Word: oblong
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...precariously based on the widely held belief that bipedal dinosaurs stepped toe first when walking, a conclusion bolstered by the fact that their tracks usually include only the front part of the foot and the three toes, with the heel generally faint or missing. At Paluxy, some prints are oblong and toeless. True, they are 15 to 20 in. long, but, argue creationists, they could conceivably have been made by biblical giants...
...most superclosets, clothes are organized according to occasion, length, season, color, with separate areas for shoes, hats, handbags and furs (which ideally are kept under refrigeration). The revolving racks favored by most closetologists are adapted from those used by dry-cleaning shops. They can be oblong, E-, U-or L-shaped, any length space permits, and expensive. The Robbins' system cost $3,500 plus labor. A simpler approach was taken by Comedian Phyllis Diller, who took over a 23-ft. by 14-ft. guest bedroom and filled it with movable racks like those used in the garment industry...
...GOLDEN POND rewinds me of Sugar Daddies. Actually, it makes me think of all sorts of gooey candy like taffy or Bubble Yum or Star Bursts. But most of all, it makes me thing of Sugar Daddies--those generous-sized oblong lollipops that bend into curious little cow licks after they've been in your mouth for a white. I remember a commercial for Sugar Daddies that used to be on TV. In showed a vat powering--and it seemed like it would poor eternally--the thick golden brown syrup that eventually hardened into the lollipops. On Golden Pond...