Word: birdness
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...Bantams weren’t feeling the heat yet, No. 1 Sidd Suchde played Shaun Johnstone in an emotionally charged matchup. After much heckling by the largely pro-Crimson fans in attendance, Johnstone flipped the bird to the crowd between points only to incite more anger. The mental manipulation must have had some effect as Suchde overcame Johnstone in straight games to tie the meet at four games apiece...
...terrain in what pilots called nap-of-the-earth flight (that's what upsets unpracticed bellies). The tactic certainly reduces the helicopter's exposure to enemy fire from below, but it doesn't eliminate it. Helicopter pilots speak warily of "golden BBs" that can bring down their bird. There are a fair number of bull's-eyes on those spindly mechanical beasts - rotor blades, fuel systems, driveshafts, hydraulic lines - that, if hit, can doom a helicopter. Many of them don't exist on fixed-wing aircraft, or are better protected on the faster machines...
...representative of how powerful we are but also something unique, different, that no one has ever thought of.Plants. Yes, plants. No one has a plant mascot, except for the Stanford tree, but they’re actually the Cardinal, so they make no sense because a cardinal is a bird. A plant would be unique, but only the Venus Flytrap could work to intimidate. And what about the kiddies? Kids hate Venus Flytraps, studies show.Finally, I cleared my mind, thought of everything Harvard represents, and thought of what is powerful, unique, lovable, invincible, and also brought that pizzazz...
...ratatouille, tuna tartare, mushrooms, chicken, crab cakes, asparagus, salad. And it always works, adding a richness and silkiness to everything, a protein-on-protein, Atkins-era overindulgence that makes me psyched to be an American. "Hey, this is delicious, but wouldn't it be better if we plopped some bird ovum...
Superstar Larry Bird thought the stock was overpriced. Forward Kevin McHale feared that the shares were too susceptible to injury. But when the Boston Celtics went public last week?the first time that a major league sports team has had its own listing on the New York Stock Exchange?the action on the floor was intense. All 2.6 million shares, representing a 40% stake in the franchise, sold out the first day, raising $48 million...