The film's directors, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, chose Nielsen for the role based on his ability to play " a fish in water ", stating that " You could have cast funny people and done it with everybody winking, goofing off, and silly ... we wanted people to be oblivious to the comedy.

In the state legislature Colusa is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Williams is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Hamilton is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature, Orland is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Willows is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Big Bend is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Cottonwood is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature French Gulch is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature Lakehead is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

In the state legislature McArthur is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republicans Doug LaMalfa and Ted Gaines, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republicans Jim Nielsen and Dan Logue.

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In the state legislature Hornbrook is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen.

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* 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple cult to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children.

He claimed that the agreement between his stepmother and Jim Thorpe, Pa., borough officials was made against the wishes of other family members who want him buried in Native American land.

At the national convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey the MFDP claimed the seats for delegates for Mississippi, not on the grounds of the Party rules, but because the official Mississippi delegation had been elected by a primary conducted under Jim Crow laws in which blacks were excluded because of poll taxes, literacy tests, and even violence against black voters.

" On 15 February 2009 the INLA claimed responsibility for the shooting dead of Derry drug-dealer Jim McConnell.

Patrick O ' Sullivan was traded to Phoenix in exchange for Jim Vandermeer, captain Ethan Moreau was placed on waivers and claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, and forward Robert Nilsson was bought out of his contract.

While working on the WENR farm report, Jim Jordan heard a true story about a shopkeeper from Missouri whose store was brimming with stock, yet he claimed to be " smack out " of whatever a customer would ask him for.

Natchitoches was the site of the 1973 plane crash that claimed the life of singer Jim Croce.

For instance, according to Malloy's colleague Jim Ward, Malloy claimed navel piercing was popular among ancient Egyptian aristocrats and was depicted in Egyptian statuary, a claim that is widely repeated.

The number was supposedly inspired by the song and dance of a crippled African slave called Jim Cuff or Jim Crow variously claimed to have resided in St. Louis, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh.

He claimed to have learned the number by watching an old, limping black stable hand dancing and singing, " Wheel about and turn about and do jus ' so / Eb ' ry time I wheel about I jump Jim Crow.

On April 10, Dr. Jim Hughes, the head of infectious disease at the CDC, confirming the warnings of Hong Kong health officials, claimed that he believed that SARS could no longer be eradicated in the Far East.

Jim Jones and a childhood friend both claimed that Jones ' father was associated with the Ku Klux Klan.

Jim Jones claimed that he was the biological father of John Victor Stoen, although the birth certificate lists Grace and Timothy Stoen as the parents of the boy.

The Canton Bulldogs, with the legendary Jim Thorpe in the line-up, claimed the " Ohio League " Championship after their win over the Massillon Tigers.

He claimed they were singing, “ Heigh Jim along, Jim along Josey, Heigh Jim along, Jim along Jo !” The implication is that this song was similar to a sailor song, probably the well-known shanty, “ Haul Away, Joe ” or “ Haul Away for Rosie ,” viz.

The buoys were dragged by the very strong current at the time but in the opposite direction, to that claimed by Mr Jim Brooks, away from the pier.

Given the direction of the current, it is clear that the buoys would be dragged in the opposite direction to that claimed by Mr Jim Brooks.

CJ previously smoked marijuana heavily ( and in fact used to smoke with Kyle's older brother ), but at the start of his appearances, he claims not to have touched it in two years ( he originally claimed it was five, though he relented after Jim expressed disbelief ).

Jim Nicolow, AIA, LEED AP, leader of Lord, Aeck & Sargent's sustainable design initiative has claimed that the greenwashing trend may be enough to eventually effect a genuine reduction in environmentally damaging practices ( 2 ).

In 1985, Lincoln were the opposition at Bradford City when the Bradford City stadium fire claimed the lives of 56 spectators – two of them, Bill Stacey and Jim West, were Lincoln fans, and subsequently these fans had the Stacey West stand named after them.