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...game for ripostes like "Don't be a smartass with me, punk," or an escort out the door. He ignites the crowd -- mostly young males who appear to be bused in from the stands of some local sports arena -- into bursts of cheering, hoots of derision or their favorite chant: "Mort! . . . Mort! . . . Mort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morton Downey Jr. The Pit Bull of Talk-Show Hosts | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

...warm-ups first this morning, and then we'll work a little on the resonators," says voice coach and instructor Bonnie Raphael to the students. "Uuuuuuuuuu," they chant in unison as they practice dropping the back of their tongues and using special chest and mouth exercises to project fuller voices...

Author: By Michael A. Levitt, | Title: Teaching the ART of Acting | 12/10/1987 | See Source »

Lynah's lewd, rude, and crude bunch of students will do anything to rattle an opposing netminder. Chant the goalie's name, label him a sieve (along with other spacious structures) and throw objects that would repulse many...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Devin-ately Back | 12/5/1987 | See Source »

...little headache didn't slow Hotchkin. His seemingly effortless speed up the left midfield prompted the crowd to chant "Sweat, Nick, Sweat" despite the chilly temperatures...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Winter's Here and the Booters Are Hot | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

...seven-piece band served up a bouncy rendition of the once popular tune Ain't No Stopping Us Now. In the steamy hotel ballroom, Democratic partisans lifted a rhythmic chant: "Mabus, Mabus, Mabus." On the podium, Mississippi's new Governor-elect let out a short celebratory whoop, then slowly declared, "Change has come." He repeated his campaign theme, "Mississippi will never be last again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mississippi Rises Again | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

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