Word: cone
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...three-martini lunch has always been more of a political symbol than a business reality. Probably the most common drinks these days at executive lunches from Manhattan to Malibu are Perrier and white wine. John O'Toole, chairman of New York City's Foote, Cone & Belding advertising agency, was bemused by the Senate action. Said he: "I get a dismal sense of déjà vu. Didn't this happen just a few years ago?" Harry Poulakakos, owner of Harry's at Hanover
...perfect. But before the Pershing had climbed two miles, it started throwing off burning fragments. The missile, 34½ ft. long and 40 in. in diameter, was already disintegrating when an Air Force officer pushed the emergency button to detonate the small explosive charges packed on board. The nose cone, which fell into the Atlantic, carried no nuclear warhead. At week's end officials were still trying to determine what caused the failure; preliminary blame was placed on a flaw in the first-stage rocket motor...
...John H. Cone Pasadena, Calif...
...fifth day, I had a roast pork and onions hero, a bag of apricots, two eggrolls, a papaya shake, and a soft ice cream cone...
...soft ice cream cart. Also known as the milkshake cart, soft ice cream being a tricky thing to keep in your cone in 90-degree weather. I stopped in front of the cart every day to watch a street-mime who had staked out this part of the avenue. His schtick, which attracted a large crowd every day, was to follow unsuspecting pedestrians about a step behind them, imitating the way they walked Every so often, he would run ahead of one of his subjects and dive onto the sidewalk to look up her skirt. One day, an elderly woman...