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Perils of Pauline

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Perils of Pauline
cliff-hangers in which Pauline’s life is recurrently in danger. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 559]
See : Danger


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But in the mid-nineties, after more hairsbreadth rescues than the Perils of Pauline, Ice Capades finally went down for the final time-a victim perhaps of the decline overall of "wholesome, good-for-the-whole-family" entertainment.
No lowering of her deafening volume, no thoughtful modulation of tone, no hint of generosity toward her pet scapegoats followed in the wake of "The Perils of Pauline.
Recounting Bush's flops and bail outs--most of the oil money was raised during the time his father was running for president or was vice president--Ivins writes, "As predictably as the hero would pull the damsel off the railroad tracks in The Perils of Pauline, another investor showed up to save Dubya's ass.
 
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