Word: stunts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...four times, most noticeably at the 1987 world championship. Leaver sees little point in risking another disaster when Boitano already has what is considered the most technically difficult program ever and can score 6.0s without the quad. Boitano finds the decision somewhat disappointing but admits that the stunt is "like packing bricks on your shoulders...
...brash, high-profile network terrier -- and an undeniable star. Sometimes too much the star. For one well-publicized 60 Minutes story, Rather traveled into Afghanistan disguised in native garb. He introduced himself to a rebel leader with the memorable line "Hello, my name is Rather." Critics hooted at the stunt and dubbed him Gunga...
...Sandinistas were on the offensive, lobbing peace grenades in the general direction of Washington. A Nicaraguan government delegation showed up in Costa Rica a full week ahead of schedule for face-to-face talks with the U.S.-backed contras. When the rebel leaders dismissed the offer as a publicity stunt and refused to begin talks prematurely, the Sandinistas hurled another surprise. They called for an international commission to monitor Nicaragua's compliance with a Central American peace plan. The panel would include not only representatives from the Organization of American States, Socialist International and the United Nations but also members...
Contra leaders dismissed the unexpected arrival of the Sandinistas as a publicity stunt...
...traffic situation is equally strange. On any given day, you might see daredevil stunt drivers wearing hats and smoking cigars gunning their Cadillac Eldorados to speeds of 35 M.P.H. and beyond. You hear lots of horn-honking; the younger residents, their fuses cut to the quick, are simply venting their frustration and rage at the latest senile driving snafu. These people must nurse elaborate fantasies involving grey heads and sinister implements of torture...