Word: knotted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...time he saw a water tap he turned it on in a matter of seconds, and the first time he saw a zipper-zing! it was open before Maxwell could lift a finger. He quickly learned to trot around London on a leash, sniff at fireplugs, untie the tightest knot with his teeth, and sleep on his back with his arms outside the covers just as his master did. And whenever Maxwell overslept, Mij darted beneath the covers, ripped them loose and stole the pillow...
...that are continuously making training flights and simulated bombing attacks, the airborne alert crew flies a casual course-"high-speed loitering"-that keeps it within striking distance of its targets. On the 24-hour orbit that will range across 11,000 miles or so, the pilot maintains a 400-knot "endurance speed," avoiding sharp turns and other nonessential maneuvers to conserve fuel. SAC's planners calculate that he is within reach of his target for 21 hours-known as "effectiveness time." In the remaining three hours, he is low on fuel and making a scheduled mid-air refueling rendezvous...
...stepped out of his grey-and-gold Viscount at Washington National Airport, Canada's Prime Minister John Diefenbaker radiated anticipation and good cheer. Hustling up to the knot of waiting U.S. and Canadian officials, he grasped the arm of newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Canada Livingston Merchant and confided: "We're very glad you're coming, we couldn't be more pleased." Then, turning to face the TV cameras, the man who has taken as strong a position as anyone in his nation against excessive U.S. influence over Canada firmly declared: "When I read...
Contrary to some beliefs, he does not finger any lucky charms in his pocket, but merely imprisons his hands to keep from giving in to nervous habits. Kennedy is a knuckle rubber (fourth finger, left hand), forelock brusher, tie-knot shifter and teeth tapper...
...Knot that was just what its title suggests, and a Landscape of plaster studded with bits of metal allowed to rust under the studio's leaky roof. Some sculptures, called Enigmas are convoluted, twisting shapes that Martin admits "are a question mark to me." Another series, Couples, is "the enigma of enigmas." Heads merge into double features, hips melt into each other. This, says Martin, "is the eternal problem of the couple. Everything is couple-the thing...