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Word: legless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Counterpointing the Incandenza chronicle is the sorry saga of Don Gately, a former burglar and reformed drug addict who would rather suffer the agony of a gunshot wound than risk getting rehooked by pain killers. Ghosting through both densely detailed narratives is a group of legless Quebec separatists tasked with stealing Infinite Jest. They want to use its deadly amusing powers as a weapon. Filmmaker James Incandenza, was so entertained that he committed suicide by sticking his head in a hot-wired microwave oven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAD MAXIMALISM | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

Moviegoers recently exiting the showing of Gump near my Manhattan building probably walked smack into the local legless beggar. Poverty, homelessness and physical disability are not what one likes to grapple with on a nice day out / with the kids. But one thing you can bet on: his legs cannot be restored by Industrial Light & Magic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forrest Gump Is Dumb | 8/29/1994 | See Source »

Asked to construct a dialogue with a statue in the museum, Emma had two questions: "Are you cold?" and "Would you like some clothes?" The statue, a legless and armless nude, responded, according to Emma's scenario, "I have no money...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Exploring Voices in a World of Difference | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

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