Word: shucksing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shucks, the Games are over [OLYMPICS, Aug. 20]. For two wonderful weeks the world seemed to be a nicer place in which to live.
In the first event last week, Thompson powered his way to 10.44 sec. in the 100 meters, equaling his best time in a decathlon. In the long jump, roaring down the runway on his third try, he flew 26 ft. 3½ in., 8¼ in. ahead of the West...
As a cautious middle-aged man, I have been patiently biding my time until the sexual revolution became so prevalent that I could join without embarrassment to myself or my family [SEXES, April 9]. Shucks, now it is over. My predicament illustrates how "he who hesitates is lost."
Standing in the wings, he was as nervous as cold water in a hot pan. Then Country-and-Western Veteran Roy Acuff introduced him as "a plain ole country boy from Illinois." And out onstage came Secretary of Agriculture John Block, 49, making his singing debut at the Grand Ole...
Low-key and brimming with aw-shucks charm, Paulson had been moderately wealthy for several years before his half-billion-dollar windfall. Now he complains that "going public was probably the worst thing that happened to me. My private life became my public life. It's like living in...