Word: hyper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week that she spent with Newman, Worrell also watched him spellbind waiters at a San Francisco restaurant as he concocted his own salad dressing, rescue a stricken bee that had fallen on a patio table and, inevitably, jump up to prepare a bowl of popcorn. Says Worrell: "He is hyper and whimsical. But he wears his humor like armor; underneath, he is serious about his activism and his acting...
Injuries: Adjuster Louis Varsames, who hyper extended his knee against. Columbia, missed practice all week, but was able to put in a fall game against UMass. He doesn't expect to miss any time in the future, either...By the way, senior Varsames, the only returning starter in a rapidly maturing Harvard secondary, drew raves from Picket in the post-game press conference...Still no word on Ron Cuccia's status for the Army game. He was in street clothes for UMass...
...displaying of the label could become de rigeur in the early stages of a relationship--possibly during advanced "foreplay." In those ethnic and hyper-traditional groups in which a suitor asks for a woman's hand in marriage, he might be required to bring a sampling of his under things for the parents to peruse. And, in the case of seduction, underwear will probably prove the source of considerable stress and depression. A woman who wakes to find that her paramour wears Caldor generics could experience severe self-doubt and fear of ostracism from her peer group. Psychotherapists should take...
...friend sees Turner's behavior as evidence of anxiety: "Ted does these bold things in business, puts everything he has on the line. The pressure can get almost unbearable. The way he reacts is to get loud and hyper and irritating. The nervousness comes out in this compulsive attraction to women. If a pretty girl walks by, I might peek out of the corner of my eye. When Ted is in one of those pressure-filled moods, he is likely to jump out and follow the pretty girl down the street...
Footbinding was obviously a hyper-civilized triumph of man over woman. How can we begin to understand it. The females fixed themselves, mother teaching daughter, so that they were weaker than men, unable to run away (a man could catch them at a walk), and resigned to being housebound. Motivation? To be in proper shape for the marriage market, essentially a family affair, not a girl's choice. Indeed a bride was ideally supposed to be bloodily deflowered on her marriage bed by a bride groom she had never seen before. Rage today may be an easier experience...