Word: chattering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...phenomenon confined to the snarls of the lumpen proletariat or the cafe chatter of polite society. Western diplomats in Budapest say some leaders of the opposition Hungarian Democratic Forum have made Glempish noises about the undue influence in the media of "alien forces" -- code words considerably less obscure than "goose merchants...
...news events, interspersed with inane chatter about "cultural" developments like disco and the pet rock phenomenon, are related with an incredible degree of shallowness. It's as if the two authors had pretended that USA Today had been around for the last 20 years, and compressed each year's top stories into bite size, retrospective nuggets...
...around Reese, the musical clatter and chatter of baseball training have revived Mesa, Ariz. In the distance a tall rookie without a right hand, No. 60, is sprinting. "This may be the age of the $3 million pitcher," says the old coach, "but the kids just showing up still have the same stars in their eyes. They keep looking down at the front of their shirts. Any day in a major league uniform is great." When No. 60 crosses into view, Reese whispers, "You know, he has as good a stuff as anybody in camp...
Collecting baseball cards was once every parent's idea of a nice quiet hobby. The only noise it inspired was the popping of bubble gum. But this month LJN Toys will introduce baseball cards that produce their own chatter when inserted into a battery-operated player called Sportstalk. On tiny vinyl records that have been laminated on the back of each baseball card, players from Hank Aaron to Los Angeles Dodger Kirk Gibson reminisce for some two minutes apiece about their famous moments on the field. The retail price for the machine with four cards will be $28; additional four...
Whether genuine or idle, the chatter made plain that Gorbachev's power is neither monolithic nor unfettered. At the heart of his woes is the apparent failure of his perestroika campaign to jump-start the Soviet economy. A report put out by the Council of Ministers last week showed that, while the Soviet economy grew by 4.4% last year, farms and factories failed to produce enough quality goods to satisfy consumer demand. With wages now growing faster than productivity, inflation threatens. Other figures indicated that exports fell by 2% in 1988, while imports (much of it food) rose...