriages at the end — a husband who rules his wife, and a wife who rules her husband — which provides a resolution for the plot, however the skeptical author provides for the audience a generous amount of ambiguity regarding these four.

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In the Disneyland Paris, it is stated "The attraction's exterior was designed using a Verne era retro-futuristic influence".

Is this not Steampunk? Athomsfere (talk) 14:42, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

The article says "Verne gives the exact position as 27°7' northern latitude and 5°7' western longitude" and then gives some vague explanation that places this in Florida. The specified location defined by these coordinates is near the western edge of a vast desert in Algeria. 121.88.225.74 (talk) 05:44, 3 July 2010 (UTC)fredricwilliams@netscape.net

There's far too much information about Space Mountain. This is the wrong article for it. Also, "fabulous" has no place in an encyclopedia article. --Drogo Knotwise 20:03, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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What is the picture supposed to be of? Even looking at the larger size, I can't see anything resembling the columbiad (or much of anything at all, for that matter). I think we should find a better pic, but short of that I have to say I think having no picture at all would still be better than this. Kafziel 18:18, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I've replaced it with two pics from the same edition, one of the projectile and one of the columbiad going off. Kafziel 21:32, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

yay!! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.31.27.49 (talk) 00:29, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

A fallacy in From E to M?
If I remember from the footnotes a long time ago, E to M contains a fallacy about the Earth rising over the 'horizon' of the moon. To whit: from the surface of the moon the earth doesn't rise, it stays where it is and changes phase. If you are on the back of the moon, you never see Earth. If you're in the middle of the 'front', Earth sits overhead.--Eddie | Talk 09:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Requested move

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no consensus to move this page, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 12:36, 21 October 2007 (UTC) There are at least three works with the title "From the Earth to the Moon", and the HBO miniseries is likely better known than Verne's work (make of that what you will). Therefore, I suggest this page be moved to From the Earth to the Moon (novel) and From the Earth to the Moon (disambiguation) be changed to From the Earth to the Moon.--Father Goose 00:02, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Mild oppose . I don't know if I'd even buy better known in the USA, let alone worldwide. See no compelling reason for a change.  Gene Nygaard 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC) Strike my opposition, neural for not, not completely sold but maybe leaning toward it.  Gene Nygaard 12:28, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

 * The first few pages of a Google search shows the miniseries and the novel to have an approximately equal number of listings. That's not a scientific sample, but again, I do think the disambiguation page should be the default.--Father Goose 21:12, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Since they do both have a lot of links, maybe that would help make sure that someone creating links gets them to the right place. Do you know if that has been a problem as it stands now? There are some articles that can get out of hand that way, if someone doesn't monitor the "What links here" once in a while. With it going to the disambiguation page, that would help by immediately identifying the ones needing attention, so maybe that would be a good idea. Gene Nygaard 01:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I did a limited survey of Whatlinkshere; it looks like there are a lot more links meant to point to the novel than to the miniseries, but there were still several dozen pointing here that were clearly meant for the miniseries instead. Many of the links pointing to the novel come in via Template:Verne, so those would be easy to fix.  You're right, though, that a fair number of links will need to be disambiguated if this move takes place.  A fair number need to be done at this time anyway.  Perhaps we can foist the job on WikiProject Disambiguation.--Father Goose 04:36, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Oppose - I remember the title of the novel far better than I remember the name of the TV series. I suspect a lot of people have filed away the HBO miniseries under "that show about the Apollo missions that I watched a little of while channel-surfing". Also, if one takes the whole world, the book probably is better known than the HBO series. Speciate 07:40, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
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Linking
Should this article really link to the american civil war? The book, as humor is used, describes the war simply as a way to test their cannons. I don't think a link here is appropriate.
 * Also, the name of the cannon as The Columbiad refers to this Columbiad.
 * The cannon was never referred by a name, to tell the truth. It was called a Columbiad as a way of labeling the genre it came from of cannons.
 * THis article states that the gun club was interested in weapons of all sorts, especially cannons. I would suggest that weapons be changed to firearms. Thanks, Independent147 (talk) 21:39, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Chapter VI
The original title of Chapter VI is "Ce qu'il n'est pas possible d'ignorer et ce qu'il n'est plus permis de croire dans les États-Unis". Most copies of the book I have found use the proper translation - something along the lines of "What is Impossible Not to Know and What It Is No Longer Permissible to Believe in the United States". However, I have found one version, a translation by Edward Roth, who translates the title to "Which Lady Readers Are Requested To Skip." Does anyone know why? Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kodachrome22 (talk • contribs) 18:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
What about The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall by Edgar Allan Poe? Why isn´t it mentioned? --85.220.108.196 (talk) 11:05, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Verne doesn't understand Newtonian physics
Article mentions the impossibility of humans being fired from a cannon to the Moon, which would of course turn them into a red sludge at the base of the rocket. Talk page also mentions Verne's silly mistake of having an Earthrise from the Moon, when the Moon of course always has the same face to the Earth. But I also remember scenes in which furniture moves to the back of the rocket as it leaves Earth, and then moves to the front when the Moon's gravity becomes stronger than the Earth's. This shows that Verne did not understand Newton. Was this because the French were upset that Newton was British, and so persevered with other models? In other works, Verne shows himself as being exceedingly ignorant of science, even as it was known in his day. He is possibly one of the most inept scientists of to adopt the science-fiction genre. Should there be some elaboration of this in this article? Myles325a (talk) 11:56, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

 * In "All Around the Moon", he assumes that weightlessness is experienced only at L1. Considering the amount of time dedicated to science and math, it is amazing that he misses so badly on fundamental concepts. Maybe I'm being harsh since he didn't grow up watching astronauts float around in space. I think a subsection listing these errors would be a good addition to the articles on these books. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.140.140.43 (talk) 03:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

