| 单词 | squib |
| 例句 | When the old man, helped by Bilbo and some dwarves, had finished unloading, Bilbo gave a few pennies away; but not a single squib or cracker was forthcoming, to the disappointment of the onlookers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s only when I hear a squib of Noise not my own that I open my eyes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z There was little Clarice in a corner with some boy off the estate, she was smiling happily, squealing with delight as a squib spluttered at her feet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Swift had written this squib by 1697, and by the time it appeared the conflict it satirized appeared to be over. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In his pocket might be a newspaper with a squib: “Oak cord wood is bringing ten dollars a cord in Los Angeles.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Some years are seen as explosive and revolutionary in terms of invention and impact, while others are regarded as, well, damp squibs. New band of the day ? Craft Spells (No 1,002) 2011-04-11T15:59:29Z The things themselves are slight – the odd one's just a squib. Marry Me by Dan Rhodes – review 2013-02-08T11:00:01Z As poems these squibs are worthless; as lyrics, even sung in that lizardy groan, they often moved millions. Leonard Cohen’s Posthumous Collection of Poems, Lyrics and Sketches 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Yet despite it all, and even for those like me, still watching from afar through a digital lens, this London Fashion Week was the opposite of a damp squib. London Fashion Comes Back to Life 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The Royal Academy's little squib of a show, called Sargent and the Sea, does him a disservice. A matter for the Academy 2010-07-13T10:40:00Z The Mummy reveal ended up a little bit of a squib after all the build-up, but it was certainly a well put-together monstrosity. Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten – series 33, episode seven 2013-04-06T18:00:01Z Barnes writes with elegance and wit, probes motives with a novelist’s imagination but also a historian’s skepticism, plucking memorable formulations — enhanced by his own deft translations — from letters, journals and newspaper squibs. Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z From such a fiery peak, Sunday is a damp squib. Lovebox – review 2013-07-22T17:49:05Z From then on, no action film was complete without a mammoth display or artillery and the slow-motion deaths of gangsters or Western varmints, perforated with blood squibs. Appreciation: Arthur Penn, the Miracle Worker of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 2010-09-30T18:15:00Z No. It was something of a damp squib. What happened next? Feminism 2010-12-27T08:00:17Z Everybody knows that a band’s second album is likely to be “a bit of a damp squib,” and movie sequels are generally terrible. “The Trip to Italy”: A deceptively genius road-trip romp 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z There are myriad reasons why the latest movie triptych was a damp squib. Bye bye box office: has Disney really given up on Star Wars movies? 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z What seemed terrifying about the jubilee was its sheer unanimity: the only critical press coverage was in the Morning Star and the New Statesman, while anti-jubilee festivals at Alexandra Palace and Blackheath were damp squibs. Why pop stars won't be attacking the monarchy this jubilee 2012-06-01T12:01:08Z Indoor fireworks run the risk of becoming a bit of a damp squib. The Firework-Maker's Daughter – review 2013-03-24T18:11:00Z For one thing, just as we sometimes seem to be drowning in the printed word, so Elizabethan and Jacobean society witnessed an explosion of ephemeral publications: broadsheets, squibs, pamphlets, flyers and folios. What Macbeth tells us about the digital world 2012-10-29T13:22:38Z There are also some less aggressive, quite amusing squibs of absurdity. Review: ‘The Happytime Murders’ Has Puppets as Nasty as the Rest of Us 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He has written a squib rather than a full drama. Birthday; Kiss Me Kate; Get Stuff Break Free – review 2012-06-30T23:05:59Z I Want a Dog turns from a squib into something profoundly sad. My favourite album: Introspective by Pet Shop Boys 2011-08-17T14:51:44Z Alas, the thrill is short-lived, a lonely cascade of fireworks in a night of damp squibs. Review: ‘The Present’: Even in Russia, It’s Hard to Turn 40 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z There’s not a damp squib to be found. In Alan Bennett’s Diaries, Life’s Pleasures Alongside Civic Outrage 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Some special-effects house must have been having a sale on squibs. ‘10 Minutes Gone’ Review: A Forgettable Shoot-’em-Up 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The Royal Academy's little squib of a show does him a disservice. Sargent and the Sea 2010-07-14T20:30:00Z A character collapses in a riot of exploding squibs and the helicopter departs on its stick, a stick dolphin cresting in the miniature fabric sea beneath it. From Will Ferrell to Stuffed Squirrels: 6 Steps to the Perfect TV Spoof 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z A match has been flung into this routine-driven house of damp squibs. | 'Uncle Vanya': Chekhov?s Slugfest, With Pratfalls 2011-08-07T21:36:44Z Add this all up and pyrotechnics expert Joss Williams, who worked on the shoot, estimates exploding the squibs alone cost $1,000 for each one. How HBO spent more than $200 million on "Pacific" 2010-08-27T05:37:00Z The latest summit, then, on how to stop this awfulness has been another "damp squib". The state won't protect our children from porn – education is the answer 2013-06-19T19:00:02Z He kept pushing for it: 'I want to see flesh and meat ripping as the squibs are going off. Oscar countdown: 'Django Unchained' 2013-02-15T18:24:16Z “I hire a general manager to help run a billion-dollar business and there’s a squib in the papers,” he lamented to the New York Times. And then there was the time Donald Trump bought a football team . . . 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Since Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy soundtrack landed like a damp squib, there may be room for France's other dance duo to seize the electro-house crown. Justice to return with Civilization 2011-03-14T13:36:04Z Whether you were blown away by the show or thought it was a damp squib, let us know why in the comment thread below. Glastonbury 2013: Rolling Stones poll – how was it for you? 2013-06-30T09:48:00Z The narrator is dubbed “the new girl,” and for more than half the novel, her background and name fail to exist, reflective of her lowly status as a mere squib in the organization. ‘Sweetbitter’: Stephanie Danler’s delicious debut novel 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The Leeds gig also ended with a damp squib. Axl blasts Reading 2010-08-31T09:23:00Z Perhaps not, but the dampness of this squib looks more alarming when you recall that the company’s previous premiere, Susan Stroman’s “For the Love of Duke,” was considerably weaker. Critic?s Notebook: From a Season Aloft, High Hopes Linger 2011-06-14T22:48:59Z Are you ready for plenty of slo-mo shootouts with blood squibs spattering the landscape with red stuff as a full-bore drug war erupts? 'Casa de mi Padre': a Will Ferrell spoof, with accent on 'bad' 2012-03-13T23:43:04Z Photograph: Dom Joly One line of defence from the radio station is that the hoax call was expected to fail, resulting in a brief squib of a posh receptionist knocking back the Aussie interlopers. Australian hoax DJs: where do you draw the line with on-air pranks? 2012-12-10T16:56:05Z Each Marine struck by shrapnel was wired with one of 24 reusable radio receivers that cost about $1,000 apiece, along with exploding squibs hidden under his uniform to simulate the impact of a bullet. How HBO spent more than $200 million on "Pacific" 2010-08-27T05:37:00Z Amid such sparkling absurdity a third offering from Funny Fortnight, Just Around the Corner, lay like a damp squib. TV review: Whatever Happened to Harry Hill? Vic & Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners; Just Around the Corner 2012-08-23T22:15:01Z He is proud to put up the fee for a condor – without which festivals risk turning into a damp squib. Fight of the condor: Peru bull fiestas threaten future of rare Andean bird 2013-01-29T14:54:28Z She added "surprise, surprise" to the end of that sentence, not as a damp squib, or faux humility, nor a beg for more grant money. Ignorance by Stuart Firestein; It's Not Rocket Science by Ben Miller – review 2012-07-19T10:00:04Z It was a damp squib for the majority at St James' Park, the agony after the Champions League ecstasy of the previous game. 'Newcastle dealt Champions League reality check' 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Trepidation about the speech largely explains why renewed buzz about artificial intelligence after this week's blowout Nvidia results ended up being such as a damp squib on Thursday. Morning Bid: Dollar rockets as Powell trumps AI 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In the first exhibition game last week, there were no fair catches in the field of play and no squib kicks. NFL preseason could be a good test of how teams approach the league’s new kickoff rule 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Getting scant response beyond a few scattered news squibs, the CDC dropped the abuse issue entirely in its follow-up 2023 report. We've gotten the "teenage mental health crisis" dangerously wrong 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Monday's debate and vote on the Privileges Committee report had looked like it might be a damp squib already, shorn as it was of the jeopardy shaping Mr Johnson's future, given he's already left. Tories turning against angry version of Boris Johnson 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The proposal passed despite strong pushback from coaches and players across the league who argued the rule change will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that make fair catches impossible. NFL expects fewer kickoff returns with new fair catch rule inside 25 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z They argued the rule change will create uglier plays with squib and corner kicks that are impossible for fair catches. NFL expects kickoff return reduction with trial of fair catch rule inside 25 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z It was, instead, the dampest of damp squibs, published after quite the bust-up behind closed doors. Sue Gray: Inside track on an almighty row 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Mr Swinney's own leadership of the SNP was a bit of a damp squib. Why Nicola Sturgeon always sends for John Swinney 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Robbie Gould’s poor squib kick at the end of the first half ended up costing San Francisco three points. 49ers dominant 2nd half bodes well for playoff future 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Gonzaga took its first lead with less than 30 seconds remaining, before DeMatha returned the ensuing squib kick to regain the lead. 'I’m just trying to be real to me.' Heisman finalist Caleb Williams copes with loss 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The Jaguars called for a hard squib kick after taking the lead, but it gave Baltimore the ball at the 39-yard line. Jaguars edge Ravens on 2-pointer, Tucker’s 67-yard miss 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z After a squib kickoff by Missouri went awry, Kentucky started their next drive at their own 42. Kentucky escapes Missouri with 21-17 victory 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Same for Cooper, who said Tuesday he should have either fielded the squib kick or batted it out of bounds. Browns’ Chubb regrets final TD run before Jets’ comeback 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The only worry left is that it might be a damp squib. Morning Bid: Powell's feint 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In a scene that took three days to film, Mr. Caan wore nearly 150 tiny explosive charges called squibs. James Caan, who played Sonny Corleone in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Will June be a moment of truth for the Conservative Party - or another damp squib in the long running leadership psychodrama? Partygate: Will Boris Johnson survive June? 