Word: fun
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Carswell's further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable," on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, antiacademic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching the ludicrous...
...very intense atmosphere," says Card. "At the Harvard tournament, we had something like twenty couples on the floor at Lowell Lecture Hall, everyone else screaming and cheering all around, other couples warming up backstage and in the hall. It is a lot of fun to watch, and even more fun to be involved...
...down, and at Berkshire Hathaway, where Warren Buffett's poor performance of late has put the stock into a historic tailspin. Buffett, of course, is no day trader. But totting up the problems of some of the world's most revered investors can be instructive--O.K., and a little fun...
...other, more imposing force working against Kanfer is the familiar truism: he who is funniest while performing is rarely appealing when the camera stops. In Groucho's case, his wit didn't abandon him off the set, but the man Kanfer discovers behind the joker is no fun at all. By the time he breaks up with Chico and Harpo, Groucho has become a crabby miser, shamefully manipulative of his wives and children. You wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have this guy as a member...
EROS ENVY Tired of men having all the fun? The FDA has approved something that may be a remedy. Not for the squeamish, the Eros Clitoral Therapy Device consists of a soft plastic cup (placed over you know where) and a palm-size battery-operated pump. By drawing blood to the clitoris, the device causes engorgement, a key to sexual arousal. In trials 80% of women with female sexual-arousal disorder reported experiencing sexual satisfaction, and 55% said they could reach orgasm more easily. The price of pleasure: $350--and a doctor...