Word: louds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...starters, the ex-Mayor isn't one of the most eloquent guys around. One Temple University communications professor claims that Rizzo "murders the English language." Rizzo punctuates his show with lots of South Philly "Yos," and the 68-year-old has little problem using his loud voice to over-power callers and ram his points home. Often he sounds like he'd silence his critics with a night stick if he had the chance...
...cheerleaders were the main attraction at a Gopher rally before Friday's Minnesota-Maine semifinal. Five hundred Gopher fans jammed the lobby of the Radisson Hotel to chant, "Here we go, Gophers, here we go." Minnesota Assistant Coach Bill Butters addressed the cheering crowd. "Make sure you yell loud because--who are we playing tonight? Oh, Maine. Right. Maine will have lots of support...
...Harvard men "were getting loud" because of alcohol, one witness said...
...Auckland, New Zealand, the Boeing 747, carrying 336 passengers and a crew of 18, had climbed to 22,000 ft. over the Pacific. As the flight attendants were preparing to roll out the beverage carts, passengers in the forward section heard a hissing noise. Within seconds came a loud thump of bursting metal and a roar of cold air. "It was like a dream," said passenger Gary Garber later. "A section of the plane wasn't there any longer...
...choice. Contestants pit their sonically souped-up cars against one another for cash, trophies and recognition. Last summer in Laredo, Texas, Tom Fichter of Houston broke the world's record when his $27,000 system pounded out Flashdance . . . What a Feeling at 154.7 decibels, more than twice as loud as the sound of a jet taking...