Perhaps the most familiar soft bearing alloys are the babbitts. These have been in use since the early 19th century when printer's type metal was utilized for machinery by casting it into holes drilled in iron housings. […] Babbitt or whitemetal bearing materials represent a class of alloys developed specifically for bearing applications.

The evidence suggests that both acute and chronic laryngeal changes (aphonia, aphonic syllables, diplophonia, and pitch breaks) occur more frequently among cheerleaders than among noncheerleaders.

to stick somebody with a hard problem

That really capped my day.