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  • The guy who looked like Lurch from the Addams Family?

    Think Progress » Former Bush Treasury Secretary Describes Eric Cantor As A Policy Dunce 2010

  • And the tone of his voice, as much as his words, reminded me of my father, who we call Lurch, because he is a mean, nasty person.

    Run For The Money Feagan, Stephanie 2006

  • After pulling back into the logging road, he stopped halfway to the dead tree, took out his cell phone, and called Lurch.

    The Huckleberry Murders Patrick F. McManus 2010

  • After pulling back into the logging road, he stopped halfway to the dead tree, took out his cell phone, and called Lurch.

    The Huckleberry Murders Patrick F. McManus 2010

  • They have a charming flat on the Thames Embankment and a dear little country house called The Lurch, where her brother often leaves her.

    Bird of Paradise Ada Leverson 1897

  • They also had several servants, such as Lurch (a towering giant) and Thing (a disembodied hand).

    My Favorite TV Dads From The 1960s | myFiveBest 2010

  • I knew the nicknaming thing had gone too far when I heard someone introducing the fellow to some colleagues as "Lurch".

    Archive 2008-03-01 The Nag 2008

  • Eventually Rix could stand no more and the 42-year‑old Dave "Lurch" Beasant replaced the Japanese.

    Didn't he used to be rubbish? Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi of Japan 2010

  • A bookstore in Vermont, recently featured in a Boston Globe story, calls its machine "Lurch ..."

    Archive 2009-06-01 Steve Perry 2009

  • More recently, he has played Craterus in Alexander and 'Lurch', the evil Timothy Dalton's muscle, in the excellent 2007 comedy Hot Fuzz he was the guy whose sole line was "Yarp?"

    The Hound is Cast Adam Whitehead 2009

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