She had reveals planned, her wig to unfurl, lingerie to show off, and a box of Altoids hidden in her snatch to throw at Ben as they performed to Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl".
This weekend, on May 7th and 8th, competitors in the America's Cup will unfurl their sails off the harbors of Lower Manhattan for the first time since 1920.
Women carry umbrellas unfurled to keep off the sun, their faces painted in a white paste, thanakha, which serves as both a cosmetic and a sun screen.
The indignities for Liverpool started with the "24 Years and Counting" banner that was unfurled before kick-off and, by the time another grievous setback was complete, it was not easy to imagine how long it might be before this proud old club is a realistic contender again for another league title.
As banners announcing Bonds's 71st home run unfurled on the light posts above center field, fireworks went off over the boats gathered in McCovey Cove.
His stand with veteran Ponting, who unfurled three trademark pulls off Zaheer and Yadav, dominated the afternoon session before Yadav tasted revenge by having the former captain caught at second slip.
While most shows think of meal times as an off-screen triviality, the trials and tribulations of Baltimore's residents seem to unfurl in and among their times for repast.
She is trying to stave off... not surprise or panic, yet, but a glimpse of unanticipated failure that is beginning to unfurl like a scrim at the edges of her vision as she talks.
Turn off the lights, shut those curtains, slip into the comfiest beanbag you can find and let it unfurl in all its glowing, gloopy glory right now.
