Word: windedness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"For in the fatness of these pursy times/ Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg," says Hamlet to Gertrude. Pursy means short-winded, in poor condition.
Who can blame them? Over her nearly 15-year career as pop-music chameleon, sometime movie star and cultural provocateur, few have been able to avert their eyes from Madonna for too long. Her new film, Evita, which opens Christmas Day in New York City and Los Angeles and in...
Kemp can also be a variable asset on the stump, contagiously enthusiastic as a speaker but also long-winded and unreliable. Dole campaign officials are already wondering if he can be counted on to soft-pedal his differences with the candidate on immigration and affirmative action. And by his very...
Primitive Radio Gods also promised an exciting debut onto the mainstream musical scene (despite the obnoxiously long-winded title of their first hit single) with music that capitalized on Carpe-Diemesque philosophical appeals that have reverberated through the lines of rock for decades. They managed to save themselves from their...
Even Michael J. Fox, who has weathered special effects well before, seems a little winded in this go-round, relying more than usual on his rolling eyes and patented nose- wipe motion. Sometimes you wish Alex Keaton were back, whining about stocks in "Family Ties" or something. Instead, he spends...