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	Whipping boy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In modern times, the term "whipping boy" has come to mean a scapegoat, or something that is a frequent recipient of pain or punishment, including inanimate objects.
		The Whipping Boy is an award-winning children's book, written by Sid Fleischman, and first published in 1986.
		Whipping Boy, a hardcore punk band from San Jose, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whipping_boy (172 words)

	A whipping boy - meaning and origin
		Whipping Boy was an established position at the English court during the Tudor and Stuart monarchies of the 15th and 16th centuries.
		The whipping boys weren't hapless street urchins living a life of torment, but high-born companions to the royal princes.
		The term 'whipping boy' is first recorded in print in Charles I's reign, by John Trapp, in his 'A commentary or exposition upon the five books of Moses':
	www.phrases.org.uk /meanings/whipping-boy.html (565 words)

	The Mavens' Word of the Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Most people are familiar with the figurative sense of whipping boy, 'a person or thing made to bear the blame for someone else's actions; scapegoat', a sense that is in wide use.
		Whipping boys were usually of relatively high status themselves--not peasants, that is--and were genuinely close companions of the noble.
		The expression whipping boy in the literal sense is first recorded in the seventeenth century, and for obvious reasons is now obsolete except in historical contexts.
	www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=19990408 (301 words)

	The Unofficial Whipping Boy Website
		Tonight was a triumph of sorts for Whipping Boy, as they moulded a link with their audience and brought them along on the trip.
		Whipping Boy have mastered the tension between the shift in rhythm and the change of mood.
		Considering Whipping Boy have, thus far, been lambasted for regurgitating the easily-swallowed bits from AR Kane and MBV, they do a fine job, at least on the evidence of the spectacularly disturbing "I Think I Miss You" and "Valentine 69", of sounding suspiciously like the Mary Chain chainsawing their Spector-meets-Cochran-ish way through Joy Division.
	www.valentine69.com /Reviews_Gigs.htm (1616 words)

	Independent Records
		Recorded and co-produced by Myles and Paul from the band and Ed Kenehan in Dublin in the Summer of '98, it is a perfect, long-awaited "Part 3" in the fascinating and richly rewarding Whipping Boy story.
		Whipping Boy is an album filled with yearning, honesty and sneering, sarcastic contempt, topped off with superbly wry and pinpoint precise lyrical observations.
		Whipping Boy completed a European Tour with Lou Reed as well as headlining tours of their own in the UK, the last of which culminated in a sold-out show at London's Astoria venue.
	www.independentrecs.com /wboy.html (641 words)

	Indie Music Features on CLUAS - Whipping Boy - an email interview with Paul Page
		Whipping boy are chiefly remembered for their 1995 acclaim-soaked album "Heartworm".
		He was generous in his answers and some of what he had to say contradicted the opinions expressed on their third record (admittedly that is probably a bit of a simplification) confirming the idea that there had always been two Whipping Boys.
		Kevin Fitton: As far as I can make out Whipping boy broke up in late 98 and the Whipping Boy that were going to play a national tour contained only two of the original members.
	www.cluas.com /music/features/whippingboy.htm (1629 words)

	The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman - HarperChildrens
		And it was forbidden to spank, thrash, cuff, smack, or whip a prince.
		A common boy was kept in the castle to be punished in his place.
		But all the while he was feeling a growing exasperation with his whipping boy.
	www.harperchildrens.com /teacher/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0688062164 (418 words)

	Welcome to Aiken Promotions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The story of Whipping Boy is consistent with the deluge of nearly-made-it stories which have become part of rock folklore.
		Hailed by music critics in 1995 as the best thing to emerge from Dublin since U2, problems with their record label and the general indifference of the public has led to the premature and sad demise of a uniquely powerful band.
		Whipping Boy actually disbanded after the recording of the album two years prior.
	www.vicarstreet.com /event.asp?eid=299 (345 words)

	UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum - View Single Post - whipping boy
		The expression "whipping boy" comes from the class system used in England, a few centuries ago.
		When a child of the privileged class committed an offence, punishable by a whipping, the elite classes decided that it "wouldn't be cricket" i.e.
		I believe the "superbrat" was forced to watch the "whipping boy" receive the beating, as punishment.
	www.usingenglish.com /forum/2981-post5.html (115 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Whipping Boy: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sid Fleischman's book, "The Whipping Boy" is about a king who will not punish his son so he has another child who gets whipped and punished instead of the prince.
		The whipping boy thinks of a plan, his plan is to escape to the sewers.
		Sid Fleischman's book, "The Whipping Boy," is about a runaway prince and his whipping boy, who discover adventure on their journey, and surprisingly find friendship in one another.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0060521228 (1816 words)

