Word: peculiare
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...rivalry is the participation of the crowd. From senior defenseman Mark Moore (and brothers Steve and Dominic) hearing the chants of "Moore-on" to senior netminder J.R. Prestifilippo watching the crowd mimic every single move he makes before the referee drops the puck, each player falls victim to some peculiar invective...
...That speech appears to have [had] a boomerang effect, which is peculiar, but hey--it's a peculiar year," Carroll said, adding that California's primary system, approved in 1996, is "nutty...
...territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands threw their support behind Gov. George W. Bush in their Republican primaries. These territories delivered 26 delegates to Gov. George W. Bush and, collectively, carried more sway than North Dakota. This phenomenon becomes even more peculiar when one considers that the citizens of these territories pay no federal taxes and cannot even vote in the general election...
Sumo has always seemed a peculiar sport. Two behemoth-size men in loincloths rinse out their mouths with water, throw salt in a clay ring and ram their massive bodies against each other for a few seconds under the suspended roof of a Shinto shrine. "Mysterious. Religious. Philosophical." That's how retired wrestler Keisuke Itai describes sumo. But if accusations he is making are to be believed, it is a sport that is also full of cheaters...
What happened to the passion, the fun, the work involved in finding a life mate? The foolishness, the excitement, the fear and longing? Apparently this couple didn't feel that those little perks were necessary to their peculiar version of happy ever after. Why did he opt to select a wife from among a group of women who agreed to a public competition--including a mortifying swimsuit parade? Ego? Desperation? Maybe Rockwell simply has a wacky sense of humor. Surely there's a punch line yet to come...