Word: coasters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most part, however, the predominant mood was a relieved euphoria. For the millions who came through the quake without a scratch, the experience was akin to a roller-coaster ride: a few moments of terror followed by sheer exhilaration. "I've felt all the earthquakes since I've lived here, and this one was the best -- my best near death experience," declared Los Gatos bike- shop employee Ray Blair...
...like a roller coaster ride like at Coney Island, and I enjoyed that. You prepare yourself for the worst. But it was really just like a rough regular landing," said passenger Glenn Porter of New York...
...learn we had a landing-gear problem. People kind of looked around. The pilot announced there was a mechanical problem. We went out over the water and did what they call a G-force manuever, it was like a roller coaster. Then we tried to land hard to bounce it free. That didn't work...
...this is not to say that the second you decide you are not romantically inclined toward someone you should just blurt it out. Each person has his or her own timing and reason. But, instead of riding on an emotional roller coaster of guilt and romantic disinterest, it is better to be true to one's sentiments...
Like St. Peter's, which the Protestants of 16th century Europe scorned as a scandalous extravagance, Our Lady of Peace is being maligned as an unseemly expense in a country with an annual per capita income of $650. Demands a devout Ivory Coaster: "Why build a church for God while there are so many unemployed and near starving?" The regime counters that the church was paid for entirely by private funds provided by Houphouet-Boigny and his sister and was built on land owned by the President...