Word: bulled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sleeping around; at 27 she was the First Lady of Argentina, the power behind Juan Perón; at 33 she was dead of cancer. She was one smart cookie, laced with strychnine-Eva Brains and Evita Braun. As a wily teenager, she ran through lovers like a bull on the pampas; as Senora Perón, she stalked the corridas of power, sniffing for the blood of old enemies. Young Eva told a colleague she wanted to play the great ladies of history: Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth, Lucrezia Borgia. Her wish was her destiny and her doom. Fate...
After Wee Carrion's hard-fought 4-2 decision, Mark Cooley and Jim Phills sealed this satisfying victory for the team. Cooley, a rampaging bull on the mat, dominated his opponent through the first period before a quick reverse and a pin 59 seconds into the second period. In the style that he has consistently shown throughout the season, Phills toyed with John Thornton, earning a 27-8 superior decision...
Saloonkeepers who have installed El Toro claim that it can pay for itself in less than a year. Most places charge $2 a throw; a ride lasts 20 seconds at most. Urged an ad for one Manhattan club: DON'T SHOOT THE BULL-RIDE IT. As a spectator sport, according to Brian Wallace, owner of Boston's Celebration, watching a member of the opposite sex jounce and jiggle "has a very subtle erotic appeal." Bucking the bull is a macho experience for most males, whereas city cowgirls often compare it to dancing-or sex. Says Wallace...
Some C & W club owners refuse to install bullpits, in the belief that riding the bull will prove a passing fad. Others are leary of higher insurance rates and injury claims-even though in most places the machine is surrounded by hefty cushioning, and riders are required to sign waivers absolving the owners from responsibility for injury. The very prospect of danger can be a potent spur. Peter Szymanski, 26, a computer technician from Gardner, Mass., took such a bad fall at Boston's Celebration that he had to nurse twelve stitches under his cowboy hat. "It hasn...
...before closing the day at 1004.69, a four-year high. In his Jan. 3 newsletter, he had predicted that the market could easily go up another 50 points from its level of 963.99, but looking afresh at the indicators he follows, Granville decided that the top of this bull market had been reached. Says he: "It involved no decisions on my part. I was just following the theory, and once we had a closing-day high above 1000, I had to give the sell signal." As soon as the market closed, Granville turned to his son and partner Blanchard...