In their eagerness to surpass their rivals, friendly competition between fire companies deteriorated into daily skirmishes and riots between gangs of dandies and rowdies. |
The centre is not so awfully bad, if you ignore the drunks and rowdies that is. |
In 1969 the canyon shut down, overrun by motorcyclists, students, and assorted rowdies. |
On the other side they were considered as wild red necks, rowdies and drunks. |
But they weren't drinking, they weren't rowdies, they were marvelous ladies and gentlemen that were a credit to their country and to their faith and to their parents. |
Anarchist, of course, has become a media code word for punk-and-hippie anti-capitalist rowdies. |