 * I've read somewhere that it was widely thought among scientists at the time that "weightlessness" only occurred at L1. I don't know if that's true, but if it is, Verne is surely forgiven.  Concerning Earthrises, they occur near the edge of the Moon (as seen from the Earth), due to the libration, as well as of course for an astronaut travelling around the Moon.  I don't know, though, in which context Verne mentions Earthrise...  Fomalhaut76 (talk) 19:19, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

I have another comment about the scientific accuracy of the story. See the section “Technological aspects of the novel”. Wouldn't it be impossible to get a projectile to escape velocity using regular gunpowder, or chemical explosivs in general; these aren't energy-dense enuf? Presumably, the maximum kinetic-energy density of the projectile would be about that of the explosiv; limited by the energy-density of chemical reactions. You would need a nuclear explosiv to propel the projectile; “nuclear gunpowder”, i call it.--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 23:08, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

 * Sorry, i wanted to write more, but the computer logged out. To get an idea of the energy-density of chemical reactions, they’ve never built a single-stage-to-orbit rocket; the highest exhaust velocity of any common chemical-rocket type is about 4,500 m/s, using H2 + O2 (the most energy-dense common chemical reaction), and a satellite in low Earth orbit moves at about 8,000 m/s. And Earth’s escape velocity is higher by about 40%.

 * Nuclear gunpowder (i.e. exploding a small nuke to propel the projectile) would be necessary.

 * Isn’t the statement, that the maximum possible kinetic-energy density (specific kinetic energy) of the projectile would be equal to the specific energy of the explosion (that is, explosiv yield per mass of explosiv), times a multiplier on the order of 1, correct?--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 23:42, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

English Translations
Per the main [[Jules Verne] Wiki, most of the early English translations of Verne's works were poorly translated and turned into childrens books. Is that the case with "From the Earth to the Moon"? If so, which are the faithful translations? Luckyshot (talk) 16:05, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

What’s wrong with this…?
The External Links section contains a comment about one of the translations: “The translation is more complete than the Mercier version, but still has flaws, referring to the space capsule as a "bullet".” Is that a flaw? Wikipedia itself describes a bullet as “a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel”, which seems to be if not exactly the same, close enough by analogy to be acceptable as a decription of Verne’s spaceship. Jock123 (talk) 15:34, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

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Glad you finally got a username :p sars 20:04, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Rugby player

List of rugby players
There is no sport called 'rugby', there are two different sports called 'rugby union' and 'rugby league'.

All this article does is link to List of footballers (Rugby Union) and List of footballers (Rugby League) GordyB 10:17, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I see your point, but still I can imagine a user assuming there would be a list of rugby players and being surprised not to find one. This page would be useful as a kind of dismabig page, so I vote keep and reformat as disambig page. --Angr/undefined 10:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep as per Angr --Anetode 10:58, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * keep as per Angr Piccadilly 11:16, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: If you keep it as a disambig, then you violate the disambiguation naming guideline for it. Further, the implication of the title is that this is going to be a list of all rugby players, which would mean that it includes my college buddies who played it for a few games in the summer before giving it up.  Remember List of people who have not committed suicide is a bad idea.  So is List of rugby players.  Geogre 12:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * What is the disambiguation naming guideline here? And should we be deleting list of ancient Romans? Kappa 23:26, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * keep as disambig, maybe redirect to a disambig called "rugby players" so as to remove implication of completeness of list. Jesse 13:24, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as a disambiguation page as per Angr. Qwghlm 13:48, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. As above.Trollderella 15:45, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as disambig. --Monkbel 16:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm not sure it counts as a true disambig, or not. But, however it's done, people should be able to type in "List of rugby players" and get to what they're looking for.   --rob 20:32, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I think it is pretty universal that this page should be made into a disambiguation page. No need for any further votes I think. I'll do it when I get a chance.GordyB 13:41, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

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Jean Baptiste Prosper Bressant

Jean Baptiste Prosper Bressant (24 October 1815 – 23 January 1886) was a French actor born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, in 1815. In 1838, he went to the French theatre at St. Petersburg, where for eight years he played important parts with ever-increasing reputation. His success was confirmed at the Gymnase when he returned to Paris in 1846, and he made his debut at the Comédie Française as a full-fledged sociétaire in 1854.

From playing the ardent young lover, he turned to leading roles both in modern plays and in the classical repertoire. His Richelieu in Mlle de Belle-Isle, his Octave in Alfred de Musset's Les Caprices de Marianne, and his appearance in de Musset's Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée and Un caprice were followed by Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope and Don Juan. Bressant retired in 1875, and died on 23 January 1886. During his professorship at the Conservatoire, Jean Mounet-Sully was one of his pupils.

He introduced a new hairstyle; a magazine of the period described it as follows: "The Bressant hairstyle is this: the hair is left long on both sides and raised, a little bouffant, above the ears; on the top of the head it is cut short, no part, neither to right, nor to the left."

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Tow hitch

A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America ) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer, or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles where slack in the pivot pin allows similar movements. Another category is the towing pintle used on military vehicles worldwide.

To tow safely, the correct combination of vehicle and trailer must be combined with correct loading horizontally and vertically on the tow ball. Advice should be heeded (see references) to avoid problems.

North America
Trailer hitches for conventional passenger cars, light-duty commercial vehicles, light trucks, and multipurpose passenger vehicles come in two main OEM or aftermarket types: receiver and bumper/fixed-drawbar.

Receiver-type hitches consist of a portion with a rearward-facing opening that accepts removable aftermarket hitch-mounted accessories: trailer hitch ball mounts, hitch bike racks, cargo carriers, etc.

Bumper/fixed-drawbar type hitches typically are built as one piece, have an integrated hole (sometimes more than one hole on pickup trucks) for the trailer ball mount, and are generally not compatible with aftermarket hitch-mounted accessories.

Outside North America, the vehicle mounting for the tow ball is called the tow bracket. The mounting points for all recent passenger vehicles are defined by the vehicle manufacturer and the tow-bracket manufacturer must use these mount points and prove the efficacy of their bracket for each vehicle by a full rig-based fatigue test.

