Word: cannonism
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...dragon, for instance. But then we find the fight is rigged. The hero and the monster are actually partners; they have a deal; without a dragon, what can a hero do? One drawing makes this point with particular elegance: a new kind of adversary, a man with a cannon, is drawing a bead on the dragon. The hero is about to save his enemy by attacking the gunman from the rear. In another drawing, the monster has become an enormous furry rabbit. "The rabbit is as armored as the dragon," Steinberg points out. "It has the impenetrable armor...
...rate, the rusty but aggressive Crimson overcame the obnoxious Hopkins cannon and the rainy weather to bring the score to 6-2 midway through the third period, when they found themselves with a man up, but a Bluejay fast-break goal shattered any upset hopes. The final count was 11-4, with Mike Faught (2), Steve Martin, and Mike Ward providing the Crimson goals...
Estimating that they now had the necessary 67 votes, the leaders looked around for a couple more just in case something went wrong. They approached Howard Cannon, the crusty chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, who opposed the treaties but feels devoutly loyal to the Senate. He was informed that there were enough votes to ratify, but that all the Senators would be blamed by the opposition for casting the deciding vote to "give away the canal." Would Cannon help his fellow Senators out? He agreed to vote in favor. The leaders also sounded out West Virginia...
Isabella Walton Cannon, newly elected mayor of Raleigh, N.C., explaining why, at age 73, she went into politics: "I'm an active person-I couldn't sit still. I retired at 65 from the business office of the North Carolina State University library, and I figured I'd live to be 90. That's a good chunk of time. I'm not the book-club type...
Generally, election winners were an eclectic group for whom age, sex or race seemed to be no barrier. Denying that she was a "little old lady in tennis shoes," retired Librarian Isabelle Cannon, 73, proved to be fast on her feet as she upset Jyles Coggins, 56, mayor of Raleigh, N.C. "How can you debate with someone who is old enough to be your mother?" complained Coggins. Said Cannon, who was backed by groups in favor of controlled growth for the city: "Raleigh is ready for a fresh new face...