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amuck

[uh-muhk] / əˈmʌk /


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The result is a cross between Duck Amuck and the kind of mind-bender Mr. Show used to do very well—see, e.g.,

From Slate • May 15, 2018

Moortgat didn’t look like your average runner and especially not one ready to take on the Run Amuck — the annual four-mile obstacle course run through the muddy trails of Marine Corps Base Quantico .

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2015

Two years ago, he ran the Run Amuck for the first time with only two scouts who were up for the challenge.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2015

In the immortal Duck Amuck, Daffy valiantly attempts to keep the action on track while the hand of a conniving artist readjusts reality.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wrote two delightful memoirs, Chuck Amuck and Chuck Reducks.

From Time Magazine Archive



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