Word: fool
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...harness sulkies. They guided their spirited horses at a brisk trot around the track as if they were aristocrats circling an Edwardian park. The celebrities treated the race with the mock seriousness typical of such events. Their real goal, besides the charity, was to have fun without making absolute fools of themselves. Except, that is, for Steinbrenner, whose only goal in everything he does is to win, which often guarantees that he makes a fool of himself. "George owns his own harness horses," said Plimpton, "and feels he has to uphold his image...
...fool not to be in this show," said Montgomery, of Robert W. Montgomery Landscape Nursery, Chester Springs, Pa. "If your advertising budget is just 5%, it should all go into the Philadelphia Flower Show. It's the ringing of the bell in the Philadelphia market. It says spring is here. And it's a fixed date." It was the second week in March...
...fool Mother Physis...
...boys [Benning and Taylor] at the point who have a lot of poise," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "They know each other well and they don't fool around with the puck. The three players down low [Barakett, Bourbeau and MacDonald] have a great hockey sense. They're also able to improvise...
Still, Coors has the right to make a fool of himself. Even at Harvard. Fortunately, the nearly 200 students and union workers who protested against Coors last Wednesday night did not try to deny him his right. They picketed outside the Science Center, making their case by chanting slogans and distributing informative literature. This "educational picket," as organizers called it, not only displayed a fundamental respect for Coors' right to speak, but also allowed the audience to ask more informed, penetrating questions...