Word: silentes
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...concerts, Lehrer was a comedy hero to the intelligentsia and other lonely people. He surfaced briefly to write songs for the TV shows That Was the Week That Was (no one, not even those who tried, can forget National Brotherhood Week) and The Electric Company (kids hummed Silent E for minutes on end), then retreated to his blackboard. So the Rhino compilation of his collected works--all 45 songs, including the newish (I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica--is cause for temperate rejoicing from word nerds of all ages. Everyone, sing a chorus of Poisoning Pigeons in the Park...
PETER POST, co-author, The Etiquette Advantage in Business: You can't let the pie thrower gain anything from the event. Ranting and raving and expressing great indignation, in nice or foul terms, would only get more publicity for the pie thrower. So either keep silent, or say something like "Damn! This is good...
...Although we have been labeled as a quiet model minority, our day of awareness was to show that, in fact, we do face discrimination and hate because of our color, and that we are not necessarily a silent, passive group," Koh wrote in an e-mail message...
Known for his mythical stories, including "Hiroshima Notes," "A Personal Matter" and "The Silent Cry," many consider Oe to be Japan's finest writer...
What else could be said about a show that regularly features the host and his sidekick engaged in silent staring contests as the audience looks...