Word: hogging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Only a true Redskin fan can appreciate the beauty of the victory. I could almost taste the 13 fabulous catches by veteran Art Monk and smell the gutsiness of "Hog" Joe Jacoby, coming off the bench to replace injured All-Pro offensive lineman Jim Lachey. And the coup de grace: an unthinkable quarterback draw by aging Jeff Rutledge with under 30 seconds left and no timeouts...
...Dassenko told a group of the reinsurers from whom Transit is now trying to collect. "As a result, dishonest, unethical and incompetent competitors play on the same field with honest businessmen who exercise good judgment." In effect, the bad guys charge too little for insurance, living high on the hog and then just putting their companies into bankruptcy when the claims come due. "The end result," says Dassenko, "is that the good businessmen suffer twice: first by losing business to the bad guys whose rates they can't match; and then again by having to clean up the mess when...
...channel is switched from his favored westerns or cartoons. Come bedtime, there is only one place where he will sleep: on the Kalishes' king-size mattress, snuggled between Mary and Ronald. If reproved, Frank may try to urinate on the offender's foot. Yet, far from feeling hog-tied by their demanding household companion, Mary says of the experience, "I've loved every minute...
...pigs treat us as equals. Mary Kalish tends to agree. "A pig is more like having another family member than a pet," she says. Indeed, the historic relationship of man and pig, dating back nearly 2 million years, is complex. Such phrases as pig out, pigheaded and hog fat suggest distaste for an ungainly critter that spends most of its time wallowing in muck. (Pigs have few sweat glands and need mud -- or preferably, clean water -- to protect themselves from heat stroke.) But China's Year of the Pig represents prosperity, and pigs have been linked with deities in many...