Word: circusing
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...They think it's circus-like." --MERRELL FRANKEL, social-studies teacher, on her middle-school students' take on California's gubernatorial recall election...
...Died. Donald O'Connor, 78, comedian and film sidekick whose Make 'Em Laugh number in Singin' in the Rain is considered one of the great solo dances in Hollywood history; in Calabasas, California. The son of an Irish-born circus strongman, O'Connor shared top billing in six films with Francis, a talking mule...
...equal rights with the purported “rights” of animals is nothing short of ludicrous. Yet, this is nothing new for the PETA circuit, which has previously launched vile ad campaigns which compare the killing of chickens to the Holocaust and the captivity of circus elephants to the trans-Atlantic slave trade—fliers on the latter theme were actually available at Ms. Adams’ lecture. But, in the speaker’s crowd of about 125, there was not (apart from my laughter) a single sound of disapproval...
...restaurant patrons, and at the center of the dining area a massive 1500-gallon lobster tank makes for an impressive focal point. Families line the sides of long wooden picnic benches, while smaller parties occupy the vinyl-coated booths. Balloons float merrily in the air, adding to the already circus-like area. Looking around with a smile, John admits, “If you’re looking for a quiet experience, it’s not going to happen...
...equal rights with the purported “rights” of animals is nothing short of ludicrous. Yet, this is nothing new for the PETA circuit, which has previously launched vile ad campaigns which compare the killing of chickens to the Holocaust and the captivity of circus elephants to the trans-Atlantic slave trade—fliers on the latter theme were actually available at Ms. Adams’ lecture. But, in the speaker’s crowd of about 125, there was not (apart from my laughter) a single sound of disapproval...