“Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets, ain't got no big regrets. Two hours of pushin' broom, buys an eight by twelve, four-bit room. I'm a man of means, by no means, king of the road.” MenMeanTwoBigsBitsHoursRoomsFourRegretKingsTravelPhonesEightFiftyPetPoolTwelveCentsTrailersBrooms Author:Roger Miller
“I'm the king of the world, I am the greatest, I'm Muhammed Ali, I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I'm king of the world, I'm pretty, I'm pretty, I'm a baaaad man, you heard me I'm a baaad man, Archie Moore fell in four, Liston wanted me more, so since he's so great, I'm a make him fall in eight, I'm a baaad man, I'm king of the world! I'm 22 years old and ain't gotta mark on my face, I'm pretty, I easily survived six rounds with that ugly bear, because I am the greatest.” MenWorldYearsWantedFacesFallFourHeardBearsKingsSixMarkRoundsUglyEightSurvived Author:Muhammad Ali
“I am the King of Frost Giants. And if you've seen any of the Frost Giants, you know that I am, of course, the Napoleon of Frost Giants. We've got some massive, fabulous guys who dwarf me and come in at around eight-and-a-half feet, nine feet. But, no. Can't you tell by the commanding presence? I am the boss.” IfsKnowsGuyCoursesHalfFeetKingsEightNineGiantsMassiveBossFabulousFrostDwarfsDwarves Author:Colm Feore
“I made a life-size drawing of King Kong's head which was about eight feet-by- six feet. I tried to measure the head (scaled to other things in the movie I could estimate the size of) that was in the movie in the early '30s, and I liked that I was making something "life-size" that was kind of a fictional thing.” KindMadeFeetKingsSixSizeEightDrawingKing KongLife Size Author:Jason Polan
“The King plays a most important part in the endgame, and gains in power and activity as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. Acting in eight different directions, he becomes, instead of the weakest piece, one of the most formidable units.” ImportantDifferentPlayNumbersActingPiecesKingsActivityGainsEightChessBoardsUnitsDiminishFormidableDifferent DirectionsEndgame Author:Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
“A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.” HeartLittlesDifferentMissingFoolKingsClubsEightNineCardsDiamondOutsidersPacksSpadesMissing Him Book:The Solitaire Mystery Source: The Solitaire Mystery