Ball mounts
The trailer hitch ball attaches to a ball mount; with a diameter typically 1/16 in larger than the ball bolt/shank diameter. The ball mount must match the SAE hitch class. The ballmount for a receiver-type hitch is a square bar that fits into a receiver attached to the vehicle. Removable ball mounts are offered with a varying rise or drop to accommodate variations in the height of the vehicle and trailer to provide for level towing.

Load classes
A trailer hitch typically bolts to the chassis of the vehicle. In North America, there are a few common trailer hitch classes (I, II, III, and IV) that are defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
 * Class I – up to 2000 lb – light loads
 * Class II – up to 3500 lb – light loads
 * Class III – up to 5000 lb – larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)
 * Class IV – up to 10000 lb – larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)

Some manufacturers market Class V hitches, but there was no such standard listed in the 2014 version of SAE J684.
 * "Class V" – up to 17000 lb – larger loads (construction equipment, etc.)

Receiver tube sizes
A receiver hitch can accommodate a variety of different tow hitches when the tow hook/ball may be attached via a receiver tube attached to the tow vehicle. Trailer hitch receiver tubes may be bolted, welded, or integral to the vehicle chassis, and come in various sizes depending on the load they are designed to carry and the country of operation. The US standards are:
 * Class I and II: 1+1/4 in light or medium duty receiver tube
 * Class III and IV: 2 in heavy duty receiver tube
 * Class V: 2 or receiver tube

Ball sizes

Trailer hitch balls come in various sizes depending on the load they carry and the country of operation, with removable types consisting of a bolt/shank to attach to the ball mount. The trailer tongue (North America) or coupling (outside North America) slips over a trailer hitch ball attached to a receiver hitch mount or integral with the hitch.

A larger, heavy-duty gooseneck ball size: 3 in is typically used for towing greater than 10,000 lb, and this towing capacity falls outside of the scope of SAE J684 trailer hitch classes.

Truck variants

Weight ratings for both bumper-mounted and frame-mounted receiver hitches can be found on the bumper of pickup trucks (for bumper-mounted tow balls) and on the receiver hitch (for frame-mounted receiver hitches).

For flat deck and pickup trucks towing 10000 to 30000 lb trailers there are fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches. These are used for agriculture, industry, and large recreational trailers.

Front trailer hitches are also used on pickup trucks, full-size SUVs, and RVs for multiple purposes. A front-mounted hitch can accommodate additional truck equipment such as front mount bike carriers, fishing/hunting gear, winches, step plates, and snowplows. It also allows a driver to maneuver a trailer with better visibility into a parking site. Front trailer hitches are mounted directly to the frame of a vehicle to ensure a reliable connection. Front hitches are typically equipped with standard-sized receiver tubes to accommodate a variety of removable aftermarket hitch mounted accessories.

Europe

In the European Union, tow hitches must be a type approved by European Union directive 94/20/EC requirements and fitted to vehicles first registered on or after 1 August 1998. Outside of North America, the ISO standard tow ball that has been adopted in most of the world is 50 mm in diameter and conforms to a standard BS AU 113b (replaced by BS ISO 1103:2007 ). With a minor modification, it was published by UNECE on 15 June 2018, as class A.

There are two main categories of ISO tow ball: the flange fitting and the swan-neck which has an extended neck fitting into the tow-bracket. Swan-neck tow balls are often removable to avoid the inconvenience of a tow ball protruding from the vehicle when not required. Some manufacturers are introducing retractable tow balls as an option.

Across Europe around 25% of vehicles have tow balls fitted—but there are distinct regional variations, being more common in Benelux and Scandinavia. In Sweden, around 2.2 million cars of around 4.3 million (just over 50%) have tow balls. In the United Kingdom the popularity of caravans is responsible for a large proportion of four-wheel drive (SUV) vehicles being fitted with tow hitches.

Electrical connector
The vehicle must also be electrically connected to the trailer. Trailer connector variants are standardised at the regional or national and local levels. Some variants are defined by the ISO standards for trailer connectors.

Trailer tow hitch
A car can be equipped with a trailer tow hitch with a removable tow ball.

Weight-distributing hitch
A weight-distributing hitch is a "load leveling" hitch. It is a hitch setup mounted on the tow vehicle that uses spring bars and chains under tension to distribute part of the trailer's hitch weight from the towing vehicle's rear axle to the towing vehicle's front axle and to the trailer's axle(s). It can help reduce trailer sway and hop. Trailer hop can jerk the tow vehicle. Trailer sway is also called fishtailing. At high speeds, trailer sway can become dangerous. Most vehicle manufacturers will only allow a maximum trailer capacity of 5000 lb and 500 lb of tongue weight without using a weight-distributing hitch. Tow vehicles often have square receiver sockets to accept weight distributing hitches.

Pintle hook and lunette ring
A lunette ring is a type of trailer hitch that works in combination with a pintle hook on the tow vehicle. A pintle hook and lunette ring make a more secure coupling, desirable on rough terrain, compared to ball-type trailer hitches. It is commonly seen in towing applications in agriculture, industry, and the military.

The clearance between the lunette and pintle allows for more relative motion between the trailer and tow vehicle than a ball coupling does. A disadvantage of that is the "slam" transmitted into the towing vehicle with each push/pull load reversal. This becomes a tradeoff between a more secure coupling and a more comfortable towing experience.

Gooseneck hitch
The gooseneck hitch mounts in the middle of the truck bed. This hitch is designed to be paired with a gooseneck trailer, which can manage heavier loads than a hitch at the back of the tow vehicle.

An advantage of the gooseneck hitch is its tighter turning radius, which helps when towing a big flatbed or car hauler. Gooseneck hitches also enable use of the entire truck bed when not towing.

