Word: flips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After five years of flip-flopping over whether or not he really favors British participation in the Common Market, Harold Wilson slid gingerly off the fence last week. In Parliament, the Prime Minister announced that "Her Majesty's government have decided to recommend to the British people that they should vote [in a June referendum] in favor of staying in the Community." Wilson's words were greeted with considerable cynicism. "Large numbers on this side always thought you would do it," sarcastically observed William Hamilton, a pro-Market Labor M.P. Added Liberal Party Chief Jeremy Thorpe with heavy...
...Agostino did not disappoint as the fended off an 18.11 deficit, badly bruised ribs and a highly partisan UMass crowd. D'Agostino capitalized on his opponent's error in the last thirty seconds to flip him over...
There is risk in skating out to trim the angle. If the goalie only deflects the puck, an opponent may slip behind him to flip a rebound into the open net. Should he glide beyond the crease, the goalie is subject to the bone-rattling body checks that players use to knock opponents out of the play. Parent usually manages to avoid these griefs by trapping the puck cleanly or deflecting it toward the corner with his stick...
...looking like a grizzled ancient in his forthcoming appearance on the Cher TV special. Wearing a satin-lapelled dressing gown and high-heeled clunkers, John plays a senile rock-'n'-roller incarcerated in a rest home along with an equally decayed Bette Midler and Flip Wilson. John's eyeglasses, a particular fetish, are surprisingly modest. Of his 100 pairs, he has chosen tinted aviators, rather than the giant shades even larger than himself that he once staggered onstage with, or the sporty diamanté numbers with pin wheels sparkling at the corners that he liked to show...
These irreverent moments lie close to the heart of the series' remarkable appeal, for they are the flip side of Clark's enthusiasm for his subject. His business, he implies, is not uplifting masses, but holding a civilized conversation among equals. It is an endearing conceit, one that makes you want to break out the port and cigars when he raps on the electronic door...