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  Cheshire Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat appearing in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
At one point, the cat disappeared gradually until nothing was left but its grin, prompting Alice to remark that she had often seen a cat without a grin but never a grin without a cat.
There are reports that Carroll found inspiration for the Cheshire Cat in a carving in a church in the village of Croft-on-Tees, in the north east of England, where his father had been rector.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheshire_Cat   (902 words)

  
 Cheshire Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cheshire cat as John Tenniel envisioned it in the 1866 publication
It has been claimed that Carroll intended the Cheshire Cat to be Wonderland's God.
The cat appears in Jasper Fforde's novels about Thursday Next, in which it is the librarian of the great library in the book-world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheshire_cat   (902 words)

  
 Introducing... The Cheshire Cat
The Adventures of the Cheshire Cat I haven't had the chance to read all of these yet, hence, I can't give much of a commentary.
The Little Cheshire Wonder Page I must say that I am impressed with the animation on this one with refferances to the Cheshire Cat and cats in general.
Cheshire's Labyrinth This page is under consturction at the moment, but it already has a very cool Cheshire Cat background.
members.tripod.com /~Cheshire_Cat33/cheshire.htm   (948 words)

  
 Notes in Samsara: That Cheshire cat...
Cheshire directs a laboratory at the Mayo Clinic branch in Jacksonville dealing with unconscious reflexes like digestion, and he is director of biotech ethics at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, a nonprofit group founded by "more than a dozen leading Christian bioethicists," in the words of its Web site.
Bush called Dr. Cheshire a "renowned neurologist," but he is not widely known in the neurology or bioethics fields.
Cheshire, who graduated from Princeton and earned a medical degree at West Virginia University, did not return calls to the Mayo Clinic seeking comment.
mumonno.blogspot.com /2005/03/that-cheshire-cat.html   (449 words)

  
 Welcome to Cheshire Cat Clinic - Clinic Cats
She had a bad inner ear infection when she was first brought to Cheshire Cat Clinic.
He was brought to Cheshire Cat Clinic through a friend of a former employee.
Well, finding a home for an older cat has been very difficult and we are still trying...he has his routines...sleeps next to a computer monitor, begs for Mozzarella cheese and crackers, and stalks or gets chased by "Babies".
www.cheshirecatclinic.evetsite.com /846752.html   (275 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: Why do cats purr? Why do Cheshire cats grin?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cats learn the signal in the first few days of kittenhood, when they can't see, hear, or smell very well.
The Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland is Lewis Carroll's play on a popular expression--"to grin like a Cheshire cat"--of obscure origin.
Cheshire is a dairy county in western England famous for its cheese--cheese that once, according to legend, came molded in the shape of a grinning cat.
www.straightdope.com /classics/a1_007.html   (361 words)

  
 Purr-n-Fur UK: Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cheshire is a dairy county, long noted for its cheese and dairy products, and there used to be a cheese warehouse on the banks of the river Dee in the county town of Chester, when that fair city was also a port.
The port cats were said to assemble on the dockside and await the rats and mice that would leave ships when they docked ready to take on a cargo of Cheshire cheese.
The cat could have been derived from Cheshire's early heraldry; the arms of the first Earl of Chester were inscribed with the Lions of England, for example.
www.purr-n-fur.org.uk /fabled/cheshire/cheshirecat.html   (1250 words)

  
 Cheshire Cat: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dude ranch is a blink-182 album that was released on june 17, 1997 by cargo music/mca....
Cheshire Cat is a pop pop music quick summary:
Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/cheshire_cat.htm   (906 words)

  
 Welcome to Cheshire Cat Clinic
At Cheshire Cat Clinic, we feel that, by catering to cats we are able to offer our clients and their feline friends the best veterinary care possible.
Cats are unique animals and they require specialized techniques, handling, and equipment.
There have been some great advances in veterinary knowledge about cats in recent years and, by concentrating only on cats, our staff is able to keep up with this explosion of knowledge and to offer your cat the most up-to-date care possible.
www.cheshirecatclinic.com   (218 words)

  
 Air's History of the Cheshire Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Webster's Dictionary.) It has been speculated a Cheshire dairy had a picture of a grinning cat on their label, and perhaps even their cheese was formed into the face of a smiling cat.
Sterling Holloway was cast as the voice of the Cheshire Cat, and made the movie a success with his powerful portrayal of this character.
It seems odd that the Disney company classifies the character of the Cheshire Cat as a villain, which is represented in some of their official merchandise.
www.elfland.org /~air/origin.html   (907 words)

