Word: flub
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...axiom among writers that leading characters' personalities change every two years ?that is to say, under their same name. The head writer breaks down the bible's dense plot into brief outlines, which are then turned into scripts by the writers. The dialogue must be virtually flub-proof. Actors move ceaselessly?with the equipment and with their colleagues ? so syllables are few and speeches short and clear...
...partygoers. Ford has "become the country's leading target for jokes," Show Biz Chronicler Earl Wilson wrote last week. "Gone was all reverence for the No. 1 position in the land." The Washington Post's Nicholas von Hoffman called Ford "President Klutz," "Mr. Ten Thumbs," "the Great Flub-Dub" and "Old Bungle-Foot," all in a single column, and wondered whether he would become "the first President to be laughed out of office...
After making this initial adaptation, the 'Cliffe offense applied the pressure. Indeed, the visitors outshot the victors, 12-9, over the course of the contest. But Radcliffe missed a key scoring opportunity on what coach Debbi Field termed an "officiating flub...