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Word: swatters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unfortunately, playwright Christopher Durang seems convinced that the audience will not understand his message unless it is beaten into them, and his script frequently employs a baseball bat where a fly-swatter would do. The result is a production which, while entertaining, is pretentious and overblown...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Schizophrenia | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

...lost. Besides, I already have an official fly-swatter...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: America and the Cup | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

...Swatter: Harvard cornerback Frank Caprio batted down four passes against the Tigers. Two of these occurred in the endzone and could have led to two Tiger scores. Instead, Princeton had to settle for two field goals. Caprio's last swat happened on Princeton's final drive of the game. What a difference those broken-up passes made...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: It's the Second Time Around | 10/27/1987 | See Source »

...Paso woman, Librada Apodaca. Judge Brunson Moore found his confession involuntary and | ruled Lucas had not knowingly waived his right to a lawyer. "Good treatment and perks" motivated the confession, Judge Moore concluded after his ruling. "You can catch as many flies with honey as with a fly swatter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Master Of Cant and Recant | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

Councillor Alice K. Wolf favors a return to the old-fashioned fly-swatter, which allows the user to "use calories up while...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: 'Bug Zappers' Zapped by City Council | 7/1/1986 | See Source »

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