Word: badly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that the "bad guys" can always unite in strength, while the "good guys" never can? One of the reasons is our fanatical loyalty to the concept of states' rights, in which both groups associated with law-lawmakers (politicians) and law-enforcement agencies -are willing to pay any price to preserve their precious autonomies. The result is divisiveness and weakness in every area, from the shameful unevennesses in the quality of our various school systems to the failure of law-enforcement agencies to unite effectively. This is only part of the price we are willing to pay. But, fools that...
...ship!" She had indeed, and there was nothing Aristotle Onassis could do about it. It happened last spring, according to the clan, while Rose Kennedy was on an Easter holiday cruise aboard the Onassis yacht Christina. The voyage had barely begun when the Mediterranean weather turned bad; Mrs. Kennedy retired to her cabin and stayed there. Several times in the next few days, a solicitous Onassis looked in on her, but always found her asleep. Finally, on the fourth day out, she emerged on deck, still looking a bit queasy. "I hope you're feeling better," said Onassis; then...
When the Mets moved into their new Shea Stadium in 1964, they played about as badly as they had in the old Polo Grounds, losing 109 games and winding up, as expected, in last place. But they were slowly undergoing a transformation?from beguiling buffoonery to mundane mediocrity. Casey was forced to retire in 1965 with a fractured hip, and things were dull without him standing on the dugout steps, crossing two fingers on each hand and shouting "Whommy! Whommy! Whommy!" at opposing players. His lackluster successor, Wes Westrum, guided the Mets past the Cubs to their first ninth-place...
Condon just cannot be all bad, try as he will. Mile High contains at least one phrase that will outlast the century. Someone's face is described as resembling "a fish cake with a mustache." Condon should discard the rest of the book and rebuild on this foundation...
...should have been obvious that Brigadier General Sir Harry Flashman was just too bad to be true. Liar, lecher, bully, coward and (according to his Who's Who entry, reprinted here) survivor of nearly every 19th century military disaster from the Siege of Lucknow to the Battle of Little Big Horn, he is as appalling and implausible a scoundrel as has ever shambled through the purlieus of the past. All the odder then that since this first volume of his purported "memoirs" was published recently in the U.S., all decked out with notes and glossary, no fewer than...