Word: ringe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...festival's daily routine of allowing all comers to run in front of the bulls on their way into the ring is infamous. Less well known, and more controversial, is that once the runners are in the arena, tradition and a bloodthirsty crowd demand that each bull be let back out of the corral for a second crack at the humans. Participants are then expected to whack the beast's behind with a rolled-up newspaper. It is this display, not the initial run, that causes the most reckless injuries: On Monday alone, this correspondent witnessed a young Croatian being...
...finally met Prince William.'' The Sun told us the meeting was "amicable," consisted of "small talk" and lasted for "thirty minutes." Still, at least this "world exclusive" has a basis in fact -- and coming in the form of an announcement from the Prince, has a very public ring to it. It is entirely possible that Britons could be watching another royal wedding before too long. And that'll keep them occupied for years...
...accepts that this mission has at best bought some more time before war breaks out. His words betray a weary resignation: "There's no dishonor in trying and failing to prevent a war." His plane lifts into the air, Serb soldiers ready missile launchers and air-defense guns that ring the airport, while machine guns rattle in the distance...
COMES WITH "magic" pearl ring history book...
Looking at what goes on in the ring, it's hard to see why all this is happening, since wrestling doesn't seem very different from what it always was: men with very large muscles pretend to sock each other while stamping a foot on the canvas to make a loud noise. But wrestling has changed. No one claims anymore that the bouts are legitimate; indeed, to reassure families that they will not see real violence, the promoters now emphasize that wrestling is staged. Then there is the change in the characters and story lines developed for wrestlers...