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z So blame us for tempting fate if this is a damp squib, but surely, one way or another, this is going to be very entertaining indeed. Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live! 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Just nine seconds remained after a squib kick left Athens at its 24. Joe Burrow’s Last Playoff Loss Was in High School. He Still Thinks About It. 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The second-guessing began immediately after the Bills shunned a squib kick and kicked the ball out of the end zone. Analysis: Quartet of classics featured greatest toes on turf 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z It's possible the Sue Gray report may yet be more of a damp squib than the ammunition for a Conservative coup. Will two Tory tribes go to war with the PM? 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Zylstra averaged 48.7 yards on three squib kicks, with Buffalo returning them for an average drive start around its own 33. Punch-less Panthers lose kicker, and then lose to Bills 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Moen fielded the bounding squib kick from Stanford, six yards behind midfield. My encounter with a football miracle: In search of the stories behind 'The Play' 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The Eagles kept kickoffs away from Gibbs the remainder of the first half, sacrificing field position on squib kicks and onside kicks the Yellow Jackets recovered. Jurkovec accounts for 5 TDs, Eagles drop Georgia Tech 41-30 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z The third part is taken care of by squibs — micro-explosive charges distributed elsewhere — which are timed to detonate, releasing ketchupy makeup on a shirt or making a hole in a wall. The Alec Baldwin shooting has some people calling for only computer-generated gunshots. It’s not as easy as it sounds. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Last year, Christmas was a damp squib for many as Covid restrictions stopped us meeting up with family and friends. Covid: Plan B triggers and fallout from Nicky Minaj's vaccine tweet 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The Telegraph's Neil McCormick described I Still Have Faith in You as "a bit of a damp squib", but consoled that Don't Shut Me Down was "marginally more promising". 'Abba saved 2021' - why the Swedish band have never gone out of fashion 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z They are generally left to practice on their own, whether it’s field goal attempts, kickoffs, squib kicks or whatever. Giants PK Graham Gano has nothing to prove in camp this year 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Paul Whiteman, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, described it as a "damp squib" and said "education recovery cannot be done on the cheap". School catch-up tsar resigns over lack of funding 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The last part, the squib, does not require a live gun. The Alec Baldwin shooting has some people calling for only computer-generated gunshots. It’s not as easy as it sounds. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The prime minister has promised schools in England more money after catch-up funding plans were labelled a "damp squib". Covid: 75% of UK adults vaccinated, and a school catch-up funding row 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Before scoring in a game last weekend, Fuller on Nov. 28 executed a squib kick to begin the second half of a 41-0 loss to Missouri. A First for Sarah Fuller, but That Wasn’t the Last of It 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Fuller made history as the first female to play in a Power Five conference game on Nov. 28 with a squib kickoff to open the second half at Missouri. Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller will continue collegiate soccer career at new school 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Head teachers labelled the £1.4bn cash over three years as a "damp squib". School catch-up tsar resigns over lack of funding 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Fuller made history as the first female to play in a Power Five conference game on Nov. 28 with a squib kick to open the second half. Sarah Fuller 1st woman to score in Power 5 football game 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z After a squib kick by Las Vegas, the Jets had one final chance but Sam Darnold’s Hail Mary throw was batted down in front of the end zone. Carr’s TD pass with 5 seconds left lifts Raiders past Jets 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Fuller handled a squib kick on the opening kickoff of the second half. No. 11 Georgia faces winless Vandy, Fuller in home finale 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason a day later, and the Southeastern Conference honored Fuller as co-special teams player of the week for her squib kick to open the second half. Sarah Fuller currently only kicker on Vanderbilt’s roster 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z She sent a squib kick 30 yards that was covered at the Missouri 35 to open the second half in her only chance to kick. Vanderbilt women’s soccer player receives SEC football honor 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Fuller drew unwarranted criticism from keyboard warriors on social media for her squib kick. Vanderbilt coach defends Sarah Fuller from keyboard-warrior trolling on social media after making history 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z She squibbed it to the right, where Missouri downed it at its 35-yard line — not the typical college kick but precisely per instruction. Sarah Fuller made college football history Saturday. She also delivered a fine halftime speech. 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Fuller kicked with a holder rather than using a tee in a designed squib kick, and the senior sent a low kick to the 35-yard line where it was pounced on by Missouri’s Mason Pack. Saturday’s best 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z There was some social media criticism at the length of the kick but coach Derek Mason said it was an executed plan - a squib kick intended to prevent a return. American football: Sarah Fuller makes history as first woman in a Power 5 game 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Fauci’s damp squib of a first pitch was easy fodder for cheap jokes and facile symbolism: He is, after all, the face — the scientific face, at least — of America’s coronavirus response. Looking Back on Baseball’s Silent Season 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Gostkowski made the extra point, and the Texans fielded a squib kick to send it into overtime. Henry, Titans rally past Texans 42-36 in OT, remain unbeaten 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z The latest and greatest of mobile technology is here, although for many users it may initially prove a damp squib. Apple's iPhone 12 Mini could mark end of giant smartphone era 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z More the whiff of damp squibs than cordite. The greatest: Serena Williams broke through barriers and shattered records | Andy Bull 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s just that so much was expected of it that when it aired in 2018, it was a bit of a damp squib. Booyakasha! Why Sacha Baron Cohen's latest prank nearly went horribly wrong 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z "I think it will end up as a damp squib! But we will see." Who assassinated this prime minister and why? 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Getting back to the US-China trade deal.... and Chinese officials have been denying that the agreement is a damp squib. Recession warning for German industry; US-China trade deal doubts – business live 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z However, digging today into The Seattle Times’ online archive, I find that social squibs often help reveal the story of a vintage edifice. From parties to puns to pies, a Capitol Hill home’s story emerges 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Dallas took advantage, using a squib kick that forced the Lions to start at their 15. Driskel, Lions put up points, but defense was weak link 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z After the Sun Devils nearly broke another return, USC opted to go with its other kicking option, Michael Brown, who resolved to simply squibbing kickoffs. USC faces tough decision on Kenan Christon's redshirt eligibility 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Some contribute short squibs as often as several times a day; others, deeply reported investigations or features a few times a year. Column: Freelancers fear California's new gig worker law will wipe them out 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Barnum would plant little squibs promoting the exhibit but just as often challenging the authenticity of the mermaid. Review | P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Another Labour lawmaker, Anna Turley, tweeted after the speech: “All that pomp and felt like a damp squib.” The queen gives her speech in Parliament as Brexit talks stall in Brussels 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z Colorado took a 20-14 halftime lead after a wild second quarter that almost ended with a touchdown return on a squib kick. Tate leads Arizona past Colorado 35-30 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Houston then did what you'll see teams often do in this situation: squib kick. Tulane fake kneeled Houston (and all of America) to win in the most shocking game of the year in college football - Golf Digest 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Guptill, an explosive player who has been a damp squib lately, tries going down the track, but mistimes his shot and gets no run. New Zealand v England: Cricket World Cup final 2019 – live! 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Throughout it all, he found one way or another to seize the gaze of the media, often by slipping to the press short bits of provocative writing, then known as squibs. Review | P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Holding a homemade squib, which was about the size and shape of a modern-day sparkler, Steve Kondrad, preservation association vice president and Plymouth Historical Society president, described the events of the day of the disaster. Girls killed in factory explosion remembered 130 years later 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z And hands up, on many of the occasions when a big move is predicted, a damp squib often comes along to squelch the expectation. MPs set to debate Brexit next steps 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z A collection of such squibs might be a tough sell even if its author is acclaimed litterateur Michael Chabon. Are intros and outros the bland bread of a book sandwich? Michael Chabon's 'Bookends' makes them the main course 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump against China began with tariffs and ended with a damp squib. G20: You can smell tear gas in the streets as the oil industry squabbles 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z “U.S. sanctions against Iran ... created serious concerns with traders earlier in September. But they are turning into a damp squib,” said Fiona Cincotta, market analyst at City Index. Oil steady as U.S. sanctions on Iran begin, Tehran defiant 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z A series of explosions leveled the factory, where mostly young women and teenage girls worked to produce squibs - small explosive detonators used in coal mining. Girls killed in factory explosion remembered 130 years later 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Two big events were staged in the States last summer: South Africa v Wales in Washington, which was a damp squib, and the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, which wasn’t. Gary Gold's US Eagles face stiff challenge against Māori All Blacks 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z But will the bank's launch be a damp squib, or mark a sea-change for the UK savings market? Goldman Sachs wants your piggy bank 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “The thing that’s going to be interesting is how often people now are going to use squib kicks?” Return or fair catch? That’s the question on kicks in 2018 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z After SpaceShipTwo was released, the squibs would be ignited as nitrous oxide was sprayed onto the solid fuel, generating a controlled explosion. Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Bau said it’s wonderful that the preservation society formed 10 years ago and organized the remembrance ceremony for the squib factory disaster victims. Girls killed in factory explosion remembered 130 years later 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Times twenty-six minutes after Trump’s tweet to get a quick squib of a story up about the news on their Web site. News Outlets Are Prewriting Stories About Officials Getting Fired to Keep Up with the Trump Era 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Echoing a widespread sentiment, Washington State coach Mike Leach expects that kickers will try to force returns with squibs and low line drives. As college football prepares to kick off a new season, a new kickoff rule has people talking 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Much ado about nothing: After months of preparation, a damp squib on... In Chicago, the sound of the blues is fading 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps Archives will prove to be a damp squib, despite Young’s additional promise that all his new music – brand-new, previously unreleased archive material – “will always be heard there first”. Heart of gold: Neil Young's online archives are a revolution in fandom 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z I heard dry little noises, nothing like the reverberating detonations in movies, mere firecrackers, echo-less squibs. Charlie Hebdo survivor: ‘I was of the dead. But I was not dead’ | Philippe Lançon 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z There are also signs the election will be a damp squib. The uncertain promise of local elections in the birthplace of the Arab spring 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z It could be a damp squib too, but let’s look on the bright side: it’s on! Netherlands v England: international friendly – live! 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z After its release, though, many observers claimed it was in fact something of a damp squib. Trump: Schiff and senior Obama intelligence figures are 'liars and leakers' 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It landed on Friday like a damp squib. Republican retreat: Trump and Pence hail wins but party faces growing threat 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z “He didn’t really even skim... He could read headlines and articles about himself, or at least headlines on articles about himself, and the gossip squibs on the New York Post’s Page Six.” Booked! Trump, staffers who cried Wolff and a week of fire and fury 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The questionable squib kick that allowed Georgia to kick a field goal just before halftime, the conservative play-calling and lack of a pass rush at key moments — all of that still irks him. Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway is the only true freshman quarterback to lead his team to a national title, Georgia's Jake Fromm could be the second 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z They, of course, practice fielding squib kicks in Athens, as they surely do in Tuscaloosa. Perspective | Is the College Football Playoff championship getting a little too familiar? 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z In those final six seconds, the Sooners' Seibert was foolishly ordered to attempt a squib kick to prevent a last-second long Georgia return. 102 points, 2 OTs show Grandaddy still rocks after 104 years – LA Times 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z But after Mayfield’s touchdown reception with six seconds left before halftime, a botched squib kick enabled Georgia to squeeze in a 55-yard field goal before the break. College Football Playoff: Georgia Outlasts Oklahoma in Rose Bowl 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The team's return was something of a "damp squib", according to Mr Oddy. The man who broke rugby's racial barrier 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z So on Friday, Lake Braddock was forced into more of a squib kick. High school football notebook: Early losses in WCAC make No. 1 debate more interesting 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Ward amused observers by managing to squib a grounder that stayed fair. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw bound for rehab start with triple-A Oklahoma City 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The kicking battle between Parkey and Gonzalez has evolved into one of the tightest this summer, with each squib and shank analyzed and graded. Leg up: Browns K Parkey battling rookie draft pick for job 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z In terms of immediate impact, Das Kapital was a damp squib. In retrospect: Das Kapital : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z European Parliament Brexit chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt and leaders of four of the parliament's main groups say the proposal is a "damp squib". Brexit: Theresa May's offer to EU citizens 'falls short' - BBC News 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z But the event proved to be a damp squib. Why Europe’s Muslims do not chant in unison, as its politicians would like 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z “Thank you guys for loving the squib as much as we do,” one woman said. The Martha Stewart of Marijuana Edibles 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And then, in two days’ time, it all feels a bit of a damp squib of an opener. Scotland v Ireland: Six Nations – live! 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Trump proved efficient during the campaign at using incendiary rhetorical squibs to capture outsize media attention and divert serious consideration from his opponents. The genius — and flaw — of Greenpeace’s ‘RESIST’ protest at the White House 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Wildcard weekend was a damp squib, with every home team winning exactly as it was expected to do. NFL playoff predictions: Aaron Rodgers to drag Packers past Cowboys 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z From detonating devices to damp squibs, these are the biggest let downs of 2016. Exploding phones and Snapchat clones: the biggest tech letdowns of 2016 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “Their squib is tasty and ridiculously strong,” she said, as a young woman made an acceptance speech. The Martha Stewart of Marijuana Edibles 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And maybe the strangest moment of the afternoon: Place-kicker Jason Myers was penalized for delay of game after the Jaguars decided to switch from a deep kick to a squib kick. Losing Jaguars have been far from special on special teams 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Junior Malik Putney decided to try his luck with a squib kickoff and he turned doubt in touchdown gold. Malik Putney’s kickoff return puts Eastside Catholic in control over Timberline, 39-21 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The Panthers recovered a squib kick to secure the victory. By any measure, Rams come up short again in 13-10 loss to the Panthers 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z That dovetails nicely with the squib of a far lesser known reviewer, one "Paige Turner," who dubs it "Shakespeare for the Investing Crowd." The Valuable World of Value Investing 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z There is too much skill, and there are too many goals on their team sheet for the squibs to continue. England and Slovakia Draw in Group B at Euros 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Instead, she said her report was based on publicly available information from manufacturers about the chemical makeup of squibs commonly used in the industry. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A new musical starring Catherine Tate has opened in the West End - but reviewers have said it is more of a damp squib than an explosive success. Catherine Tate musical Miss Atomic Bomb 'fails to detonate' - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z When staged by a particularly gutsy theater, squibs launch sticky giblets onto the front row of rich, elderly theatergoers, like a high brow spin on Gallagher’s watermelon routine. The Hateful Eight is a play, and a miserable one at that 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Damp squib of the year goes to the Apple Watch, whose appeal to the fashion crowd only just outlived an iPhone battery. Omelette dresses, male nudity and P45s: the fashion year in review 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z For sales in British stores, though, Black Friday was a damp squib, accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP said on Friday. Black Friday delivers record week for John Lewis 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z While De La Mare’s product is widely distributed, it is not known how many productions use squibs containing lead. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z So on to 2012, and what a damp squib that was: the four seeded teams, Croatia, Portugal, Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland, all swanning through to the finals without any trouble. A brief guide to … the drama of Euro play-off qualification 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Duke took the lead with 6 seconds left, then squibbed a kickoff and Miami used a play called "Desperado" with eight laterals to pull off a miracle. Ignoring critics, Miami savors the epic 8-lateral play to beat Duke 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Dallas Crawford fielded Ross Martin’s squib kick at the Miami 25-yard line and flung the ball to Elder, who ran back left before flipping to Jaquan Johnson. Wild win: Miami uses 8 laterals in 30-27 win over Duke 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The All Blacks’ only victory came in the semi-final last time around, a bit of a damp squib that the Kiwis easily took 20-6, but before that Australia had proved something of a bogey team. New Zealand v Australia: Rugby World Cup final – live! 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Film permits in Los Angeles indicate whether squibs are used on set, but not the type of squib. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z From time to time, I would notice squibs in the newspaper about somebody being found dead in their apartment after a week or two weeks or even a month. What Happens to People Who Die Alone? 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z "There's going to be a full house, the atmosphere will be electric and we don't want it to be a damp squib, we want to finish well." Wales v Andorra (Tue) 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The answer to that won’t be known for a while, and it’s entirely possible the entire project will prove a damp squib with highly limited uptake, which changes essentially nothing. Google AMP is good for mobile web users – but what about publishers? 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The All Blacks’ only victory came in the semi-final last time around, a bit of a damp squib that the Kiwis easily took 20-6, but before that Australia had proved something of a bogey team. New Zealand v Australia: Rugby World Cup final – live! 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z There are several alternatives to squibs containing lead, including variants that rely on other chemicals or other means to detonate. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And although it ended as a damp squib from England's point of view, they can reflect on a remarkable, unexpected triumph. Why England won the Ashes 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Suitable end to a damp squib of a match for them. Ashes 2015: England v Australia: fifth Test, day four – live! 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z “Some of her supporters are looking to her to provide clarity—and less irritation with the topic,” the Times’s Maggie Haberman wrote in a brief online squib yesterday. Biden—His Time? 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z You'd call it a damp squib, except it was lovely and dry. Five perfect scenarios for The Open 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Puckler said he didn’t know which productions he’s worked on have used lead squibs. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Two hits in the first inning — a squib and a soft liner — led to the Mets' first run. Law of average hits Dodgers, now 17-17 since June 1 after loss to Mets 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Suitable end to a damp squib of a match for them. Ashes 2015: England v Australia: fifth Test, day four – live! 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Their contest against England was bubbling up to boiling point when the rain - and the controversial rules - combined to produce the ultimate damp squib. Ten moments that shocked World Cup 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Either way, New England is getting the ball back—following a Seattle squib kick—with about :20 remaining? Super Bowl Wisdom: Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll at His Best After His Worst Moment Melton said that Cal/OSHA had not conducted an inspection in the entertainment industry related to the use of lead squibs. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Richt said he regretted ordering a squib kick after Mason’s late touchdown pass to Mitchell. No. 8 Georgia stunned in 30-24 OT loss to Ga Tech 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z But the visiting Yellow Jackets wound up with good field position after a squib kickoff. No. 16 Georgia Tech Pulls Out a Wild Win Over No. 8 Georgia in Overtime 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z But the Yellow Jackets wound up with good field position after a squib kickoff, Justin Thomas scrambled 21 yards into field goal range, and Butker's kick barely cleared the crossbar. No. 16 Georgia Tech stuns No. 8 Georgia in overtime, 30-24 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z And yet, in the current overheated art market, the hundred-and-one-million-dollar Giacometti was a bit of a disappointment, really: a damp squib. Sotheby’s and Giacometti’s hundred-million-dollar “Chariot” 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z He said that De La Mare’s lead squibs come with safety data sheets so that customers can properly use them. “Yes, you have to monitor,” he said. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And it was, well, a bit of a damp squib, actually. El Clasico key duels: Winners and losers 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z The Bears used squib or pooch kicks five times during the game. Bruins offense makes defense work harder 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The Bears didn’t boot a regular, standard kickoff in the second half, instead choosing to squib almost every kickoff toward the blockers in the middle of the field. UCLA doesn't mind Ishmael Adams' being shut down on kickoffs 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z If the iPad mini 3 proves to be something of a damp squib, then it at least signs off with some good news. iPad Mini 3 Vs iPad Mini 2: What's The Difference? 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z In one scenario outlined by Rossol, the detonation of a single lead squib in a 100-square-foot room could expose people in it to more than 20 times OSHA’s “permissible exposure limit” for the chemical. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Juan Perez, the weakest hitter in either lineup, hit a masse shot off the end of his bat, a squib with wicked spin back up the middle. Giants end Nationals’ season with 3-2 victory in Game 4 of the NLDS At first, the campaign looked liked proving a damp squib - the geo-fenced area was too narrowly focused around the venue. Location tech maps way for business 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Only then will we find out if that cosmic bombshell truly is worthy of a clutch of Nobel prizes, as global headlines claimed a few months ago, or if it was a damp squib. Blockbuster Big Bang Theory Under Scrutiny Due To... Dust Howard and Fisher could have squibbed the chance to change Australia’s gun laws, but they didn’t. This Country Proves That National Gun Buybacks Reduce Mass Shootings 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Brent Bell, the president of De La Mare, said that his company has been researching a non-lead replacement to the squibs it sells. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z That’s what I’m gleaning from the little squibs going off in the video, anyway. 18 Things the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Trailer Tells Us About the Game 2014-05-02T19:35:51Z Regency radical squibs, high Tory manifestos, left-wing song sheets, right-wing election hand-outs. The radical readers of San Francisco 2014-03-30T01:07:41Z Dutch readers woke Thursday to barely a whisper about the ongoing Secret Service behavior scandal in their morning newspapers, with most local media repackaging a squib of American reporting, if they mentioned it at all. Secret Service flap creates barely a ripple among Amsterdam’s residents 2014-03-27T22:44:15Z Opening the door to class-action lawsuits may also prove a damp squib. Consumers in China: The true meaning of san yao wu 2014-03-13T16:00:44Z In another hypothetical situation laid out by Rossol, a single lead squib released in one meter of air could expose a person to 572 times OSHA’s “permissible exposure limit.” A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z THE first TED conference in 1984 was such a damp squib that the organisers did not hold a second one for six years. Schumpeter: Ideas reinvenTED 2014-03-13T16:00:44Z If the first half was a damp squib then at least Pienaar ensured the second half started with a bang, hitting the woodwork with a low shot across goal. Everton 1-0 West Ham United 2014-03-01T17:33:50Z And this damp squib of a maximum follows a solar minimum - the period when the Sun's activity troughs - that was longer and lower than scientists expected. Is our Sun falling silent? 2014-01-18T00:54:49Z But what was most intriguing were always the slice-of-life stories that would have been, at most, small squibs in the metro section of the nationally-minded New York Times. It’s time to stop buying the New York Post 2014-01-10T15:30:00Z “Cal/OSHA agrees that lead should be removed whenever possible so as not to unnecessarily expose workers. But the actual release of lead in the squibs has to be measured.” A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The ball squibbed along the ground and came to rest at the 15-yard line. Packers 33, Bears 28: Rodgers Lifts Packers to Playoffs and, as Usual, Leaves Bears Fans in Despair 2013-12-30T03:31:34Z Even if it turns out to be an aesthetic damp squib, though, astronomers will still learn a lot. Comet ISON: The perils of sungrazing 2013-11-27T14:22:54Z The reality, though, is that Samsung’s big night in London looks like a damp squib, so far. Samsung's New Big Reveal.... As S4 Sales Slow 2013-06-20T12:51:00Z But on this first Memorial Day Weekend since , the kickoff began more like the squibbed variety, the weather gloomy and crowds thin. Fourth Avenue: N.J. Shore Residents Start Summer Season Unlike Before Storm Hit 2013-05-28T03:29:54Z But Puckler said that whenever squibs have been deployed on sets he’s worked on, safety professionals have ensured their proper use. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Until the explosive conclusion this eagerly anticipated clash was something of a damp squib. Brentford 0-1 Doncaster Rovers 2013-04-27T18:25:07Z The Food and Drink Federation, which represents produce manufacturers, branded the report a "damp squib" that added "little to an important debate". Doctors demand soft drinks tax and healthier hospital food to tackle obesity 2013-02-18T00:01:01Z It was the biggest damp squib since the premiership began. McNulty's January transfer window 2013-02-01T00:45:59Z On day four of the protest, the sky darkened with rain and the cleric's promised revolution turned into a damp squib. The violence threatening Pakistan 2013-01-24T13:05:21Z Some major productions are known to avoid lead squibs. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z No need to talk about the onside-kick gaffe at the end - it was a failure to execute a squib kick by punter Matt Bosher. The Fifth Down: Does Ravens-Broncos Rank as One of the Best Playoff Games? 2013-01-14T13:00:50Z While the split generated interest and excitement, compared to the previous playoff system, the end was something of a damp squib with F.C. Goal: Fallout From Match Fixing in South Korea 2013-01-11T16:42:43Z The promised "spectacular" light and laser show to inaugurate the tallest building in western Europe turned out to be little more than a damp squib. Business bumper Christmas quiz 2012-12-14T10:57:15Z Seoul's own space rocket programme - with technical aid from Russia, interestingly - has been a damp squib so far. North Korea thumbs nose at enemies 2012-12-12T13:23:47Z But he never gave much thought to the small explosive squibs routinely affixed to him and other stuntmen to simulate the impact of bullets. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A bouncing squib kick isn’t the easiest ball to secure. 10 thoughts after Bears' comeback win 2012-10-29T14:33:00Z He so consistently drove a kickoff deep that even in a playoff game with a 10-point lead, his coaches eschewed the expected squib kick and told Zuerlein to kick away. The Rams’ Greg Zuerlein Has Potential of Record Proportions 2012-10-21T02:30:46Z Mr Black described the comments as a "damp squib" that would "fizzle out". Griffin B&B tweets 'damp squib' 2012-10-19T07:44:21Z However, the Daily Express says a proposed day of action against austerity is likely to be a "damp squib". Papers lament end of the Games 2012-09-10T05:27:49Z Now, however, an entertainment industry safety group is warning that many of these squibs contain particles of lead, creating a potentially hazardous toxic dust upon explosion. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A further cut on Thursday looks unlikely, and would be something of a damp squib for markets that are looking for something more. How European Central Bank can safeguard the euro 2012-07-30T19:22:07Z Or the “damp squib Games,” with England’s summer of record-breaking rains persisting, and hundreds of thousands of as-yet-unsold tickets available to latecomers? The Saturday Profile: Olympics Chairman Sebastian Coe Seeks Victory Lap 2012-07-21T04:52:58Z "We were worried it might be a bit of a damp squib," admitted Steven Heddle, the leader of Orkney Islands council. Olympic torch relay sheds light on UK's unsung heroes 2012-07-19T23:06:01Z With June a damp squib and July predicted to go the same way, people are feathering their nests and staying indoors. Is wet weather bad for business? 2012-07-06T17:13:25Z Bell said that “nearly every major film and TV studio” buys lead squibs from De La Mare, in addition to other non-lead special effects products it makes. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But the fireworks were a damp squib compared to his fury at Queen's. Bad boy Nalbandian keeps tantrums in check - but in vain 2012-06-25T15:35:26Z But the meeting was a damp squib – although a very welcome one to British politicians and many others outside the room. Shift to shale could fracture Opec's world 2012-06-16T23:06:10Z Upton’s squib was the only hit for the Rays in the game. Reds 7, Mets 3: Jason Bay Hurt as Reds Beat Mets 2012-06-16T03:32:30Z After a squibbed single on Tuesday, with the Yankees down by a run, Rodriguez immediately stole second. On Baseball: Yankees Need Sluggers of Old, Not Old Sluggers 2012-05-23T02:56:45Z To conduct her study, Rossol -- a safety officer for Local 829 of the United Scenic Artists, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in New York -- did not test actual squibs for lead levels. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z But contemporary squibs and satires cannot affect the real good which has made Abernethy’s name a household word. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z Julian the Apostate was the author of a curious work, the "Misopogon, or Foe to the Beard," a clever and witty squib directed against the effeminate inhabitants of Antioch. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It is that mutilated block of marble called Pasquin's statue ... on which are mysteriously affixed by unknown hands the frequent squibs of Roman mother-wit on the events of the day. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Hogarth’s squib, which appeared subsequently, exhibits it as a very masterpiece of confusion and bad drawing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z For his part, Farnsworth is skeptical that the use of lead squibs could affect a performer’s health. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In the remaining twenty-three years of his life he poured forth no fewer than thirty-eight volumes, besides numberless articles, squibs and sketches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Polls closed; intense excitement; bonfires built; squibs, rockets, guns and Chinese crackers; liquor scarce, the candidates having cut off the supply as soon as the voting was over. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The fourth was the trials and acquittals of William Hone, which Carlile forced on, by reprinting those suppressed political squibs called ‘The Parodies on the Book of Common Prayer.’ Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z They are not thunderbolts, they are not rockets, they are not even squibs; they are bonbons and genuine confetti, not your confetti of the Carnival. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Monona Rossol, the report's author, said she was prompted to study the issue after recently learning of the availability of lead-free varieties of squibs, which vary in shape and size but can resemble small firecrackers. A toxic chemical lurks on film sets. Is it poisoning the crews? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z All this Kautsky knows very certainly from the radios of Clémenceau and the squibs of the Mensheviks. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z While we were at dinner, one of the nine going out of their window crept under ours, and threw a squib right along our table. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Yet called it "a giant damp squib" that was "not nearly as funny or cruel as its killer premise suggests". Nazi sci-fi causes buzz in Berlin 2012-02-15T15:00:27Z And Macaulay's squib was flung from club to club, from meeting to meeting, until it reached the streets: What, though new opposed I be, Twenty peers shall carry me! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z So the third French expedition had gone off like a damp squib! My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Not least of these is the comic paper La Guasa Internacional, which holds up the Allies to ridicule and abhorrence in cartoons, squibs and sketches. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z The commission also required more inspection and testing of the squib valves that would allow venting in case of an accident. Nuclear Reactor Approved in U.S. for First Time Since 1978 2012-02-09T21:15:00.277Z Skit, skit, n. any sarcastic squib, lampoon, or pamphlet. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Such noxious vermin clambering from their shell, By squibs and crackers might be killed as well. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z He played the anterior parts, waggled the head and flapped the wings and sent gruesome grunts and penny squibs through the "firebreathing" jaws. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z I will soon publish a heap of the squibs that I have thrown at the priests and others in this neighborhood. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Why, some murdering squaw's dog went an' squibbed at me at long range! Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Prime Minister Cameron referred to the strike as a “damp squib,” a firecracker that fails to ignite. Economix Blog: Nancy Folbre: A British Guide to Cutting Public Spending 2011-12-05T11:00:03Z He made squibs, or “thunder-powder,” that exploded on a stone with a loud report that delighted his companions. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z Davie roared and breathed burning squibs and capered about, and Jimmy had to prance after him in involuntary pursuit. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z To be sure—poems, but such poems,—lampoons, squibs, and pasquinades. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Prime Minister, David Cameron wasn't impressed with the strikes - he called them a 'damp squib'. Strikers return to work 2011-12-01T10:53:59Z The Bills were penalized 15 yards and messed up a squib kick on the ensuing kickoff. Stevie Johnson fined $10,000 for Plax dance 2011-11-30T18:24:00Z Prime Minister David Cameron dismissed the industrial action as a "damp squib." Austerity Nation: In Britain, 2 Million Workers Strike in Protest over Budget Cut 2011-11-30T19:35:40Z Jimmy uttered inarticulate cries of real rage and malediction, vomiting his squibs straight at the champion's eyes with intent to do him grievous bodily injury. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z The prime minister told lawmakers in the Commons the strike was “something of a damp squib.” U.K. Pensions Strike Shuts Schools, Fails to Disrupt Flights 2011-11-30T18:01:30Z Safety Emanuel Cook, who recovered Buffalo’s botched squib kick Sunday, was released for undisclosed reasons. Jets? Prevent Defense Almost Prevents Them From Winning 2011-11-29T01:46:01Z Just then I caught sight of Flurry's face; it had in it the fearful joy of a schoolboy who has seen a squib put into the tail pocket of the schoolmaster, and awaits the result. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z All these jokes, these squibs of light-hearted nonsense, were there to-night, but there was nothing behind them. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Many of the inhabitants carry lighted branches and flambeaus, and rockets, squibs, etc., are discharged on the occasion. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z The squib prints of the day designate Moses Hart by the introduction of the Knave of Hearts. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z Hall put him in good position for his first drive by returning a squib kick 39 yards to the UAB 41. Long?s kick lifts UAB to first win of season, 26-24 over Central Florida 2011-10-21T03:52:12Z In an old electioneering squib by the late Lord John Townshend, Cowper is made to rhyme to Trooper. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z Like a squib upon a line, i'faith; it ran through one row, and came back upon me in the next. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The brawny Fielder had the only hit between them in the ninth, squibbing an infield single up the middle. Not so fast: Marcum struggles, Goldschmidt hits slam as Brewers lose to D-backs 8-1 in Game 3 2011-10-05T06:07:42Z "A damp squib," David Watt, senior currency strategist at RBC Dominion Securities, said in a note. Asian Shares Mostly Lower 2011-08-18T03:09:51Z These fizzing squibs of thought cannot be smothered in a blanket. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z He was even to bring in the lampoons and squibs that were circulated, and, if possible, to spy out the secret doings of the other party—a commission which gave him liberty to roam. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z This was pure advertising propaganda, a way to one of those newspaper squibs which delight both the snobbishness and the sentimentality of Americans. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Excitement was at white heat, and, while the election was pending, hands were busy scattering squibs and campaign appeals in English and German among the crowd. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Franklin even had a mild word of commendation for Hopkinson's political squibs, some of which, when on their way across the ocean to him, fell into the hands of the British along with Henry Laurens. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Wright then squibbed a bouncer between Miguel Cairo at third and Edgar Renteria at shortstop before Murphy was hit by a fastball to load the bases. Mets 8, Reds 6: Mets Capitalize on Errors by Reds 2011-07-27T03:26:28Z Anticipation levels are understandably high, but there is also the prospect that the clash between two of the best milers seen in Europe for years will end up a damp squib. Frankel has the class to overcome Canford Cliffs and a muddled race 2011-07-26T19:46:56Z Nasri was the focal point at the outset even if, in between the explosive weather and post-match quotations, the match was something of a damp squib. Wenger's fury at 'out of order' Mancini 2011-07-16T16:39:10Z "You understand me; it's an experiment,—it's a squib!" Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The smart political squibs, scattered like fire-flies through the dreary waste of journalism during the last active years of Moore's life, are not obnoxious to criticism. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Whether there will be any unexpected fireworks - or damp squibs - in qualifying for the European Grand Prix is debatable. Live - European GP practice 2011-06-25T08:28:16Z The trial of Dr. Sacheverell occasioned the publication of numerous songs, squibs, and caricatures; but the South-Sea Bubble surpassed it as a fruitful source of lampoons and pictorial satire. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Forty thousand sermons against Idle Curiosity could hardly have driven it so effectually out of New England as did this little squib of ridicule. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z "Let me know what time it happens," he said, "and I'll come outside, and chuck squibs over the wall." Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z The working laureate was, however, Master Moore, and in that capacity he first tried his hand at political squibbing, by launching some not very brilliant sarcasms against governments in general. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z In the ninth, he walked pinch-hitter Drew Reynolds with one out, and Corey Thompson beat out a squib down the third base line with two outs, putting two runners on. Hagan Pitches St. John's Past ECU 2-0 2011-06-04T01:33:28Z The following rhymed squib tells its own story. The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z The common saying, "lazy people take the most pains," was never more clearly exemplified than in the following squib. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z As they ran, and as if to increase their confusion and hasten their flight, a big squib came whizzing over the playground wall and exploded with a bang in their very midst. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z It was extinguished by the constables, whereupon the mob broke many windows in the Market Place, and proceeded to the Castle Meadow, where a squib was thrown upon a waggon loaded with straw. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Give him kites to fly by day and rockets, roman candles, or even humble squibs and crackers to let off at night, and he was perfectly happy. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z On Holy Saturday morning we were awakened, very early, by the most hideous noises, firing off of pistols, squibs, and rockets. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z He was farther confirmed in this resolution by a consciousness that his newspaper squibs in behalf of his brother, had made the governing party his mortal enemies. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z I refused, and said that Cornelius was your property, and if I sent him an occasional squib it should be on no account under that title. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z I have written a squib for the D. U. M.—'The Chateau de Vandyck.' Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z But Big Bang or damp squib, what does this mean for consumers? UK's first chain of 'high street lawyers' is set to revolutionise legal services 2011-04-02T23:01:03Z These I take to be the most incorrigible of all my readers; nay, I expect they will be squibbing at the Busy-Body himself. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z I'm steering the fire-ship that will blow you all up, if I please; and you talk of flinging a squib at me, you blockhead! The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z I think the squib I enclose will please you. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Compare this to Tahrir Square in Cairo or the tear-gas-drenched protests of Tunis, and it looks like a damp squib after a pyrotechnic firework display. Oman's non-revolution 2011-03-03T15:56:28Z Shadwell, Settle, and some other minor poets, lent their pens to the Whigs, and wrote squibs and satires in the Whig service. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The whole outsourcing argument is proving to be a bit of a damp squib...the contracts are not being awarded as fast as they expected. Interserve in pole position for Mouchel takeover 2011-02-25T13:26:52Z From this time political and social squibs were the only literary occupations to which Mr. Moore devoted himself until, gradually and fitfully mental darkness came down on him. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z I still think it is the best squib I have done. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z I remember how a squib made my glove smoulder and singed me, and how my mother kissed me for taking it like a man. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z In driving rain and difficult playing conditions, the game proved to be a damp squib with little goalmouth action. Sturridge Scores Again as Bolton Beat Everton 2 - 0 2011-02-14T00:36:43Z There was still little more than a couple of paces for Delap to work with and his first two missiles turned into damp squibs when Craig Gardner nodded them away with ease. Birmingham City 1-0 Stoke City 2011-02-12T17:16:40Z The appearance of one of these unlucky boys in an assembly of people was like a squib thrown into a gunpowder mill. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z The squib I enclose will, I think, be well-timed. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Crosby played along, patiently explaining the "squib" kick. Wild Texas weather only exceeded by strangeness of Media Day at Super Bowl 2011-02-02T04:32:53Z For one, the rooftop tank delivers its emergency water when its “squib valves” are activated. Green: Reactor Design Moves Forward 2011-01-31T19:54:07Z But under his other incarnation, as Thomas Brown the Younger, he contributed squibs to various newspapers and issued volumes for another dozen of years. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z If so it was a fine way to say goodbye even if the second half was something of a damp squib until the dying seconds. Brighton 3-1 Portsmouth 2011-01-08T17:07:54Z Cantona's goal apart, the final itself offered rather less drama, following the habit of a few of these eagerly-awaited meetings in providing a damp squib instead of the anticipated fireworks. Old rivals Manchester United and Liverpool can reinvigorate the FA Cup 2011-01-07T15:14:26Z "It would be a damp squib if we didn't go on and win in Sydney," Mr. Strauss said. Australians Must Give it a Bash 2010-12-29T23:07:46Z "It would be a damp squib if we didn't go on and win in Sydney," Strauss said, reflecting not only the new buoyancy of the England team but the diminution of the Australians. Australian cricketers fall from gods to bedraggled larrikins 2010-12-29T09:14:12Z After South Carolina cut the Auburn lead to 21-14 with 16 seconds left in the second quarter, South Carolina made the decision to squib the kickoff. Auburn 56, South Carolina 17: Auburn Coasts to SEC Title and a Date With Oregon 2010-12-05T01:47:00Z A squib kick on the ensuing kickoff, coupled with a personal foul against the Loggers moved, the Lutes to the Loggers' 32 to start their final drive with seven seconds left. Eastern Washington rallies past Weber State | Northwest colleges 2010-10-03T02:46:00Z Europe's day of protest is intended as a show of union power staging a comeback, but may prove a noisy damp squib, a demonstration of angry impotence. Workers rally across Europe to protest against cuts 2010-09-29T08:03:00Z The game was in danger of turning into a damp squib at that point. Keiron Cunningham try gives Saints a fitting goodbye 2010-09-04T23:07:00Z The evening, built up so wildly in the hearts and minds of the Tottenham crowd, proved to be something of a damp squib. Classy Tottenham begin their European tour with a deluge 2010-08-25T21:15:00Z Yesterday's blog was a bit damp, but by no means a damp squib. County cricket ? live! 2010-08-11T10:02:00Z On the face of it, today's official bulletin on the state of the economy was a bit of a damp squib. Slow growth of UK economy likely to be as good as it gets 2010-07-12T12:58:00Z Algeria's Karim Matmour was left puzzled by a poor opening game that saw them beaten by Slovenia Twenty-four years is an awfully long time to wait for a damp squib. World Cup 2010: Algeria aiming to vent their frustrations on England 2010-06-17T08:00:00Z Of course, the experiment will end up a very damp squib if none of the 10 races to be broadcast results in an inquiry. Televised stewards' inquiries to go on trial at Derby meeting 2010-05-26T16:18:00Z In the event, the protests were a damp squib. JP Morgan boss survives half-hearted student protests 2010-05-17T16:29:00Z In fact, it ended up being a squib so damp you wondered if it had spent the last month stuffed into the deepest recesses of an otter's pocket. La Liga title the least Barcelona deserve as Madrid again finish empty handed 2010-05-17T13:13:00Z It will be a damp squib of a Games if every big-name athlete does not show up. Commonwealth safety fears played down 2010-04-22T10:55:00Z While there was an air of predictability about Milan's damp squib, Roma caught everyone off guard before their game against Atalanta. Roma's storming of the summit has sent alarm bells ringing in Serie A 2010-04-12T11:05:00Z And Feely pinned the Bengals with punts that squibbed and flopped without going into the end zone. 2010-01-10T05:27:00Z His son Samuel, the intimate associate of Pope, Swift, and Prior, wrote squibs against Sir Robert Walpole, the Whigs, and the Low Church divines, and was a member of Christ Church, as well as Charles. Cathedral Cities of England But the folks at the R�gence ridiculed what they called aping his superior, and many were the squibs got off at his expense. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion The squibs are there, only waiting for some little complication to come along and touch 'em off. A Poached Peerage Napoleon ascended the throne; and, when the thunderbolts began to fall, the squibs and crackers flung from hand to hand of little men are of necessity forgotten. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 "That wasn't a revolver," said I, for he had taught me to worship his modern god of letters; "that was the Snider that 'squibbed in the jungle.'" Witching Hill Lena had never intended to touch it, but thus challenged, she thought it rather fun to—as she expressed it—"make Githa let off squibs". The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Wyndham saw well enough that everybody had tired of his work, that he had had his hour and his vogue; his career lay like a squib that had blazed itself out. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel For blasting in coal, “squibs” instead of fuzes are often used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" His own favorite toys, he remembered, were squibs, suckers, squirts, and slings; and he was persuaded that, by his having been denied them at school, a natural philosopher had been nipped in the bud. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Give us sprightly sprigs of manhood, None of these swads nor airy squibs, Who would fain do, but cannot. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 As soon as it was dark, squibs and crackers were flying in every direction, while those who ventured forth were in some danger of having their clothes set on fire by the scattered sparks. Under the Mendips A Tale Perhaps, after all, the book is a mere literary squib. Helena Brett's Career A squib is simply a tiny paper rocket, about 1⁄8 in. diameter by 3 in. long, containing fine gunpowder and having a sulphur slow-match at one end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Sidney Smith was a writer of sermons as well as of political squibs. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Their complaints are but squibs in the air. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Endeavouring, therefore, to hum a tune, I strolled to the window and looked out; while the imperturbable Corny, opening the opposite sash, squibbed off both pistols previous to replacing them in the box. Jack Hinton The Guardsman While some of the soldiers were endeavoring to clear their muskets, and squibbing off priming, Sullivan despatched an officer to apprise the commander-in-chief of the condition of their arms. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Not content with shooting him dead, he squibbed off his revolver into him as he lay. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The smoke drifted away and the green wall closed up without a scar; the silence engulfed us once more, floating there, futile invaders who assaulted its immense riddle with a squib.... Where the Pavement Ends The squib had long burnt out by the time we got there; but the sight that met our astonished gaze was magnificent. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance In 1639 Drummond had to sign the Covenant in self-protection, but was uneasy under the burden, as several political squibs by him testify. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Many squibs, caricatures, and malicious diatribes, dated in Mr. Gladstone's own hand, find shelter. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Why, the Jubilee is the same thing as our Lord Mayor's day in the city; there will be pageants, and squibs, and raree-shows, and all that, sir. The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee Meantime, we have been anxious to see this celebrated squib, and having applied in vain to Mr. James's London publishers, we have been compelled to send over to America for it. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) So he took it to the street leading to the bank-yard, tied one of those detonating squibs to its tail, and headed it for the gate. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance I cried, each word sounding like a squib let off at my ear; and making a dash for the door, the next instant I was outside. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 "Not merely squibs, you know, but appeals about right and justice, and the cause of oppressed humanity, and all that." The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Some of Hook's political squibs and light verses still retain attraction; and the tradition of his extraordinary faculties in improvising both words, music, and dramatic arrangement remains. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) He begins with burning off his eyebrows on the King's birthday; squibs and crackers follow, and all the pleasures of the pluff. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The road was cleared by beadles and men dressed as devils, and wild men, whose clubs discharged squibs. Old and New London Volume I Since Tennyson's elevation to the peerage there has been an infinite amount of squibbing at his expense, and some very good parodies upon his poems have been circulated. Home Life of Great Authors It might be a fable, a satire, a libel, a squib, a sacred song or paraphrase, a homily. Spenser A bloodless war of squibs, broadsides, pamphlets, and frenzied oratory was waged everywhere. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools This is the mere squibbing of politicians, while the enemy’s artillery is thundering at the gates! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Lastly, amidst a fiery shower of squibs from every door and window, the Pope and his companions were toppled into the huge bonfire, with shouts that reached almost to Charing Cross. Old and New London Volume I He arrived at his climax like a squib that attains its ideal. When Ghost Meets Ghost He was accused before the commissioners in 1590 of knowing who wrote and printed these squibs, which he did not deny.—Ed. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors At Oxford he wrote many squibs against the roundheads. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The French Fall of the Bastille is celebrated with squibs and banners, and marching patriots, as noisily as the American Fourth of July. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) On this pretentious and unlucky inscription, that reckless wit, Bonnel Thornton, instantly wrote a squib, under the obvious pseudonym of the "Rev. Busby Birch." Old and New London Volume I Mona began to feel less forlorn and ill-used, and she was more glad than ever that she had on her best clothes, and had put her hair up in squibs the night before. The Making of Mona It's a simple solid-fuel rocket with star grain, fired by a squib that is commanded from the ground. The Flying Stingaree Pocket money was hoarded up several weeks beforehand, to provide for the latter; some boys even made their own squibs and crackers, and these were considerably larger and more formidable than those which were bought. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time By the way, I had to run those base squibs about you; but, by George! Carmen Ariza Comings and goings, cries, exclamations, laughter, squibs that had been slow in going off, and firecrackers increased the tumult. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The Master seems to have been a man of refined taste, fond of drawing, and what was called poker-painting; he was given also to caricaturing, and writing of squibs. My Autobiography A Fragment A squib is simply an igniter to start the fuel burning. The Flying Stingaree It was a place and time when, in the Hartford vocabulary, "Patriot stood synonymous with rogue"; and their versified squibs were let off at men rather than at measures. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 If you light a small pile of gunpowder in the open, as you do when you make a squib by breaking the firecracker in two, you merely have a blaze. Common Science The oxygen is actually locked up inside the squib. The Story of a Tinder-box No wonder that so many squibs are let off on that 100 day; considering the political feeling connected with it. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue The only earlier replies were obscure squibs in the newspapers. Cursory Observations on the Poems Attributed to Thomas Rowley (1782) During the campaign the local rhymesters and writers were very busy concocting electioneering “squibs;” and, young as I was, I tried my ’prentice hand along with the rest. Adventures and Recollections "Have we all come here to see a fat boy set off that little squib?" they asked. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Guns were firing in the Park, and smoking and flaming like steamboat funnels: little boys were popping off squibs and crackers, and everybody seemed perfectly happy. The Fairy Nightcaps Rockets shot out on every side, fiery squibs ran along the ground, Catherine wheels danced on every shoulder, and crackers banged at every heel. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago You remind me of a damp squib, all fuss and no result. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate I struggled hard for the particular party which I favoured, writing “squibs” and all kinds of doggerel, until I became literally saturated with politics. Adventures and Recollections Then let the crowd refrain their needless hum, When thunder speaks, then squibs and winds are dumb. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II The Judge tried to bargain, but the Major would not listen; once more he stalked about the room and puffed out clouds of smoke, like a squib or a rocket. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 They were all men of position, who wouldn't associate with artists unless they were at the top of the tree; clever fellows, and good themselves at squibs and epigrams. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Advertisements of this sort appear to have been laid hold of as a vehicle for street wit, just as electioneering squibs are perpetrated among ourselves. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life A reduction in the Forage ration was hinted at, and a string of Social Jottings followed, rows of asterisks exploding like squibs under every paragraphic utterance of the Gold Pen. The Dop Doctor I was a don at squibs and crackers; and the games we used to have laying trains and making blue devils! The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War In the pamphlets and broadsides, in the squibs and ballads of the period, may be found a wealth of quaint narrative and broad invective, setting forth the rascality of judges and attorneys, barristers and scriveners. A Book About Lawyers She was let out just before the king's birthday, to celebrate which, besides the guns fired at the Castle, the boys let off squibs and crackers in all the streets. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville And now there ensued such a war of pamphlets, broadsides, caricatures, squibs, and stump-speeches, as had never yet been seen in America. The Critical Period of American History When we were in Paris, there were a number of caricatures ridiculing the Bourbons; but these miserable squibs are no test of the public feeling. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Nothing brings back the past like a sound or a smell—even those of a penny squib! The Martian In various forms this ridiculous accusation enlivens the squibs of the pamphleteers of Queen Anne's reign. A Book About Lawyers After great fear, hope, suspense, excitement and joy, the squibs were damp! Bird of Paradise Compare, for instance, these everlasting fireworks with the damp squibs and dying bonfires of Guy Fawkes Day. What I Saw in America Political squibs, paltry chapbooks, puny satires, and penny imbecilities, too numerous for mention here, with an occasional publication of merit, have been printed and sold at the expense of the man in the moon. Moon Lore You might as well throw squibs into a cage full of tigers. Pan-Islam They are also acquainted with the manufacture of gunpowder, of which in all their festivals they use great quantities for squibs and rockets. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests It was written as a squib, to be read in a college-seminary in Hegel's logic, several of whose members, mature men, were devout champions of the dialectical method. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy The German blockade had fizzled out like a damp squib. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War He could not have spoken more indifferently if the catastrophe he had planned was only the firing of a penny squib. The Crack of Doom These squibs did nobody any harm, and did us on the average, the good of the price of a week's room rent. If You Don't Write Fiction So rockets with their sweeping curves, Crackers which upset the nerves And squibs with their infernal din To this date owe their origin. A Humorous History of England Circumstances that ruffle the temper in the presence of the intended are but like the harmless squib, but would become like the explosive torpedo in his or her absence or in after-marriage. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources The newspapers of the day abounded with articles, with songs and squibs against the King and His Parliament. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution Boswell, who would not allow that he had written a squib, proudly fired in the air; Mr. Stuart took no aim, and yet killed his man. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 I will not deny that I have written for the papers myself some little squibs. Wilmot and Tilley "I saw your little squib in the paper," said Jackson. Skinner's Dress Suit The name is used to designate timely magazine articles, timely write-ups for the Sunday edition, and timely squibs for the columns of the daily papers. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing Included in the Prefatory Note is the following amusing squib, written by Borrow in 1845, but never printed by him. A Bibliography of the writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow No sooner had she given utterance to the words than all four girls were helping the boys to let off the squibs, Catherine-wheels, rockets, and other fireworks. Girls of the Forest He never went into society without providing himself with a store of these pocket squibs. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 And the boy went out to pick up some squib firecrackers, that had failed to explode, in front of the drug store. Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa 1883 Why bounce, and sputter, surely, like a squib:— You would have done the same, Sir, if a knave, A frouzy Friar, meddle’d with your Rib. Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers." Literary squabbles employed the lifetime of all the literary men—and some of them, indeed, are only known by their squibs and lampoons on their more popular brethren. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 But presently her happiness came to a rude conclusion, for a bit of burning squib struck her arm, causing her fine muslin dress to catch fire, and the little girl’s arm was somewhat severely hurt. Girls of the Forest Give me a chance as well as this squib of a reporter you picked up in Prince George. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest For three-quarters of a century it has been commemorated by orations, firing of cannon, ringing of bells, military parades, fireworks, squibs, and bonfires; and, alas! too often the day has been desecrated by bacchanalian revels. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 The shouting had cut off instantly on the first bang, some rifles squibbed off at intervals for a few seconds and increased suddenly to a sputtering roar. Between the Lines A Prime Minister who can throw off squibs, and a nation that can enjoy them, will not succumb even in the worst crisis. William Pitt and the Great War “It was a bit of one of the squibs,” said Pauline. Girls of the Forest Full many a squib is born to blaze unseen, and waste its fizzing—Hello, you, sir! Margaret Montfort Then he bored a hole into the top of the coal, pushed in a cartridge, thrust in a slender squib, lighted it, and ran for his life. Diggers in the Earth Here, sonny!"—catching a bare-headed urchin by the shoulder—"tell me where you got those squibs, and I'll give you my last bit of candy. A harum-scarum schoolgirl Out of the hundred and fifty thousand people who will read those miserable squibs to-day, not five thousand will see the explanation to-morrow. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Spangenberg's Grammatical War is a not uninteresting, not uninstructive squib, and the salt of it, or saltpetre of it, has not all evaporated after the lapse of some three centuries. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 Like the sharp crack of a squib, the quick spit of a cat, the memory erupted and flung him back on his mental heels. The Short Life What chaff, what squibs, what caricatures—which it surpasses the wit of a Halsbury or a MacNeill to imagine or condone! The History of "Punch" "I kept the squibs dry, thank goodness!" sighed Diana. A harum-scarum schoolgirl Then came little squibs in the society columns regarding the movements of Thomas Bowditch Wing, Esquire. A Gentleman's Gentleman 1909 "No you don't," said the dragon in a spluttering voice, like a damp squib. The Book of Dragons There was an attorney in London named James Sayer whose private means enabled him to neglect his profession and devote himself to the production of political caricatures and squibs. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III As we have seen, he had never got the best of it in the long war of pamphlets and squibs and epigrams and caricature. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Kate bent some straws, and made them go round and round, and said they were squibs; Anne did the same; and they did this for more than half an hour. The Book of One Syllable A satirical squib thrown at the innkeepers of those places, in return for the many impositions practised on travellers, as well natives as strangers. Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The bull, maddened by the arrowy squibs, and terrified by their hissing, ran at the top of his speed in a nearly direct line. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico The squib scandalized some grave people, who wrote severe admonitions to the editor. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Lord Bute's personal unpopularity increased enormously, and a shoal of squibs, caricatures, and pamphlets appeared, in which he was held up to ridicule and contempt. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Once when Mr. Green let off some squibs, they could not bear to see them, for it brought to their minds the time when they had been so much burnt. The Book of One Syllable The press teemed with letters and essays, allegories and satires, squibs and pasquinades, expostulating, warning, ridiculing. Union and Democracy But now his mind was a mere firework of interjections—squibs, bombs, and rockets of 'Oh!' and 'Ah!' and 'Now!' and 'She'll listen! and 'She'll despise me!' Despair's Last Journey Of the three who wrote against the great point, the negative quantity, and the uses of 0 which are connected with it, only one could fire a squib. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I "I made some squibs as father did last Guy Fawkes Day," muttered the boy. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Every well-ordered display of fireworks should have its climax of luminous and detonating splendour, throwing into shade all the preliminary squibs, crackers, and rockets, the Catherine wheels, the Roman candles, and the golden rain. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators If all gave a penny, I wonder how many Wheels, crackers, and squibs they'd be able to buy? London Town Showers of squibs, crackers, and every species of combustible were hurled at our opponents above us. Rattlin the Reefer I have followed the above by another squib, by the same author, on the English language. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The squibs and crackers had not, however, all finished popping, before I heard the howling of Mr O’Gallagher, who had fallen down upon the centre school-room table. Percival Keene “Well, sir, I was only going to say, as I was so near, what about them there squibs and crackers as was to be let off to-night?” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris “No, sir, that’s a butchery sort o’ way; but I’m ready to give ’em a wopses’ nest squib to bring ’em to their senses.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea In the Library of the British Museum there is an extremely interesting collection of squibs! satirical ballads, mock play-bills, &c., upon the expected appearance of Buonaparte, with caricatures by Gillray and others. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King I consider all clever election squibs, free from bitterness and personal imputation, as giving the multitude good channels for the vent of feelings which but for them would certainly find bad ones. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The sentries squibbed off their rifles, and then, reloading, began to blaze away into the Chilian encampment. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru Jill played her polka till she was tired, and Tom, after setting out all the duplicate “goes” in the hall, retired to grope in the wet grass for a few of the unexploded squibs. Roger Ingleton, Minor Everywhere was heard the sound of musket-shot and rattle of drum, besides the noise of the squib or other firework of the frolicsome apprentice. London and the Kingdom - Volume II It is an ungrateful business at the best, firing off squibs directly after a shower of meteors. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton The rouser is much larger and heavier than the ordinary squib; it is propelled through the air like a rocket by the force of its escaping sparks; and it bursts with a terrible report. Highways and Byways in Sussex At Bonvillers, on the 21st, 23d, and 25th of August, twenty-six houses were set on fire by the Germans, who made use of squibs and candles. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 Such love must come to disaster; it is like a damp squib, it is never properly alight and fades out swiftly in noisy splutters. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards Bengal lights, and the largest wheels will be as common as squibs and crackers; and I have heard say, though it is not to be mentioned——' And he paused. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Master of all Masters, get out of your barnacle and put on your squibs and crackers. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 We next commenced an examination of the various weapons, and found them to consist of one old blunderbuss, one pistol, two old swords, a few rusty pokers, and sticks, stones, squibs, and gunpowder in abundance. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Then the hotboy behind me lifted the cigarette from my fingers very gently and squibbed it out in the ashtray, and I got the pitch. Stop Look and Dig Our artillery put salvoes at once upon those trenches; and the raid of that night proved a damp squib. With the British Army in The Holy Land These squibs were written through the impulse of offended feeling, or the stirrings of that injudicious spirit which sometimes prompts a man to exercise a power merely because he possesses it. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century "You must call them 'squibs and crackers,' And what would you call her?" pointing to the cat. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Many of the inhabitants carry lighted branches and flambeaus; and rockets, squibs, etc., are discharged on the joyful occasion. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide But our hearty task at length was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the spiteful squib and pun The girls were sullenly firing. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) It is amusing to read over, at this stage of the war, these letters, in which the Thunderer, as represented by Mr. Russell, dwindled down to a very small squib indeed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy These are historic occasions; on the other hand the fateful date has passed, often enough, without the merest flinging of a squib or friendly appropriation of the genial policeman's helmet. The Prelude to Adventure Cain snarls, and they tumble him and themselves headlong into the squib vomiting mouth. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The most fleeting humour is that which is on unimportant subjects, as in comic poems and squibs, which may show considerable ingenuity, but have no interest. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Critics on verse, as squibs on triumphs wait, Proclaim the glory, and augment the state; Hot, envious, noisy, proud, the scribbling fry Burn, hiss, and bounce, waste paper, stink, and die. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 I recollect the very brightest squib that I read in the late election campaign—and as the President says, gentlemen, I am going to respect the proprieties of the occasion. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O From his earliest days these were apt to be very happy; they were inspired, especially in the squibs, by Lucian and Swift. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters It was just a squib in the shipping news, but Neils Halvorsen read it with amazement and joy: The power schooner Maggie II arrived this morning, ten days from the Friendly Islands. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates One of his squibs has been sometimes attributed to Lord Palmerston. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 There is plenty of wit, epigram, squib, and bon mot. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Lucian was a follower of Democritus, and his Confabulations consist of a succession of squibs and satires on the mythological legends of the gods and goddesses. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The controversy produced a host of squibs and caricatures, most of which were directed against the measure. The Social History of Smoking I suppose you think by pyrotechny I mean the old-fashioned methods of set pieces, ghastly portraits in fire, big, spouting wheels, rockets, war scenes from contemporary history, seaside stuff, badly done—and flowery squibs. Visionaries The flying leaves, so common at that time, contained a great variety of squibs and parodies written by him. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 He knew it too, the tantalizing rascal, and would frequently send back a biting squib over his shoulder, hoping thus to draw me away from the silent grim-faced soldier beside whom I held place. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country It makes you feel as if you had had a squib exploded under your chair at a temperance meeting. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-15 When a squib is used and a shot misses fire, no person shall return until five minutes shall have elapsed. Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 My Lord, those in my ship can witness that I set up lights again, and caused squibs and fireworks to be cast up into the air, that you might thereby discern whereabouts we were. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. He was popularly nicknamed the Weathercock, and a squib of the day once reported that Mr. Townshend was ill of a pain in his side, but regretted that it was not said on which side. Life of Adam Smith The squib said that he was going aboard the mothaship the day after the ceremony. Shadow of the Mothaship The pipes played wildly, the people danced and shouted, guns and squibs were fired off, and it was not until close upon midnight that the festivities came to an end. Queen Victoria The torpedo is a very harmless squib; for there is nothing in it that cannot be guessed from Douglas's own book; but the public does not know that. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 Perhaps the paragraphs in some of these abominable papers may draw from you now and then a squib. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 It is now about 9 o'clock; it will be midnight in all probability before we rise, for none of the leading persons in Administration has spoke, or the principal squibs of opinion. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life In 1841 he contributed three political squibs in verse to the Examiner, one being the ‘Quack Doctor's Proclamation,’ to the tune of ‘A Cobbler there was,’ and another called ‘The fine old English Gentleman.’ Charles Dickens and Music Or make small cuts in you with a knife, and load them up with powder squibs in oiled paper—so the blood won't wet them—and touch them off. The Killer Well, the squib's run to the end of the line, and now for the cracker: I must bear up. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 In America the gutter press section of journalism is esteemed at its true worth, and is as harmless as a few squibs. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent An enormous explosion of squibs, crackers, and rockets was the tour de force in such celebrations. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The political enmity existing between the Jacobites and the Hanoverians continued to afford occasion for the exchange of party squibs and lampoons. English Satires |
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