Stiletto through the end of the 19th century, particularly in France, Corsica, and Italy. While still used as a weapon of surprise and assassination, the use of stiletto in preference to the dagger in close combat confrontations between adversaries became widespread throughout Italy, Sardinia, and Corsica. The continued popularity of the stiletto in the Kingdom of Sicily resulted in the development of the "scherma di stiletto siciliano" (Sicilian school of stiletto fighting). A person skilled in the use of a stiletto would thrust the knife deep into the victim, then twist the blade sharply in various directions before retracting it, causing
Lisa Gets an "A" from Homer's attachment to a lobster he brings home." Giving the episode a more mixed review, the Currentfilm.com staff called it "memorable", although "the majority of the episode remains uneven". They wrote that "The episode remains entertaining simply because of Homer's subplot," and compared Pinchy to Mojo the Helper Monkey from the season nine episode "Girly Edition" and Stampy the Elephant from the season five episode "Bart Gets an Elephant", which they considered to be "great (and brief) Simpsons pets". Lisa Gets an "A" "Lisa Gets an "A"" is the seventh episode of "The Simpsons" tenth season. It first aired