Word: gins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whatever the merits of those arguments, the contrasting styles of the unconventional Brown, 44, and the traditional Deukmejian (pronounced Duke-may-gin), 54, were readily apparent as the new Governor's term began. When Brown took office eight years ago, he contended that state and national resources were limited, that continual economic growth was neither possible nor desirable and that "small is beautiful." To dramatize that view, Brown held a simple, seven-minute swearing-in ceremony, concluding with the order, "C'mon, let's get to work." There were no parties. He drove a battered 1974 Plymouth...
...sentimentality. They sing along in the way that Churchill used to rumble the lines of Hamlet from his seat in the audience at the Old Vic. They stooge around: imagine Howard Cosell in the part of Rick Blaine and recite the lines in Cosellian cadence: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine...
Bourbon and gin drinkers, the study found, are perceived as more average individuals who are often looked upon as "narcissistic." Beer and Vodka game in at the bottom of the list, according to the study...
...what could be done about it. To his dismay, he was told to give up alcohol, which he has vowed to do, except for occasional lapses, until Christmas. He is not happy with having to make a choice, however, and grumbles that "it is very reasonable to have a gin at lunchtime and two whiskies and a couple of glasses of wine at dinner as long as you don't drink anything after dinner...
Regattas can involve up to eight hours of grueling efforts against opponents and the elements, Horn adds, contradicting the the popular myth of the gin and tonic sailor." Rotch agrees that anyone who has raced with the Harvard team knows there is a difference between pleasure sailing and collegiate racing...