Word: murrayism
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...specialized kinds of private violence, of course, only just beginning to be classified as "social problems." Most prominent is "granny bashing," the flip British nickname for the physical mistreatment of old people, usually the victimizers' parents or grandparents. About 5% of dependent elderly Americans may be abused, according to Murray Straus, a University of New Hampshire sociologist. Is a surge of parent bashing possible? It would not be a real surprise: futuristic cabin fever could break out if, on the verge of the 21 st century, millions of Americans really are working and living in their hermetic "electronic cottages." Last...
...more, active players with certifiable Hall of Fame credentials,* who will go in easily, almost automatically; not players just well on course like Kansas City's George Brett or San Diego's Steve Garvey; not players with evident Hall of Fame skills like Baltimore's Eddie Murray, Atlanta's Dale Murphy or Milwaukee's Robin Yount. But cinch Hall of Famers on temporary display outdoors: Cincinnati Catcher Johnny Bench, California Outfielder Reggie Jackson, California First Baseman Rod Carew, Philadelphia First Baseman Pete Rose, Philadelphia Second Baseman Joe Morgan, Boston First Baseman Carl Yastrzemski...
...that gargantuan budget deficits will put an end to the upswing after only a further modest drop in unemployment. Says Mondale: "I am deeply worried that the current economic recovery cannot be sustained" in an era of "outsized deficits." Such misgivings are by no means confined to Democrats. Murray Weidenbaum, Feldstein's predecessor as Reagan's chief economic adviser, voices "latent concern" that because of deficits "inflation will hover in the background and future increases in employment will not be significant...
...long and distinguished list of skitcom graduates, the few who made a successful transition to movie stardom were usually those who had created and sustained their own ingratiating personalities on the small screen: Goldie Hawn's daffy blond, Chevy Chase's overage preppie. Bill Murray's blitzed-out party guy. The other group-the inspired mimics who hid themselves behind the galaxy of comic characters they portrayed-looked both stretched and cramped when, in a movie, they were required to inhabit only one personality. From Sid Caesar and Carol Burnett to Lily Tomlin, Gilda Radner and Aykroyd...
...Murray Howden...