Word: sayed
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...seven years later they peddled the chain to Heublein Inc. for an estimated $287 million in stock. Sanders, who stayed on at KFC Corp. as a $125,000-a-year consultant, never lost his sizzle. On occasion he would tour a KFC franchise and, if dissatisfied, tell newsmen that, say, the mashed potatoes tasted like "wallpaper paste...
This is not to say that all is dragon-free in the world of children's literature. The fragmentation of the nuclear family, the new consciousness of black and women's history and of human rights in general have engendered a series of "problem books" that confuse as often as they enlighten. Lower reading scores have been reported in grade schools throughout the country. And although specialists regard children's literature as a rich and complex genre, its artists and writers are too frequently appraised by critics as a species of emotional retards...
Maurice Sendak derives much of his creativity from two early sources, a photograph of his bearded patriarchal grandfather ("I thought he was the image of God") and Mickey Mouse. "Mickey was born the same year I was," says the artist, who has the beard of a prophet and the astonished look of Disney's creation. "I keep acknowledging Mickey and my grandfather in my work." Much of that work is filled with private references: the bakery of his Brooklyn childhood is the scene of In the Night Kitchen, where another early hero, Oliver Hardy, is hard at work...
...given name sound like a nickname, so as President he had more than a nominal advantage. President Carter, on the other hand, strode into history on the announcement, "My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for President." At first we thought we misheard him. Did he say Jimmy? Oh, there was Jimmy the Greek, oddly. And Jimmy Crackcorn, if you cared...
...white supporters, if not to blacks or to Mrs. Smith. Thailand's former Prime Minister Kriangsak Chamanan was called "Sweet Eyes." Such definite nicknames are useful not only to normal citizens but to journalists as well. In the matter of Mr. Reagan it will be considerably easier for, say, a pleased New York Post to write its 3-in. headlines: BONNIE RONNIE, or DUTCH TREAT, rather than resorting to a characteristic, though imprecise, YAY. There is, of course, a kind of nickname that does not stem from a desire for familiarity. Sobriquet is a more ceremonial word for nickname...