Word: localization
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...know that he is quite aware of the young man's obsession with his daughter-and quite satisfied. As it happens, behind his cherished respectability he himself has led a secret phantasy life. "Bergtitbits and bergpenalties awarded by the High Court," he crows. "Bergpunishments inflicted by the local penal authorities and bergtitbits awarded by the department of caresses and delights...
Consider the headaches a sports stadium causes: Local governments-always hard pressed for funds-must often divert money from other urgent needs to build a stadium for their professional football team. Many long-time residents of a city are uprooted from their homes to clear the site of the stadium; those who remain nearby are subjected to endless Sundays when cars line their streets bumper to bumper, and crowds of football fans heartlessly trample their carefully-tended lawns...
These theatres would be kept at a controlled temperature of 15 degrees, with optional snow. Liquor and bad, overpriced hot dogs would be sold. Local high school bands and cheerleaders would strut about at half-time. The died-in-the-wool fan would have everything he goes now goes to the stadium for, plus the benefits of expert TV commentary, instant replays, and point of view cameras...
Everything else would remain the same. Twenty-six fortunate U. S. cities would still possess pro football teams, whose players would buy homes, be the idols of the local youth, and otherwise bolster the local economy and morals. The only losers would be the sportswriters, who would no longer have an expense-paid, liquor-laden tour of a different city each weekend. But then, we all have to make little sacrifices to solve the agonizing crises of our times...
...group of Boston University hockey players were gathered at the Dugout, the local campus tavern, last weekend to chat about prospects for tonight's Beanpot Tournament, when the subject of Harvard's performance Saturday night came...