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VETERAN EDITOR
This editor is a Tutnum, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge.

Hroþwulf ond Hroðgar heoldon lengest sibbe ætsomne suhtorfædran, siþþan hy forwræcon wicinga cynn ond Ingeldes ord forbigdan, forheowan aet Heorote Heaðobeardna þrym.

"So ironic it's not. So un-ironic, it is."


THE BLACK CROSS OF ST. DECLAN
You, House of Scandal, are awarded the Black Cross of St. Declan for going medieval on our asses with your excellent work on articles of Dark Ages and Middle Ages interest. De réir a chéile a thógtar na caisleáin - "It takes time to build castles" Ciarán of Clonmacnoise 05:41, 8 January 2007


PHOTOGRAPHER'S BARNSTAR
To HouseOfScandal this photographer's barnstar is awarded for the great images that you have added to Wikipedia. Your photos make me want to visit Boston and eat lots of junk food! --Raj Krishnamurthy (talk) 07:43, 14 March 2008

ORIGINAL BARNSTAR
For your extaordinary work, above and beyond the call of duty, in splitting up the List of Faux Pas and in reworking the material into coherent sub-articles! --Elipongo 08:07, 26 November 2006

WORKING MAN'S BARNSTAR
Have run into your great work quite a few times over the last couple of weeks, even queried another admin as to why he was reverting you! Keep up the great work! Glen S 21:46, 27 November 2006


USER NAME BARNSTAR
Hey House of Scandal, two months ago User:68.39.174.238 suggested you get this but lamented there wasn't one. Now there is! Keep up the great work on Wikipedia and don't let small minds get you down. Shaundakulbara 13:29, 7 January 2007

WORKING MAN'S BARNSTAR
Awarded to HouseOfScandal for his extraordinary articular-contributorial prowess. His DYK achievements are truly something else. On behalf of the project, thank you for all your hard work. - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 20:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

BARNSTAR OF GOOD HUMOR
I just discovered your "Seria Ludo" essay (or whatever you call it) and it was alot of laughs. I enjoyed its "edgy" humor.-Shaundakulbara 13:06, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

The 25 DYK Medal
Congratulations! Here's a medal for you in appreciation of your hardwork in creating, expanding (and nominating) 25+ articles for DYK. Keep up the good work - sorry it took a while as you are well over 25. Well done again, HouseOfScandal! --Victuallers (talk) 18:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC) PS cool user page design


The 50 DYK Medal
For well over 50 fabulous "Did you know?" entries, and many other great content additions to Wikipedia, I award you the 50 DYK Medal. Congratulations on all your hard work, you're a valued member of the community and I suspect that your reputation will continue from this point onwards. Keep up the great work! Ryan Postlethwaite 01:08, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

The 100 DYK Medal
For the exceptional amount you have contributed to the wild and wacky world of WP:DYK (how many more "W"s can you have in a sentence?), I present you the coveted 100 DYK medal. Keep up your excellant work. --I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 02:20, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

ADAM BRUCE
Did you know in 2005, Adam Bruce became the first herald appointed to Clan Donald of Scotland in 510 years? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 21 January 2007

ALEX PERELSON
Did you know that that Alex Perelson is the youngest professional skaterboarder in the vert field? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 15 July 2008

ANTHONY HADEN-GUEST
Did you know that New York writer and socialite Anthony Haden-Guest is both son of the 4th Baron Haden-Guest and the brother-in-law of actress Jamie Lee Curtis? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 10 April 2008

ATLANTIC HOUSE
Did you know at the Atlantic House on Cape Cod during World War I, Pulitzer Prize-winner Eugene O'Neill was arrested at gun point as a spy for the Kaiser? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007

ARCHEDICTYON
Did you know that that archedictyon is a hypothetical scheme of wing venation proposed for the common ancestor of all winged insects? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 1 August 2007

BALL CULTURE
Did you know that that ball culture, as seen in Paris is Burning, has drag houses that compete for 12' tall trophies and prizes of $1000 or more? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 3 February 2007

BANJEE
Did you know a banjee is a type of young Latino or Black man who has sex with men and dresses in urban fashion? - Created by House of Scandal on 26 January 2007

BAUDET DE POITOU
Did you know that the Baudet de Poitou is a rare breed of donkey with a shaggy coat? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 11 August 2008

BARTHOLOMEW GILBERT
Did you know that that that Bartholomew Gilbert is responsible for the failure to establish a colony on Cape Cod in 1602 which would have been the first English colony in the Americas? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 13 July 2008

BAZ ASHMAWY
Did you know that Irish television celebrity Bazil Ashmawy was born in Libya and is half Egyptian? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 21 August 2007

BOTÀNICA
Did you know a botánica is a Latin American store that sells religious goods, magical paraphernalia and brand name health care products? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 2 January 2007

BUFFALO TREEHOPPER
Did you know that the Buffalo Treehopper is an insect named for its resemblance to the American Bison? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 July 2008

DWARF CHAMELEON
Did you know that Brookesia minima may be the smallest species of chameleon?- Created by House of Scandal, featured on 15 August 2008

