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Word: chestful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...again before swinging into a perfect handstand. For a moment, he was frozen, balanced perfectly upside down. Then he flipped into action again, knifing his inverted body through a double "German" giant swing, arching his back into another handstand, twirling, spinning. Finally, tucking his knees into his chest, Thomas whipped into his dismount: a double somersault with a half-twist on each revolution. If he faltered on landing, took one steadying step, he would lose. He landed solidly and the gold medal was his. The judges' 9.90 merely confirmed the crowd's shout of delight: America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Coming of Age in Fort Worth | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

What is the secret of Greene's 2-D lure? Says Crosswinds President Bob Hennkens: "The only difference between Bob and Warren Beatty is 30 or 40 pounds. And Bob's chest is hairier." Greene's column is syndicated in 126 cities, and the 10,000 posters printed so far will be available in all. Says Hennkens: "We think there is a big future in posters featuring newsmen and women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Poster Boy | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Then came the turn of elegant Eddie Burke. Expanding his chest, he pledged to wage war on drug pushers and rapists if elected. A Baptist preacher exulted that Burke would create a "spiritual surge that will lift us into orbit for God." More down to earth, Committeeman Marty Tuchow explained: "Nostalgia is fine, but I have to be practical." Translation: Daley is buried, Byrne is mayor, and Byrne was for Burke. Twenty-four committeemen supported Burke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Calamity Jane Strikes Again | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

...shirt. They do a song called "Take Me Hostage," and at the end, at the height of a feedback, the bass player sets the singer's shirt on fire. The bass player takes the pillow out of the bass drum and wallops it against the singer's chest. "Aggggh, it hurts," the singer sings, and closes...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

...great shape," said someone in William Shatner's entourage. Shatner followed Arnold on "Good Day"; he looked fat, Hercules couldn't tell where his belly ended and his chest began...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Arnies of the Night | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

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