Word: ducking
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DIED. ISADORE ("FRIZ") FRELENG, 89, animator; in Los Angeles. In 1930 Freleng joined Warner Bros., where he animated the A list of cartoondom: Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam. Freleng won five Oscars for his blend of frenzied action and idiosyncratic characters...
While the tendency to manage students life without students input is disturbing, perhaps more so is the timing of the announcement. Jewett, of course, is a lame duck who will retire this summer; he should not be making a decision that will affect the College long after he has left. His doing so leaves no one to take responsibility for this action, and cynically protects Lewis' well--cultivated reputation for concern for students needs...
Knowles read the parts of the bird, the duck and--of course--the grandfather with relish. His voice shook with fear and apprehension as the wolf chased the animals. The dean shivered when the duck jumped in the pond, and he gulped when the wolf swallowed the duck...alive...
...zeal to pass the contract, the leadership might be snuggling too close to the special interests that the all-important swing voters abhor. If the contract's tax cuts overtly favor corporations and the wealthy, says G.O.P. Representative Steve Schiff of New Mexico, "it will make us a sitting duck for those who argue that our party has capitulated to our [lobbying] allies." Democrats are already making the argument. "The Republicans are too close to business interests," charges Charles Schumer of New York. "That is their Achilles' heel...
...LOOK LIKE A DUCK by Bruce Cutler (from remarks to a reporter on client John Gotti) If you look like a duck Quack like a duck Walk like a duck And the government calls you a duck Gee You must be a duck So if the government calls you a gangster Gee You must be a gangster...