CANDYSTRIPE LEAFHOPPER
Did you know that the Candystripe Leafhopper is a vector for Pierce's disease?" - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 July 2008

CASTLETOWNROCHE
Did you know shortly before Christmas 1942 a man believed to be a Nazi spy walked into the small Irish village of Castletownroche and was apprehended by the Garda? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 20 December 2007 (UTC)

CHILDREN'S WHARF
Did you know that Children's Wharf in Boston has a 40' tall milk bottle that was built during the Great Depression and transported to the wharf by barge in the 1970s? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 8 March 2008

CELEBRITY BAINISTEOIR
Did you know that Celebrity Bainisteoir is an Irish reality programme about managing Gaelic football clubs? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 24 August 2008

CHOCTAW HOG
Did you know that the Choctaw Hog is a "critically rare" breed of pig found in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 13 August 2008

CHROOGOMPHUS
Did you know Chroogomphus is an edible mushroom that grows as a parasite in pine forests? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007

COLLEEN CAVANAUGH
Did you know that the that chemosynthesis, the process enabling deep sea invertebrates to survive without sunlight, was discovered by Colleen Cavanaugh? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 15 August 2008

COPEPODOLOGISTS
Did you know that the first president of the World Association of Copepodologists was a veteran of the Polish resistance movement in World War II? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 22 January 2007

CROAKING TETRA
Did you know that that the Croaking Tetra is a tropical fish that "chirps" when it comes to the surface to gulp air? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 15 July 2008

DAVID NEVINS, JR.
Did you know that that "Methuen Duck Cloth" manufactured by David Nevins, Jr. was used to make sails and tents in the tropics? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 13 August 2008

DAVI KOPENAWA YANOMANI
Did you know that Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, a shaman of the indigenous people of Brazil, received an award from the United Nations Environmental Program? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 21 January 2007

DORCHESTERWAY
Did you know Frederick Law Olmsted planned for The Dorchesterway to extend his Emerald Necklace park system all the way to Boston Harbor? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 26 February 2008

DRALASITE
Did you know that Dralasites are an amoeboid extraterrestrial race depicted in science fiction role-playing games for the past 25 years? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 26 January 2007

EDMONSON SISTERS
Did you know the Edmonson sisters were African American slaves who tried to escape to freedom and became celebrity abolitionists? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 5 January 2007

EMANCIPATION MEMORIAL
Did you know that the Emancipation Memorial, a monument in Washington, DC depicting Abraham Lincoln in his role of the "Great Emancipator", was paid for by former slaves? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 March 2008

ESPIRITISMO
Did you know Espiritismo is the Latin American and Caribbean belief that good and evil spirits can affect health, luck and other elements of human life? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 1 January 2007

FART PROUDLY
Did you know that that "Fart Proudly" is an essay about flatulence written by Benjamin Franklin? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 27 July 2008

FIGHT FIERCELY, HARVARD
Did you know that that "Fight Fiercely, Harvard" is a satirical college fight song written by a mathematician? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 14 August 2008

FLOWER MANTIS
Did you know that Creobroter is a praying mantis that uses ant mimicry as a juvenile and flower mimicry when adult? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 18 January 2007

GHOST MANTIS
Did you know that that the Ghost Mantis looks like a dead leaf? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 22 July 2008

GIANT AFRICAN MANTIS
Did you know that Sphodromantis viridis, the Giant African Mantis, is kept worldwide as a pet? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 27 July 2008

GIANT DEAD LEAF MANTIS
Did you know that that the Giant Dead Leaf Mantis falls to the ground and lies motionless when threatened? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 1 August 2008

GOLDEN RESOURCES MALL
Did you know the Golden Resources Mall in Beijing, the second-largest shopping mall in the world, has attracted as few as 20 shoppers in an hour? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 21 January 2007

GOODYERA
Did you know the 25 species of Goodyera comprise just one of over 800 genera of orchids? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 24 December 2006

GREAT TRAIL
Did you know the Great Trail created by Native Americans connected the Great Lakes region of Canada to New England and the mid-Atlantic and laid the foundation for modern highways? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 December 2006 (UTC)

HAGHPAT MONASTERY
Did you know Haghpat Monastery in Armenia was placed on the World Heritage List over 1,000 years after it was founded? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 3 January 2007

HARRIET NEVINS
Did you know that that philanthropist Harriet Nevins left an animal shelter, a fountain, and Blackburn Hall to the people of Massachusetts? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 11 August 2008

HAWAYO TAKATA
Did you know that Hawayo Takata, a Nisei fluent in the language and culture of both Japan and the United States, introduced Reiki to the Western World? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007

HAZEL LAVERY
Did you know the face of Chicago native Hazel Lavery adorned the banknotes of Ireland for seventy years? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007

HOT 8 BRASS BAND
Did you know that three members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have died as a result of gun violence in New Orleans? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 12 January 2007

ICHABOD WASHBURN
Did you know the university mascot called "the Ichabod" is named after Ichabod Washburn, an owner of the world's largest wire mill? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 3 January 2007

