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Encyclopedia > Particle Man
As featured in Tiny Toon Adventures
As featured in Tiny Toon Adventures

"Particle Man" is a song by the band They Might Be Giants. It can be found on their 1990 release, Flood. It is about four different "men": Particle Man, a micro-sized man whose personality has been labeled "not important" by the band (What's he like? It's not important); Triangle Man, a person who hates Particle Man, fights with him, and wins (Triangle Man hates Particle Man. They have a fight. Triangle wins. Triangle Man); Universe Man, a gentle man the size of the universe with a watch to go with it (He's got a watch with a minute hand, a millennium hand, and an eon hand); and Person Man, a normal guy who lives in a garbage can (Person Man, Person Man. Hit on the head with a frying pan. Lives his life in a garbage can. Person Man), who is also hated by Triangle Man (Triangle Man hates Person Man. They have a fight. Triangle wins. Triangle Man). Image File history File links Particle_man. ... Image File history File links Particle_man. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Flood is the third studio album by They Might Be Giants, and their first with a major label, Elektra Records. ... Universe is a word derived from the Old French univers, which in turn comes from the Latin roots unus (one) and versus (a form of vertere, to turn). Based on observations of the observable universe, physicists attempt to describe the whole of space-time, including all matter and energy and...


This song and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" were made into music videos featured on the Warner Brothers animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. In this one, the "men" were featured as masked wrestlers. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was the title to a song originally performed by The Four Lads in 1953, and was written by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Warner Bros. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Fang mask used for the ngil ceremony, an inquisitorial search for sorcerers. ... Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Fans of codee comic books often interpret "Particle Man" as referring to superheroes and supervillains contending with one another, in particular casting Triangle Man as a villain and Particle Man and Person Man as heroes (though very ineffective ones, as their personalities seem to be less than heroic and they are both defeated by Triangle Man). Fans of Marvel Comics in particular interpret Universe Man as a reference to the planet-eating cosmic being Galactus. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Galactus is a fictional character, a cosmic entity who appears in publications of Marvel Comics, frequently as an adversary of the Fantastic Four or Silver Surfer. ...


In the Marvel Comics series X-Factor (volume 1), writer Peter David referenced "Particle Man" as the source song for a fictional parody by "Weird Al" Yankovic about the character Multiple Man; only a partial verse was presented, referencing the Multiple Man's ability to create duplicates of himself. It has been suggested that X-Factor Investigations be merged into this article or section. ... Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. ... Weird Al Yankovic (album) Alfred Matthew Weird Al Yankovic (IPA pronunciation: ; born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, satirist, parodist, accordionist, and television producer. ... Jamie Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ...


The song can also be interpreted as referring to ancient Greek philosophy with the different men representing philosophers alluded to in Plato's Timaeus. In this schema, 'Particle Man' would be Democritus and his theory of atomism, 'Universe Man' would be Parmenides with his doctrine of the one and 'Person Man' would be Protagoras due to his famous statement that "man is the measure of all things". 'Triangle Man' would be Plato himself, because he proposes in Timaeus that triangles are the basic unit of matter, and he can be seen to be fighting and winning against both Democritus and Protagoras, while Parmenides is frequently referenced but not as a philosophical opponent. Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation). ... Timaeus (Honour) (or Timæus) is a name that appears in several ancient (Greek) sources: Timaeus (dialogue), a Socratic dialogue by Plato Timaeus of Locri, the 5th-century Pythagorean philosopher, appearing in Platos s Timaeus. ... ‎ Democritus (Greek: ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace around 460 BC[1][2]). Democritus was a student of Leucippus and co-originator of the belief that all matter is made up of various imperishable, indivisible elements which he called atomos, from which we get the... In natural philosophy, atomism is the theory that all the objects in the universe are composed of very small, indestructible elements - atoms. ... Parmenides of Elea (Greek: , early 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Hellenic city on the southern coast of Italy. ... Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) was born around 481 BC in Abdera, Thrace in Ancient Greece. ...


The song was also an inspiration of sorts to Terry Pratchett: One of the recurring Discworld characters, Foul Ole Ron, frequently mutters "millennium hand and shrimp"; this was a result of Pratchett feeding various texts to a text-generation computer program, and this phrase was a result of merging this song's lyrics (which mention "millennium hand") with a Chinese takeaway menu.[1] Azrael in the Discworld universe also bears a notable resemblance to the song, as Azrael is "so big that a supernova would be a mere suggestion of a gleam on the iris" and has a clock that has a "universe hand" that only goes around once. Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... The canting crew is an informal name for a group of Ankh-Morpork beggars too disreputable even for the Beggars Guild. ...


It is questioned as to whether Particle Man can actually get "wet", or whether the water gets "him" instead. The question revolves around the fact that he is probably much smaller than the smallest possible grouping of water molecules.


References

Particle0 is a character played by a certain someone on every game and had his name ripped off by this song and the Particle people band.

  1. ^ http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/lords-and-ladies.html#p324233

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Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) | Lincoln (1988) | Flood (1990) | Apollo 18 (1992) | John Henry (1994) | Factory Showroom (1996) | Long Tall Weekend (1999) | Mink Car (2001) | No! (2002) | The Spine (2004) | Here Come the ABCs (2005) | The Else (2007) | Here Come the 123s (2007)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
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