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by Mark Hughes
There are many heroines in video games. Damsels in distress, fierce warriors, sneaky spies, femme fatales, and more are represented. These characters were selected based on the…
A Ring PosyJess and Jill are pretty girls,
Plump and well to do,
In a cloud of windy curls:
Yet I know who
Loves me more than curls or pearls.I'm not pretty, not a bit—
Thin and sallow-…
Pete Conrad(Charles Conrad, Jr.)Age: 69 exuberant Apollo astronaut who was the third person to walk on the moon. He ventured into space four times during his career. Died: Ojai, Calif., July…
Phil CutchinAge: 78 former Oklahoma St. football coach (1963-68); never had a winning record, but in 1965 led the Cowboys to a victory over Oklahoma for the first time in 20 years; played for…
Charles CrichtonAge: 89 British film director of The Lavender Hill Mob, among other comedies of the '40s and '50s. Most recently, Crichton was nominated for an Oscar for the farcical 1988…
Rick DankoAge: 56 singer and bass player of the Band, one of rock's most influential groups of the 1960s and '70s. Formed in the early '60s, the Band often collaborated and toured with Bob…
(g soft) or Jill. A generic name for a lass, a sweetheart. (A contraction of Gillian = Juliana, Julia.) “Jack and Jill went up the hill ...” Nursery Rhymes. “Every Jack has got his Jill…
Les ClaypoolmusicianBorn: 9/26/1963Birthplace: Richmond, California Lead singer of the alternative rock band Primus. Their debut album was titled Suck on This (1989). In 1993 their album Pork…
