Word: baba
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...generation of viewers may be just as delighted with the shows Gleason has pulled out of his Ali Baba's cave in Florida. One of Ralph's more tender lines to Alice could be applied to each of the four star players: "Baby, you're the greatest...
Your story on abortion [NATION, Sept. 24] says that medieval theologians estimated that "the soul joined the body at the 40th day of pregnancy." Forty is a magical number. The biblical Flood lasted 40 days and 40 nights, Ali Baba had 40 thieves, and Moses wandered in the wilderness for 40 days. Suleiman died standing up, leaning on his cane. Nobody realized he was dead until 40 days later, when he finally fell...
...goal was a special one for Mohammed. Going into the game he and the Iraq coach, Ammoud Baba, shared the country's record for most goals scored in the Olympics but Mohammed's score last night pushed him ahead...
...proud that my player became better than me. I hope he will get some more goals, that's what I want him to do," laughed Baba, who captained the Iraqi team in the 1960 Olympics...
...rockers, though, who have so far used the new instrument most extensively. From the rippling ecstasy of The Who's Baba O'Riley (1971) to the hypnotic insistence of Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), the synthesizer has become almost as important to rock as drums and electric guitars. Novelty is part of its attraction. "People are tired of guitar-based music," says Mark Mothersbaugh, a member of Devo. "Synthesized sounds are as close as you can get to V-2 rockets, mortar blasts and TV news...