Word: flopping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...golfers who hate to smile or suffer outwardly, here is one who will drop his head and his heart, his club and sometimes his caddie. No one will ever again be Nicklaus or Palmer, let alone equal parts of both, but Stadler at least will not have to belly flop into any lakes. At the Masters, a deep thinker asked him, "Where are you now, and where are you going?" "Here," the Walrus said, "and home." -By Tom Callahan
...Savers Certificate, which banks and savings and loan associations unfurled last October. Savers can earn up to $ 1,000 in tax-free interest on these one-year investments, which require a minimum deposit of $500. Despite an extravagant advertising blitz, though, the ASCs have proved to be a flop. Financial institutions were expecting All Savers deposits of up to $250 billion by the end of this year, but the total so far has reached only $46 billion, and customer interest is waning fast. There is no strong sentiment in Congress to renew the program when it expires in December...
...Belly Flop...
Working under a casual agreement with the legal thespians, our eager beaver poured his soul into those props and eagerly awaited the fame and fortune he deserved. As usual, the show was a flop, and to make matters worse, the neophyte craftsman was apparently told to take a hike without any pay because he hadn't signed a contract. Those Harvard Law students know how to drive a hard bargain...
...Eagles' biggest heroies came from O'Connor, who is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the top goalies in Beanpot history. With his exciting flop-to-the-ice style, he repeatedly stopped Husky slapshots, deflections, and one breakaway in the last second of the first period, while B.C. was building a 2-0 lead...