Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cultures, idols of Baalcould be physically punished when times take aturn for the worse. Putting Baal out in the coldMassachusetts winter a few times a week shouldkeep him in line. No second-round interview withMcKinsey? Feed him spanikopita turnovers,compliments of Harvard Dining Services. Bad newsfrom Harvard Law School? Throw the bastard in asnow bank. 'No distinction' on your thesis? Pitchhim off Weeks foot bridge...
Other aspects of the roast included Hanks' pseudoperformance on a toy piano (producing noises slightly less musical than a junior high band) and the star's participation in "Nail the Nominee or Stab the Loser," in which he attempted to throw darts at pictures of the other 1995 Oscar Nominees for Best Actor...
...understood that it would be nice for a bunch of young people in tuxedos to throw up in front of me," said Hanks...
...Monaco had to throw Boccanegra together in eight days--the chronically overbooked Placido Domingo was late in starting rehearsals; Vladimir Chernov, the Boccanegra, was silenced by flu; and Cheryl Studer, who was to sing Boccanegra's daughter, canceled. In a remarkable piece of last-minute luck, the Met was able to sign Te Kanawa. On opening night the ensemble came through under conductor James Levine's eloquent direction. Only the massive council-chamber scene looked tentative. Viva grand opera that is grand...
...Prime Minister Jean Chretien in signing an "open skies" agreement that will eliminate air passenger and cargo restrictions that have cost the two nations an estimated $41 million a day. "It will create thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity," Clinton promised. "We agreed to throw out 30 years of rules that have suffocated business." The treaty, 10 years in negotiation, will also mean that more cities on both sides of the border can offer cheaper, direct flights...