The chalkboard gag for this episode, " I will not defame New Orleans ", was made as an apology to the citizens of New Orleans after it was musically insulted in the previous episode.

" He also commented that while all of the chalkboard gags on the show are " funny ", this episode " features a true gem " as Bart writes " I will not cut corners " once and then puts ditto marks below.

Inside the Sanctuary entrance, visitors will find an information kiosk featuring brochures, seasonal photos of the flora and fauna, and a chalkboard to share new bird sightings.

As well, some mid-level and high-end restaurants may provide a partial indication of their menu listings – the " specials "– on a chalkboard displayed outside the restaurant.

The advantage of using a chalkboard is that the menu items and prices can be changed ; the downside is that the chalk may be hard to read in lower light or glare, and the restaurant has to have a staff member who has attractive, clear handwriting.

The original menus that offered consumers choices were prepared on a small chalkboard, in French a carte ; so foods chosen from a bill of fare are described as " à la carte ," " according to the board.

Although the term " symbol " in common use refers at some times to the idea being symbolized, and at other times to the marks on a piece of paper or chalkboard which are being used to express that idea ; in the formal languages studied in mathematics and logic, the term " symbol " refers to the idea, and the marks are considered to be a token instance of the symbol.

Felt erasers are used for marks on a chalkboard or whiteboard.

A blackboard ( UK English ) or chalkboard ( US English ) is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulfate or calcium carbonate, known, when used for this purpose, as chalk.

Virtually the same montage from 1981, with a few minor changes: Don Pardo returned to do the voiceover ; the opening shot changes from a woman lighting a cigarette, to a construction worker lighting his cigarette with an acetylene torch ; further, the cast photos are different from the previous year, with a chalkboard NYC skyline background.

Slate-producing regions in Europe include Wales ( see slate industry in Wales ), Cornwall ( famously the village of Delabole ), Cumbria ( see Burlington Slate Quarries, Honister Slate Mine and Skiddaw Slate ) in the United Kingdom ; parts of France ( Anjou, Loire Valley, Ardennes, Brittany, Savoie ); Belgium ( Ardennes ); Liguria in northern Italy, especially between the town of Lavagna ( which means chalkboard in Italian ) and Fontanabuona valley ; Portugal especially around Valongo in the north of the country ; Spain see Slate Industry in Spain ; Germany's ( Moselle River-region, Hunsrück, Eifel, Westerwald, Thuringia and north Bavaria ); Alta, Norway ( actually schist not a true slate ) and Galicia.

This message, which changes from episode to episode, has become known as the " chalkboard gag ".

Visually impaired people may use monoculars to see objects at distances at which people with normal vision do not have difficulty, e. g., to read text on a chalkboard or projection screen.

Moose's learning difficulties were later revealed to be dyslexia, which made it harder for him to understand what his teachers, such as Miss Grundy, were writing on the chalkboard.

film slate ) is the combination of the chalkboard slate that held information identifying the next scene and the clapstick which was used to align sound and picture.

Reali gives the topics and keeps track of responses on a chalkboard, to which he refers at the end of the segment in order to declare a winner.

The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, *, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, " Man, woman, birth, death, infinity.

The chalkboard gag from this episode was a reference to the previous episode " A Streetcar Named Marge ", which had made controversial references to New Orleans.

The chalkboard gag for the episode, which is an " apology " for the song in " A Streetcar Named Marge " This episode originated when Al Jean commented to Mike Reiss, " We had a lot of luck with Homer stealing cable, which was based on the eighth commandment, so maybe we could look to other commandments.

Sonneborn is remembered by his students for an amusing lecture, illustrated with chalkboard drawings, that he gave each year before Christmas break in which he described evolution in terms of a journey from Indianapolis to Bloomington.

Things that Simon draws upon the chalkboard become real in " The Land of Chalk Drawings ", which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder, interacting with his chalk drawings, including his chalk-drawn friend Henry.

He also called it " the funniest half-hour in TV history ", and provided a full analysis of the episode, only criticizing the chalkboard and couch gags.

Although the term " formula " may be used for written marks ( for instance, on a piece of paper or chalkboard ), it is more precisely understood as the sequence being expressed, with the marks being a token instance of formula.

She thinks Angela is a bizarre, troublemaking and wayward girl, and constantly punishes her for things she didn't do by making her clap the chalkboard erasers ( something Angela has since become very good at ) among other punishments.

The music video for " Brain Stew / Jaded " consists of two parts: The " Brain Stew " portion of the video is sepia toned and depicts the band lying on a couch being pulled through a landfill by a bulldozer, interspersed with shots of Hula dancers and an old lady with a chalkboard.

Mr. Garrison's hatred for Gifford was foreshadowed in " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe ", where the sentence " I'm not positive, but I think Cathy < nowiki >< nowiki ></ nowiki > Lee Gifford is much older than she claims to be ," can be seen on his classroom's chalkboard.

The younger students would be given responsibilities according to their size and gender such as cleaning the black board ( chalkboard ), taking the erasers outside for dusting plus other duties that they were capable of doing.

It is the last molecule he drew on his chalkboard ( preserved for posterity ) before he died in 1994.

The instructor encourages the teachers to yell out different slang terms for the penis while she writes them on a chalkboard.

The elementary school, built in 1970, was originally an " open school " design where the classrooms were separated by chalkboard partitions rather than walls, although a few walls were installed in 1987.

Using a chalkboard made it easier to fix errors, and allowed the sheet to be shared with a class.

In the first gag, the camera zooms in on Springfield Elementary School, where Bart can be seen writing a message on the chalkboard.

It therefore did not feature a chalkboard gag or a couch gag.

It had just thirteen pupils and one piece of school equipment-a chalkboard.

As a toddler, Wawro began to draw on a chalkboard.

He utilized the chalkboard technique, and later paper animation, with and without pre-printed backgrounds.

After Blackton's hand draws two faces on a chalkboard, they appear to come to life and engage in antics.

It was reported in the Whittington book that his pre-game " pep talk " consisted of writing " 73-0 " on the locker room's chalkboard.

Some restaurants such as cafes and small eateries use a large chalkboard to display the entire menu.

A high-tech successor to the chalkboard menu is the ' write-on wipe-off " illuminated sign, using LED technology.

* The celebrity quiz show " It's Only TV, But I Like It " used a version of the test card replacing the scene with the host Jonathon Ross and regular team captains Julian Clary and Phill Jupitus surrounding the chalkboard as a promotional image.

It was the " perfect " solution to the chalkboard, except that it " ghosted " ( retained residue of erased markings ) in a short time and was difficult to keep clean.