Word: twirlings
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...youngsters at the Peppermint have revived The Twist and parodied it into a replica of some ancient tribal puberty rite. The dancers scarcely ever touch each other or move their feet. Everything else, however, moves. The upper body sways forward and backward and the hips and shoulders twirl erotically, while the arms thrust in, out, up and down with the pistonlike motions of a baffled bird keeper fighting off a flock of attacking blue jays...
...gums this ancient hairball, the doctor does everything but twirl his mustachios and snicker up his sleeve, so it's obvious there's a will and this is the stepmother's naughty way of contesting it. But watch out. A couple of nasty surprises have been stirred into the routine ingredients of this unsavory little chiller con carne...
...food. Its outward and visible symbol is the bicycle, but the emotions that bicycling inspires in France have little to do with transportation or exercise. For priests, market-bound peasants, bankers who would sooner pedal than be chauffeured, bicycling is a way to dream and drift in dignity, to twirl life like a long-stemmed glass of Alsace wine. "Vive le vélo, un ami de l'homme" proclaims an affectionate Norman toast: "Long live the bike, a friend...
...dancing a stately minuet, Macmillan seemed to advance toward Europe one minute, then twirl and step backward the next. Was he being too cautious? "Forever Amber," sniffed the Liberal Party's peppery Lady Violet Bonham Carter, echoing the growing criticism of Mac's leadership in general. The British public now seemed squarely in favor of making common cause with the Europeans, was beginning to grumble as the government held back. Even the usually loyal London Times had stern words for the P.M.: "The government must set the pace . . . it must cease to shilly-shally . . . The pound is weak...
...audience participation shows, etc., but see no reason to deny them to other people. I do enjoy informative or controversial programs, but not as a steady diet-there are times when all of us would prefer to be entertained and not challenged mentally. If I want Mr. Minow to twirl the dial on my set, I'll issue an invitation...