Word: hammerism
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...pigeons in a small closed box with a button in one wall. The birds must peck at this button at least once every five minutes to be paid off with food. The eager but ignorant pigcon, however, not knowing he will get the same reward with less exertion, will hammer away rapidly for great lengths of time to get his dinner...
...true that graduation saw the loss of the Crimson's powerhouse hammer and weight team consisting of Bob Forsyth, John Thorndike, Larry Ward and Howie Reed (who leaves in February). It's also true that Jaakko lost a fine runner in '49 captain Dave Humblett, and a topflight high jumper in Harrigan...
Besides Tootell and Trimble, other men who will probably compete in field events this season are Keith, and Ravreby in the Javelin, Rubin in the weight and hammer, football, and Wilson is the discus, Budlock in the pole vault, Best in the high jump, Kumple Geick and Gibson in the broad jump and Kanter and Ray in the shot...
...portraying the subtleties that some other films on prejudice lacked. The tone of paternalism used by the whites to negroes, though sometimes almost imperceptible, carries the desired tension through the less exciting portions. It is this gentle touch, rather than the instances of overt and violent discrimination use to hammer home the meaning of prejudice to Pinky and the audience, that places the picture on a high artistic level...
There were other attractions. For 25 lire, Communists could measure their strength by pulling a huge sickle which-when pulled hard enough-brought a huge hammer crashing down on the head of a fat capitalist dummy in frock coat and top hat. For less athletic comrades, Unità made its points more subtly, in exhibits of socio-political art and Russian literature. An elderly Russian woman in a lacy Ukrainian peasant blouse stood by the book exhibit. A young associate explained: "Mrs. Jakobs is here on purpose to translate the Russian writings into Italian for the comrades. If a comrade...