History
Before 1932, all trailers used only jaw or hook couplings with an eyelet for trailer towing. In 1932, Franz Knöbel, of Westfalia-Werke developed the trailer hitch with a ball head and socket joint. Franz Knöbel patented the ball head-socket joint trailer hitch invention on March 14, 1934. Westfalia holds a number of towing patents.

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Talk:Ham Fisher

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according to Mort Walker's introduction to Outrageously Pogo, published by Fireside in 1985, Fisher's gripes with Al Capp at the National Cartoonists Society started when he claimed that some of Capp's characters in Li'l Abner were stolen from Joe Palooka. Walker makes no mention of wage disputes. This may want to be looked at further when the rest of the article is written.

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Feud with Capp, and those doctored strips
I've added a quote from Fisher's friend, my father Morris Weiss, to the effect that the bogus strips Fisher disseminated to incriminate Capp were cut to look obscene, but that Fisher did not actually add anything by drawing on the artwork. This contradicts the general characterization of the fraudulent strips. I've not added this to Capp's bio, because though it's interesting, I don't want to appear as if I have an agenda to amend a sad piece of history. Discussion welcome. JNW (talk) 14:19, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Found and added account by Capp's brother. JNW (talk) 14:56, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

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I reside in Florida. I contribute mostly to NASCAR articles. However I have added info to other articles with my IP.

Articles that I created:

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Pages that I have greatly expanded or reformed:

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 * List of NASCAR drivers- Put the drivers in different series from where all the drivers were cluttered together
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Pont Marengo

The Pont Marengo (Marengo bridge) crosses the Canal du Midi and links Carcassonne to the local railway station.

The busy canal lock at Port Marengo is a tourist attraction as the canal boats work their way along the canal. The bridge is named after the Battle of Marengo at which Napoleon defeated the Austrians in 1800, and a plaque on the bridge dates the construction to that year (or year 8, as it is given in the French Republican calendar).

A little way down from the bridge the railway line crosses the canal and here there is a small plaque and garden commemorating the maquisards who were executed here by the Nazis.

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Talk:Strap-on dildo

Feeldoes
Someone needs to add the harnessless styles. I have no experiance with that style, so I can't myself.
 * Agreed. While it may not technically "strap on", feeldoes are a first cousin to the double-ended styles.
 * I wrote a section on it when I wrote the article, and it seems to still be in there, as well as another mention someone else added... If you want a larger section, feel free to expand it, or send me a feeldoe of my own so I can write more about them.  :)  Bushytails 20:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I disagree with JzG
The feeldoe needs its own page. It is not a strap-on phallus. forestPIG 22:47, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems like a close enough cousin to merit inclusion. Many of the phalluses in the article are not strapped on, such as the one attached to the ball under 'harness types'.  I think the Feeldoe would be a closer match than some others represented here. - C HAIRBOY  (☎) 20:40, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Non-free images
Mrrf! It's new, it's shiny, it's DONE! Well, as done as anything ever is when first posted.

The two vac-u-lock images are not free, and I'd be happier if the article used only free images (all the others I took myself and GFDLed, except for the BOB video cover). Anyone with a vac-u-lock harness, especially one with double internal plugs (the Ultra Harness 2000 Female being the most notable one, which I definitely wish I owned to photograph (and other things...)), might want to take some new photos for these two images. Keep in mind images from, say, online stores, are not usable on Wikipedia.

And now I need to get back to WikiProject Metalworking before the other wikiproject people yell at me. :) Bushytails 19:50, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * With the addition of some vac-u-lock toys to the toybox, I've uploaded free replacements for the two vac-u-lock images, so the article is now entirely free except for the BOB video cover. And they're much better images, too!  Bushytails 05:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Hrmm, looking at them more, they're not of the quality I like... I didn't have my full photo booth, lights, etc, set up, and just used my camera's flash...  the light diffused through the jelly completely wrong.  I may need to re-take those...  Good enough for now, though.  Bushytails 05:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

DYK Discussion
To keep this page short, the old DYK-related discussion and page suggestions made at that time have been archived to Talk:Strap-on dildo/DYK Archive. Bushytails 05:36, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Transpeople and Correct Pronouns
I edited one section of this article to use male pronouns for FTM (female-to-male) transsexual men. The article correctly used female pronouns for MTF transsexual women. Ridethegallows 17:53, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

pictures
There really does't need to be that many pictures. This article could work fine with none at all, actualy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.245.145.114 (talk) 22:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Well, we've got 'em, I can't see how the article would be made better by removing them, so.. um, thanks. - C HAIRBOY  (☎) 23:20, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

History, references
If anyone can find actual peer-reviewed documents relating to the history of the strap-on, please, please, please add them to the history section. I've found random scattered facts, but no actual scholary papers except Haberlandt's, and even that I couldn't find a free source for, only sites that charge you absurd amounts just to look at it. Anthropologists seem to avoid researching anything that might make them unpopular... blah! Bushytails 02:56, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

--- I have seen ukiyo-e paintings by Yanagawa Shigenobu depicting the use of a dbl dildo and strap ons -Vaine Sarie

Foreskin?
Do the dildos have artificial foreskins as well? Siúnrá (talk) 12:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I remember reading about quite a few of those in an Adam & Eve catalog, but I don't have any sources or links that we can use in this article. I request that someone write a few lines about this, though. KiwiMaddog (talk) 23:49, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Added. PoliceSheep99 (talk) 16:44, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

More information from Super Strapless Silicone Dildo, Share, Nexus Maximus and Transfer,
Hello,

Could someone write more with pictures from Super Strapless Silicone Dildo, Share, Nexus Maximus and Transfer I think they are similar with Feeldoe, but there is some differences too. OR should there be actually own wikipedia article in total for these in double headed dildo section?

Whatever404's edits
I really don't like making blanket reverts of large good-faith edits, but some things really didn't work with that batch... First, somehow the reorganizing ended up losing a _lot_ of information...  about 2.5K worth. I'm reverting it until I can figure out where it should be stuck back in!

