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June 21

Famous person/character who goes by Kev?

Hey everyone, I'm a crossword puzzle constructor, and I'm looking around for any famous people or notable literary/TV/movie characters who go by Kev, as opposed to Kevin. The best I could come up with the guy from "The Wonder Years." Anybody know someone more current? Thanks a bunch, Fbv65e del — t — c // 03:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Best I can scrounge up are Kevin "Big Kev" Rebecchi, an Australian soap opera character (tagged for notability), and, depending on how loosely you define "literary" and "notable", Kev F. Sutherland. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:38, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the kid in The Wonder Years was ever known particularly as Kev rather than Kevin. --Viennese Waltz 07:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes he was (or possible by both), as I instantly thought of him when I read the title of this Q. StuRat (talk) 08:09, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kev was just used as a diminutive; as I remember it he was 'officially' called Kevin, such as in almost all cases by his parents and even Winnie, with Kev used sometimes by his best friend and to a lesser extent his brother (when he wasn't calling him butthead). --jjron (talk) 13:41, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If there was no stipulation about it being a person, you could use a clue about KeVs. Dismas|^(talk) 08:16, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles on "Kev"s are listed here. Warofdreams talk 11:02, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A google search for +Kev will also throw up several results (the plus means it only matches the exact word).[1] --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:47, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Backing up a bit, it seems that for a crossword answer any famous Kevin would be appropriate so long as you abbr. the clue. — Lomn 15:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Most crossword outlets, certainly not the NYT, would accept Kev as an abbr. for Kevin. I don't think I've ever seen a clue like "Actor Bacon: Abbr.", since Kev is a nickname more than an abbreviation. But thanks for your help everyone, I'm probably going to have to wind up doing something like "Unit of energy that's also a man's name" or something lame like that. :/ Most of these Kevs aren't notable enough for crosswords. Fbv65e del — t — c // 19:29, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you mention Kev to me, as an Aussie, I immediately think of Kev Golsby (an Australian actor) or Kev Kavanagh (The Aunty Jack Show). The Wonder Years wouldn't even be on the horizon. --TrogWoolley (talk) 15:53, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh ooh ooh whoa!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU&NR=1 (1:17)

Why did that guy bite that piece of coiled cable? -- Toytoy (talk) 16:58, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is a standard handset cable. He is strumming it to make the background "boing" sound. -- kainaw ™ 17:19, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For those that want to know, it's at about the 1:20 mark in the video. Dismas|^(talk) 19:39, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More on Kainaw's correct explanation. He is holding the cable taught with his teeth and left hand and "plucking" it with his right hand to simulate the sound made by the bass guitar, perhaps simulating the effect of a gutbucket. That is, he is pretending to play along with the bass guitar. In reality, he is making no sound at all. He's just being weird. --Jayron32 19:45, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are a few other similar instances of slight self-mockery in the video - Debbie's momentary expression when swirling her scarf expressively; one of the others pretending to use a mirror ball as an actual mirror. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.110.203 (talk) 00:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! Thank you all! At first I really think that he was really making some noise or musical notes. I got very frustrated when I failed to get any audio clues. -- Toytoy (talk) 14:58, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

StarCraft Bible

Where I can download StarCraft Bible for free?--46.205.51.189 (talk) 20:00, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zerg Amalgamated Church maybe? Googlemeister (talk) 21:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC) [reply]

The StarCraft Bible is not a free product. It costs money. If you don't know how to steal stuff off the internet, this isn't the place to ask. --Daniel 15:08, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This reminds me of the old joke, "If you don't have a Bible, just steal a Gideon Bible from the next motel you stay at." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Or, you know, just ask your friendly neighborhood Gideons International member for a bible, who, given their mission, will probably be happy to give you a free bible. You won't even have to pay the price of a hotel room for the priveledge of obtaining a copy. It's kind of stupid to steal something that's free anyways. Buddy431 (talk) 00:17, 23 June 2011 (UTC) [reply]

That would require asking someone's permission. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:07, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission, right? ^Avic _ennasis @ 08:52, 21 Sivan 5771 / 23 June 2011 (UTC)

It's also more fun to steal than to ask permission. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:30, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any act of parliament'" (A. P. Herbert) -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 09:12, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Mormons will mail you a Bible, too, as well as a Book of Mormon, if you ask. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 02:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And if that isn't good enough for you, they will even mail you a whole Mormon if you ask nicely. ^Avic _ennasis @ 23:34, 23 Sivan 5771 / 25 June 2011 (UTC)