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...started grabbing for any kind of fluid I could get. Unfortunately, I ended up with orange juice. One sip and wham! Within a few seconds I had severe stomach cramps, a tremendous stitch from out of nowhere. I haven't had a cramp like that in years...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: The 27th Mile | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

...next three miles, I moved at the pace of a brisk walk. And still I was dying. My legs kept wanting to move faster, but my stomach said nay. By the time I got rid of the cramp, my legs were ready for their own work-slowdown. Rhythm is crucial to a marathoner's success. The cramp destroyed mine, and I suffered the rest...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: The 27th Mile | 4/25/1977 | See Source »

...President's genial doctor. His seven-page report covering Ford's annual physical was given out in all its glorious detail. Dr. Lukash had opposed release; Ford ordered it done. As a matter of fact, after one gets through Ford's postnasal drip and a severe cramp in his left calf, the report turns out to be one of the best documents recently issued from the White House. Ford is in bully health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: It's Good to Come Clean on Health | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

...even Hockey Stars Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito and their fellow Chicago Blackhawks could cramp the style of Ernie, Bert, Grover, Big Bird and Cookie Monster. The Sesame Street regulars (played by Shipstads & Johnson's Ice Follies skaters) showed up in Chicago last week for a strictly fun hockey match against the Blackhawks-all for the sake of the team's annual Christmas party. While 80 of the players' wives, children and friends looked on, the Hawks lost the match when Big Bird grabbed the puck in his beak and tossed it in for the winning goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 5, 1976 | 1/5/1976 | See Source »

...sideburns made packets and sent them to Washington. According to Frank Gotch, "we've sent four million of these petitions out, but if you divide by 537, that's not so many people. But have you ever tried to sign your name and address 537 times? Man, writer's cramp...

Author: By Tom Blanton, | Title: The Birchers Are Busy in Belmont | 11/19/1975 | See Source »

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