Word: nut
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...medieval times, a series of customs developed around "Hallow E'en" (Hallow Evening), many deriving at least in part from the holiday's earlier pagan incarnation. It became traditional to eat nuts and apples; the nuts were especially important because young girls were encouraged to watch them as they roasted, interpreting their behavior as an omen of the faithfulness or inconstancy of their beloveds--if the nut cracked or jumped, one was thought to be in trouble. The relationship between this custom and the Celtic belief in the power of New Year prophesies seems clear enough. Other traditions of note...
...would be easy to dismiss Rokhlin as a nut, if he didn't also happen to be chair of the Russian Parliament's defense committee. And on a day when the Duma threatened Yeltsin with a possible vote of no confidence, the general's speech comes as a reminder of just how deep the dissatisfaction goes -- especially in the military...
...times when 35 might be prudent and times when 90 is prudent," he says. What more could a man ask? (At night, the limit is 65.) Governor Marc Racicot, for one, wants a new speed limit, but doesn't expect it to happen anytime soon. Montanans are not nut-case antigovernment types, he says, a tad sensitive about the militia thing that captured so many headlines. But they want stronger evidence of a link between driving like a maniac and dying like...
...Starbucks is also going up across the street on the corner of Mass Ave. and Prospect Street, replacing the Harvard Do-nut Shop which used to be housed there...
...trip; it's a rally," Cole said of the band's success. And the group's fruition has been more than helpful to the Squirrel Brand candy company as well: sales of the Nut Zipper bar have risen dramatically and continue to rise as the band gains fame. Speaking of the interaction between the band and the company, Cole said, "We have a really good, organic relationship. They load us up with mammoth amounts [of the candy], and we come back to visit the store whenever we have time...