  
 Antelope E-Books ~ Bride of the Cheshire Cat
The Cheshire Cat's peace is once more disturbed as he fights to save the world, and on the way, takes a wife.
The cat gave a wild, triumphant mew and began rolling and rubbing herself vigorously on the dead, soggy leaves of the forest floor.
The female cat gave a startled mew as she leapt to her feet and bolted into the depths of the dark forest.
www.antelope-ebooks.com /FANTASY/BCAT/BCat01.html   (2562 words)

  
 Cheshire Cats
The Cheshire Cats was founded by John Anderson in 1998 as an experimental way to play electric improvisations with as many talented and diverse musicians as possible.
The Cheshire Cats are an honest and true jam band that has enjoyed a great flow of brilliant talent from the NY area giving all a chance to shine.
The bands main signature is a melting pot of styles and influences, by mixing Jazz, Funk, RandB, Rock, Blues, Reggae into one giant amalgamation of music, the band is able to be fresh and exciting at all times.
www.cheshirecats.freeservers.com   (242 words)

  
 The Cheshire Cat
The individuality and charm of the Whitchurch Road based Cheshire Cat mean its customers are ones who get the cream - the cream of the crop of service, atmosphere and delicious food.
The traditional pub restaurant is located just on the A41 in a stunning building which has retained all the character and charm it has held since its creation in 1801.
Extensive gardens and ample car parking make the Cheshire Cat experience even more relaxing and for those with friends or family visiting the area the adjoining Innkeeper's Lodge provides ideal accommodation at an affordable rate.
www.cityofchester.org /cat.html   (166 words)

  
 Become.com - Shop results for cheshire cat
Alice and the Cheshire Cat flash their pearly whites on this upbeat set of two gold-finished pins, one in a series of pin tandems spotlighting...
Well, I've often seen a cat without a grin, thought Alice, but a grin without a cat is the most curious thing!?" Pour any hot liquid into this...
Brand newandnbsp Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat pewter belt buckle.andnbsp This buckle is approx.andnbsp 2 andnbsp inches tall byandnbsp 3andnbsp inches...
www.become.com /shop?q=cheshire+cat   (447 words)

  
 Santa Barbara: Cheshire Cat Inn - Traveler Reviews - Loved the Cheshire Cat - TripAdvisor
The Cat's spa/ restaurant packages were a great value and helped make our 3 night stay even more relaxing.
We spent two nights at the Cheshire Cat Inn, Santa Barbara and, frankly, would not go back.
The Cheshire Cat is a pleasant, clean, comfortable, well-run BandB.
tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g33045-d74100-r3422119-Cheshire_Cat...   (1215 words)

  
 Literature.org - The Online Literature Library
The only things in the kitchen that did not sneeze, were the cook, and a large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear.
`Cheshire Puss,' she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name: however, it only grinned a little wider.
Alice waited a little, half expecting to see it again, but it did not appear, and after a minute or two she walked on in the direction in which the March Hare was said to live.
www.literature.org /authors/carroll-lewis/alices-adventures-in-wonderland/chapter-06.html   (2272 words)

  
 Karianna: Cheshire Cat
The Cat had his first swimming lesson yesterday.
He was excited when I told him it was the day for class.
I was surprised, shocked, and happy to see that the Cat was following instructions and having fun.
www.karianna.us /archives/2006/03/cheshire_cat.html   (234 words)

  
 The Cheshire Cat. A Vintage Inn. Home Page.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Cheshire Cat has been a well kept secret for many years, however, it is still a quiet but nonetheless popular place.
The Cheshire Cat is an ideal place to eat.
If you would like to know more about the Cheshire Cat then visit our About page for a brief history and more.
www.thecheshirecat.org.uk   (234 words)

  
 Santa Barbara Bed Breakfast Inn California Southern Vacation Rental Accommodation Lodging Hotel CA West Pacific Coast ...
DETAILS: The Cheshire Cat Inn and Cottages Bed and Breakfast for rates, reservation information, and directions
Cheshire Cat is a Santa Barabara bed and breakfast inn and cottages.
The Cheshire Cat Inn, carefully restored in 1984, is situated close to the beach and to the lovely main street of Santa Barbara, California, making it a lovely hotel alternative.
www.virtualcities.com /ons/ca/c/cac1701.htm   (668 words)

  
 Cheshire cat definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Cheshire cat definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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cat from Alice in Wonderland: a cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland whose broad grin remained suspended in the air after the cat itself had disappeared
encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861694234   (83 words)

