Word: switcheroo
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...then they pulled the switcheroo, and the Queen was dead. Jerri was this "Survivor"'s early pace-setter, the oh-so-aspiring-actress aspiring actress whom the Outback had basically turned into a sex-starved savage. She had waded in and taken over, but she ruled irritatingly and her subjects rebelled. All her old clique had been voted off, like Mitchell, or sidled away, like Colby. Amber, ever loyal, sent off her mistress with an honorable Elisabeth vote, but right now she's gotta be grateful she's been blending into the scenery for weeks...
...Birch, and the delegations all dine together in Laurel. The place is so spread out that some of the participants tool around in golf carts. One Aha! revelation: in 1978, Anwar Sadat stayed in Dogwood, and Menachem Begin was in Birch. Everyone's pondering the significance of this switcheroo...
...condone the offense, as noted centuries ago by Jewish sages who declared, "He that is merciful to the cruel will eventually be cruel to the innocent." Nothing lately has shown the cheap side of forgiveness like Bill Clinton's calculated plays for public pardon, culminating in a dizzying switcheroo after the Senate impeachment vote. Asked by Sam Donaldson if he could "forgive and forget," Clinton answered earnestly, "I believe any person who asks for forgiveness has to be prepared to give it," a response that seemed almost as disingenuous as it was perfectly crafted. Of what value a forgiveness that...
...InterNIC the victim in this daring switcheroo? Some history: InterNIC started passing out such virtual real estate as an exclusive agreement with the National Science Foundation, back when the Net was strictly for academics and government types...
...sparkling other things, Phoebe swipes the cell key from Shadbolt. But, thinking he'll be executed soon. Fairfax suddenly decides to marry someone, anyone, in order to prevent his estate from going to a greedy and conniving relative. Sergeant Meryll sets Fairfax free and orchestrates a totally unbelievable switcheroo which involves Fairfax posing as Phoebe's brother and taking up his position as a Yeoman of the Guard, allowing him to roam freely without suspicion. in a healthy dose of expletives, tacky clothes, a dangerous audience and it's as if you're in 16th-century Ricki Lake or Rolanda...