	Re: whipping boy
		A whipping boy is a way of describing someone who takes punishment rightly due to someone else.
		In the Middle Ages in was common practice for a boy of ordinary birth to be educated alongside a prince.
		The whipping boy paid heavily for his privileges.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/21/messages/386.html (278 words)

	The Whipping Boy, by Bob Davidson, P.C.
		Whippings were administered frequently, since the people of that time thought that if a boy couldn’t or wouldn’t learn, he should be beaten until he did.
		A boy from a poor home would be hired to sit beside the prince during his lessons.
		The teachers believed that when the prince saw someone else being whipped for what he had done, he would be sorry and resolve to do better.
	www.lovetakestime.com /art-whippingboy.html (437 words)

	Gray Falcon: The Whipping Boy
		But it now appears they are becoming the whipping boy for just about everything, including the troubles the Empire is having with the jihad.
		At least some in Serbia are aware of this, and may yet be able to put an end to the thugs in power, who slavishly race to please the Empire by beating up on their own, already battered, people.
		To show the world that their military interventions and intolerance are not driven by hatred of Islam and Muslims in general, they decide to help the Muslims of the Balkans.
	grayfalcon.blogspot.com /2005/08/whipping-boy.html (670 words)

	Reason magazine -- March 2001, The Whipping Boy by Jib Fowles
		Television violence is a whipping boy, a stand-in for other clashes, real or imagined.
		Whatever its immediate source, the energy that breathes life into the whipping boy of television violence has its ultimate origins in fear -- fear of disorder that, in the extreme, could overturn society.
		General apprehension about the course of history is in several senses the opposite of video violence -- the passivity of fear vs. the frenzy of aggression, the amorphous vs. the detailed, and the actual vs. the symbolic.
	www.reason.com /0103/fe.jf.the.html (3720 words)

	Amazon.com: The Whipping Boy (A Troll Book) (Newbery Medal Winner): Books: Sid Fleischman,Peter Sis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He's be given the job of official whipping boy and is punished every time the prince does something wrong.
		The quick thinking Jeremy is able to convince the bandits that he's the Prince, since after all, he's the one who's literate, and tries to get them to release his compatriot; but the obnoxious Prince is so offended that he refuses to take this means of escape.
		Gradually, as their misadventures continue, the boys learn to respect and even like one another and all, of course, ends happily.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0816710384?v=glance (1817 words)

	The Whipping Boy
		So an orphan named Jemmy is plucked from the streets to serve as a whipping boy.Jemmy dreams of running away but finds himself saddled with the prince who is a less than desirable companion.
		Escaping from thieves, bears, rats and other dangers, the two boys survive and the lives of both are changed forever.
		The Prince could neither read nor write, and since the whipping boy, Jemmy, had to take the thrashings for the Prince's misdeeds, the Prince did not care whether he had his lessons or not.
	www.nancypolette.com /LitGuidesText/whippingboy.htm (251 words)

	FictionPress.Com Story : The Whipping Boy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Whipping Boy was, by no stretch of the imagination, just the “boy” his title implied.
		The king felt little need to surround this boy’s cell with guards for the slave was no longer very important, as he might’ve once been.
		In any case, the purpose of a “Whipping Boy” underwent rapid change as its original purpose slowly fell away with due to the lack of positive responses.
	www.fictionpress.com /read.php?storyid=1983035 (1715 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - The Whipping Boy
		Description: Now in paperback--the Newbery Award-winning tale of a street boy who endures life as the prince's whipping boy until they both are taken hostage and must swap identities.
		As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne.
		About the Author: Newbery Award-winning author of The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman is surprised that he grew up to be a writer.
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=53396176 (664 words)

	whipping boy definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		whipping boy definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		[Originally, this referred to a boy raised and educated with a prince.
		If the prince misbehaved, the boy would be punished in his place]
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861712757 (111 words)

	Scribere Orare Est : God’s Whipping Boy
		In feudal times, children of nobility would often have a playmate who would function as a “whipping boy.” Because of the status of the noble child, no one but his father could whip him for misbehaving.
		Since his father was rarely available, the child’s playmate, the “whipping boy” would be whipped instead as a sort of psychological indirect punishment.
		I hadn’t yet been formed enough to learn that sometimes, as a minister, you are called to be a whipping boy.
	www.jaredcramer.com /?p=422 (967 words)