  
 Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Hire for the purrfect canal holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Hire for the purrfect canal holiday
At Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Hire, not only do we take pride on looking after our canal holiday makers, we also take pride in our narrowboats.
We've a 40 foot cruiser style narrowboat called Chaddy joining our Cheshire Cat fleet in 2007, a lovely boat suitable for just 2 people.
www.cheshirecatnarrowboats.co.uk   (171 words)

  
 Tucows Downloads - Cheshire Cat Freeware Software
This is wallpaper picturing a Cheshire cat with amber eyes.
This is a farm cat lying on its back on a picnic table.
This is a gray and white farm cat sprawled out across the top of a...
www.tucows.com /preview/306649   (262 words)

  
 The Annotated "China Cat Sunflower"
I had a cat sitting on my belly, and was in a rather hypersensitive state, and I followed this cat out to--I believe it was Neptune--and there were rainbows across Neptune, and cats marching across the rainbow.
The evocations brought out by the use of the word "Cheshire" include all the wonderful characters and situations of the Alice stories, which were widely evoked in rock lyrics of the late 60's, most notably in the Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." A case could be made for the Beatles' "I am the Walrus" as well.
General Motors and their EMD (their diesel loco division) had a series of 'covered wagon' locomotives begun in the late 1930's with the FT. This was a two truck, 4 axel 1500hp loco, and it was soon replaces by the F series, another 2-T/4-A engine.
arts.ucsc.edu /GDead/AGDL/china.html   (3412 words)

  
 Cheshire cat. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
-uhr) A cat with an enormous grin encountered by Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.
The cat tends to disappear, leaving only its smile hanging in the air.
‡ “Smiling like a Cheshire cat” refers to anyone with a conspicuous and long-lasting smile.
www.bartleby.com /59/6/cheshirecat.html   (141 words)

  
 CHESHIRE CAT RIDDLES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"In quantum-physics, this questions refers to my thought experiment, which I posed in 1935, wherein a live CAT is placed in a chamber or box, which is wired to an appratus which will flood the container with a poisonous gas if it detects an ELECTRON.
Similarly, we can posit that the CAT is both 'living' and 'not living', until, that is we take a 'look' and see!..."
And then there is the 'special case' of a certain CAPTAIN SHRODINGER, a poetic seafaring sort, who, having inherited a semi-transparent CAT (not a ghost!), which he named 'Mr.
www.alchemists.com /Visual_Alchemy/scat.html   (235 words)

  
 Cheshire Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Description: Show how a glass cat seems to disappear when immersed in a liquid of the same index of refraction of the glass.
The demo room uses Wesson vegetable oil because of its close index to Pyrex.
Place an eyedropper in a liquid with an index of refraction matched to the glass.
demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu /html/demos/100.html   (97 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Cheshire Cat: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Punky and melodic, CHESHIRE CAT is a great party album.
Of course this album holds Carousel which is amazing, the long intro builds up the musical excitement which of course is present in the rest of the album.
Cheshire Cat is a great punk-rock album, and with Blink-182 making it, who wouldn't find this album amazing?!
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JKI6   (818 words)

  
 Alice in Wonderland: Alice and the Cheshire Cat  by Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Alice in Wonderland: Alice and the Cheshire Cat  by Jasmine Becket-Griffith
One of my Alice in Wonderland paintings - here's Alice and the Cheshire Cat!  These fine art prints are made from my own original acrylic painting.
Open Edition prints are on glossy photo paper and measurements include a white mounting border.
www.strangeling.com /aliceandthecheshirecat.html   (137 words)

  
 The Nursery Alice--Chapter IX.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
So you may be sure she was very glad indeed, when she saw the Cheshire-Cat, perched up in a tree, over her head.
And so the Cheshire-Cat told her which way she ought to go, if she wanted to visit the Hatter, and which way to go, to visit the March Hare.
So this time the Cat vanished quite slowly, beginning with the tail, and ending with the grin.
home.earthlink.net /~lfdean/carroll/nursery/chapter09.html   (390 words)

  
 Antelope E-Books ~ Child of the Cheshire Cat
The Cheshire Cat, his regular crowd of wizards, magical creatures, and his newly discovered son try to save the universe from destruction.
We felines have far better manners, as a group, than any of our more monkey-like human fellow creatures, and I should have thought Thomas of all people would have come to recognize that after having been the companion of yours truly, the famous Cheshire Cat.
to purchase Child of the Cheshire Cat on CD-ROM.
www.antelope-ebooks.com /FANTASY/CCAT/ccat01.html   (1710 words)

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