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Trickery Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote] tricks Samson into revealing secret of his strength. [O.T.: Judges 16:6–21] political chicanery aimed at acquiring votes. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 199] obtained treaty with Joshua under false pretenses. [O.T.: Joshua 9:3–15] outraced Atalanta by tossing golden apples to distract her. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch] through guile, obtained blessing intended for Esau. [O.T.: Genesis 27:18–29] dipped in the blood of a kid and shown to Jacob as proof of Joseph’s death. [O.T.: Gen. 37:31-33] substitutes Leah for Rachel on Jacob’s wedding night. [O.T.: Genesis 29:16-26] enables Wotan to overpower Alberich, gain Rhinegold. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Das Rheingold, Westerman, 232] schemes outwit miser; enable young lovers to wed. [Ital. Opera: Donizetti, Don Pasquale, Westerman, 123–124] encouraged son Jacob to deceive father for blessing. [O.T.: Genesis 27:5–17] dupes bachelor employer into marrying her. [Ital. Opera: Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona, Westerman, 61] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We looked to see if there was any hanky panky going on in that steamy Jacuzzi room, but were disappointed to find only a few lonely beach balls floating across the empty waters. But in looking at this particular pair of sexual nincompoops, we don't really see an exploiter and his victim, or a temptress and her prey, or even two adults freely engaging in some mutually enjoyable hanky panky. Hence, we have a story line involving the female portion of the student body shedding their bras en masse in protest to one of Lipschultz's ill-advised outbursts, and a teacher Harper calls one of his best firing a gun in a classroom and indulging in some furtive hanky panky with a student. |
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