Word: ham
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...campaign in order to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a hostile Islamic republic, many U.S. experts were betting that the Soviets would put that campaign in the hands of a nationalistic general, Mohammed Aslam Watanjar. The notion of the Soviets flying Karmal home from V-SYGMA Eastern Europe seemed too ham handed and provocative, given the Communists' obvious need to broaden the political base of the Kabul regime. An armed Soviet takeover of the country was discounted for the same reason. More prescient intelligence would have enabled the U.S. to mount a diplomatic offensive to deter the Soviets...
...bestseller in a crowded field, pushed aside peace symbols and cartoon characters. Top draws today include such entries as Farrah's replacement Angel, Cheryl Ladd, and WKRP in Cincinnati's Loni Anderson, but Muppetdonna Miss Piggy is way up on the charts too, as a kind of ham amid the cheese. Beefcake has sold as well, including young Rock Stars Andy Gibb and Leif Garrett, John Travolta looking disco-feverish and NBC's heart throb Highway Cop Erik Estrada posing with his CHiPs down. Alas, such posters may soon be passé. Manufacturers report a swing away...
...slug of beer. The two men cross the old newspapers in the living room to enter the kitchen. They attack the cabinets, the ice box, the cake, the ham, and stuff home a midnight feast. Light another cigarette. Look at the old headlines. Flip through an old magazine. Yawn. Suck on a cigarette. And one of them sighs, "Jesus. I wonder what the Russians are going to do? I mean, what do they really want to do? Do they want oil? Do they want the Middle East? The world...
...contest will not be played on paper, but in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., a mere Sunday's drive from L.A. All four Steeler losses this year (were there really that many?) took place on natural grass, and the Pasadena turf is as real as a Jack Ham tackle. And, lest we forget, this is a new decade. Do I hear the far-off sound of Afghan guerillas...