Word: paled
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...thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o 'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry And lose the name of action." -Hamlet...
...said pretenders pale beside the masters of punk rockabilly, the Cramps. The Cramps are the real thing: not hip, because they've lived through too many passing fads. They originally tried to ply their wares in the midwest, about five years ago, but made about as much headway as Abbie Hoffman would at a John Birch convention. Now the band is a mainstay of the New York scene, having made the big move several years ago. The New York press generally slag the band off as a low-budget model of the Tubes or as genetically defected punks...
...believe me. I told her to light her cigarette lighter and hold it out. She did and I placed my hand, palm down, over the flame. Presently the flesh turned black and when she smelled the scent of burning meat, Sherry Stevens pulled the lighter away from my hand. Pale, Miss Stevens said she was sure I would never betray her, but excused herself as a candidate, invoking a just remembered plan to marry a Swiss airplane pilot in September of 1972. She asked to be taken home...
...place to sleep but they were not tired. They cruised down the strip until they were hungry, nudging the Dodge into empty parking lots. The lights along Sunset never faded. When they were lost, they turned the car up into the hills where many murderers worked. Rick looked pale in the carlight. He turned on the radio and sang along...
...some of the captives, the wait was not that long. Preliminary negotiations led to the release of 13 hostages, including the wounded Paraguayan charge d'affaires Rafael Vélez Pareja and ten women. Looking pale and distraught, some of them clad in elegant spike heels and furs, the women were whisked away from the scene in government cars. Also removed was the body of a 19-year-old guerrilla shot by Asencio's bodyguard during the seizure. He was still wearing his green sweatsuit, a black kerchief covering his face...