Word: suckered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Some forms of gold investment may turn out to be sucker's bets. Anyone with just one Krugerrand can boast about his "gold holdings," but the coins typically sell for 6% to 10% above the going rates paid by dealers for bullion. Worse, some banks and jewelry shops that sell them will not buy them back except at a similar-size discount, and a number of retailers will not repurchase them...
...greatest blow comes last, when one suddenly realizes that the voice-over at the end has calmly informed you that this is the first half of Frodo's journeys. In short, sucker, you paid all that money only to have to spend it again to see the sequel...
...tough for you, is that it? Not as smart as you think? You just talk a good game, hah? Multiflex, multisex, it's all the same to us, because whatever you guys do, you're gonna get killed. Okay, sucker...
...racking up the low round for the tournament, Prendergast and Tervainen were engaged in a tooth and nail battle for medalist honors. Tervainen was comfortably in front of the green in two while Prendergast hit a drive that hooked to earth like a shot grouse. "He just quacked the sucker," said Donovan. "It was the worst shot I've ever seen. Everyone was gasping...
...proof of the pudding. "Oh! Calcutta!" was originally touted as a daring effort to bridge the gap between life, love and the art that reflects them. But in trying to pass itself off as sophisticated theater, "Calcutta" does nothing more than mock its own ticketholders. At Harvard Square, a sucker is bored every minute...