Word: dulled
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Lampoon, as few sparkling pieces and a few extremely dull pieces sandwich a mass of mediocre material. Perhaps the current issue appeals to the testes of 'Poonmen, who claim that they write entirely for their own amusement, but for the public at large it is poor entertainment...
...your X-ray study of the Voice of America, your physician-reporters have diagnosed the Voice's ailment perfectly: "What the Voice needs above all is not more money or more memoranda from Washington, but simply better writing, sharper thinking, and plenty of blue pencils to cut the dull stretches...
...judge by Hess's analysis, Martian weather is pretty dull. If an earthling on Mars were able to breathe its atmosphere (containing little oxygen), he would see few clouds the year round. The wind might push him about a bit, but he would not have to worry about rain or snow. His worst problem would be the more extreme contrast between winter and summer. The Martian year (almost twice as long as the earthly year) allows Mars more time to heat up in summer, cool off in winter...
Only in spots does the film lag, but then into dull redundancy. Quarrels between the daughter Robinson and her fiance drag out, and are finally paralleled in a ridiculous dispute between the devoted "Mother" and "Father...
There seemed to be not a dull moment anywhere for Maestro Ariuro Toscanini, 83, and his barnstorming NBC Symphony Orchestra. In Dallas, a cloudburst drenched 4,600 people just at concert time. Women hiked up their long evening dresses and men peeled off their shoes and socks and waded through deep puddles to get to the Fair Park Auditorium. Next day, Toscanini's son Walter conked a Los Angeles newspaper photographer with a movie camera for popping a flashbulb too close to the Maestro as they stepped off a plane...