Word: californianism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Raveling is not a Californian by any stretch of the imagination. But you don't see too many guys like him in the Ivies either. In the huddle, he's a drill sargent, bellowing a stream of juicy expletives at his troops. On the bench, he's a no-nonsense high school principle, lecturing his players, lecturing the referees, stalking the sidelines with eagle eyes riveted on the court. In the press room he's James Earl Jones, pontificating, condescending, commanding respect. Roby is tough. He can scream and curse and berate officials, too. But would he call time...
...They boasted a lot. They joked around a lot. But they never buckled down long enough to put away the upstarts from the Ivies. Taking what Greenberg described as "an abundance of bad shots," they were outhustled from the start and no matter how often Greenberg--another non-Californian if ever there was one--yapped at his home court referees, he couldn't buy a call...
...sweep of some of Big Green's provisions, like the pesticide curbs that would have banned any chemical found to cause cancer in any rat. Given the legitimate debate over many of the provisions in the proposition's 16,000 words, it was entirely possible for a Californian to vote against the measure and still feel that he or she was an environmentalist...
...record 250 million bottles last year, up 75% since 1982. Thinking they had priced the bubbly too cheaply, vintners are raising wholesale prices 20% or more. But some champagne makers fear that the trend may price French brands out of the party market, since consumers can turn to new Californian and Australian varieties...
...newly liberated teenagers in East Berlin, more than 10,000 young Americans sent in letters. But Scholastic staffers sifting through the outgoing mail sometimes gulped at the messages. "Dear Whoever, My life is full of danger in this small town," wrote a 13- year-old Iowa boy. A young Californian confided that "Los Angeles is a great place if you happen to like earthquakes and smog" and added, "Every one of us lives their own hell from day to day." On the brighter side, there were mash notes: "If you're a girl, send me a picture...