01 811 8055 was a telephone number first introduced in 1977 by the BBC for viewers to make contact with the television programme Multi-Coloured Swap Shop.
This number replaced the original telephone number for the programme, 01 288 8055, for the start of the second series of the programme and was designed by the Post Office engineers as a number that would be totally dissimilar to any other in existence at the time. The reason behind this was to reduce the confusion that the huge number of phone calls being made to 01 288 8055 was causing.
The number was not exclusively used by Swap Shop, also being used for programmes such as Lucky Numbers, Nationwide, Breakfast Time, Children in Need and Crimewatch UK. The number was subsequently used by BBC Saturday morning programmes Saturday Superstore and Going Live.
The number survived until 1990 when BT introduced new dialling codes for inner and outer London resulting in the STD code being changed to 081. At this time the opportunity was taken to change the number completely and it was replaced with 081 811 8181.
This number replaced the original telephone number for the programme, 01 288 8055, for the start of the second series of the programme and was designed by the Post Office engineers as a number that would be totally dissimilar to any other in existence at the time. The reason behind this was to reduce the confusion that the huge number of phone calls being made to 01 288 8055 was causing.
The number was not exclusively used by Swap Shop, also being used for programmes such as Lucky Numbers, Nationwide, Breakfast Time, Children in Need and Crimewatch UK. The number was subsequently used by BBC Saturday morning programmes Saturday Superstore and Going Live.
The number survived until 1990 when BT introduced new dialling codes for inner and outer London resulting in the STD code being changed to 081. At this time the opportunity was taken to change the number completely and it was replaced with 081 811 8181.
In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Norebo is the Suel god of Luck, Gambling, and Risks. His symbol is a pair of eight-sided dice.
Description
Norebo is depicted as a human male of average height, features, and build. He can assume the forms of animals, and often does so when wishing to remain hidden. Norebo is known for his love of dice games, and his willingness to bet on nearly anything.
Relationships
Norebo has been paired with nearly all of the Suel goddesses, but for the past thousand years he has been the lover of Wee Jas. Norebo harbors a strong dislike for Ralishaz, who he feels gives gambling and risk-taking a bad name. Norebo is allied with Rudd.
Worshippers
Norebo is one of the most popular Suel gods, perhaps second only to Kord. His symbol is a pair of eight-sided dice.
Clergy
Priests of Norebo often work part-time as dealers and the like in their churches. Their favored weapon is the dagger. They are known to make wagers on nearly anything, and enjoy taunting the followers of such rigid deities as Pholtus, Saint Cuthbert, and Allitur.
Temples and rituals
Temples to Norebo, often called "Churches of the Big Gamble," are found throughout the Barbarian States, as well as in large cities throughout the Flanaess. A church to Norebo was once located on Lendore Isle near Restenford, but its status is uncertain since most humans were expelled from the island a few years ago.
Donations to the churches are most often in the form of lost bets, as the churches usually double as gambling houses. Those wishing to ward off thieves and assassins will often donate to the local Church of the Big Gamble.
Description
Norebo is depicted as a human male of average height, features, and build. He can assume the forms of animals, and often does so when wishing to remain hidden. Norebo is known for his love of dice games, and his willingness to bet on nearly anything.
Relationships
Norebo has been paired with nearly all of the Suel goddesses, but for the past thousand years he has been the lover of Wee Jas. Norebo harbors a strong dislike for Ralishaz, who he feels gives gambling and risk-taking a bad name. Norebo is allied with Rudd.
Worshippers
Norebo is one of the most popular Suel gods, perhaps second only to Kord. His symbol is a pair of eight-sided dice.
Clergy
Priests of Norebo often work part-time as dealers and the like in their churches. Their favored weapon is the dagger. They are known to make wagers on nearly anything, and enjoy taunting the followers of such rigid deities as Pholtus, Saint Cuthbert, and Allitur.
Temples and rituals
Temples to Norebo, often called "Churches of the Big Gamble," are found throughout the Barbarian States, as well as in large cities throughout the Flanaess. A church to Norebo was once located on Lendore Isle near Restenford, but its status is uncertain since most humans were expelled from the island a few years ago.
Donations to the churches are most often in the form of lost bets, as the churches usually double as gambling houses. Those wishing to ward off thieves and assassins will often donate to the local Church of the Big Gamble.
Orson Pig is the main fictional character in the comic U.S. Acres he is an anthropomorphic pig who is the leader of the farm.
Orgin
He was born March 03, 1986 (also the day the strip premired) as the runt of the litter. Since he was the runt, he was going to be driven away somewhere in the farmers' truck, but the truck hit a rock, and he escaped into the woods. He is found by the U.S. Acres' farmer's daughter, and started living at the farm. A few weeks later, he hatched Booker and Sheldon.
Character bio
He is a friendly, book-reading pig that loves spending time in his waller. He often gets stuck in fantasy worlds when he reads books (such as, if he reads a cook book, the others will get chased by kitchen utensils).
Orgin
He was born March 03, 1986 (also the day the strip premired) as the runt of the litter. Since he was the runt, he was going to be driven away somewhere in the farmers' truck, but the truck hit a rock, and he escaped into the woods. He is found by the U.S. Acres' farmer's daughter, and started living at the farm. A few weeks later, he hatched Booker and Sheldon.
Character bio
He is a friendly, book-reading pig that loves spending time in his waller. He often gets stuck in fantasy worlds when he reads books (such as, if he reads a cook book, the others will get chased by kitchen utensils).
Brittany Washington
Brittany Washington is a 20 year old Howard University Student from Los Angeles California. She is currently studying Political Science and Human Development. Brittany plans to go into Education Public Policy and upon Graduation hopes to join Teach for America. Brittany is the President of her class and the President of the Howard University collegiate chapter of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. She works as a tutor with Paul Public Charter elementary and with she works with Amnesty International as a Human Rights Educator with Anacostia High in Washington DC. Ms. Washington is also the Founder and CEO of the Michelle A Smith Cancer Foundation, an Organization founded in honor of her mother who passed away from breastcancer at the age of 38.
Brittany Washington is a 20 year old Howard University Student from Los Angeles California. She is currently studying Political Science and Human Development. Brittany plans to go into Education Public Policy and upon Graduation hopes to join Teach for America. Brittany is the President of her class and the President of the Howard University collegiate chapter of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. She works as a tutor with Paul Public Charter elementary and with she works with Amnesty International as a Human Rights Educator with Anacostia High in Washington DC. Ms. Washington is also the Founder and CEO of the Michelle A Smith Cancer Foundation, an Organization founded in honor of her mother who passed away from breastcancer at the age of 38.