Second, the TOC became two screens long! I switched the article originally to lists/idents/bullets/etc instead of headers to prevent this... What is other people's opinion on this issue? I, for one, don't like needing to scroll two screens for it, and I think most of the topics are list-worthy rather than header-worthy.

Third, many things were re-worded to be less accurate, less informative, or became stuffier... Even a simple change like "2 straps or 3?" to "multi-strap" completely changes the meaning of the section, which is to show how different manufacturers list their harnesses differently. Some sections look to have been removed or reworded to be stuffier and a less engaging article.

Unfortunately, I've got a rather nasty flu right now, so I can't really figure out all of what happened trying to look at the diffs, where the 2.5K of missing info went, etc... so I changed it back to the last version until this can be figured out, there's some discussion on headers vs lists, etc.

--Bushytails (talk) 05:36, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

 * The only information that is missing is the information about using lubrication, and the uncited material about pegging in a femdom context. Much of that was already stated in so many words at Pegging.  There should not be more information about pegging at this article than at the actual pegging article; so I moved what was not already mentioned, there.  I did not duplicate the information about the necessity of using lubricant; as the commentary there applies to use of dildos in general, not specifically to pegging.
 * The TOC issue is solved by using the TOClimit template.
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Sources?
This a long article without a single source. It's been tagged since September 2007. While the material mostly seems plausible, there are substantial amounts of probably unverifiable information and even opinions. Is there any way of fixing this?  Will Beback   talk    01:14, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

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Manufacturers
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The Worms at Heaven's Gate

"The Worms at Heaven's Gate" is a poem from Wallace Stevens' first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). It was first published in 1916 and is therefore in the public domain.

Interpretation
Badroulbadour was a princess married to Aladdin in a fairytale from One Thousand and One Nights. The mention of Heaven's Gate identifies the poem as a commentary on the resurrection of the flesh.

Robert Buttel sees the poem as a specimen of Stevens' "grotesque strain" and wryly observes that "it would be difficult to find a more unique funeral procession in literature". He credits William Carlos Williams for improving the line "Within our bellies, we her chariot." from the original "Within our bellies, as a chariot." The overall impression is at once macabre and archly humorous. Thoughts of death and decay are secondary to the sound of 'Badroulbadour', the verb 'decline', and the poem's syntactic architecture. But in essence the poem conveys a sense of the transient nature of beauty. For another perspective on this transience see "Peter Quince at the Clavier".

The poem may be compared to "Anecdote of Canna", which describes a unique terrace stroll, and to "Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb", which speculates on the other side of death. Attending to the blank-verse syntax, Buttel compares the poem to Infanta Marina for the delicacy of its rhythm, to which it adds the insistent rhythms of a funeral procession. (See also Cortege for Rosenbloom.)

Out of the tomb, we bring Badroulbadour;

Then in lines three and four,

Here is an eye. And here are, one by one, The lashes of that eye and its white lid.

Buttel continues: [T]he reversed initial foot and the following caesura help draw specific attention to the eye; the following three iambic feet maintain the pace of the procession; and the spondees on `that eye' and `white lid' substantiate the reflective consideration of Badroulbadour's exquisite beauty. In the next-to-last line of the poem, Stevens did not hesitate to give full stress to the three main words and let very light accents fall on the preposition and conjunction:

The bundle of the body and the feet.

It was important to hasten over the merely physical attributes of the princess, and the metrical telescoping of the line fits that intention without disturbing the processional rhythm. The poem surely adds a wry layer of meaning to Stevens' epigram in Adagia, "The poet makes silk dresses out of worms."

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Telesis

Telesis (from the Greek τέλεσις /telesis/) or "planned progress" was a concept and neologism coined by the American sociologist Lester Frank Ward (often referred to as the "father of American sociology"), in the late 19th century to describe directed social advancement via education and the scientific method. The term has since been adopted as the name of numerous groups, schools, and businesses.

Architecture and planning
A group of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners from the Bay Area, founded in late 1939 through the merging of two groups of architects, one from San Francisco and the other from the University of California, Berkeley, called themselves Telesis. Philosophically, the group also evolved from several larger international architectural movements, which included CIAM (Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne) and MARS (Modern Architectural Research Group).

Their stated aim was to research the development and implications of what architectural critic Lewis Mumford called the Second Bay Area Regional Style. As set forth in their founding statement, the group believed that "People and the Land make up the environment which has four distinct parts--a place to Live, Work, Play, and the Services which integrate these and make them operate. These components must be integrated in the community and urban region through rational planning, and through the use of modern building technology."—from The Things Telesis Has Found Important

Noted Telesis members included William Wurster, Catherine Bauer Wurster, Vernon DeMars, Thomas Church, Garrett Eckbo, Grace McCann Morley, Geraldine Knight Scott, Joseph Allen Stein, Jack Hillmer, Francis Violich, and T. J. Kent, Jr. In addition to internal research and working groups that investigated such topics as speculative housing, industrial design, and the relationship of the physical environment of the San Francisco Bay Area to indigenous architectural styles, the group also organized several influential exhibitions on contemporary architecture and planning with the support of the San Francisco Museum of Art. Professional and personal papers from many of Telesis's members are collected in the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sociology
The mechanics of society fall under two general groups: social statics and social dynamics. Social dynamics is further divided into social genesis and social telesis. Social telesis may be further divided into individual telesis and collective telesis.

 * Telesis: Progress consciously planned and produced by intelligently directed effort.
 * Social telesis: The intelligent direction of social activity towards the achievement of a desired and understood end.

 * Collective telesis: Adaptation of means to ends by society.

 * Individual telesis: The conscious adaptation of conduct by an individual to the achievement of his own consciously apprehended ends.

