Word: crab
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...worst incident so far occurred last month in Seadrift, Texas (pop. 1,000), where some 120 Vietnamese had settled to work in crab processing plants. The Vietnamese rapidly saved up enough money to buy their own fishing boats. American fishermen accused them of undercutting market prices and of violating longstanding "gentlemen's agreements," like keeping crab traps a suitable distance from those of competitors...
Whoever wrote the title "Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab" knows more about baseball than about crabs. The softshelled crab, having just shed his protective shell, is the most vulnerable and timid crustacean, and usually hides in the sea grasses and shallows. Not a very apt comparison to fiery and aggressive Earl Weaver...
Chicken flying is of a piece with turtle derbies, crab races, frog jumps, armadillo rallies and possibly even buffalo chip tosses. There is no entry fee. Owners may enter as many birds as they please. Contestants are divided among four categories according to weight, and prizes of $25, $10 and $5 are awarded for the longest flights in each class, along with bright blue, red and yellow ribbons. Any chicken flying farther than the "world's record" -297 ft. 2 in., set in 1977 by a Japanese blacktail bantam named Kung Flewk -receives a cash prize of $500. What...
Skow approached Baker at his Nantucket Island retreat, where he found the columnist on his knees, plucking crab grass from a walk, and looking every bit the compulsive suburbanite sometimes mirrored in his column. Skow spent two days with the Baker family. He toured the island, shared the view from a widow's walk atop the house, and discovered that his 17-year impression of Baker was correct. Reports Skow: "He is not a performer. He is a man who lives very much inside his own head, a thoughtful conversationalist who would just as soon listen as talk...
...wrenching crab in the boat's engine room had stopped two oars mid-stroke and left the boat powerless. The shell limped home in fifth place, sorely disappointed and near shock...