Word: pong
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ping Pong. When Bobby forfeited the second game by not showing up because of a dispute over TV cameras, no one thought that he could be persuaded to resume the match if the officials insisted that the game be awarded to Spassky. Boris probably had reservations about accepting the gift point, but he may well have felt that Bobby's behavior should not go unpunished. The officials stood fast...
...simply could not persuade them to run. Moreover, every act in the drama was played out in full view, each pursuit of a candidate, each offer and each rejection making instant headlines. It produced a confused jumble of bulletins, giving the public the head-snapping twists of a Ping Pong match. Most damaging in all of the rejections was an implication that none of the selected men dared mention: the fear that they would be joining a losing ticket...
...ammonium chloride or salts of mercury. In fact, the composition of these clouds is still a prime question for scientists. Only in the upper layers does the atmosphere even vaguely resemble that of the earth, leading Astronomer Carl Sagan to speculate that these upper layers might harbor primitive Ping-Pong-ball-sized floating organisms...
...since 1949, when the Red Chinese ordered all American organizations to "discontinue news activity," has there been a permanent U.S. press presence in mainland China. But recent Ping Pong diplomacy and presidential summitry have brought American newsmen back for brief visits. Last week A.P. President Wes Gallagher and Board Chairman Paul Miller arrived in Peking to negotiate an exchange agreement with the Chinese news agency Hsinhua that would re-establish a regular news and photo channel between the two countries. They hope the exchange will be the first step toward opening an A.P. bureau in Peking...
...hammer with a handle so bent that nobody can hit his thumb; a cat-shaped traveling bag with handles and a perforated Plexiglas nose for taking one's pet tabby on a trip; an "absorbent bottle" made out of sponge, "to double its capacity"; and an undulating Ping Pong table, to "project the ball unpredictably...