Word: fun
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Harvey was a fun, warm and generous roommate, Rose says, adding that he also inspired tremendous respect. One benefit of sharing Harvey's quarters was the regular shipment of his grandmother's cookies. ("Fabulous," Rose remembers...
Barker said he draws heavily from his days doing audience participation shows on the radio, and said the program's success is driven by his interaction with spontaneous and fun-loving contestants who win prizes...
...Bush benefited from a double standard. Residual disdain for the teacher's pet makes it satisfying to catch a smarty pants like Gore in an error, while it's no fun to go after the class cutup. This is not meant to excuse Gore's earlier performance in Boston or withhold credit from Bush for passing an exam on world affairs. But had the standard of accuracy operating in the first debate been applied in the second, Bush would not have fared as well. For instance, Bush said we should pull our troops out of Haiti, but there...
...fun at first, admit it--watching those bratty dotcom billionaires, oops, millionaires--ha!--thousandaires squirm as their cyberpriced stocks came screaming back to earth and their dotcoms disappeared overnight. But then something else dawned. It wasn't just kids from Stanford taking it on the chin. It was us. Suddenly, warning lights are flashing. In recent weeks, everyone from mighty Intel--whose microchips power 80% of the world's computers--to lumber and housewares seller Home Depot has signaled a sharp drop in profits, leading nervous investors to pummel their stocks...
...here, on the ridiculously camp Rock DJ and the Gloria Gaynor-needling Supreme, he proves that high-energy, danceable pop can be funny for the right reasons. When called upon (Better Man, The Road to Mandalay), he can also sell a song like a more traditional emoter, but what fun is that...