Word: corking
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...question was purely rhetorical. Pia knew just what to do. She went to the desk where her husband had checked his pistol. Then she faced Sacchi, took aim and fired. "It sounded just like the popping of another cork," remembers one of the bystanders. A moment later, Pia aimed the gun at her own temple and pulled the trigger once again. But the gun misfired. "It won't shoot," screamed...
Many employers are dubious too. J.E. Smith, employment manager for the Armstrong Cork Company of Lancaster, Penn, is one. Basically, he thinks that college placement offices like Harvard's, make recruiting for companies impractical...
Stoppered. In Chicago, Mrs. Rum charged her husband George with habitual drunkenness, won her divorce, retook her maiden name: Miss Cork...
...love with his master's favorite, The Most Beautiful Girl in the Whole World. Puzzled by his mistress's indifference, the bachelor pops himself into the bottle where he keeps her to see if she has a lover there. While he is investigating, the jinni thumbs the cork back in, and takes over where his master left...
...drilled into the bottle, one on top, one on the bottom, and two on the sides. Into these holes, attach the tubing. Heat will fuse glass to glass. Another important point: the insulation, marked on the plans with vertical lines, must not be omitted. This can be made from cork, asbestos, or any other material with insulation characteristics. Cut the insulation to correct size, drill the necessary hole to allow the tubing to pass through, and glue to the tin box with some product that claims to make anything stick...