Word: possum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...presiding genius was winsome Pogo Possum, once described by his creator as "the reasonably patient, softhearted, naive, friendly little person we all think we are." Kelly himself claimed kinship with his gruff alligator; to the politicians and fat cats Kelly caricatured, the resemblance was clear. But to those who saw him away from his drawing board, joyously discussing his creatures as if they were real, Kelly displayed all the gentler traits of the possum...
...between 1925 and 1935. The Ramblers play almost the entire range of American folk instruments (mouth bow, harmonica, autoharp, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar), in the styles used by such groups as Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers, Byrd Moore and his Hot Shots, and Dr. Humphrey Bate and the Possum Hunters, to name but a few of the groups from which the Ramblers derive their repertoire. They play old breakdowns, sing ballads, party songs--in short, whatever the mountain people played...
...also salute North Carolina's great gubernatorial power, who, despite his veto handicap (North Carolina Governors do not have the power of veto), proclaims such earthshaking events as "North Carolina Possum Pickin' Day," "National Hollerin' Day" and "Frog Jumping...
...first round, some players were also ready to blast Jones for the 40 m.p.h. winds that caused such stars as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Nicklaus to shoot 79, 80 and 81 respectively. Said Lee Trevino: "If anyone shoots 281 on this course, the Pope is a possum...
...lead, and a pin by undefeated Mark Faller at 177 was counterbalanced by Dave Pottruck's 4-2 win over the Crimson's Tony Rayner, who wrestled in place of Dave Scanlon, at 190. Jim Abbott needed a pin at unlimited to tie the match, but Bob Kaufman played possum and salvaged...