Cued speech-method of communication that combines speech reading with a system of handshapes placed near the mouth to help deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals differentiate words that look similar on the lips ( e. g., bunch vs. punch ) or are hidden ( e. g., gag ).

A similar gag was used in A Tale Of Two Kitties when Tweety, wearing an air raid warden's helmet, suddenly yells out in that same voice: " Turn out those lights!

* In Israel, there is a similar gag about Petah Tikva.

The Akatsuka Award, named for gag manga pioneer Fujio Akatsuka, is a similar competition for comedy and gag manga.

" These include the similar gag grouper, Mycteroperca microlepis, the misty grouper Epinephelus mystacinus, and the critically endangered Warsaw grouper Epinephelus nigritus.

The film is a semi-remake of Racketeer Rabbit, with a similar oven gag.

A similar gag happens at the end of " Pesty Guest ", produced that same year.

This gag originated with Sid Krofft, who had used a similar device on The Brady Bunch Hour ; on each episode, Greg would push Peter into the swimming pool.

The Red Cross required volunteers to sign an agreement, which was seen by some ( like Kouchner and his supporters ) as being similar to a gag order, that was designed to maintain the organisation's neutrality, whatever the circumstances.

Generics can be considered to be similar to gag characters, but might stay longer.

Avery had used a similar gag in his 1941 Merrie Melodies short Tortoise Beats Hare, which in turn was an expansion / exaggeration of the premise of his The Blow Out ( 1936 ).

At the end of the opening sequence, she always finds something different under her desk ( similar to The Simpsons ' couch gag ), such as a mood ring or maracas ( also the letter Q in the episode " Vanessa Less Tessa ", a glowing green stick in the episode " Hazelnut's Finest ", a singing Dieter doll in the episode " Presenting Stewart Waldinger ", Mardi Gras beads, and her Ann's remote control in the episode " Radio Freak Hazelnut ".

Originally, the comic was a single panel gag cartoon, similar to Gary Larson's The Far Side.

In a similar manner, a ' gag law ' is intended to limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.

A wiffle gag is a simple ball gag that replaces the standard solid rubber ball with a light plastic ball similar to the one used for the game of floorball.

This gag has two mouthguards, similar to those worn by football and hockey players.

A muzzle gag works in a similar way as an OTM gag, only that they are usually made of leather, are fastened around the head with buckles and straps, and cover the lower part of the face.

A pecker or penis gag is a gag that has a bulge resembling a phallus ( an erect penis ) or a nipple that is placed into the mouth to enable the wearer to suck on it in a manner similar to an adult pacifier.

The use of a phallus shape is intended to give it an erotic connotation, but it may be a large knob similar to a ball gag or it may be inflatable.

A ring gag is similar to a ball gag, except that the ball is replaced by a hollow ring.

In the mornings, I was informed, fluorescent tubes, similar to the one above the counter, illuminated the entire hall.

But on one occasion when I encountered a similar fantasy in a little boy who was my patient I began to understand the uncanny effects of this story.

but both groups were so closely knit that despite individual differences the family life in both cases was remarkably similar in atmosphere if not entirely in content -- the one being definitely Jewish and the other vaguely Christian.

Against Seebohm formidable foes have taken the field, notably F. W. Maitland, whose Domesday Book And Beyond was written expressly for this purpose, and Sir Paul Vinogradoff whose The Growth Of The Manor had a similar aim.

With these and similar tales he was entertaining his English friends, all of whom he was seeing when he was not showing Blackman the sights of London and its environs.

What was missing in the Governor's argument, as in so many similar arguments, was a premise which would enable one to make the ethical leap from what might be militarily desirable to what is right.

The state was confronted with transportation problems similar to those of the individual.

The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''.

Space was provided for short-time guest medical exhibits, and the Museum collected new accessions of microscopes, medical, surgical, and diagnostic instruments, uniform, and similar items of historical medico-military significance.

For the low-temperature measurements the sample was cooled by a cold nitrogen gas flow method similar to that of Andrew and Eades.

This sample was contained in a cylindrical container similar to that described above.

On the other hand, a similar attack might have been made on City B whose population was known to be lousy.

The mucosa of the jejunum and ileum showed similar changes, and in some areas the submucosa was edematous and contained considerable numbers of neutrophils.

These conjugates Af had much less nonspecific staining than the previous conjugate ( with 50 mg FITC per gram of globulin ) while the specific staining was similar in both cases.

However, a similar privilege was not specifically provided in section 168 for a person acquiring emergency facilities.

On the morning following the Pratt Hall meeting the editor of the Providence Daily Journal wrote that although the meeting was milder and less extreme than those held in other areas for similar purposes, it could have been avoided completely.

It was only after we had responded, with what I fear were similar cliches, that she went into action by questioning our desire for friendship and understanding with a challenge about aggressive and warlike actions by the U.S. Government in Cuba and Laos.

The event was so successful that the Interior Secretary plans to serve as impresario for similar ones from time to time, hoping thereby to add to the cultural enrichment of the Administration.

All the officials on the case seem to have been afflicted with a similar myopia as far as Bridget was concerned, although records in police files contain many reports of servants who have murdered their employers.

The discovery during the Second World War that guar gum was similar to imported locust gum increased its cultivation in western Asia and initiated it in the United States.

The teacher thought it was so successful that she asks: `` Wouldn't it be helpful to all age groups if they could participate in a similar confessional of their fears and worries ''??

Even though this may appear similar to a series of animation drawings, there was no way of viewing the images in motion.