Word: tendernesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were no close-ups of Lynch on the sidelines, helmet off, smiling at the camera. No shots of him giving the V sign after still another long gain. There would be just a quick pan to the number on his back as he lumbered off the field in that tender-kneed way of his, a big, good-looking man, who was virtually undistinguishable under his helmet and football gear. At first, the bar's patrons would cheer just the brief mention of Lynch's name on national TV, but after a few years of such random mentioning by Summerall...
...flash from their past, a dim, half-remembered moment from their athletic youth. They call that moment into focus at the bar, embellishing it. An argument ensues. "In your dreams," someone says. They laugh. The bar door opens. A big, shambling man with a droopy mustache enters with the tender-kneed, left-right stride of a man who's fallen off too many broncos. He is wearing a goose-down vest, a snap-button shirt, jeans and pointy-toed cowboy boots, all of which look out of place in this working man's, New England...
...coins, which are legal tender, have face values of $50, $25, $10 and $5 and weigh, respectively, one ounce, one-half ounce, a quarter of an ounce and a tenth of an ounce. The Eagles will sell to consumers for the market price of gold, which closed last week at $425 per oz., plus an estimated 8% markup. It may take as long as two weeks for the currency to filter down to retail dealers, who will then offer them to the public. The U.S. last issued gold coins in 1933, but then they traded at their face value; bullion...
Cohen and Carlos are so very good with their tender, amusing scenes that they manage to steal the show from the somewhat clever narrative device. They seem to resist the heavy hand of the playwright and keep their characters alive...
...money. It is an acceptable medium used to communicate and conduct business with others. A five dollar bill is useful because it is always accepted and recognized. Standard English is important, not because it is intrinsically better or more pleasing to the ear than slang, but because--like legal tender--it is universally accepted...