1.   A lot of good people are getting the shaft.

2.   Brett Bodine figures he and Scott Pruett got the shaft.

3.   But now, they may be getting the shaft.

4.   Marchibroda got the shaft in Indianapolis last week.

5.   Modern-day FM should be called NM, niche-marketing to such an extent that even recording giants get the shaft.

6.   Real-life investors, though, are getting the shaft on returns by virtue of their own skittishness and propensity to run with the herd.

7.   Sidekicks always get the shaft.

8.   The poor guy seemed to be getting the shaft from bosses at Cercoa, which was probably behind his chronic drinking and propensity to twist off.

9.   There are endless stories about the public getting the shaft on government-approved mining leases on public land.

10.   They knew they were getting the shaft last week when they found out that the Yankees, Indians and Blue Jays all had visits with Clemens in Houston.