Pogo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, searchPogo may refer to:
In fiction:
- Pogo (comics) Pogo was the title and central character of a long-running daily comic strip created by Walt Kelly and distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp of the southeastern United States, the strip often engaged in social and political satire through the adventures of its anthropomorphic funny animal characters, a comics character created by Walt Kelly in 1941
- The Pogo Plane, a fictional airplane used by the Fantastic Four
In entertainment:
- Pogo stick A pogo stick is a device consisting of a pole with a handle at one end, footpads on the other and a spring which supports the stick and user when on the ground. Usually considered a children's toy, it is used for hopping up and down by use of the spring. It was invented by Hans Meimban of Germany, a toy used for hopping up and down
- Stunt Pogo, the act of doing stunts or tricks on a pogo stick
- Pogopalooza, the annual gathering and competition of Stunt "Pogoers"
- Stunt Pogo, the act of doing stunts or tricks on a pogo stick
- Pogo ball, a toy consisting of a rubber ball locked into a sturdy plastic platform, used for hopping up and down as with a pogo stick
- Pogo (dance), a dance style
- Pogo Joe, a video game
- Pogo.com Pogo.com is a gaming website that offers a variety of free casual games, from card and board games to puzzle, sports, and word games . The website is free, due to advertising sponsorships. Players can also sign up for Club Pogo, a subscription service that includes premium benefits and does not include advertisements, a website
- Pogo, a skateboarding trick A skateboarding trick, or simply a trick is a maneuver performed on a skateboard while skateboarding. Learning and perfecting new tricks is the major goal of many skateboarders, for whom most of the time spent skateboarding is spent on tricks
In music:
- Pogo Pops, a pop rock band
- "Pogo", a song by Digitalism
- Pogo Au Go-Go, an album by Bickley
- Pogo cello, a folk percussion instrument
- "Pogo Dancing", a song by Bela B.
- DJ Pogo, a DJ and producer known for his involvement in the British hip-hop scene
- Pogo (electronic musician), an electronic musician
In businesses:
- Pogo TV, a cable television Channel
- Pogo Producing, a Texan company
- Project on Government Oversight, a non-profit organization that investigates corruption and other misconduct in the United States federal government
- Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
In places:
- Pogo, Côte d'Ivoire
- Pogo, Alabama, a place in Franklin County, Alabama
- Pogo, Mali, a
In technology:
- Bell Pogo, a small rocket-powered platform that carries two people
- Pogo Mobile and nVoy, an early handheld Handheld electronics is a common name for mobile devices. Handheld electronics includes personal digital assistants , such as Palm Pilots or cellular telephones with connectivity to a network such as the internet. Due to limited size of this machines developers of this system and applications face many challenges. For example, a PDA is typically networked device launched in the UK, circa 2000
- XFY Pogo, another name for the Convair XFY, an experimental aircraft
- Pogo oscillation, a potentially dangerous type of oscillation found in rocket engines
- PoGo, a digital printer created by the Polaroid Corporation
In other uses:
- POGO (Project on Government Oversight), an independent non-profit organization in the United States that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct to achieve a more honest, open, and accountable federal government.]
- Pogo (food) or corn dog
- Pogo (gorilla), a gorilla once housed at the San Francisco Zoo
- AT&T Pogo AT&T Pogo was a Mozilla Firefox based web browser developed by AT&T and Vizible. A private beta was released to a limited number of users, but the project has been suspended or terminated altogether. As of 16 May 2009, the official Pogo homepage says it cannot be accessed, a Mozilla Firefox based web browser in development by AT&T
People
- DJ Pogo, a DJ/Producer from London
- "Pogo", nickname for Madonna Wayne Gacy, ex-keyboard player for Marilyn Manson
- Pogo the Clown or John Wayne Gacy (1942-1994), American serial killer
- Mr. Pogo or Tetsuo Sekigawa (born 1951), Japanese professional wrestler
See also
- POGO (disambiguation)
- Poco Poco is an American country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up The Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of the Springfield.Throughout the years Poco has performed in various groupings, with the latest version still active, a countryrock-band from California
- Ogopogo, a Canadian lake monster
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"In a way, it's probably good," he said of the shelter closure, as a pogo stick, a small bureau, blankets and chairs went into the truck. ...
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