Word: octogenarian
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General Augusto Pinochet is not a particularly scary man, now that he's out of uniform. He appears in public these days as a rather feeble octogenarian sporting soft colors, smiling affably, his eyes vaguely anxious and his demeanor almost eager to please. These days, the ruthless dictator of yore inspires more pity than terror, particularly now that the veneer of international respectability of his 17-year reign of terror has been stripped away...
Most of contemporary music's great sex symbols lodge themselves in our hearts via steamy videos on MTV, not hard-hitting reportage on CBS. But The Girl (She's Mine), a single featuring the vocals of octogenarian 60 Minutes anchorman MIKE WALLACE, seems likely to earn a place beside Sisqo's Thong Song as one of our age's erotic masterpieces. The song was written by Pat Harris, an unsigned recording artist who goes by the name "Pat. [Patperiod]." Harris, fortuitously enough, is also a researcher on CBS's still-ticking Sunday-night newsmagazine. After overhearing Wallace singing around...
PAUL HARVEY Octogenarian radio host signs $100M contract. Bigger than Rush. Talk about a goood...
While Ford's doctors are optimistic about their octogenarian patient, who has been an active golfer and public speaker, they haven't escaped criticism for their missed first diagnosis. But casting blame won't do anyone much good. What the former President's experience should teach us is the importance of recognizing stroke symptoms and getting help fast...
Nowadays, Le Cap d'Agde is the nudist community in Southern France, with something for everyone. There are families with young children, large numbers of bronzed retirees, lots of elderly folk (with no handicap access to the beaches, one naked octogenarian regularly makes the rounds with his walker) and representatives of every age group in between. Everyone has a different reason for coming here. "There is more finesse, a bit more je ne sais quoi, to French naturism," a well-tanned Austrian in his 60s tells me as he prepares for another day on the sandy "nudism obligatory" beach, where...