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Word: jello (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...majority, but she polled only 42%. That forced her into a Dec. 11 runoff, which she might lose to Runner-Up Quentin Kopp, a conservative member of the board of supervisors. One reason Feinstein failed to win was the success of minor candidates: Punk-Rock Singer Jello Biafra astonished even himself by taking 3% of the vote. More significant, David Scott, an openly homosexual real estate agent who called Feinstein and Kopp "Tweedledum and Tweedledee," won 10%. How his followers vote will be decisive in the runoff, and both candidates will be courting them in the next few weeks. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Strong Currents of Change | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

Floating on boards, barrels, inflated trash bags, empty milk containers and tires, the contestants entertained about 2000 spectators by pummeling enemy rafts with everything from jello-filled balloons to mudpies as they struggled to stay afloat...

Author: By Ruth Kogan, | Title: Adams Raft Race: Hapless Boats Sink, Water Balloons Fly | 5/8/1978 | See Source »

...lunch and have just blown confectioners sugar all over the kid across the table from you. He doesn't see the humor and retaliates with his jello. But the cubes stick to the bowl so he resorts to the mashed potatoes which are not going anywhere...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: It's All in the Wrist | 4/27/1977 | See Source »

Tyler falls in love with Otis's daughter Missy, who peels potatoes, molds jello and otherwise cooks for the camp. She like her father seeks to insulate herself from the outside world--at one point she says in trying on a potholder-mitten, "They're super super comfy. I wish I had a potholder for my whole body. You know, one that you could pull over your head..." Tyler, aggressive with her, has a surprisingly easy time breaking through her lining and they sleep together...

Author: By Peter Kaplan, | Title: Sleep-away Paradise | 11/18/1976 | See Source »

...beginning of sophomore year," the junior end from Fullerton, Calif. said while fondling the jello, "I drove three days straight to get to school. As soon as I got here, after having spent the previous night in Toad's Bar in New Haven, they dragged me down for pictures, so I want to disclaim all responsibility for my picture in the football program. They refused to take...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Loose Ball... Baggott Recovers | 11/10/1976 | See Source »

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