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...very close now. I heard a sinister scraping inches from my left ear, and then I felt one end of the couch settle over my feet and legs. Then Betsy lifted the near end over me and dropped it with sickening force on lower...
...partnership has endured several crises. In 1967 Valli realized he was losing his hearing because of otosclerosis, a rare inner-ear ailment. One doctor told him that he would go completely deaf. At about the same time, sloppy management of the Four Seasons' business affairs plunged the group some $2 million in debt. To recoup, Valli embarked on a grueling schedule of about 300 concerts a year from 1969 to 1973. During that period, his ears got so bad that at times he had trouble hearing the band playing behind him. Finally, a series of operations restored most of Valli...
Listen before you leap. Senator Joseph Montoya provided comic relief during Watergate by dutifully reciting the questions his staff had prepared, even if other Senators had already asked them. Always remember to ear on the side of caution...
...over behind the "Say 'No' To Star Wars" pavillion. Something in his gait seemed familiar, so I followed him. As he removed the head of his bear costume, I realized it was none other than Soviet Big Wheel Mikhail Gorbachev. Sneaking up behind him, I whispered in his ear, "Hey, buddy, you want some Space Shuttle plans, cheap...
...fear of being ridiculed in his choice of a wife, Arnolphe has carefully planned his marriage over many years. He took charge of a young peasant girl, Agnes (Katherine Robin), and raised her just as he wished--innocent and stupid, a girl who thinks "children are begotten through the ear." Now that she's reached marriageable age, he's brought her to a secluded manor near his home to keep her chaste in the last days before their marriage...