Word: manors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There's no place like home for the holidays, unfortunately. Sandringham House, the 365-room Victorian manor in Norfolk where Queen Elizabeth usually throws a lavish New Year's house party, is closed this year for a $550,000 modernization. The Queen, 48, her husband Prince Philip, 53, their sons Princes Charles, 26, Andrew, 14, and Edward, 10, and a handful of servants squeezed themselves into a nearby six-bedroom farmhouse known as Wood Farm; all other royals, including the Queen Mother, 74, and guests, were left to fend for themselves in nearby fiefs or hotels. Only...
Gerald Durrell, the English zoologist and author (Menagerie Manor), is aghast at such man-dog relationships. Says he, "I can't stand these fubsy people who tell you, 'Oh, my dog talks.' This is anthropomorphism gone mad. I can't stand this business of people keeping Pekingese on silk cushions and feeding them creme of chicken...
Seven minutes later, Radcliffe jumped to a 2-0 lead. Left wing Cha-Nan Tang was responsible for this tally, as she slid a bouncing ball past the beleaguered Pine Manor goalie...
...stickwomen kept the pressure on the Pine Manor defense throughout the remainder of the half, sensing that their first victory of the season was well within reach. Radcliffe goalie Barb Matson, meanwhile, saw little action, as the play was confined to the Pine Manor end of the field for most of the half...