These attackers became known as Luddites, supposedly followers of Ned Ludd, a folklore figure.

The movement was named after Ned Ludd, a youth who had allegedly smashed two stocking frames 30 years earlier, and whose name had become emblematic of machine destroyers.

* Ned Ludd, founder of the Luddite movement

Ned Ludd or Ned Lud, possibly born Ned Ludlam or Edward Ludlam, is the person from whom the Luddites took their name.

Supposedly, Ned Ludd was a weaver from Anstey, near Leicester.

News of the incident spread, and whenever frames were sabotaged, people would jokingly say " Ned Ludd did it ".

Letters and proclamations were signed by " Ned Ludd ".

* The character of Ned Ludd is commemorated in the folk ballad " General Ludd's Triumph.

* Robert Calvert wrote and recorded another song " Ned Ludd ," which appeared on his 1985 album Freq ; which includes the lyrics:

They said Ned Ludd was an idiot boyThat all he could do was wreck and destroy, andHe turned to his workmates and said: Death to MachinesThey tread on our future and they stamp on our dreams.

* Steeleye Span's 2006 album Bloody Men has a five-part section on the subject of Ned Ludd.

* Alt-country band The Gourds affectionately refer to Ned Ludd as " Uncle Ned " in the song " Luddite Juice " off their 2009 release, Haymaker.

* The Scottish folk musician Alasdair Roberts sings of Ned Ludd in his song " Ned Ludd's Rant ( For World Rebarbarised )" on his 2009 album, Spoils.

* Theo Simon has written a song entitled " Ned Ludd ", commemorating the machine-breakers of 1811-13 and praising current direct action protest as a continuation of his ethos.

A hammer – the tool supposedly used by Ned Ludd – is a religious symbol, and Ned Ludd is seen as a divine, messianic figure.

* The novel The Monkey Wrench Gang ( 1975 ), by Edward Abbey, is dedicated to Ned Ludd.

* Anne Finger wrote a collection of short stories titled Call Me Ahab about famous disabled historical and literary figures, which included the story " Our Ned " about Ned Ludd.

There is also the " Cave of the black crwth player " near Criccieth, which is said to have been the inspiration for the tune Ffrawél Ned Puw or ' Farwell Dick the Piper '.

Mel Blanc was the principal voice of Barney Rubble, although Daws Butler ( who previously voiced Ned Morton, a mouse version of Ed Norton ( the inspiration for Barney Rubble ), in the Looney Tunes short The Honey-Mousers ) briefly assumed the role while Blanc recovered from a car wreck.

The episode's plot is loosely based on the American comedy film Paper Moon, which was also the inspiration for Bart and Homer's swindle of Ned Flanders in the episode.

Homer finds new inspiration in an anti-Flanders song, " Everybody Hates Ned Flanders ".

Ned Cuthbert, playing for the Philadelphia Keystones in either 1863 or 1865, is documented as the first baseball player to steal a base in a baseball game, although the term stolen base was not used until 1871.

It was announced in April 2008 that Anderson, who had previously filled in for host Ned Sherrin from 2006 until his death from throat cancer in 2007, would be taking over as permanent host of Loose Ends.

He provides voices for numerous characters, including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Otto Mann and Rainier Wolfcastle.

Sydney Cricket Ground curator, Ned Gregory, playing in his one and only Test for Australia, scored Test cricket ’ s first duck.

During this period, responsibility for running the studio passed from Eisner and Katzenberg to Frank Mancuso Sr. ( 1984 ) and Ned Tanen ( 1984 ) to Stanley Jaffe ( 1991 ) and Sherry Lansing ( 1992 ).

While Ned Jordan is credited with changing the way advertising was written with his " Somewhere West of Laramie " ads for his Jordan Playboy, Reo's Flying Cloud — a name that provoked evocative images of speed and lightness — changed the way automobiles would be named in the future.

* Lina uses the term " Trimalchian " to describe a wonderful salad prepared for her by Ned in the play, " Three Days Of Rain " by, Richard Greenberg.

By the 1960s there was revived interest in minor league baseball for Toledo, and public official Ned Skeldon led the effort to remodel the Lucas County Fairgrounds stadium into a suitable minor league ballpark.

During this stretch, the Rangers made one of their most unpopular trades ever, sending multi-Gold Glove catcher and fan favorite Jim Sundberg to the Milwaukee Brewers for future Brewers ' manager Ned Yost.

Consistent with his work for liberal causes, Newman publicly supported Ned Lamont's candidacy in the 2006 Connecticut Democratic Primary against Senator Joe Lieberman, and was even rumored as a candidate himself, until Lamont emerged as a credible alternative.

Rushton ’ s impersonation of the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan caught the attention of Ned Sherrin, a young BBC producer searching for talent to appear in a forthcoming TV satire series.

Tribe Chairman Ned Norris Jr. has complained about the lack of reimbursement for border enforcement.

Shiny Beast ( Bat Chain Puller ) was described by Ned Raggett of Allmusic to be "... manna from heaven for those feeling Beefheart had lost his way on his two Mercury albums ".

Lovejoy has been known to exploit his congregation for money, brawl with a Roman Catholic priest, encourage his dog to foul Ned Flanders's lawn, and implied that he once burned down his church for insurance money.

Brockman's penchant for using offensive language works against him in the 400th episode, " You Kent Always Say What You Want ", where, after Homer accidentally spills coffee on Brockman's crotch, he shouts, what Ned Flanders calls, a " super swear " that shocked everyone who watched it.

* Ned Herrmann, is known for his research in creative thinking and whole-brain methods

In 1987, Akron, Ohio, patent attorney, Edwin ( Ned ) Oldham, a newly appointed representative to the National Council of Patent Law Associations, while at a site-selection meeting, learned that the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia was the frontrunner for the new location of the NIHF, prompting Oldham to wonder if Akron might have a chance.

It was produced by Ned Sherrin and retained only Frankie Howerd from the cast of the original series ( Ludicrus, for example, was played by Michael Hordern in the film adaptation, Erotica by Madeline Smith and Nausius by Royce Mills ).

Linnea's husband Del Reese ( Ned Beatty ) is working with political organizer John Triplette ( Michael Murphy ) to plan a small fundraiser and a large outdoor concert gala for the Walker campaign.

The title song, " Saludos Amigos ", was written for the film by Charles Wolcott and Ned Washington.

* Ned Rorem's Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra ( 1992 )

In a foreword to a subsequent edition of No Bed for Bacon ( which traded on the association by declaring itself " A Story of Shakespeare and Lady Viola in Love ") Ned Sherrin, Private Eye insider and former writing partner of Brahms ', confirmed that he had lent a copy of the novel to Stoppard after he joined the writing team, but that the basic plot of the film had been independently developed by Marc Norman, who was unaware of the earlier work.

" In the last episode, Ned Shimmelfinney moves to the desert for his health causing Doc and Sprocket to go with him.