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Word: deflector (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...find Roger consucting military exercises and falling into the duck pond. Roger patrolling the yard falling into the duck pond, Roger ezperimenting with do-it-yourself bean can bombs and falling into the duck pond. One of their better ideas is to convert a microwave oven into a missile deflector. Unfortunately, this piece of genius is ultimately stymied by Roger's lack of techincal expertise...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: Defending the Hearth | 4/17/1985 | See Source »

Wanda: Nice try, wily husband. In fact, the smile is a hostility deflector, and it is trotted out more often by disadvantaged groups. Women smile more than men because they have to appease men and because everyone assumes we are responsible for the emotional tone of social life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Is Smiling Dangerous to Women? | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

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