Word: blew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gang of self-proclaimed "anti- Communists" kidnaped Brazilian Bishop Adriano Hypolito on Sept. 22, poured liquor down his throat, painted his body with red dye and dumped him, naked, on a back street in outlying Rio de Janeiro. For good measure the thugs blew up his car in front of the Brazilian hi- erarchy's offices...
...year, the vote would be higher by at least 10%. Walter Burnham agrees. He contends that the two candidates have not been up to the country's thirst for leadership. He argues that the Democrats were in the best position by far to match that need, but Carter blew his natural advantage. Reaching back to Abraham Lincoln to make his point, Burnham said: "Lincoln also ran a campaign on trust and moral uplift. But he tied it to specific issues that people understood and rallied around. The issue was never Lincoln the man. In fact, Lincoln could never have...
...leaders set an extremely quick pace throughout the race. Harvard's Stein Rafto came out of the gate and blew the race wide open, tearing past the one-mile mark at 4:26. Three-quarters of a mile later, Campbell and Fitzsimmons took over, running the two-mile at 9:13, and trading the lead for the next 2.5 miles...
...Mothers, and a big stuffed giraffe. He played his guitar, and as he played, he stroked the giraffe. After he had stroked the giraffe for a long time, it unleashed a spray of "industrial-strength whipped cream" all over the stage. Then, by means of concealed explosive, "we blew the things's butt off." Zappa says he thinks "this was just as good as any Fourth of July fireworks." He smiles briefly...
...here's something you probably didn't know: Ever hear of Lou Reed? Well, he's the same Lou Reed--then "Louis Reed" who blew the lid off the went on to play Wally in "Leave it to Beaver." His father runs a Blimpie on the corner of 43rd and Madison in NYC. Oh, yeah--you know that right arm? Totally phony, Blown off in the war. Blown...