	Whipping Boy MP3 Downloads - Whipping Boy Music Downloads - Whipping Boy Music Videos
		Dumped by Columbia despite rave reviews for 1995's phenomenal Heartworm, a Top 40 U.K. hit in "We Don't Need Nobody Else," and a reputation as a fearsome live group, Whipping Boy were unable to secure a new deal...
		Dumped by Columbia despite rave reviews for 1995's phenomenal Heartworm, a Top 40 U.K. hit in "We Don't Need Nobody Else," and a reputation as a fearsome live group, Whipping Boy were unable to secure a new deal and capitulated.
		Whipping Boy finds the quartet evolving exquisitely, adopting fresh touches such as washes of sonorous strings and sparkling piano, and composing some downright beautiful, tickling, ballad-tempo songs.
	www.mp3.com /albums/484869/summary.html (420 words)

	Lesson Exchange: A play for the book: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman (Elementary, Language)
		In this kingdom, it is forbidden to spank the heir to the throne.
		So an orphan named Jemmy is plucked from living on the streets and taken to the castle to serve as the whipping boy.
		He didn’t get it when Jemmy suggested that the “whipping boy” (really the prince) be the one to take the note to the castle, with his crown.
	www.teachers.net /lessons/posts/3145.html (1615 words)

	Bleed Cubbie Blue :: Corey Patterson Officially Named Whipping Boy
		San Diego (AP) - Chicago Cubs centerfielder Corey Patterson was officially annointed "Cubs Whipping Boy" during a pre-game ceremony in San Diego Saturday.
		"Utility man Jose Macias filled in as an interim whipping boy, but the role is best suited for a player who fails to live up to his potential," a Cubs spokesman said.
		As "Whipping Boy," Patterson will be under critical observation at all times.
	www.bleedcubbieblue.com /story/2005/6/4/23393/70148 (195 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Whipping Boy.
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Whipping Boy.
		A boy kept to be whipped when a prince deserved chastisement.
		342.) D’Ossat and Du Perron, afterwards cardinals, were whipped by Clement VIII.
	www.bartleby.com /81/17407.html (75 words)

	Whipping Boy Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As far as is currently known there are no other web sites to support Whipping Boy barring one corporate site on www.music.sony.com.
		I want this site to represent Whipping Boy, their fans and the way I appreciate them.
		So I here and now invite you to get in touch with me and say what this thing should be - whether you be a fan or one of the band members alike.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/9013/whipping.htm (192 words)

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	Literature: "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman \| eThemes \| eMINTS
		Literature: "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
		These sites have information about the book "The Whipping Boy," author Sid Fleischman, and illustrator Peter Sis.
		A brief introduction to Peter Sis, the illustrator of "The Whipping Boy."
	www.emints.org /ethemes/resources/S00000517.shtml (346 words)

	Epinions.com - Jeffrey and Me: Confronting Boston's Whipping Boy
		Red Sox fans in the area are exploring the pond for evidence of the piano in hopes that they can drag it up and somehow exorcise the Curse.
		The boy was brutally criticized in the Boston media and the play is considered to be one of the most notorious in baseball history.
		As I was leaving, I mentioned the exchange to Nate, a classmate who plays baseball, and he told me that the object of hundreds of fans' frustration was lifting weights.
	www.epinions.com /content_2996805764 (1062 words)

	Kickabout: Whipping Boy
		So when I started this little blog, I wanted to tell the world about some of my favourite bands, bands that have maybe been forgotten about or largely ignored in the annals of rock history and naturally one of the first bands on my mental list was Ireland’s Whipping Boy.
		I first heard of Whipping Boy on Later With Jools Holland, they were one of those bands that manage to sneak on there without any previous history.
		This wasn’t strictly true, Whipping Boy had released an album entitled Submarine in 1992 and a trio of EPs before that, but were unknown outside of Eire.
	kickabout.blogspot.com /2005/10/whipping-boy.html (412 words)

	The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sis from HarperCollins Publishers
		The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sis from HarperCollins Publishers
		The foregoing is excerpted from The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sis.
		A little boy named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is playing the piano.
	www.harpercollins.com /global_scripts/product_catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060521228&tc=cx (594 words)

	The Whipping Boy
		This Newbery winning book is about an orphan named Jemmy.
		As the whipping boy Jemmy must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat.
		Jemmy plans to run away from the castle.
	www.mce.k12tn.net /reading8/whipping_boy.htm (62 words)

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