Word: cannon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hardly a storming at all. The outnumbered and ill-supplied defenders (whose oppressed prisoners consisted of just two lunatics, four forgers and one aristocratic ne'er-do-well put away by his family) finally surrendered when they saw themselves confronting the rioters' artillery, which included a silver-inlaid cannon originally given to France by the King of Siam. And the commandant of the Bastille, who had tried to avoid further bloodshed, was subsequently hacked to death, his head stuck on a pike and paraded through the streets...
Although North alone may take the fall in court for the disastrous foreign policy decision of an entire administration to sell arms to Iran and divert the funds to help the Contras, it is now abundantly clear that this gung-ho lieutenant colonel was hardly a "loose cannon," but merely one cog in a comprehensive administration policy to subvert Congressional authority and deceive the American people...
...know that freshman tennis player Jarum Piatigorsky "alternates a tricky top spin serve with his vicious cannon ball?" (Run for your lives, run for your lives, Piatigorsky is lighting up his cannon...
...varsity hockey team raised its rhubarb and whipped the Saints of St. Lawrence, 5-1, with a powerful cannon-ball offense. The profligate Saint fans yelled assorted profanities and taunted the varsity with some malicious intent before Ed Presz advanced to the goal and proceeded to score a goal of ethereal beauty in the opening minutes of this pugilistic contest...
Most Democrats expect anything but courtesy from Gingrich. In fact, they view his combativeness as a potential plus. "Newt probably unites the Democratic Party more than any other single Republican," said House Majority Whip Tony Coelho of California. If Gingrich lives up to his loose-cannon reputation, he could further hinder the President's crusade for congressional bipartisanship. Of course, if Gingrich has his way, there will not be a Democratic majority in the House for long. "Newt wakes up in the morning, and < the first thing he thinks about is how to become the majority party," says Charles Black...