Word: hosed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...through a period of desolation," says Dr. Edward Whalen, staff psychiatrist at the county mental health center. "The number of people seeking help doubled in the fifth week after the flood. One man finished all the cleaning, then sat in front of his house for three days with the hose in his hand, not moving. His wife brought him in and he's functioning now." So far, five valley residents have committed suicide because of the flood...
...showing, long before ready-to-wear has even finished the basting. The home sewer, able to stitch in time, thus can stay in fashion more readily than her friends who wear store-bought frocks. She can make just about anything, too. There are now patterns for panty hose, lingerie and bathing suits as well as men's suits, shirts and overcoats. Butterick even has Stitch N' Stuff Sew-It-Yourself Furniture patterns for making legless sofas, beds and chairs that are basically overstuffed slipcovers. Patterns are easier to use now, too. Many are two or even one-piece...
...from Broadmoor last year despite evidence that he seems to have conducted certain interesting pharmacological "experiments" there. He was once caught growing deadly nightshade, and also taught fellow inmates how to get an easy high on tea by running carbon monoxide from a gasoline burner through it with a hose...
...nothing to do with either plot or political significance, and which typify the director's casual attitude to details. During several crowd scenes some of the extras look more interested in the camera than in the antics of Macunaima, and when Macunaima dies, bloodily, in a stream, a rubber hose can dimly be seen pumping the "blood" into the water...
...your house was flooded, look for sinking foundations, cracks in walls or baseboards, and other signs of collapse. You may have to scrape mud off the walls with a shovel, or wash down the walls with a hose to prevent rotting...