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A klutz is a person who is clumsy, foolish, inept, or accident-prone. The term is perhaps derived from the Yiddish קלאָץ klots ('wooden beam'), cognate with the German Klotz, meaning a "block" or "lump". The British slang, pillock and the Australian slang, galah are used with similar meaning, particularly in terms of being foolish and inept. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... This article is about the bird species. ...


The term klutz has largely permeated into the English language, even amongst speakers of English with no Yiddish or indeed Jewish heritage. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...


Klutz is also a surname and the name of an imprint of Scholastic Press. John Cassidy has used the coincidence of the name of the publisher and the Yiddish word to exploit the title in some of his books, for instance Juggling for the Complete Klutz. A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... This article is about imprints in publishing. ... Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ...


Klütz (English spelling: "Kluetz") is a surname and a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea coast, 22 km northwest of Wismar, and 33 km northeast of Lübeck. Klütz is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Nordwestmecklenburg (Northwestern Mecklenburg) is a Kreis (district) in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a state in northern Germany. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... Wismar is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Luebeck. ...


Troj/Klutz-A is a trojan horse that affects Windows by allowing remote access and stealing personal information, a form of spyware. In the context of computer software, a Trojan horse is a program that installs malicious software while under the guise of doing something else. ... 1. ... A large number of toolbars, some added by spyware, overwhelm an Internet Explorer session. ...


Captain Klutz is a comic strip superhero parody of Mad Magazine. Captain Klutz is a comic strip character created by Don Martin. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. ...


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Klutz Books - FUN Books (1329 words)
Klutz, Inc. was founded in 1977 by three Stanford graduates who began by dispensing sidewalk juggling lessons and selling homemade bean bags.
Christmas Window Art (Klutz) is the same as the original Window Art set but with 101 ready-to-trace designs for the Christmas holiday: angels, snowmen, snowflakes, ornaments, Santa, and more.
The Klutz Book of Knots Five feet of nylon cord, color-coded to the illustrations, is tied through the holes on each heavy-stock page, allowing the reader to practice all 24 knots alongside their instructions.
Scholastic Corporation Acquires Klutz (494 words)
Klutz and John Cassidy have displayed a kind of publishing magic and style, combining children's fun and children's learning in a wonderful package.
Klutz will be a part of Scholastic's Children's Book Publishing and Distribution division, reporting to Barbara Marcus, President of the division.
Corus Entertainment acquired Klutz in November 2000 as part of their acquisition of Nelvana Limited, one of the world's leading animation companies, home to classic children's characters including, Babar, Little Bear, and Franklin the Turtle.
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