Word: larking
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There was the rub. It was fine for people who owned cars to car pool or drive north to suburban train stations. It was merely inconvenient for those insulated by corporate life to get up at 6 a.m. and fall into the provided cab. It was actually a lark for the physical-fitness buffs, who could test their independence. But for many of the poor and infirm, the transit strike was a disaster...
...center's 20 interclub dinghies, 15 Lark sloops, and 5 Laser single-handers. Every beginner starts in the indestructible Interclubs, boats thoroughly tested for resiliency by generations of would-be Harvard sailors. The Lasers also are very tough but are more responsive to the elements and only can be sailed by one man. Finally, the hardest boat to sail, the Lark, has two sails and is Harvard's high-performance boat...
...hell is Rula Lenska?" The question was first asked on the air by Detroit TV News Anchorman Don Lark, then echoed in print by Washington Post Columnist Roger Rosenblatt. She is, as many TV watchers know, a glamorous redhead who appears regularly in commercials for Alberto VO5 hair spray. She tosses her long locks, identifies herself as R-u-ula Lenz-z-zka and speaks of herself as though she were a famous actress. But, as the newscaster asked...
...rock singer in the British TV series Rock Follies and as a character in a never released film, Queen Kong. What fascinated Lewis, who had nothing to do with the hair spray commercials, was this obscure actress's hopeful pretense of being a famous star. As a lark, he founded the Rula Lenska Fan Club-and soon found that some 600 other people were ready to join the cult...
...good deal of their body English is frequent adrenal shocks of anger. These dosages may be taken as a tonic at regular intervals, or they may be administered locally, as when Parker took in a recent concert by Ron Wood and the New Barbarians. He went for a lark but discovered the enemy: "A lot of guys with long hair singing about floating in the sunlight and 'Hey, baby, get down.' Ridiculous. Some people may call that rock...