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But no, all he has is the sorehead vote - the ne'er do well palookas who see the mayor as a palooka-done-good and will never forgive him for it.
Rourke is scarcely more recognizable as this over-the-hill palooka than as the hulking cyber-enhanced mutant shtarke he played in Sin City, but there's still the shadow of his soft-lipped, baby-faced smile.— Westword | Complete Issue
Rourke is scarcely more recognizable as this over-the-hill palooka than as the hulking, cyber-enhanced mutant shtarke he played in Sin City, but there's still the shadow of his soft-lipped, baby-face smile.— Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
Of course, it occasionally backfires when the intended palooka doesn't follow the script and upsets the heavy favorite (Appalachian State and ECU spring to mind); then the cupcakes become "just desserts."— On Frozen Blog

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