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Anil Dalpat

Anil Dalpat Sonavaria (born 20 September 1963) is a Pakistani former cricketer and coach. He was a lower-order batsman and wicketkeeper, and represented Pakistan for a brief interval in the early 1980s, when Wasim Bari was injured. He was the first Hindu ever to play Test cricket for Pakistan.

Early life and family
Anil Dalpat was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 20 September 1963 to Dalpat Sonavaria, who was a club cricketer and head of the Pak Hindus Club. He is a first cousin of Danish Kaneria. He lives in the metropolis of Karachi, and is of Rajasthani heritage. The first Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan, Anil Dalpat was one of several wicketkeepers given a chance after the retirement of Wasim Bari.

Career
On his debut, against England at Karachi in 1983–84, Dalpat kept well to the spin of Abdul Qadir as Pakistan won by three wickets. In his nine Tests, he made 25 dismissals and a highest score of 52 against New Zealand at Karachi in 1984–85.

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Squidbillies

Squidbillies is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jim Fortier and Dave Willis for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. An unofficial pilot for the series aired on April 1, 2005. The series later made its official debut on October 16, 2005 and ended on December 12, 2021, with a total of 132 episodes over the course of 13 seasons.

The series is about the Cuyler family, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly mud squids living in the Georgia region of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The series revolves around the exploits of an alcoholic father (Early), who is often abusive in a comedic way towards his family. His son, Rusty, is desperate for his approval; his mother and grandmother, known in the show as Granny, is often the center of his aggression; and Lily, Early's sister, is mostly unconscious in a pool of her own vomit.

The series also airs in syndication in other countries and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media.

Setting and premise
Squidbillies follows the exploits of the Cuyler family and their interactions with the local populace, which usually results in a fair amount of destruction, mutilation, and death. The Cuylers are essentially given free rein and protected from the consequences of their actions whenever possible by their crudely-drawn friend, the Sheriff (whose name is "Sharif"), as they are said to be the last twisted remnants of a federally protected endangered species, the "Appalachian Mud Squid". They live in the southern Appalachian Mountains located in the North Georgia mountains. At the epicentre of this rural paradise is Dougal County, home to crippling gambling addictions, a murderous corporation, sexual deviants, and the authentic Southern mountain squid. The show often satirizes the history and culture of the American South, including the Lost Cause, slavery, religious fundamentalism, segregation, political conservatism, bigotry, racism and poverty. In the words of The New York Times, the show takes "backwoods stereotypes" and turns them into "a cudgel with which to pound maniacally on all manner of topical subjects."

Production
Squidbillies is produced by Williams Street Productions; it is written by Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Jim Fortier, previously of The Brak Show, both of whom worked on the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The show is animated by Radical Axis until 2012, with Awesome Inc taking on animation duties until the show’s conclusion.

Concept and development
The series has its origins in 2003 when Mike Lazzo, former vice president of Adult Swim, asked to develop a project around the title Squidbilly's, which he speculated about during a conversation with his colleagues about Hanna-Barbera's Squiddly Diddly character. In July of the same year, Matt Maiellaro and Pete Smith produced the first script of the pilot episode; however it was scrapped and over 35 scripts were written by Maiellaro, Smith, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, Matt Harrigan and Mike Lazzo over the course of a year. Later, Lazzo approved and commissioned a screenplay by Dave Willis and Jim Fortier, who decided to base the plot and related characters on the stories of the two creators who both grew up in Conyers, Georgia. According to Vice President Keith Crofford development of the first season was delayed due to a lack of ideas, revealing that the pilot episode was scheduled to air in December 2004. The original budget of the pilot episode was about 1100 dollars.On March 25, 2004, it was revealed that the series was in production with a first season consisting of seven episodes planned. Adult Swim later showed short clips from the first episode during San Diego Comic-Con and Dragon Con in 2004. It was also announced that the series, originating from the creators of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, was in development with as many as 96 episodes, that the pilot episode would air on November 7, 2004, and that the official broadcast would take place in January 2005. On November 4, 2004, three days before the pilot episode was scheduled to air, the animated special Anime Talk Show aired, featuring future Squidbillies star Early Cuyler, along with Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Sharko from Sealab 2021 who are interviewed by Space Ghost. The special was later placed as a bonus feature on the first DVD volume of Squidbillies. The pilot episode was heavily promoted to air on November 7, 2004. On that date, however, Adult Swim decided to air the first episode of Perfect Hair Forever unannounced due to the incompleteness of the Squidbillies episode.

In March 2005, Adult Swim announced that a six-episode first season would air from September of that year alongside 12 oz. Mouse and Perfect Hair Forever. An unfinished version of the pilot episode aired on April Fool's Day, later revealed via a bumper that it would be completed in five weeks. On October 16, 2005, after being posted on the official website two days earlier, the episode aired alongside the rest of the season.

Writing
The series is written primarily and entirely by Jim Fortier and Dave Willis, who are sometimes aided by other writers such as Casper Kelly and Will Shepard, who send their scripts to the creators. Other producers or animators occasionally take part and write additional story elements, including Matt Harrigan, Matt Maiellaro, Pete Smith, and Lear Bunda.

The delay in production of the pilot episode was partly the result of a lack of ideas on the part of the writers who had subjected it to multiple rewrites between the commission of the series and its actual scheduled debut. Over 35 screenplays were written by Maiellaro, Smith, Willis, Fortier, Harrigan and Mike Lazzo in the course of a year. Originally the names of the protagonists Early and Rusty were to be Arvee and Donny respectively; however they were changed by Smith and Fortier in an attempt to renew the creators' original ideas.

During the development of Squidbillies, the creators also working on the development of Perfect Hair Forever inserted and moved some concepts and characters between the two animated series.

Animation
The series' animation, described by Willis as Beavis and Butt-Head style, is based on Adobe Flash and takes a week to complete. The main software adopted for the series's animation is Macromedia Shockwave Flash, which allowed in later seasons to more easily change the resolution format to render the broadcast in high definition. An average episode takes approximately 700 working hours to complete.

