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Double Rush - Messenger service term meaning faster than "rush" service and billable as such. The term was used on the sitcom DOUBLE RUSH/CBS/1995 about the employees at a New York City bicycle courier services. 

Farfel - The name of the puppet dog used by ventriloquist Jimmy Weldon on a variety of TV spots for Nestles Chocolate and Texaco commercials in the 1950s. Jimmy Weldon's piano player used to call him a Farfel (a little noodle used for cooking). When Weldon added a small dog dummy to his act, he decided to use the name of Farfel for his large eared pooch. Farfel was famous for his Nestles TV commercials where he ended the spots with an elongated "Chaaaaaaw-clit!" 

Paladin - According to Webster's Dictionary "any of the twelve legendary peers, or douzepers, of Charlemagne's court...a knight or a heroic champion or the Knight in the game of chess." Paladin was also the name of the cultured, poetry-loving bounty hunter portrayed by Richard Boone on the western adventure HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL/CBS/1957-63. Possessing high moral standards, Paladin was a "gun for hire" whose calling card read: "Have Gun. Will Travel...Wire Paladin, San Francisco." Paladin had one basic rule in life "Never to go anyplace without a gun." His black, single leather holster sported a silver cameo of a equine chess figure (the Knight)...the same portrait printed on his business cards.

QED - The initials of Quentin E. Deverill (Sam Waterston), a turn of the century English scientist and amateur sleuth working out of London on the adventure Q.E.D./CBS/1982. He often battled the evil Dr. Stefan Kilkiss (Julian Glover), a rather nasty fellow whose plans included world domination. Q.E.D. was also the Latin word for the phrase "quod erat demonstrandum" which in English translates to "which was to be proved." This acronym was the title of Q.E.D./ABC/1951, a quiz/panel show moderated by Doug Browning. The program featured a celebrity panel who tried to solve mystery stories submitted by the home viewers. The stories were partially read on the air and the panelist had to guess the ending based on the clues given.  

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
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