Dirty Dozen
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Dirty Dozen may refer to:
Chemistry
Music
Sports
Other uses
Chemistry
- The first group of compounds identified as Persistent organic pollutantPersistent organic pollutantthumb|right|275px|State parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsPersistent organic pollutants are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes...
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Music
- Bonkers 12: The Dirty DozenBonkers 12: The Dirty DozenBonkers 12: The Dirty Dozen is the twelfth set in the Bonkers series of happy hardcore compilation albums, which has become the best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. It was the first 4 CD compilation of the series, and the only to feature Breeze & Styles as DJs...
, a compilation album - Dirty Dozen Brass BandDirty Dozen Brass BandThe Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band...
, a New Orleans jazz band - D12D12D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
, an American hip hop group - The Dirty Dozen (album)The Dirty Dozen (album)The Dirty Dozen is a studio album from blues rock artist George Thorogood. The album was released on July 28, 2009. The Dirty Dozen reached #1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums and was on the chart for 11 weeks....
, by George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Dirty Dozen (album) by Hugh Cornwell
- The Dirty Dozen, a song recorded by Jelly Roll Morton on the Library of Congress RecordingsJelly Roll Morton the Complete Library of Congress RecordingThe Complete Library of Congress Recordings is a 2005 box set of recordings from jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton. The set spans 128 tracks over eight CDs...
Sports
- Dirty Dozen (American football)Dirty Dozen (American football)The Dirty Dozen is the nickname referring to the rookies drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1975. These players were sometimes credited with helping the Cowboys advance to Super Bowl X and was a key foundation of the team's success during the latter half of the 1970s going into the early 1980s...
, a group of Dallas Cowboys players drafted in 1975 - The United States men's basketball team at the 1998 World Championship
- The Dublin team who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1983All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1983The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin in a final that was contested with Galway. The final was played at Croke Park with a packed attendance of 71,988. The final finished on a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-08 in Dublin's favour. The final proved to be quite a controversial...
in the infamous "Game of ShameGame Of ShameThe Game Of Shame was the name given to infamous 1983 All-Ireland Final between Dublin and Galway. 4 players were sent off and others were lucky not to join them in a game marred by scenes of thuggery and ugliness.-Build-Up:...
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Other uses
- Dirty dozen (Stockholm Convention), a group of twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- The Dirty DozenThe Dirty DozenThe Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich and released by MGM. It was filmed in England and features an ensemble cast, including Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, and Robert Webber. The film is based on E. M...
, a film - The Dirty Dozen (book)The Dirty Dozen (book)The Dirty Dozen is a Cato Institute book, written by Robert A. Levy and William Mellor and released in May 2008, about twelve U.S. Supreme Court decisions that were viewed as greatly undermining individual freedom by expanding the power of government. The book was the subject of many reviews and...
, a book by Robert A. Levy and William Mellor about twelve Supreme Court decisions - Dirty Dozens, an improvised trash-talk competition
- Saddam's Dirty Dozen, a group of people who carried out the orders of Saddam Hussein
- The Dirty Dozen, a group of soldiers in the novel Wolf IslandWolf Island (novel)Wolf Island is the eighth installment in Darren Shan's The Demonata series. It was released in Ireland and the UK on September 22, 2008, and in the USA on May 2009. The book is narrated by Grubbs parallel to the events of Death's Shadow....
- The Dirty Dozen, a list published by the League of Conservation VotersLeague of Conservation VotersThe League of Conservation Voters is a political advocacy organization founded in 1969 by American environmentalist David Brower in the early years of the environmental movement. LCV's mission is to "advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt...
- CS-12, "The Dirty Dozen" at the United States Air Force AcademyUnited States Air Force AcademyThe United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...