Words and their stories: Fall guy
<p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="WORDS">WORDS</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="THEIR">THEIR</span> <span word="STORIES">STORIES</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Voice">Voice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loser">loser</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrestled">wrestled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Wrestling">Wrestling</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="fairs">fairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wrestlers">wrestlers</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> -- <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> -- <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrestlers">wrestlers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>...<span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tricked">tricked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> -- <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span>.</p>
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