Word: forking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...visible for 300 ft.) and a red reflector on the book (visible for 500 ft.) for bikes need after dark; a marking of white or reflectorized paint or tape (area about five square inches) on lower portion of rear fender and upper portion on both sides of the front fork; a suitable bell or horn-sirens or here or whistles are not permitted; and on adequate brake...
...around the moon-this week! I'm asking for volunteers." The astronaughts turn pale, drop their eyes, examine their nails, twiddle their fingers, fiddle with buttons, brush their sleeves, blow their noses. All at once an astro-chimp, who happens to be standing by, grabs a fork and playfully jabs one of these reluctant Shepards of kingdom come (Tom Tryon) in the behind. "Yeeee-ooww!" he squalls. "That's our man!" the general bawls...
...total federal take from personal income tax this year will amount to an estimated $45 billion, a record high (see tax story page 26). Americans are not the world's most heavily taxed people, but they fork out the most. Inevitably, there was grumbling, but much of it seemed for the record. Men have hated taxes ever since the dawn of civilization, and in years past, taxpayer discontent has led to rebellions-including, in some simplified versions of U.S. history, the violent tax protests that brought on the U.S. Revolution. In the light of such a past, there seemed...
...curls, she looks like the young Shirley Temple. Her ensuing seduction of Jonathan on Mamma's bed is as hilarious a scene as I can recall. And when Dad's corpse enters the proceedings, she uses his arm to punctuate her speech as nonchalantly is one would a fork or pencil at table...
Given a table, tuning fork, piles of music and the Sestetto Italiano Luca Marenzio one has a delightful evening of Italian madrigals from the late sixteenth century. Add Sanders Theatre and last night's smallish but enthusiastic audience, and Adriano Banchieri's madrigal comedy La Barca di Venezia per Podova becomes the absurd and absorbing musical work it has been for three and a half centuries...