Other established characters in the TV series included The Man with the Stick, who wore a paper helmet daubed with drawings of what he had witnessed during the last week, and carried a stick with a mystery item attached to the end ; Graham Lister, Reeves ' nemesis who regularly entered the talent show, " Novelty Island ", with a series of dreadful acts ; Donald and Davey Stott, two brothers from the North East with high-pitched voices, who would recreate popular television game shows ; Tinker's Rucksack, a pair of ramblers, one of whom was conducting an affair with the other's wife ; and ' Judge Lionel Nutmeg ', a judge who presided over the " That's Justice " segment of the show.

Novelty acts found great success during 1999.

Novelty acts are typically performed by feature dancers or by select house dancers during a featured performance.

He is Reeves ' arch-rival and sour-lipped foil who each week would enter the " Novelty Island " segment of the show with increasingly pathetic acts.

Later in the same series, judgment on the " Novelty Island " acts is concealed in a giant kebab, which is consumed over the ad break.

Novelty acts such as acrobats have been added regularly to the main production numbers in recent years.

Novelty songs come into popularity, such as " Beep Beep "

Novelty attractions are oddities such as the " biggest ball of twine " in Cawker City, Kansas, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, or Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska where old cars serve in the place of stones in a replica of Stonehenge.

As Austin natives, they make regular appearances in the Austin Chronicle's annual Austin Music Awards poll, taking home the # 1 prize for " Best Novelty Band " in 2004, " Best None of the Above " performing band in 2006 ( the first Celtic band to ever win such accolades ), and " Best Folk Act " in 2007.

Since 1982, Fantagraphics has also published critically acclaimed and award-winning series and graphic novels such as Acme Novelty Library, Eightball, Ghost World, Hate, and Love and Rockets.

Novelty songs are often a parody or humor song, and may apply to a current event such as a holiday or a fad such as a dance.

Novelty ties featuring icons from popular culture ( such as cartoons, actors, or holiday images ), sometimes with flashing lights, have enjoyed some popularity since the 1980s.

Novelty glow lamps with shaped electrodes ( such as flowers and leaves ), often coated with phosphors, have been made for artistic purposes.

Novelty songs, long a music industry staple, continued their popularity in the Rock and Roll medium with hits such as " Beep Beep.

Novelty erasers, in a dual role as figurines ( such as musical notes, animals, confectionery ), are mostly decorative, as their hard vinyl tends to smear heavy markings.

Novelty Island also saw such memorable characters as Mr Wobbly Hand, Judith Grant, the Slitherer, the Hoxton Hockler, Mr Melon in the wind and Wavy Davey make appearances.

Novelty and fad dances such as the Roger Rabbit, the Cabbage Patch, and the Worm appeared in the 1980s followed by the Humpty dance and the Running Man in the 1990s.

During the Rocket 150 event, Novelty was carried on a Well wagon, supported in such a way as to allow the engine to be run and its wheels to rotate freely.

Novelty headbands can be used for holidays and may have decorations attached such as bunny ears, reindeer ears, Santa Claus hats and others.

" Novelty Island " was a bizarre parody of talent shows like New Faces, where the so-called Acts Of Tomorrow showcase their various ridiculous talents from the centre of a small paddock, with Vic acting as host.

These were generally larger and more robust than Novelty and differed in several details ( for example it is thought that a different design of blower was used which was an ‘ Induced Draught ’ type, sucking the gases from the fire ).

These fire engines were known for their ability to raise steam quickly and looked very similar to Novelty.

This incredibly short space of time has led people to suggest that Novelty is in fact a converted fire engine.

It is more likely that it used many of the same parts as their fire engines and these parts may even have been built for an existing order and diverted to Novelty.

These were generally larger and more robust than Novelty and differed in a number of details ( for example, it is thought that a different design of blower was used which was an ‘ Induced Draught ’ type, sucking the gases from the fire ).

Novelty was only able to complete 10 runs before the fire became completely filled with clinker.

Novelty piano can be heard at rehearsal 9 with the revelation of the Train theme.

They then contacted Alan Canfield of the AJ Canfield Company, who agreed to produce and can the product for Roeder and Wilson who operated under the company name of Novelty Beverage.

A cake competition is held, where students can enter cakes for one of four categories: Junior Novelty, Senior Novelty, Junior Traditional and Senior Traditional.

Novelty numbers would usually be sung by Rocky Rockwell.

Novelty dances are meant to be funny, and to evoke general mirth verging on silliness in participants.

Novelty candles may be used.

Lord Kelvin, " One Heck of a Prognosticator, president of the Royal Society in the 1890s, and disbeliever in virtually every scientific discovery ," claimed that “ Radio has no future ,” “ I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning ,” and “ X-rays will prove to be a hoax ;” Orville Wright, in 1908 claimed that “ No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris ;” and Irving Thalberg, MGM movie producer, asserted in 1927 that “ Novelty is always welcome, but talking pictures are just a fad .” Thus, making forecasts of the future has a historic basis in which many of the predictions by even experts have proven inaccurate.

Image: Novelty in sleeves ( Punch magazine cartoon 1895 ). jpg | Cartoon mocking sleeve designs suggesting that new styles could be modeled on cricket bats, hot air balloons, or tennis rackets.

In the UK a dog rescue in Sussex called Allsorts Dog Rescue Society runs a Novelty Dog show which is claimed to be the

* Reactivity ( Placebo, Novelty, and Hawthorne Effects ): If cause-effect relationships are found they might not be generalizable to other settings or situations if the effects found only occurred as an effect of studying the situation.

* Sir Novelty Fashion, a coxcomb that loves to be the first in all foppery

As one of the rules for the Rainhill Trials related to the weight of the engine without a tender, a special allowance had to be made for Novelty.

In the preparations for the trials, Novelty was shown to be very lightweight and very quick to raise steam.

Novelty was the first locomotive to be tested.

However, when Novelty next ran the water feed pipe burst and more repairs had to be made, which seem to have included a seal on the boiler.

Before it failed, the Stephensons were said to be seriously worried by Novelty, as it was well-suited to meet the conditions of the trial.

With all the obvious differences between the original and the replica, added to the fact that the locomotive crew used had only four days experience of operating the locomotive, it cannot be said that in this restaging of the trial the replica of Novelty gave the performance that the original could have achieved if more time had been made available in 1829.