Word: bump
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...things first. Ciji Ware is Gladys the pneumatic secretary; she's the best thing that ever happened to the part. Her "Her Is," to take just a single example (I mean, I could go on all night--stop me if you've heard this before) shows Rindge Tech what bump and grind really means: half a green shirt and those creamy white pants. That's all she's got, and that's all she needs. Bump. Grind...
...mother of four-letter Comedian Lenny Bruce. With knowledgeability gained during her career as a tank nightclub comedienne, Professor Marr lectures her pupils: "Keep your eyes on the audience at all times. Learn how to look at one man and take your clothes off for him. Not too much bump and not too much grind-that's passé and went out with Minsky...
...dumbfounded the defense with intricate double reverses. When the running attack occasionally lost momentum, Quarterback Pete Smith picked off receivers with bull's-eye accuracy. And the foe was no pushover: Michigan had already beaten both U.C.L.A. and Army this season by lopsided scores. But even for Coach Bump Elliott's gang-tackling team, Michigan State depth and power were too much. Final score: Michigan State, 28; Michigan...
...belt," but she still takes a beating elsewhere. Last year in Scotland, she fractured a kneecap. In Wales, Jill suffered through a series of bizarre misfortunes. Stuck in a deep bog, she had to drag her 3OO-lb. cycle out of the mud. When her bike hit a bad bump, Jill plunged over the handlebars, landed headfirst in a rabbit hole. "I was stuck so fast," she says, "that I had to undo my helmet to get my head out.'' Battered, mud-spattered, running a fever, Jill doggedly refused to quit...
...sang the role of the determinedly virginal Egyptian queen while six months pregnant. "I have much less stage fright with baby in me, because I think of him and not the audience," she explained. "I took care not to push my high notes, because too much diaphragm might bump him on the head. He was quiet while I was singing, but as soon as I stopped he started to applaud with his feet...