Word: elbowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Time was when a small American who got vaccinated and looked both ways before crossing streets had a reasonable chance of outliving boyhood. But a new complication has been added. A recent treatise on the subject seriously inquired: "Can Junior fall instantly, face down, elbow out, forehead on elbow, eyes shut? Have him try it tonight as he gets into...
...even more controversial approach is the risky "fist-to-cheek" position. Here, sleepers place an elbow on the armrest of the chair, and then balance the weight of their head on the strategically positioned knuckles. The peril here lies in the forces of gravity, which slowly pull the head downward, resulting in a cranial free-fall, jolting the student back to consciousness...
...when the purple-clad mascot turned againsthis own partner, Savage felled Grimace with oneblow, opting for an arm hack to the head ratherthan his signature move, the "flying elbow fromthe top of the ropes...
...about utility rates was to send a dozen of them, with staff, floating through the Grand Canyon, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Utah Senator Bob Bennett and his staff logged $39,684 in paid travel including a trip for him and his wife to study international trade at Elbow Beach, Bermuda...
...separately, hoping to draw out Freeh's support of an independent counsel. But Freeh was determined to present a united front; he wanted to sit at Reno's side. So, Democrats introduced a resolution to that effect; it was defeated. Freeh settled for a seat behind Reno, at her elbow (at least they'd be pictured together.) And loyally waited ? for six-and-a-half hours ? while his counterpart testified. Observed TIME Washington correspondent Elaine Shannon: "Aides were dropping like flies...