conniptions

Note 69: Paxton, of course, did not receive screen credit for his work with McCreery, though he did attend the preview screening of The Lady is Willing, giving McCreery "conniptions" by lurking in the lobby to eavesdrop.

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

Recall that, after 9/11, the Bush Administration tried Operation TIPS: “If you see anything suspicious, you ought to report it,” causing conniptions?

August 8th, 2009 m_francis 2009

It is famously one of the most troubling poems in the Psalter, giving conniptions to theologians, who ransack the life of David for an enemy vile enough to deserve a song so hard to hear as God's inspired word.

David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012

It is famously one of the most troubling poems in the Psalter, giving conniptions to theologians, who ransack the life of David for an enemy vile enough to deserve a song so hard to hear as God's inspired word.

David Van Biema: Bad News Psalms David Van Biema 2012

It does not handle non-English names well (Michaëlle Jean caused it to go into conniptions).

First Look At Wolfram Alpha’s Impressive Knowledge Computation | Lifehacker Australia 2009

“Right, changed everything, and Smash was the result,” and he sat back again, dancing into another of his strange conniptions.

Hybrid Man J. E. Cammon 2011

Nearly 30 years ago, activist-author Susan Sontag provoked conniptions when she suggested that someone who had read only Reader's Digest would have had a better understanding of communism than someone who had been reading only the Nation or the New Statesman.

Scandal Sheet Sticks Up for Students William McGurn 2011

Pundits and pols had conniptions over a recent Pew poll which showed that 49% of respondents thought that cutting the deficit was more important than spending to stimulate the economy, but when asked about specific programs those numbers fell apart.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Dear Washington DC: The Public Is Smarter About Money (and Deficits) Than You Are RJ 2011

I went through all kinds of conniptions after publishing it, but the response has been incredible.

How to be Transparent without Being too Personal | Write to Done 2010

Pundits and pols had conniptions over a recent Pew poll which showed that 49% of respondents thought that cutting the deficit was more important than spending to stimulate the economy, but when asked about specific programs those numbers fell apart.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Dear Washington DC: The Public Is Smarter About Money (and Deficits) Than You Are RJ 2011