Word: clevelandism
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...Feller of the Cleveland Indians no-hit the Chicago White Sox on April...
...lips and told him, "You're under arrest." That dramatic bust in a Manhattan motel last week was part of a roundup of more than 100 people suspected of belonging to a Sicilian Mafia heroin and cocaine ring. Dozens of other suspects face charges in locales extending from Cleveland to Puerto Rico, as part of the biggest drug case ever developed by the U.S. and Italy...
Twentieth century bureaucracy stumbles when it comes to the Amish, who have stubbornly resisted the Social Security program and other government rules and regulations. The latest conflict has cropped up in Mesopotamia (pop. 2,000), Ohio, 40 miles east of Cleveland, where Amish Volunteer Fire Fighters Eli Miller and Noah Mullet go unshaven as a sign of personal simplicity. A new state law forbids fire fighters to wear beards in the line of duty. The reason: facial hair prevents a proper seal from forming between the skin and a breathing mask, which fire fighters are required to use near flames...
...George Bush, loyalty is refusing to disagree with an incompetent president--loyalty is hiding. For Bill Lee, loyalty is standing up. Shortly before being traded to Montreal in 1978, Lee went on a one-day strike when friend and teammate Bernie Carbo was sold to Cleveland for $15,000. The press and many fans criticized Lee for his walkout, but he stood firm and still defends his actions...
Monday, 5--The publishing world was shocked today be the revelation that Stephen King does not in fact exist and is the nom de plume of a trio of idiot savants working out of a basement workship in Cleveland...