Up until the sixth season, the task of animating the various scripts and characters is entrusted to Radical Axis, while from the seventh onwards to Awesome Inc. The reason why the characters are drawn so crudely is not due to the budget, which is still substantial compared to that of their previous work Space Ghost Coast to Coast, but is by design; in fact, according to Jim Fortier, if the series had been drawn differently, therefore cleaner and sharper, it would not have been fun.

Production times for animation and various changes made to episodes can take up to eight weeks. Unlike traditional series, no storyboards or particular animations are produced and the pre-production product is not sent abroad to be further modified; in fact the production takes place exclusively in Atlanta and there are between five and seven animators. According to animator Alex Barrella, by the twelfth season, animations and episode designs are generally completed in a few weeks to a maximum of a month, before being revisited and saved. After being animated, the episodes are edited with Adobe After Effects for the final composition. Regarding subsequent seasons, Barrella stated that he wanted to resume the style of "the first three seasons of Aqua Teen Hunger Force", to increase the irreverent tone of the series.

Wallpapers
The series' backgrounds and colors were created by artist Ben Prisk at Primal Screen in Atlanta. According to Mike Lazzo, who supervises Prisk's works, he wanted to base his backgrounds on folk art. Together with Fortier and Willis, Prisk worked about a year and a half to develop the animation style of the backgrounds, trying to adapt them to the previously designed characters according to line widths, layers and texture complexity. The backgrounds are characterized by the lack of right angles and confusing perspectives. Prisk's works are created in acrylic, revisited with gouache and spray paint and finally composed on Adobe Photoshop. Each wallpaper takes approximately 12–15 hours to process and complete.

Voice cast

 * Stuart Daniel Baker (2005–2019) and Tracy Morgan (2021) as Early Cuyler
 * Daniel McDevitt as Rusty Cuyler
 * Dana Snyder as Granny
 * Patricia French as Aunt Lily
 * Charles Napier (2005–2006) and Bobby Ellerbee (2006–2021) as Sheriff
 * Todd Hanson as Dan Halen
 * Scott Hilley (2005–2014) as Reverend
 * Elizabeth Cook (2011–2014; 2017–2021) and Faye Otto (2016) as Tammi
 * Jason Isbell as Reverend Nubbins
 * Dave Willis as Deputy Denny and Glenn
 * Pete Smith (2005–2016) as Boyd

Dismissal of Stuart Baker
On August 16, 2020, Stuart Baker was fired from the series for controversial comments towards the Black Lives Matter movement and country singer Dolly Parton. A response was posted on Facebook by Baker claiming that being fired from Squidbillies ruined his life. The response was later deleted.

The thirteenth and final season of Squidbillies premiered on November 7, 2021, with Baker being replaced by comedian Tracy Morgan.

International broadcast
In Canada, Squidbillies previously aired on Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4's Adult Digital Distraction block. The series currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim.

Guest appearances

 * Jason "Wee Man" Acuña voiced himself in "The Guzzle Bumpkin" (Season 11, Episode 2)
 * "Action Plan" Tim Andrews voiced the homicidal GPS in "Fatal Distraction" (Season 5, Episode 7)
 * Fred Armisen voiced Miguel in "Take This Job and Love It" (Season 1, Episode 2) and Office Politics Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 6), Jesus in "Giant Foam Dickhat Trouble" (Season 2, Episode 5) and Hippie Killed With Chainsaw in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6).
 * Don Barnes, Danny Chauncey, and Larry Junstrom of 38 Special voiced themselves, and their band's song "Caught Up in You" is featured in "Burned and Reburned Again" (Season 2, Episode 10)
 * Todd Barry voiced Glenn in "Office Politics Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 6) and Dr. Bug in "Family Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 5).
 * Vernon Chatman (as Clarence Towelstein) voiced Shuckey the Corn Mascot in "Mud Days and Cornfused" (Season 3, Episode 18)
 * David Allan Coe is uncredited for voicing himself in "Okaleechee Dam Jam" (Season 3, Episode 17)
 * Elizabeth Cook performed the theme song and voiced Tammi in "Keeping It In The Family Way" (Season 6).
 * Coolio voiced himself in "The Guzzle Bumpkin" (Season 11, Episode 2)
 * Bradford Cox voiced himself in "Granite Caverns" (Season 8, Episode 1)
 * Lavell Crawford voiced Judge Jammer in "Stop. Jammertime!" (Season 8, Episode 6)
 * Rachel Dratch voiced a Hippie Woman in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6)
 * Eric "Butterbean" Esch voiced himself and sang the national anthem in "Condition: Demolition" (Season 3, Episode 9)
 * Mick Foley is uncredited for voicing Thunder Clap in "Anabolic-holic" (Season 4, Episode 4)
 * Kevin Gillespie voiced himself in "Asbestos I Can" (Season 6, Episode 1)
 * Phil Hendrie guest-starred in "Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine" (Season 5, Episode 9)
 * Jason Isbell performed the theme song in "The Pharaoh's Wad" (Season 6, Episode 8) and voiced the new reverend Kyle Nubbins in "Greener Pastor" (Season 10, Episode 7), later going on to be his official V.A.
 * David Jackson of the Japanese country group Western Crooners voiced a Japanese war veteran and a documentary narrator in "The Appalachian Mud Squid: Darwin's Dilemma" (Season 3, Episode 10)
 * Jonathan Katz is uncredited for voicing The Rapist in "Government Brain Voodoo Trouble" (Season 2, Episode 1).
 * George Lowe voiced Space Ghost in "Unofficial Pilot" (Season 1, fake pilot) and a TV wrestling-promo voice in "Anabolic-holic" (season 4, episode 4)
 * Riley Martin voiced the Horseman of Pestilence in "Armageddon It On!" (Season 3, Episode 13) and a voice inside Dan Halen's head in "Pile M For Murder" (Season 3, Episode 19)
 * Ralphie May (as Sweet Dick May) voiced PNUT in "Thou Shale Not Drill" (Season 8, Episode 7). This was the second 30-minute episode in the series' history.
 * JD McPherson voiced a prisoner in "Dove in an Iron Cage" (Season 11, Episode 1)
 * The Mighty Ohba of the Western Crooners provided the Japanese voice dub of Early Cuyler in "Snow Daddy" (Season 6, Episode 6)
 * Larry Munson provided the Voice of God on "Armageddon It On!" (Season 3, Episode 13)
 * Amber Nash voiced Prosperity in "Lipstick on a Squid" (Season 10, Episode 1)
 * Chad Ochocinco voiced himself in "Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine" (Season 5, Episode 9)
 * Tara Ochs guest-starred in "Lipstick on a Squid" (Season 10, Episode 1)
 * Patton Oswalt (as Shecky Chucklestein) voiced the One-Eyed Giant Squid in "Survival of The Dumbest" (Season 2, Episode 12)
 * Paleface voiced a guy at a bar in "Green and Sober" (Season 7, Episode 4)
 * Mike Schatz voiced the Prosecutor in "Terminous Trouble" (Season 2) and the Scientist in "God's Bro" (Season 4).
 * Billy Joe Shaver performed the theme song in several episodes and voiced a customs agent and a TV announcer in "Trucked Up!" (Season 6, Episode 10)
 * Brendon Small wrote and played the "Rusty Shreds" metal pieces in "Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'" (Season 3, Episode 5). He also voiced Dr. Jerry in "Family Trouble" but was listed in the credits as "Donald Cock".
 * Todd Snider performed the main title in "Fatal Distraction" (Season 5, Episode 7) and as a rabbit in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10) and voiced a lobster in "Clowny Freaks" (Season 5, Episode 8)
 * Paul Stanley voiced himself in "Fatal Distraction" (Season 5, Episode 6)
 * Jared Swilley voiced himself in "Granite Caverns" (Season 8, Episode 1)
 * T-Pain voiced himself in "Asbestos I Can" (Season 6, Episode 1) and performed the theme song in "Trucked Up!" (Season 6, Episode 10).
 * Larry Wachs voiced a clown in "Clowny Freaks" (Season 5, Episode 8)
 * Jesco White voiced Ga-Ga-Pee-Pap Cuyler in "Dead Squid Walking" (Season 5, Episode 3)
 * Mamie White (Jesco's real-life sister) voiced Krystal's cousin in "The Many Loves of Early Cuyler" (Season 5, Episode 2)
 * Widespread Panic performed the main title theme and voiced themselves in "Need for Weed" (Season 5, Episode 1)
 * Jon Wurster (as Roy Ziegler) voiced Dakota the Hippie in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6) and Skyler The Blue Blood Sucking monster in "The Tiniest Princess" (Season 2, Episode 12).

