A rough and tumble career
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span>. <span word="Makes">Makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="Rough">Rough</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="polished">polished</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> (<span word="coarse">coarse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="craggy">craggy</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gymnast">gymnast</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gymnast">gymnast</span> <span word="tumbles">tumbles</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summersaults">summersaults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="rushes">rushes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="banana">banana</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumbles">tumbles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> – <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frolicking">frolicking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="rug">rug</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rough">rough</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tumbling">tumbling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="wrestlers">wrestlers</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bundle">bundle</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fists">fists</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="style">style</span>, <span word="wherein">wherein</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrestler">wrestler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="wrestle">wrestle</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p>
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