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Word: snappings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just snap this little diddy onto the neck of potential offenders before the class begins, and presto: the motivation for each thing that they say appears over them in a little puffy bubble that comes complete with a line of circles leading to their head. Here is a small excerpt of the results from a recent class...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Full of It | 10/22/1987 | See Source »

...suggestion to PBS: televise the November 7 Dartmouth-Columbia basement brawl. This may be the game Columbia wins to snap its record losing streak...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: PBS to Televise Princeton-Harvard Duel | 10/20/1987 | See Source »

Dartmouth couldn't hold on to the ball on two crucial, consecutive plays. On a third and 15 from the Dartmouth 42, Green QB Chris Rorke fumbled the snap. His only option was a desparate flick to running back David Clark, who picked up only three yards...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Big Green Fumbles Its Way to Futility | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...ensuing punt, Dartmouth kicker Kevin Griffin leaped for a high snap, tried to pass the ball off and fumbled. The play was ruled dead at the line of scrimmage. Instead of starting deep in its own territory, Harvard took over on the Big Green side of the field...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Big Green Fumbles Its Way to Futility | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

Kintaro-ame, a traditional Japanese candy cane, is a frequently used metaphor for explaining the policy views of leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Snap a stick of Kintaro-ame in several places and the identical face of Kintaro, a folk hero, can be seen inside. Snap open the position papers of various L.D.P. officials, and they all look the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Tee Time for the Threesome | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

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