Word: calf
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...easy to laugh at such follies as the 1903 ad for "Men's Corsets, An Absolute Necessity," or the male stockings with fake calf muscles, but many of the body-distorting items in this exhibition are recent fashion misstatements. Categorized by anatomy--feet, waist, chest--this show is most surprising not when comparing Victorian support garments to the 2000 Issey Miyake bustier (above) but in its cross-cultural references. The Mongo women of Zaire, for example, wore a belt that looks like the tail of a Playboy Bunny...
Karlen suffered debilitating cramps in his left calf and hamstring when he was just three points away from victory, up 6-1 in the fourth game over Trinity No. 5 Lefika Ragonste in the championship match. Karlen ended up losing the game 9-7 and took a five-minute injury timeout between the fourth and fifth games...
Perhaps interviewers are in on breaking scientific research that I’m unaware of. Perhaps, a woman’s calf, when fully extended on two to three inch heels, displays some phenotypic marker of her I.Q. Perhaps the ability to see the exact shape of a woman’s kneecaps is intimately related to assessing her ability to advise corporate mergers/write for a newspaper/dissect a cadaver...
...tried to go out with the Providence runners, and his calf started cramping,” Friedman said. “He gambled a bit and it didn’t work. But it’s better to find out now than to risk it at NCAA regionals...
Given the cost, it's no wonder those who succeed attain hero status among their peers. The veterans love to spin dramatic yarns about an 83-year-old barrel racer who competed while legally blind, a one-armed calf roper, and a 66-year-old bronco rider who managed to beat a group of 20-year-olds. Pride motivates the tales, especially because the current crop of rodeo seniors considers itself the last generation to hone its skills by working on ranches rather than at specialized roping schools or college rodeos. "So many people get older and begin to shut...