Word: gangly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pretty exhausting process mentally, if not physically. The victim sits surrounded by his fellow inmates, head bowed, as they hurl phrases like "Down with the obstinate prisoner" or "Confess or face the consequences." Sometimes forbidden words, "liar," "scum" or "son of a bitch" slip in--and the gang's abuse is too relentless for comedy. Even a strong-willed victim's only out is to pretend to confess sincerely, and the realization that he must acquiesce to struggling eventually makes him as complacent as one who could never resist...
...indifference towards the February frolics goes beyond any disdain for their masochistic appeal. Yes, the root of my indifference lies largely in the fact that, from the first time I heard of the Olympics to last Sunday's closing ceremonies, our gang has never done particularly well. And that has rubbed my nurtured nationalism just the wrong...
...about to launch the Universal Press Syndicate. With considerable effort, Andrews talked the recent graduate into going national. Then 22, Trudeau signed a twelve-year syndication contract-which continues to give him 50% of Doonesbury royalties, the industry norm. In the fall of 1970, Trudeau's now familiar gang first surfaced in 28 papers. Andrews thought the title Bull Tales might offend some readers, so it was changed to Doonesbury, an amalgam of two words: doone, an old prep-school term for someone who is out to lunch, and Pillsbury, after Trudeau's roommate Charles Pillsbury, a flour...
...white jury that convicted him must hope in the interest of their own physical safety that Hurricane be kept behind bars. No mediating agent stands between Hurricane's sense of injustice and the outside world. When as a boy a white drunk tried to rape a member of his gang, Rubin responded by slashing the man's head open. When Hurricane was in custody and a cop called him "nigger," it was a reflex to smash the man's face...
...straight and normal," says Chevy, "nobody expects me to pick my nose and fall." Impressed by Chevy's instant popularity, Michaels began to use him more and more. Now Chevy often outshines the guest host. His success has not been wholeheartedly welcomed by the rest of the gang. There is some tension and jealousy. "But what do you do?" asks Anne Beatts. "Tell him, 'Don't be so good, hold back...