Word: thumper
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...bash Celine Dion blurb. Too easy. And plus, I kind of feel bad for her. She's a very talented singer who just has no clue (look up the idiom "blank expression" in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of her). So it turns out that Thumper (or Tarzan--I call her various names, all reflective of her tendency to pound her chest in exultation) is writing an "intimate" autobiography to be released sometime next year. I have zero patience, so I came up with a possible page from the forthcoming biography...
...could use substitute words as a crutch, but advised employing a more positive, invective-free attitude. He suggested using shoot as a sort of cussing patch for the first few weeks. Finding shoot too embarrassing, I decided to go with two Civil War-era favorites, dandisprat and mutton-thumper, both of which could have been included in Jefferson Davis' comedy routine, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Whatever People Did Before Television." But in general, O'Connor says, such words aren't necessary. "If you wanted to say I saw the most fabulous f'-in' game...
Living up to its name, the Thumper Mini-Pro ($229) pounds on the back instead of rubbing it. Invented by nonpracticing chiropractor Ed Noble of Toronto, the Thumper is currently being rolled out at Sharper Image and Brookstone stores. How it works is no secret, say the experts; the device temporarily masks back pain with a more powerful sensation...
...testimony on Monday, Womack--who has a virtually inaudible voice and a unique, long-armed gait that has spawned his courtroom nickname, "Thumper"--told the jury, "I stole those books as...retaliation against the system...
Local preferences keep the Disney salespeople hopping. In the British stores Winnie the Pooh is the top seller. France prefers Bambi and Thumper. Germany goes for Scrooge McDuck and the Jungle Book denizens, while the Japanese choose good old Mickey and his significant other. But in this worldwide Minnie-empire, the Disney imprint is everywhere evident, from the perkiness of the store staff (who really do whistle while they work) to the ability of toddlers the world over to wheedle cash from their dutiful parents...