Word: weirdness
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Nixon deserves great credit for tough decisions taken in the face of enormous public pressures; for his strategic grasp; for his courage. His administrative approach was weird and its human cost unattractive, yet history must also record the fundamental fact that major successes were achieved that had proved unattainable by conventional procedures...
This is one weird place to kick off a presidential campaign--or begin to bury an incumbent. St. Petersburg, Florida: From the state that brought us Anita Bryant and Bebe Rebozo, we now get, live and in color, the first hesitant steps on the protracted campaign trail. If rumors are to be trusted--and they seem about as reliable as anything these days--the results won't be known for several days. To the media, of course, that doesn't matter. On Sunday morning, they'll declare a winner...
...offer him one of my Marlboros. This is not, I gather, what he wants. With beer at 90 cents a pop, dope has become cost effective, a weird Republican alternative: more bang for the buck...
This group has no identity, no vocal personality, no musicianship. Yes, it is "cute" and "weird." The women wear "funny" wigs and the men wear white Oxfords and skinny lapels and one has a skinny mustache that is so "bizarre." Yes, it features some of the worst leadfooted drumming ever recorded. Yes, the guitarist couldn't play a ukelele. Yes, they have no bass player...
...seem to take this line, apparently reasoning that in the first week, blissful ignorance and complete openness make for the best approach. It's probably not a bad idea; there's no better time, ever, to meet people here, but the forced socialization, as it were, tends to create weird, hyper situations. There's a lot of nervous energy floating around during Freshman Week, as everyone gets used to roommates, Cambridge, and the total freedom of college life. Approach #1 is recommended for people who are either unafraid or too socially inept to know better, and requires a high tolerance...