Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors.

Several genera are popular with the horticultural community, including marigold, pot marigold ( also known as calendula ), cone flowers, various daisies, fleabane, chrysanthemums, dahlias, zinnias, and heleniums.

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Several popular drinking games involving cards are asshole, fuck the dealer, horserace, Kings, liar's poker, pyramid, bloody knuckles, Ring of Fire, Toepen, ride the bus, and Black or Red.

Several typographies for such designs have been suggested, one of the most popular of which comes from Campbell and Stanley ( 1963 ).

Several words and phrases from Nineteen Eighty-Four have entered popular language.

His critically acclaimed book Lyrics on Several Occasions of 1959, an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is an important source for studying the art of the lyricist in the golden age of American popular song.

Several types of wild greens, known collectively as chwinamul ( such as Aster scaber ), are a popular dish, and other wild vegetables such as bracken fern shoots ( gosari ) or Korean bellflower root ( doraji ) are also harvested and eaten in season.

Several of the anime series that he worked on were very popular inside and outside of Japan, most notably Sonic Soldier Borgman and Project A-ko.

Several previously successful parties such as Latvian Way and the Social Democrats did not reach the 5 % threshold of the popular vote needed to be in the parliament.

Several popular franchise-series, including Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Samurai Shodown, were released for the platform.

Several hours of music were prepared for it, including Bach fugues, all of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Christmas carols, and numerous popular songs.

Several very popular series of short films were made using stop-motion animation, including The Clangers, Noggin the Nog, and Ivor the Engine.

Several states did not permit a popular vote, but rather allowed the state legislature to choose their electors.

Several medieval scholars were considered to be magicians in popular legend, notably Gerbert d ' Aurillac and Albertus Magnus: both men were active in the scientific research of their day as well as in ecclesiastical matters, which was enough to attach to them a nimbus of the occult.

Several of her unpublished novels were published after her death, and her work is now considered both " popular and timeless ".

Several embassies from the Abbaside Caliphs to the Chinese Court are recorded in the T ' ang Annals, the most important of these being those of ( A-bo-lo-ba ) Abul Abbas, the founder of the new dynasty, that of ( A-p ' u-ch ' a-fo ) Abu Jafar, the builder of Bagdad, of whom more must be said immediately ; and that of ( A-lun ) Harun al-Rashid, best known, perhaps, in modern days through the popular work, Arabian Nights.

Several Orthodox scholars write that the popular Orthodox understanding of these principles are not at all what Maimonides held to be true.

Several far right paramilitary organizations were able to tap into popular discontent, particularly among marginalized, lesser educated and unemployed youths.

Several references to The Cure and their music have been made in popular culture.

Several Ming Dynasty texts list what were claimed as the Nine Offspring of the Dragon ( 龍生九子 ), and subsequently these feature prominently in popular Chinese stories and writings.

Several ports and harbors in the South Bay provide access to Santa Catalina Island, a popular resort.

* Several episodes in the third season of the popular 1990's television show, The Adventures of Pete & Pete were filmed in Cranford.

Several unsupported theories have become well known in popular culture.

* Several characters in Spriggan such as the Trident Corporation's agents ( except Iwao Akatsuki ), including ex-Machiner's Platoon agent Ironarm, have prosthetic limbs.

Several single packs and multi-figure sets by Jesco ( later Trendmasters ), as well as a 50th anniversary collection, have been made of the Gumby characters.

Several of the characters spoke in stereotypical German-accented English.

Several characters are never named during the film but do have names that are used in the tracklisting for the soundtrack album and elsewhere.

Several later Revelation Space novels add additional details of history of groups and characters on Mars.

Several characters, including Hamlet and Bertram ( in All's Well that Ends Well ), were, he believed, self-portraits.

Several Cardassian characters, including Elim Garak and Gul Dukat, are prominently featured.

Several characters who are former SCA members attribute their survival to their SCA experience.

Several characters become addicted to viewing their own dreams, while Claire's estranged lover, a novelist, remains unaffected.

Several games have also featured modes that involve teams of characters ; players form " tag teams " to fight matches in which combat is one-on-one, but a character may leave the arena to be replaced by a team mate.

Several historical characters listed in the credits do not actually appear in the film, they are said to have been in scenes cut before release.

Several protagonists come to the realization that they are merely fictional characters, or at least begin to question the reality of their situation.

Several of the characters from Illuminatus !, for example, Markoff Chaney (" The Midget ") and Epicene Wildeblood, return in Wilson's Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy, which also carries on some of its themes.

Several of the characters appear in the two previous books, including Armand, Daniel ( the " boy reporter " of Interview with the Vampire ), Marius, Louis, Gabrielle and Santino.

* Several heroes of the 1990s, including Cable and many Image Comics characters, rejected the traditional superhero outfit for costumes that appeared more practical and militaristic.

Several new characters were added to the series in this sequel: A thief called Paul " Lupin " Toledo, a dog called Whiskey and Wilson, a shot down pilot claiming to be from the Light Brigade.

Several characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were also featured, played by the original television series actors.

Several other Western styles use the same tools and practices, but differ by the characters set, and by stylistic preferences.

" Several additional characters are referred to regularly throughout the series, but are mostly unseen.

Several Abenaki characters and much about their 18th-century culture are featured in the Kenneth Roberts novel Arundel ( 1930 ).

Several recurring characters include Naomi Wildman, the " Captain's Assistant " and daughter of Ensign Samantha Wildman, and the Borg children, Icheb, Mezoti, Azan, and Rebi.

Several regular symbols are conventionally used in ASCII-only text or another environments where bullet characters are not available, such as * ( asterisk ),-( hyphen ),.

* Several related characters in the Philip K. Dick novel The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

Several characters are based on real country music figures: Henry Gibson's Haven Hamilton is a composite of Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, and Porter Wagoner ; Ronee Blakely's Barbara Jean is based on Loretta Lynn ; the black country singer Tommy Brown ( played by Timothy Brown ) is based on Charley Pride ; and the feuding folk trio is based on Peter, Paul and Mary ; within the trio, the married couple of Bill and Mary were inspired by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who later became Starland Vocal Band .< ref >