A shtick (Yiddish: שטיק) is a comic theme or gimmick. The word entered the English language from the Yiddish shtik (שטיק), in turn derived from German Stück and Polish sztuka (both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją), all meaning "piece" or "thing"; note that "Theaterstück" is the German
word for Play (theatre) (and is a synonym of "Schauspiel", literally "viewing play"
in contrast to the "Singspiel").
The English word "piece" is sometimes used in a similar context (e.g., a musical piece).
In stand-up comedy context a near equivalent term is a "bit". Another variant is "bits of business" or just "bits". Shtick may refer to an adopted persona, usually for comedy performances, that is maintained consistently (though not necessarily exclusively) across the performer's career. In this usage, the recurring personalities adopted by Laurel and Hardy through all of their many comedy films (although they often played characters with different names and occupations) would qualify as their shtick. A comedian might maintain several different shticks of this sort, particularly if appearing in a variety show encouraging development of multiple characters, such as Saturday Night Live.
In common usage, the word shtick has also come to mean any talent, style, habit, or other eccentricity for which a person is particularly well-known, even if not intended for comedic purposes. For example, a person who is known locally for an ability to eat dozens of hot dogs quickly might say that it was his shtick. Among Orthodox Jews, "shtick" can also refer to wedding shtick, in which wedding guests entertain the bride and groom through dancing, costumes, juggling, and silliness.
Because of its roots in show business, shtick has taken on connotation of a contrived and often used act. For this reason, journalists and commentators often apply the word disparagingly to stock replies from politicians.
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It's hard to explain, I can do everything exept get the answer to what I'v pointed out below.
I just don't know what order to solve it into get the correct answer, I must have tried every method except the right one!
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The Attempt at a...
If A = 5ax + 3ay + 2az
B = -ax + 4ay + 6az
C = 8ax + 2ay
Find the value of m and n such that mA + nB + C is parallel to y-axis.
My problem is I did not know how to determine the m and n value because I did not know what method can use to solve for mA + nB + C parallel to y axis...
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A slide projector needs to create a 81 cm high image of a 2.0 cm tall slide. The screen is 360 cm from the slide. Assume that it is a thin lens. What focal length does the lens need? How far should you place the lens from the slide?
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1/f = 1/s +...
I have to solve a differential equation in MATLAB in (x,y) involving partial derivatives. My solution is a function of (x,y). I want to use fft differentiation( spectral method) to solve my partial derivatives.But i am stuck. I am using the following algorithm
% fderiv = ifft((i*k).^p .*...
ok, here's the problem.
I've got a pan stuck (horizontally) flat inside a pressure cooker and I just can't get it out. The outer circumference of the pan is exactly the same at the inner circumference of the pressure cooker and I have things under this pan which I was heating in the pressure...
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So here are the two pages of the project:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/aliceinunderwear/Calc2project1.jpg
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Calc stuff, integrals in general. d=rt
The Attempt at a...
So I've got my exam of analysis tomorrow, but there's this piece of improper integrals I just don't get... (I'll paraphrase the definition we saw into english)
So if f is not necessarily Rieman-integrable over ]a,b[ (a and b can be (negative) infinity), but for all c,d with a<c<d<b \int_c^d f...
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A 1300kg car moving east collided with a 2600 kg SUV moving north at 28 m/s. The vehicles became stuck together . If the speed of the vehicles immediately after the collision was 30 m/s, what was their direction?
A) 21 degrees E of N
B) 52 degrees E of N
C) 58 degrees E of...
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\lim_{t \to \infty} \frac {5t+2}{t^{2}-6t+1}
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The Attempt at a Solution
Like the title says i am quite stuck, I don't see the first move to make, so if someone could point me in the right direction instead of telling me the answer it would be...
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Hey people, my professor game us an assignment of dozens of limits to resolve. Most of them I managed to resolve, but two. I don't don't if it's something I can't resolve because I need more practice but it seems that I am really stuck with them. So if you can give me some...
Help! Identifying a unknown aromatic ketone--we're stuck in a rut!
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My 12th grade O'chem lab has been given an unknown organic compound. We have tested it and know the following:
BP-~214 degrees C
Soluble in H2SO4
Neutral compound
Aromatic ketone
No Nitrogen present...
Just a few questions from a review packet I'm stuck on, any help would be appreciated!
1) The moment of inertia about its axis is given as .5 mr^2. If this cylinder rolls without slipping the ratio of it's rotational kinetic energy to it's translational kinetic energy is
a. 2:1
b. 1:1
c. 1:2...
Pretty much worked out, but stuck! Gauss' Law problem
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"Consider a charge density distribution in space given by \rho = \rho_0 e^{-r/a}, where \rho_0 and a are constants. Using Gauss' Law, derive an expression for the electric field as a function of radial distance, r...