INTERNATIONAL MANGO FESTIVAL
Did you know that more than 550 varieties of mango are showcased in the International Mango Festival held in Delhi? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007

JAMES BROWN IS DEAD
Did you know "James Brown Is Dead" is an electronic dance music reference to James Brown and the widespread sampling of his music? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 December 2006

JAMES PALACIO
Did you know that James Palacio of the HBO series Oz was an empress of the Imperial Court System? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 26 January 2007

J-SKA
Did you know that J-ska is contemporary Japanese music with origins in the music of Jamaica? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 26 January 2007

JUNQUEIRÒPOLIS
Did you know that Junqueirópolis, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, is nicknamed "Acerola Capital" for its agriculture? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 21 January 2007

LAKE CHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUG
Did you know Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is often cited as the longest place name in the United States? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 28 December 2006 (UTC)

LAKE WINNECUNNETT
Did you know that some Norton, Massachusetts residents complain they have trouble selling their homes because Lake Winnecunnett is "a weed-infested, mosquito breeding swamp"? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 March 2008

LANDMARKS FOUNDATION
Did you know the Landmarks Foundation helps conserve sacred sites such as the stone spheres of Costa Rica and the moai of Easter Island? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 7 January 2007

LARANTUKA
Did you know that Larantuka is an Indonesian district known for Roman Catholic Holy Week processions? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 January 2007

LARS ANDERSON BONSAI COLLECTION
Did you know the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts has a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 6 December 2006

LEONARD CROFOOT
Did you know that Leonard Crofoot, a dancer in The Singing Detective, has had three Star Trek roles? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 January 2007

LIST OF MANTIS SPECIES...
Did you know that that there are approximately 2,000 species of mantis? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 25 July 2008

MACLEAY'S SPECTRE
Did you know that Macleay's Spectre is a stick insect that grows up to 20 cm (8 inches) long? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 15 August 2008

MEDITERRANEAN MANTIS
Did you know that the Mediterranean mantis (Iris oratoria) is capable of virgin birth? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 January 2007

MIZUNA
Did you know that mizuna is a cold-resistant mustard green grown extensively during winter in Japan? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 11 July 2008

MSPCA
Did you know that John Quincy Adams II, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Gordon Weld helped form the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 8 August 2008

NARRAGANSETT TURKEY
Did you know that the Narragansett Turkey is a breed of domestic turkey unique to North America and named after Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island? - Created by House of Scandal and featured on 16 July 2008

NORMAL SCHOOL FOR COLORED GIRLS
Did you know the Normal School for Colored Girls was incorporated into the University of the District of Columbia? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 4 January 2007

PEMBERTON MILL
Did you know that the sudden collape of the Pemberton Mill was one of the worst industrial accidents in American history? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 August 2008

PINK TIDE
Did you know that pink tide is a term for the growing influence of left-wing politics in Latin America? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 14 August 2008

POECILOSTOMATOIDA
Did you know that Poecilostomatoida are parasitic crustaceans frequently with antennae modified to terminate in small hooks or claws that are used in attachment to host organisms? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 27 January 2007

POMERANIAN GOOSE
Did you know that the Pomeranian Goose was developed by Northern German farmers centuries ago, but only officially recognized as a breed in 1912? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 15 August 2008

PRETTY GIRL BULLSHIT
Did you know that Foxy Brown namechecks Sean Combs on the song Pretty Girl Bullshit? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 2 April 2008

PRINCE JOSEPH WENZEL
Did you know that 11-year old Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein is regarded by Jacobites as third in line for the throne of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007

PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT
Did you know "Push It To The Limit", a pop rap song by Corbin Bleu backed by The Walt Disney Company, was recently the most downloaded song at the iTunes Store? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 16 January 2007

PTERIDOMANIA
Did you know that pteridomania is the Victorian era craze for fern collecting and for fern motifs in decorative art? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 11 July 2008

QUEEN OF JAPAN
Did you know Queen of Japan members use aliases that sound like Japanese names and are known for synthpop covers of artists such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 14 January 2007

RENE AND GEORGETTE MAGRITTE...
Did you know that Paul Simon's ballad "Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" portrays Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte as a secret admirer of doo-wop music? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 14 March 2008 (My 50th DYK).

RIVER CARRON
Did you know the River Carron in the Scottish Highlands has given its name to a type of naval cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 25 December 2006

RUM SWIZZLE
Did you know that the Rum Swizzle is a often called "Bermuda's national drink?" - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal and others, featured on 16 July 2008

SAJAMA LINES
Did you know the Sajama Lines in Bolivia took 3,000 years to make and might be considered the largest artwork in the world? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 12 January 2007

SEXUAL CANNIBALISM
Did you know that male spiders, scorpions and mantids have special strategies to avoid sexual cannibalism? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 18 January 2007

SHAMBALA
Did you know that the song "Shambala" by Three Dog Night has a gospel music sound and Tibetan Buddhist subject matter? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 7 January 2007

SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW
Did you know Shreve, Crump & Low, the oldest jeweler in North America, opened across the street from the smithy of Paul Revere and has designed such prestigious awards as the Davis Cup and the Cy Young Award? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 December 2006