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Carswell's further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable," on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may match the grader's own mood: "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed, approaching...
...study is grossly flawed and inaccurate. The republication charge is absurd. The relationship between my two studies is indicated in the opening paragraph of the second article," he said yesterday. "Many of the errors they cite are not errors at all and others were trivial or typographical mistakes...
...concept was brought to the stage in a cutesy-campy off-Broadway musical that quickly spawned spin-off productions in around the country. Big time producer David Geffen found himself drawn to the tale, and hired Muppeteer-turned-director Frank Oz to return it to the screen. Today this absurd story, which once could rate only a black and white exploitation picture, is a multi-million dollar showcase for the insidious Saturday Night Live/SCTV crew that has dominated youth comedy for a decade...
...argued the commission, will reverse a 17-year, 41% decline in federal employees' purchasing power and make Government service more attractive. Reagan is expected to scale down the upper pay levels to around $100,000 before sending them on to Congress. Grumbled Consumer Activist Ralph Nader: "Nothing is so absurd as the assertion that these officials can't get by on pay and benefits equal to five times the income of the average American worker...
...reportedly suggests that the U.S. encourage allies to sell arms to Iran as a way of bettering relations. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger bristles, "This is absurd...