Gun barrel sequence video game adaptation of "Quantum of Solace", the gun barrel resembles the one used for "Casino Royale", as the game adapts elements from both films. As with any cultural icon, the gun barrel sequence has inspired numerous parodies and takeoffs since its first appearance in 1962. The sequence has been spoofed in films, sitcoms, cartoons and in advertisements, including: "The Simpsons", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Family Guy", "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Logorama", and "Garfield and Friends". WWE wrestler "Cesaro"'s entrance is also similar to that of James Bond gun barrel sequence. In the 1986 horror/comedy film "", the opening credits show Jason
A picture is worth a thousand words the sides of streetcars. The December 8, 1921, issue carries an ad entitled, "One Look is Worth A Thousand Words." Another ad by Barnard appears in the March 10, 1927, issue with the phrase "One Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words", where it is labeled a Chinese proverb. The 1949 "Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases" quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously." Nonetheless, the proverb soon after became popularly attributed to Confucius. The actual Chinese expression "Hearing something a hundred times isn't better than seeing it once" (,