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Word: eardrum (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Uptown records, sees the unplugged style spreading. "Jodeci, in its upcoming album, is doing an acoustic song," he says. "Babyface did an acoustic-guitar song, When Can I See You. I'm sure some of that was inspired by Unplugged." Even the Rolling Stones, the nearly fossilized progenitors of eardrum-rending rock, are rumored to be planning an acoustic album...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOW VOLTAGE, HIGH POWER | 3/27/1995 | See Source »

...machine man. Moving, doing it, you know...can I count it off?" and BREAK into Sly & The Family Stone coming and Thanking You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin and BREAK hangin with th'Parlifunkadelicacy thick groove hittin ya in your backside gang, doin it to ya in yer eardrum in 3D heavy thick and sweaty (no more meaty beaty big and bouncy) "I wanna know if it's good to you baby when you do what you do to me," know wad I mean, and BREAK and Groove Me and BREAK Get Up and Get Down and BREAK and Curtis...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Make It Funky | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

...Dick and hello political, no Chuck D, but in yo' face, undermining society like none of Harvy-M's HOMOsexuals have done in years...and this is before the Village People. That's right, my funky crossdressin' freaky styly friends, my maggot brains, not only doing it in yer eardrum but sending you a Future Shock: "We GOT to STOP our men from messin up th' land...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Make It Funky | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

...classic example of what scientists call evolutionary convergence, female Ormia flies and female crickets have developed similar eardrum-like devices to serve differing goals: female crickets need male crickets to mate; female flies also need male crickets to reproduce. They use them as depositories for parasitic larvae that infest, feed on and ultimately kill their hosts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Perfect Pitch | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

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