Word: nosedives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"I say this is the cost we pay: It will be at the cost of a custom that has prevailed in this commonwealth for many years. It's much more than a 'blue law.' It represents a custom... This is not some blue-nosed, blue-stocking Yankee thing."
The endowment--consisting of donations--to the university in such forms as property, stocks, and bonds--nosed over the magical mark last month. It is the third highest in the nation behind Harvard and the University of Texas.
A short beak-nosed woman in front of me on the bus shoved me into two teenagers with painted-on pants and red lipstick which didn't quite hide their fangs. They got all pissed off at me for bumping into them and flicked cigarette ash in my direction. As...
It doesn't snow that much in Nashville, Tennessee, either, but Willie Nelson sure seems to have an innate musical understanding of the holiday season, with his recent Xmas release, Pretty Paper. Jimmy Carter's favorite country crooner has never really been that adventurous in the first place, and so...
Using the philosophy that the Christmas season begins the day after Thanksgiving, many of the old favorites have already been shown this year. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," all aired last week. A seasonal newcomer, "Ziggy's Gift," has also already...