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Word: boing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would-be customers to get off their couches and onto their exercise bicycles, has been widely praised. But Reebok's recent "Let U.B.U." ad campaign, which starred eccentric characters in surrealistic situations, was considered a bust. All the major manufacturers have hired celebrity pitchmen. Nike pays multitalented pro athlete Bo Jackson to sell its cross- trainer shoe, and Joan Benoit Samuelson to advertise its running line. L.A. Gear keeps retired Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on its payroll; his former coach Pat Riley is under contract with Reebok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foot's Paradise | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

...didn't exactly plan it this way. I originally wanted to play squash. "Bo-ring," Julia said. "Let's go canoeing," she said. Her rationale: "It's a beautiful day, and this is New Jersey...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Row, Row, Row Your Boat | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

...think they would accept a T-thing on Bo Jackson...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: It's Time for the T-Thing | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

Char Joslin is the most incredible athlete at Harvard. Anyone that can play three sports at any school is amazing. Yesterday, Joslin made the front page of The New York Times sports section. Bo Jackson, eat your heart...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Final Thoughts and Quotes | 5/19/1989 | See Source »

Phillips, a three-year letterman at wide receiver in football and a four-year starter in basketball, says he will not attempt to follow in Bo Jackson's footsteps. If he makes it at either sport, the other will become a hobby at the playground, not professional, level...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders Wait for the Pro Call | 4/21/1989 | See Source »

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