He was living in Mill Valley then, playing bass in a rock band called Stick Figures.

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According to Fox News, the notebook contained hand-drawn illustrations of stick figures shooting at other stick figures.

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Australian rock art of 20, 000 years ago shows stick figures hunting, the males often wearing head dresses and armlets.

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Images of euros and other financial symbols rain on stick figures that seem to be screaming and running for cover.

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This is especially evident in the first act, which is peopled with vapid stick figures who appear to be drawn not from real life but from an Eisenhower-era television sitcom.

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"I remember making works of art of the Etch A Sketch as a child, in hindsight -- realizing that they were merely poorly drawn stick figures, " said Larry Killgallon, the current president of The Ohio Art Company.

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By drawing stick figures Dr Lee can bring up a graph showing the spread of the population covered by the study, and then by sketching a battery alongside it she can bring up another chart illustrating how specific groups of people use different amounts of power.

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Too often figures stick out against the landscape like cardboard cutouts in a pop-up book.

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But Japan prefers immigrants who come and go to those who stick around, so its net migration figures are much worse.

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