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verify that y_1(t) = t is solution of t^2y'' - t (t+2)y' + (t+2)y = 0
use "reduction of order to find 2nd linerary independent solution of equation
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I am stuck on the first part. Confused as to how (which method) I am expected to use to verify...
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A sker reaches a speed of 56 m/s on a 30 degree ski slope. Ignoring friction, what was the minimum distance along the slope the skier would have had to travel, starting from rest?
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Which equation do i start with? I'm pretty sure i have to find the...
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verify that mu= 1/(y^4) is an integrating factor of: (3x^2 - y^2)dy/dx - 2xy = 0
and use it to solve the equation.
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(3x^2 - y^2)dy/dx - 2xy = 0
first i want equation in standard form right?
dy/dx - 2xy / (3x^2 - y^2) = 0
then mu =...
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Hi. For a project I have to derive this formula for bright fringes in optics, but I'm stuck on this simple math part (or maybe its not so simple)...ive attached a picture of where i don't understand...it might be considered a simple math problem so I'm sorry if this is too...
stuck on separable equation (algebra prob??)
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y' = 2x/(1+2y) y(2) = 0
(1+2y)dy = 2xdx
integrate both sides
y + y^2 = x^2 + c
I am stuck trying to put in in explicit form, so y = ...
is this completing the square or something?
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The...
stuck with a problem...on linear thermal expansion of solids
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I just read a problem 2day...it's on linear thermal expansion of soild...can anyone guide me through...it says..." A sqaure ABCD is made with two different metals...the coefficient of thermal expansion of the...
The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane is given by the parametric equations x = t3 - 3t2 and y = 2t3 - 3t2 - 12t. For what values of t is the particle at rest?
So we're trying to find when the slope (dy/dx) is equal to 0.
dy = 6t2 - 6t - 12
dx = 3t2 - 3t
dy/dx = (6t2 - 6t -...
Hi,
If we'll build a chimney from 2 walls with a decreasing width (meaning, the length between the walls gets smaller as we go down the chimney, since the walls both have a small slope), and then throw a ball down that chimney, it would get stuck.
I am having hard time computing the forces...
Homework Statement
Simplify this expression.
sin(2* arcsin(x/3))
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The Attempt at a Solution
Let t = arcsin(x/3), we get sin(2t) which is double angle
sin(2T) = 2 sinT cosT
I did cosT first
T = arcsin x/3, and we know inverse of arcsin is sin T = x/3
this gives us the...
Like i said above in the title, i can't choose from two careers, which are almost opposite from each other, quantum physics, and zoology. In my early years i enjoyed zoology and animals, but as i got older i shifted into quantum physics, i enjoy both very much, I'm not concerned about money. I...
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Hello ppl
I stuck with a differential equation and all I need is your kind help. While solving a problem I got one eqaution as given below
((Ax+B)^4)y''''+ ((Ax+B)^2)y''+(i/const.)y=0
here A, B, and const are constants
i denotes complex no (iota).
I...
Hey,
Can anyone help me with my imaginary experiment?
In a large glass tank I place air-filled balls of thin rubber (like a balloon but perfectly spherical). I fill the tank to the top with the rubber balls, seal the lid and evacuate the tank of air. The internal pressure difference...
A few weeks ago, I decided to challenge myself, and design a wooden pendulum clock. It's been loads of fun, especially the hard parts. One such hard part prompted me to make this thread.
Here is the problem:
Like any regular clock, The hour, minute and second hands are on the same axis...
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Evaluate the limit: lim_{(x)\rightarrow(2)}\frac{x^2+x-6}{sqrt(x+4)-sqrt(6)}
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N/A
The Attempt at a Solution
I've drawn the graph which indicates that the at x=2, y=0, so 0 would seem to be the limit.
I could not, however, get the limit...
A few questions i am stuck on so any input will be of great use.
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Firstly.
A rim type flywheel has a mass of 45Kg and a mean radius of 92mm. The flywheel slows down from 380 R.P.M to 160 R.P.M under the action of friction torque of 0.08Nm. Find the number of...
Need Help, Stuck on Calc 1 Homework!
1. Find constants A, B, and C such that the function y = Ax^2 + Bx + C satisfies the equation y'' + y' - 2y = x^2 2. Find \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{sin(a + 2x)-2sin(a + x)+sin a}{x^2}
3. If y = \frac{x}{\sqrt{a^2-1}} - \frac{2}{\sqrt{a^2-1}}...
Deflection in a CRT, Potential Problem: Problem more than halfway solved, stuck
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In Fig. 24-32 an electron is projected along the axis midway between the deflection plates of a cathode-ray tube with an initial speed of 6.40 106 m/s. The uniform electric field between the...
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The problem is to either find the limit or show that it does not exist lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow(2,-2)}\frac{4-xy}{4+xy}
I've been able to do similar problems to this such as
lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow(0,0)}\frac{xy}{x^2+y^2} where I took two different paths to the limit and...
