Word: slappingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...usual example," says child-abuse authority Mary Ann Mason, who teaches a course on Children and the Law at the University of California, Berkeley, "is when a kid races across the street in front of a car. The slap literally imprints on him the need for safety. No one would consider that child abuse...
Aaron Eckhart, the 29-year-old actor who plays Chad, has yet to be slapped by any female moviegoers (it's early; be patient). But he says, "I've had women come really close. The right hand is back, and they go, 'I just want to slap you.' And I go, 'All right.' They don't, and then they laugh. But I'm sure if I demonstrated any Chadness while they were in mid-swing, they...
...forms of ID? Check. Remove pistol from carry-on? Well, ah... Last week Dallas Cowboy coach Barry Switzer joined thousands of Americans--and dozens of celebrities--in making the silly error of carrying a gun through an airport metal detector. Like most, he'll probably get a hand slap (he was charged with a misdemeanor last week), not the two to 10 years and $10,000 fine the third-degree felony can pack. How to explain the slip-up? Fast thinking, contrition and imagination. Here are some of the most creative excuses from illegally armed celebs...
...looks like a Van Gogh, they did a very good job and it's art," said Meaghan F. Corwin, a 17-year-old summer school student. "If they're trying to pass it off as a Van Gogh, they should get a slap on the wrist but, if it looks real, they did a good job and deserve a pat on the back...
...back off, the man drove up on the sidewalk and rammed the motorcycle broadside. "They were trying to kill us," says Sarhane, who suffered serious neck injuries. Police investigating the collision found the trunk of the vehicle filled with iron bars and baseball bats. Its occupants received wrist-slap fines and suspended jail sentences for illegal weapons possession. Then Sarhane was summarily fired from his job by the new city administration...