Word: flubbing
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...quad is only the most glamorous example of what the sport might be losing if the penalties for trying one aren't reduced somehow, whether by awarding four-revolution jumps higher base points or by reducing the penalties for skaters who try and flub them. Plushenko, one of the most consistent quad jumpers around, landed a quadruple toe loop jump in the early seconds of his program and still came up short of the gold on Thursday, earning a silver. He has been outspoken all week about how he feels about the quad jump. "I believe that the quad...
...host of the ABC talk show The View, Sherri Shepherd declared that she didn't believe in evolution. When co-host Whoopi Goldberg pressed her to say whether she thought the world was flat, Shepherd responded, "I don't know ... I've never thought about it." That flub and the ensuing media hysteria inspired her to write Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break. The comedian, who also stars in the new Lifetime sitcom Sherri, dished to TIME about how the incident played out, why women are too hard on themselves and the difficulties of being...
...each stage of the trip, whether in a castle or palace, diplomatic opportunity and danger lurk. The White House has prepared for months to ensure that the dozens of events come off without a gaffe, hitch or flub. But even years of planning could not make such events fail-safe. The world is in far too much turmoil, with widespread concern about the economic collapse, unruly voting publics and continued regional instabilities, which are sure to burst into public view. At the same time, Obama's central policy proposals, which include a significant expansion of the military effort in Afghanistan...
...anybody about those bonuses," it sounds clearer that he's not as angry as anybody. And he may actually do better in tough Q&As, like his press conferences, than in soft ones like Leno's. He gaffes more when he feels he's on friendly turf. (See his flub about "bitter" small-town Americans at a fundraiser in the primaries...
...weeks ago, it was the Flub Heard ’Round The World. Today, President Barack Obama’s forgettable and fumbled exchange with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ’76 has been relegated to a historical footnote and their subsequent reenactment assigned to the annals of White House lore. As a nation, we seem ready to both trivially group Barack Obama with Chester Arthur and Calvin Coolidge—predecessors who gave the oath another go—and direct future visitors to the White House Map Room to admire the fireplace before which history...