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It's one of those holidays that is great for the kids and a bit difficult for the grown-ups.
He catches Abbie Hoffman acting out for the camera--tongue protruding, middle finger in the air, "fuck" emblazoned on his forehead--but when you look at Hoffman's eyes you see no joy, no mirth, no childish glee at pissing off the grown-ups.
I've heard it used by grown-ups, without apparent irony, within the past hour.
A "glorified Mighty Ducks for grown-ups" (Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today ) pretty much sums up the reaction to this tale of a small-town hockey team that gets a chance to play the New York Rangers.
I suspect that what Britten is known for most of all is A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; but perhaps music for children does not count for much in dictionaries for grown-ups.