The Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles (" International Association of Turtles ", " Turtle Club ", or similar title ) started as an informal " drinking club " between World War II pilots, self-described as " an honorable drinking fraternity composed of ladies and gentlemen of the highest morals and good character, who are never vulgar.

On August 23, 2003, while in protective custody at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, Geoghan was strangled and stomped to death in his cell by Joseph Druce, a self-described white supremacist and inmate serving a sentence of life without possibility of parole for killing a man who allegedly made a sexual pass after picking Druce up hitchhiking.

A self-described " team of Israelis " who have " hunted down " Nazi war criminals all over the world list him as their second most wanted man, and since the first may have already died, he could very well be their most wanted Nazi war criminal, and if found alive by them, will be brought back to Israel to face charges of crimes against humanity, mass murder and membership of an illegal party.

A self-described " man of the old school " who viewed the Tsar as the " anointed one, the rightful sovereign ", Goremykin was a loyal supporter of Nicholas II as autocrat and accordingly pursued conservative policy.

Cavaco himself, though a self-described Neo-Keynesian, an early member of the party since its centre-left days and a man with social liberal and centrist populist economic policy tendencies, he is personally a conservative ( opposing same-sex marriage and abortion ) and a practicing Catholic.

Carr began his career in Congress with a reputation as a rebel and self-described " angry young man.

It was revealed that McManus, who is a self-described " marriage advocate ", was paid through a subcontractor of the Department of Health and Human Services to endorse a Bush-approved initiative defining marriage as strictly between a man and a woman.

Mike is a self-described " derelict ", ex-boxer Roman Catholic thug from Donegal, who-despite claiming the dole-has a sideline as a proto-white van man, running people down for cash.

Perkins claims that this interview effectively constituted an independent screening which led to his subsequent hiring by Einar Greve, a member of the firm ( and alleged NSA liaison ) to become a self-described " economic hit man ".

As a self-described " confirmed scientific rationalist ", Tylor believed that this view was " childish " and typical of " cognitive underdevelopment ", and that it was therefore common in " primitive " peoples such as those living in hunter gatherer societies.

Robert Anton Wilson ( born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007 ), known to friends as " Bob ", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a novelist, philosopher, psychologist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, civil libertarian and self-described agnostic mystic.

Contemporary ethical debate is often described as " secular ", with the work of Derek Parfit and Peter Singer, and even the whole field of contemporary bioethics, having been described or self-described as explicitly secular or non-religious.

Isaac Asimov, whose specialties included both science fiction and humor and who was a self-described " punster ", wrote a short story called " Shah Guido G .", referring to the story's Atlantean ruler.

The efforts of the self-described " reformers ", who objected to (" protested ") the doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led to the creation of new national Protestant churches.

Lewis, a self-described " strong monarchist ", wrote " Civilization is more than an abstraction.

The origin of the word " herpetoculture " is credited to Tom Huff, who devised the word to distinguish what he, as a self-described " herpetoculturist ", was doing -- working to keeping reptiles and amphibians alive and healthy -- from what herpetologists of that era were generally doing, namely, collecting specimens for preservation in museum collections.

A political conservative and self-described " right-winger ", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and " anti-Catholicism ", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as " a successful mismatch ", although both men did share some traits, i. e. both were practising Catholics from " ethnic " backgrounds ( Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent ).

A self-described " hero-worshipper ", Clark proved to be an ardent pro-individualist, Humanist and anti-Marxist.

The film features two men, Johnny B. and Kamal, aka " the Jerky Boys ", two self-described " low-lifes from Queens ", who get into trouble with the Mafia when one of their prank calls leads them into a money laundering business.

Scholz, a self-described " Obama supporter ", sent an open letter to Huckabee in February 2008 stating that the band had never endorsed any candidate, and that he had never authorized the use of " More Than a Feeling " as Huckabee's theme song.

He is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling and self-described " wrestlemaniac ", and appeared at an Extreme Championship Wrestling event wielding an acoustic guitar as a weapon.

A self-described " solitary person ", he finds it somewhat annoying being a television celebrity in Britain, where he is often recognised by members of the public, some of whom request his autograph.

The 5 ' 6 ", self-described " unathletic " writer played in three preseason games and recorded one reception for-2 yards.

The self-described " Gumbo Capital of the World ", Bridge City, Louisiana, holds an annual Gumbo Festival.

Further releases found him working in a variety of band and solo contexts including two albums with his self-described " dance band ", Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos < ref >

The name came about because Ivan and his two brothers, following the self-described principle of " style before comfort ", refused to wear hats during Montreal's cold winters, calling themselves " the men without hats.

", expressing his wish to play a doubleheader every day out of his pure love for the game of baseball, especially in his self-described " friendly confines of Wrigley Field.

Her music style is self-described as " violin techno-acoustic fusion ", as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style.

Immanuel Kant points to it as the book which woke him from his self-described " dogmatic slumber ".

The self-described " special situations investment fund management company " has previously attempted to gain control of Derby County and Manchester City ; former footballer Ray Ranson was involved with both bids, and SISU intended to nominate him for a place on the Southampton board.

Perle is a self-described neoconservative, like several around Henry M. " Scoop " Jackson, as he told Ben J. Wattenberg in an interview specifically about him becoming a neoconservative.

All other living members of Kerry's crew supported his presidential bid, and some frequently campaigned with him as his self-described " band of brothers ".

Describing him as a racist and antisemite, the statement affirmed that " we regard any attempt to link and adopt antisemitic or racist language, even if it is within a self-described anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist politics, as reaffirming and legitimizing Zionism.

* After Patty gets her dress she wants to do something with her self-described " mousy-blah " hair, so she ultimately decides to go to Charlie Brown's dad's barber shop, but Charlie Brown forgot to tell his dad she was a girl ( added to which Peppermint Patty told Charlie Brown's dad that she could strike him out in three pitches ), so he gives her a boy's haircut, much to her despair.

He believes in mystical and spiritual explanations for why things happen on the island due to a self-described " miracle " happening to him after the crash of Oceanic 815.

Even his self-described " beginning " at the Art Students League of New York was not whole-hearted commitment ; two months after he returned to Portland to visit his family, he joined a theater group run by Clark Gable ’ s wife, Josephine Dillon.

The Battle of Broken Hill took place on New Year's Day 1915 when two men fired upon a trainload of picnickers in a self-described attack on the British Empire.

The two main groups involved in the abortion debate are the self-described " pro-choice " movement ( emphasizing the right of women to choose whether they wish to bring a fetus to term ) and the self-described " pro-life " movement ( emphasizing the right of the unborn child to be born ).

* Andy Martin ( also known as Anthony Martin-Trigona ), a journalist and self-described consumer advocate has run for several local, state and federal offices dating back to at least 1977, including two runs for president and six runs for Senate.

2007: Bellini hosts two podcasts available through the iTunes Store: CBS News on Logo and Jason Bellini's Here and Now, a self-described " vlog " ( video blog ).

During the 1970s Dole was a self-described member of the Women's Liberation Movement and helped reform laws to ensure equal credit for women.