Word: wildness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...after the whisky and the wild, wild women...
Hens make a somewhat similar cackle when they have laid an egg, but Dr. Baeumer does not think they are boasting or saying "Thank heaven that's over." He believes that it all goes back to the old days when wild hens laid eggs in hidden nests. After each delivery, the hen gave a loud cackle to regain contact with the rest of the flock...
Initiating his campaign for the governorship, Volpe lashed out at Peabody's administration for "a wild spending orgy" without enough revenue to cover the costs. He charged that the Democrats have failed to meet the standards of efficient, responsive government...
Monro's famous "wild parties and sexual intercourse" sentence brought vivid images to the mind of the News writer. His playful lead ("Sizzling sex parties--where the girls climb the walls right along with the ivy--are the current rage at Harvard") is followed by images of "Cliffies going "bed to bed" in the dorms, an unborn child fathered by "the whole damned football team of an Eastern college," and other similar incidents...
...what comes naturally-zip downcourt and shoot. Even the defense is quicksilver. Wooden spent all fall developing a new "zone press"-an attacking defense something like pro football's "red-dog." Wooden's defenders begin harassing enemy guards as soon as they reach midcourt, trying to force wild throws, lob passes or bounce passes that can be intercepted. Two weeks ago, the Bruins were trailing Washington State 15-14 when Wooden ordered them into the press. U.C.L.A. opened up a 61-28 half-time bulge, and went on to a 121-77 victory...