Word: brainlessly
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Whenever one passed, he waved happily and gave the air-horn cable a long, hard pull. Air-conditioned, stereo-equipped cabs keep truckers cool, clean and reasonably contented. From his perch in the sleeping bunk behind the seats, Graves observed: "I know most people think of us as big, brainless, sweaty old men, but today there's a lot of drivers dressed better than most people." Some even wear neckties on the road. Drivers are no longer required to help with the chores of loading and unloading; mechanics, not drivers, make any necessary repairs to the rig en route...
...trying to get through a particularly difficult mid-teen summer on Long Island. His parents have enough money, he gets to use the car and the speedboat, but he is still vaguely dissatisfied. The root of his trouble is hardly unique: girls. To him they seem frivolous yet desirable, brainless but captivating. They all appear to share one dominating characteristic: inaccessibility...