Rather, such fiscal uncertainty mirrors the very mechanisms we least understand, namely, the destructive powers of nature herself, whose all too earthly ferocity can turn upside down in an instant every philosophy, economic engine and ethic.

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When bribed local police would alert the bar about a raid, the bartender would warn customers and press a button to make the bar and liquor shelves flip upside down, dropping all bottles down into the sewer system.

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Walker and Thomas' sled turned upside down near turn 10 and slid all the way over the finish line, but the pair clambered out and walked away unharmed.

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The only upside of all this is that it appears to have led Shell to take down his Facebook page (and thus the compromising photo).

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Totaling just under 22% of all mortgaged homes in the U.S., many of these upside-down homeowners are choosing to stay put until prices rise enough to restore their properties to positive equity.

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Our economy has turned our country upside down in so many ways it seems hard to keep up with them all.

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Now he turned, holding the little table upside down against his vast belly, and this soft thing, more than all the rest, announced him as a man deserted by women.

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For dinner, Karzai joined the first family for some all-American fare: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, cheese and garlic biscuits and pineapple upside down cake.

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