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Word: snakes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...throat. As one of the cops explains, punishment must precede the trial since the judge will probably release "scum" like them. The older detective, Kelly (George Dzundza), is built like a bull elephant and when he talks he trumpets. The younger detective, Jack (Jeffrey De Munn), is a fanged snake who hisses and strikes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Night Screams | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

...leading scorer in Massachusetts in 1976, McDonald led his Winthrop High School Squad to an undefeated season and the State Division 1 championship. McDonald defies hockey logic at almost six feet and 150 pounds, and Murray calls him "a snake with the puck, an excellent stickhandler." Although sidelined with a dislocated elbow for two to three weeks from an injury sustained in Tuesday's 7-4 triumph over St. Lawrence, McDonald has the third highest total point tally on the team...

Author: By Theodore S. Chandler, | Title: Benson, Evans, McDonald and Murray: Another First-Year Phenomenon Hits the Ice | 1/5/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson's sports extra that day ran the headline, "Mighty blue juggernaut tears through Crimson defense for smashing victory--Eli machine reaches acme of strength--visitors stage triumphant snake dance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sampler of Past Games Hints at Eli Win Saturday | 11/10/1977 | See Source »

...reservation "Not to coop. But we are willing to learn. They think we have adapted to their ways. But in our own mind...I'll put it this way; the white man had a split tongue for a long time anyway...they have never crawled so low as a snake...

Author: By David Dalquist, | Title: The Forgotten Americans | 11/2/1977 | See Source »

...chained and bound with ropes. Connected to a three-minute timer, a door fitted with 8-in, steel knives will swing shut on Bigelow if he does not escape in time. He usually does, Bigelow also performs an escape sealed inside a heavy plastic bag with a poison snake...

Author: By Brian L. Zimbler, | Title: Fit to be Tied | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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