Word: clownish
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...poor excuse for a mascot. The Atlanta Braves-who have distanced themselves from controversial closer John Rocker-have been forced to tone down their infamous "Tomahawk Chop" in recent years. There is a difference between hockey's Chicago Blackhawks-whose logo and "Indian" identity are comparably subtle-and the clownish appearance of Chief Wahoo. Of course, how much the difference matters is debatable...
...Louis Riel," by Chester Brown How does a history of a real 19th-century Quebecois rebel mystic become fun to read? When he is drawn with the clownish proportions of a tiny head and a giant's body. Chester Brown makes history his own by rewriting it just slightly, while annotating every altered detail, and presenting it all in his spare, almost goofy drawing style. When the series reaches its end in 2001, it will be collected. Now if only he would finish his version of the Gospels...
...situation." Martinez studies batters from the mound, staring in at them deadeyed. If he sees fear, he comes high and inside. Behind in the count, when most pitchers would throw a fast ball, he'll risk a breaking pitch. Martinez in the clubhouse is a sweet soul with a clownish side that at one point last year prompted teammates to tape his mouth shut and tie him to a pole in the dugout. But on the mound, he has a keen sense of machismo. He feels that a man on base is an affront. Opponents are batting just .056 against...
...want to see Gallagher, I've got no sympathy for you. None. Zip. You get what you pay for, which is some clownish retard throwing water...
Rock stars and child stars getting busted for drugs: this is not unusual. But, gee whiz, little buddy, you too? BOB DENVER, enshrined in the psyches of a generation of TV watchers as the emblem of clownish naivete, a fawn facing down the elements on an uncharted desert isle with nothing but innocence...well, you get the picture. Gilligan got busted for weed possession. The narcs caught Denver after he signed for a package containing about 25 grams of marijuana sent to him mail order, and officers searched his home, finding more marijuana and "marijuana paraphernalia." Sounds more like...