Word: sirens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whole generation of Americans grew up sending away for Little Orphan Annie's secret-society badges, Tom Mix's fabulous "mirror ring" (without turning his head, the wearer could see if he was being tracked), and Jack Armstrong's whistle ring, which sounded like a tiny siren and came with its own secret code...
...hold on to the eggs. There was not enough room to put the eggs completely behind Kenny, so one side stuck out into the breeze. When we reached fourth gear, the egg trays were fluttering so hard they began to make a loud roaring sound, almost like a siren. By fifth gear, I could tell the only thing making us go slower was the wind resistance of the egg trays. When I tried to shift the eggs from one hand to another, I felt my hand go wet with goo. Again, in the calm state of shock at top speed...
...look. When Mildred Lenhardt was asked recently whether real wages in Britain had risen between 1860 and 1920, she found out-in two minutes-that they had. Other typical questions: whether John Adams wore breeches or trousers to his Inauguration (trousers); and what color Winston Churchill's famed "siren" suit was (sky blue); whether Japan was importing most of its oil from the U.S. just before World...
...Cambridge kids on their Banana Bikes--the bread and butter of bicycling in the area. Before you laugh at them, realize that bicycles really are the fastest transportation in the city. Cyclists have been known to pass police cars, even when the police have the aid of their siren...
...Confessions of a Feminist--How Tough it Is and a Portnoy's Complaint. The book is probably meant to be the new monument to the movement. It's got everything: woman as Oedipus, masochist, narcissist, feminist; woman as hostage of her fears, her fantasies, her false definitions; woman as siren seductress and sexually screwed up; woman as dependent and woman as rebel...