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Word: hoke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1983-1983
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Robot Redford, remotely controlled and made of fiber glass and aluminum, will march in the academic procession, but will not be dressed in gown and mortarboard. "We don't want to hoke it up," says Sara Gilbert, a spokesman for the college. The address will be delivered from the wings to the robot's speaker by its creator Bill Bakaleinikoff. Says he of his creation: "As soon as Robot gets ten minutes into his speech, they'll forget that he's a robot. Afterward they'll probably take him to the local malt shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Talk Circuit | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

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