Word: scratch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some playwrights, like Shel Silverstein in The Devil and Billy Markham, presume that Mr. Scratch has nothing to teach mankind: the sensible response is to spot the fiend's tricks and escape perdition. Other dramatists, like David Mamet in Bobby Gould in Hell, recall that Beelzebub is a fallen angel and reckon he must be something of a moral philosopher. Both authors seem to think nothing could be more instructive than a sojourn in Hades to enhance the remainder of a life back on earth. They give that opportunity not only to the title characters of their...
...baskets at the Star Market are filled with poinsettas and cookie cutters, tinsel and candy canes. Hershey's Kisses no longer come wrapped only in silver--now they are red and green as well. And even the Massachusetts lottery has a holiday bonus--scratch away the Christmas stockings...
...price levels but also at very high ones. In the past, auction houses sold mainly to dealers, who put on their markup and then sold to their clients. People were shy of going to auctions; the whole apparatus of reserves, attributions, codes and bids seemed mysterious and scary. Scratch your nose at the wrong moment, the urban folktale went, and -- yikes! -- you've bought a Rembrandt...
...most part, however, the predominant mood was a relieved euphoria. For the millions who came through the quake without a scratch, the experience was akin to a roller-coaster ride: a few moments of terror followed by sheer exhilaration. "I've felt all the earthquakes since I've lived here, and this one was the best -- my best near death experience," declared Los Gatos bike- shop employee Ray Blair...
...What kind of rhythm would be appropriate for this song?" Byrne said he would ask Cardona. "He'd immediately know, or he'd scratch his head and suggest appropriate musicians...