Out of boredom* I derived some simplified equations to describe the dynamics of a pneumatic gun. These equations are extremely simplified, but they should provide some insight into the system that my numerical models can't. This system had one non-linear equation that could be rewritten as the...
I'm reviewing for a D.E. quiz, and I came across this problem.
Solve the IVP y'=1+x+y+xy, y(0)=0
I feel as if it's terribly simple and my brain is simply not clicking. Any help would be appreciated.
Homework Statement
Determine the height h above the base B at which the resultant of the three forces acts.
Homework Equations
Rx=F1,x + F2,x + F3,x
The Attempt at a Solution
Rx=(-300)+650+(-250)
Rx=100
but where?! The picture shows the diameter decreasing a tad just under the 650 force...
Exponential Equation! -Stuck!-
1. 32y+3 = 3y+5
The Attempt at a Solution
2y + 3 = y+5
2y = y+2
I really don't think I am doing this right, I am trying to find the value of Y. the answer is 2 but I don't know how to come up with the answer.
Hello. I signed up to get peoples opinion. See, I have no one to talk to about my situation or quantum physics, so here it goes. I am 23 and have no school experience. I am a natural at computers, but my real passion of course is quantum physics. When I learned about quantum my whole entire life...
\int\frac{ln(x+1)}{x^{2}+1}
The limits of integration are from 0 to 1.
I've tried all the ways I've learned how to approach an integral so far and am stuck. (tried u-sub and by parts.)
If anyone could throw me a bone that'd be great.
Thanks!
logarithms STUCK!
8logx-3logx^2 = log8x - log4x
im struggling to find x. my working out so far is:
rhs log8x-log4x
= log2
= 8logx - 3logx^2 = log 2
= 8logx - 3logx^2 - log 2 = 0
= -b+ or - the square root of b^2-4ac divided by 2a
a = -3 b = 8 c = - 2
= -8 + or - sqaure...
Problem Calculating a limit with a square root, I'm stuck :(
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The limit is equation 9-t / 3-sqrt(t) as t approaches 9
I'm stuck on the how to simplify this?
Thanks for any help.
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The Attempt at a Solution
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A tank is pressurized with 5.0 atm of N2 and 10.0 atm of H2. Ammonia (NH3) is formed. When the pressure finally remains constant, indicating that the reaction has proceeded as far as it will go, the partial pressure of ammonia is 3.2 atm. What is the total pressure in the...
a) The point (x,y) is equidistant from the circle x^2 +y^2 = 1 and the point (2,0). Show that (x,y) must lie on the curve (x-1)^2 +y^2 = 4(x-(5/4))^2. Show that this curve is a hyperbola.
b) If two tangents with slopes m1, m2 intersect at a point (X,Y) show that m1 and m2 must be the roots...
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I figured out the speed of the runner at t=2.0 seconds, but I am stuck on finding v of the runner at the end of the race.
Q: At the starting gun, a runner accelerates at 1.7 m/s^2 for 4.8 seconds. The runner's acceleration is zero for the rest of the race. what is the...
I am using scripting my webpage's tabs I have 5 tabs and I'd like the tab animation
I am learning to make a selected tab to be... a selected tab. I'd like this to be done in css
I'd like the mouse pointer not to be changed into a hand when the mouse is over the selected tab. That's it I mean...
1. aRb on Z if 5|2a+3b
2. Since 5|2a+3b, 2a+3b=5m, so 2a=5m-3b.
3. Consider 3a+2b=2a+2b+a=5m-3b+2b+a=5m-b+a. I can't show that 5 divides that, but there is another way to wrangle that into a better form. I need help seeing how that works. Thanks.
im stuck on this proof can anyone help?
Is it true that for all natural numbers n, for each natural number x, x^n − x is
divisible by n? If so, prove it; if not, explain why not.
so far i have gotten:
make x=1, ((1)^n) -1 = 0, therefore x=1 is divisible by n
assume true for x=k...
First of all, HI! This is my first post and my first day in this forum. =)
I am having quite a problem demystifying this function. It's on a book I have and it clearly states that it isn't periodical. I can't reach that conclusion and was hoping you could help me out.
So, the function in...
Hello - I've been stuck on this for a while now and I really need some help.
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Find the equations for all lines that are tangent to the circle x^2+y^2=2y and pass through the point (0,4).Homework Equations
y=mx+b
ax^2+bx+c=0The Attempt at a Solution
From the given equation of...
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A 1.9-kg block slides down a curved, frictionless ramp. The top of the ramp is 1.5m above the ground; the bottom of the ramp is 0.25m above the ground. The block leaves the ramp moving horizontally, and lands distance D away.
A) What is distance D away?
B) Suppose the...