Musical guest performances

 * Drive-By Truckers performed in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10)
 * Jackyl performed "Raised By Jackyl" in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10)
 * Rhett Miller performed as an al-Qaeda representative with a hook hand in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10)
 * Soilent Green performed the main title theme on "Lerm" (Season 4, Episode 1)
 * Split Lip Rayfield was credited in writing Rusty's bluegrass Hell Jams in "Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'" (Season 3, Episode 5)
 * Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams, Will Oldham, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Hayes Carll performed as various singing forest animals in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10). This was the first 30-minute episode in the series' history.

Artists who performed versions of the theme song

 * Billy Joe Shaver
 * Against Me!
 * Alabama Shakes
 * The Baseball Project
 * The B-52's
 * Black Lips
 * Blackberry Smoke
 * The Both
 * Camper Van Beethoven
 * Cannibal Corpse
 * Clutch
 * Hayes Carll
 * Neko Case
 * Centro-Matic
 * Jimmy Cliff
 * Elizabeth Cook
 * Steve Earle
 * Jimmie Dale Gilmore
 * Jan Hammer
 * Unknown Hinson
 * In Search of Sight
 * Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
 * Jackyl
 * The Jayhawks
 * George Jones
 * King Khan and the Shrines
 * Matthew Kaminsky, organist for the Atlanta Braves
 * Lambchop
 * Chuck Leavell & Francine Reed
 * Let's Active
 * Lera Lynn featuring Joshua Grange
 * Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Max Q
 * The Milk Carton Kids
 * Father John Misty
 * Bob Mould
 * Willie Nelson
 * John Prine
 * Pueblo Cafe
 * Todd Rundgren
 * Rebecca Schiffman
 * Ty Segall
 * Sturgill Simpson
 * William Shatner
 * Shovels & Rope
 * Todd Snider
 * Soilent Green
 * T-Pain
 * Trampled by Turtles
 * Sharon Van Etten
 * Kurt Vile
 * Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
 * Western Crooners
 * Widespread Panic
 * Lucinda Williams
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic
 * Yelawolf
 * Dwight Yoakam
 * ZZ Top
 * Shawn Coleman

Soundtrack
In January 2012, a free 35-track soundtrack was released on the Adult Swim music site entitled The Squidbillies Present: Music for Americans Only Made by Americans in China for Americans Only God Bless America, U.S.A.

Another album, entitled Squidbillies Double Platinum Gold, was released on vinyl in July 2019.

Home releases
The series is also available on HBO Max since September 1, 2020. However, seasons 1-12 were removed from the platform in 2023. These seasons are expected to return to the streaming service soon, with "Gimmicky Magazine Show Spoof Parody About Dan Halen" returning to its regular fit-to-screen format.

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Concierto Andaluz

The Concierto Andaluz (Spanish: Andalusian concerto) is a concerto for four guitars and orchestra by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. First played in San Antonio, Texas, USA on 18 November 1967.

Movements

 * 1) Tiempo de Bolero
 * 2) Adagio
 * 3) Allegretto

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