Word: dolphins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...described as Conspicuous Consumption Baroque. Bathrooms, the size of minigyms, will contain more Carrara marble than Michelangelo ever sculpted. Some are sans bidets because, the Najar brothers claim, Americans would just plant flowers in them. In the Longford, ordinary Los Angeles water flows from the mouths of dolphin-shaped taps that are plated with 24-karat gold. Other homey touches: large foyers for art treasures, crystal chandeliers and private screening rooms-and owners will be able to summon, with the press of a button, pet walkers, masseuses, engineers and secretaries. The 31-story L'Evian devotes an entire floor...
Behavioral Scientist John Lilly, known also for his experimental work on dolphin communication, developed the tank in the 1950s. It is similar to the tanks that helped scramble the brain of the Lilly-like hero of the new sci-fi movie Altered States and turn him briefly, and improbably, into a pseudo ape. Tank centers have opened in most states, and a few therapists are using the tank as a successor to the Freudian couch, or in a search for ASC (altered states of consciousness, in the lingo) or OOB (out-of-the-body experiences). "What I'm experiencing...
...preempted competition with its roster of fancy names. As quarterback, the Big Green has Jeff Kemp, the strong-armed son of the former Buffalo Bill and current Congressional reactionary. And his favorite target is the wily co-captain Dave Shula, the top all-time Dartmouth receiver, and son of Dolphin...
Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry 3" rated third, enrolled 51 students more than last year to pass Astronomy 8, "Cosmic Evolution." The "vast majority" of the Chemistry class is pre-med, David Dolphin, visiting professor in Chemistry, said yesterday...
Princess Anne of England, asked if she would like to be reincarnated as a princess: "No. I think I would like to come back as a dolphin...