A Ted is the same as a Teddy boy. In 15th-century England the verb ted meant to spread newly cut hay to facilitate its drying. In the mid-19th century an American inventor produced a machine to ted the hay automatically and called it a tedder. Since modern English is inclined to make verbs out of nouns meaning implements or machines, the noun tedder became a verb with the same meaning as the original word ted. Tedder, a New England verb, also turns up in those parts of the Midwest that received settlers from New England. Hughes Ted Ted Kennedy Shawn Ted Turner Ted Williams Ted
a battered teddy bear and tortured soul who accompanies Neil into the past on the orders of Ursula Webster, in exchange for a chance to save the lives of those dear to him
Technologically Elevated Dictator The term used for the many planetary warlords scattered throughout the former lmperium in 1200 They derive their power from the possession of a small number of relic [which see] weapons with which they terrorize their populations These weapons can no longer be maintained or replaced, and many of these warlords are retaining power by bluffing with weapons that no longer function TED's with working weapons periodically feel the need to demonstrate the power of their weapons on unfortunate peasants to maintain the terror that ensures their position These warlords are typically xenophobic, knowing that interstellar contact will destroy the small advantage that maintains their power These warlords will make every attempt to imprison or kill any interstellar visitors and have proven to be the demise of many free traders