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Punts have played an interesting part in Harvard's football fortunes this season, and the one by Terrell which followed was no exception. Unnerved by his previous flub, Terrell sent up a wobbler which fell to earth just eight yards upfield, providing the Crimson offense with some much needed breathing room...
...said that for a skater to do well in the 500 meter event, she would have to skate the first 100 meters in 10.8 seconds or less. But the first skater did an 11.7, and Henning said "Great time, great time!" And then there was anchorman Jim McKay's flub of the final hockey score, calling it 6-1 when two minutes before we'd seen Steve Jensen of the US close...
...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...