Word: agers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there is something cheerful in the anarchy of his methods, something unpretentious in his allusions to the car's extraterrestrial dimension, something bracing in his aversion to the well made. No wonder adolescents have taken Repo Man for their own. Lifting its hood is like peering into a teen-ager's mind: miswired and noisy, Repo Man is capable of fast starts and amazing cornering. By Richard Schickel...
When businessmen contemplate the success of MTV, they are often as envious as a teen-ager looking at his favorite rock musician. The round-the-clock music-video network carries all the trappings of a corporate superstar. Little more than three years old, MTV already boasts publicity, glamour and millions of loyal viewers. As a result, the cable channel now faces another consequence of success: hungry competitors...
...machines, at least in the eyes of other family members. One wife complained that her husband was rushing through meals to get to his computer. A husband lamented that his spouse was spending more time programming her computer than tending to his needs. And one mother said her teen-ager's complexion turned "the color of cream cheese" as a result of too many marathon sessions in front of the newest tube...
...taken a fancy to Tiegs, embracing her in its catalog and TV commercials and identifying itself with her wholesome all-American looks. The chemistry has been sizzling. Just two years short of its 100th birthday, the once staid and conservative Sears is showing the friskiness of a teen-ager who has won a date with Tiegs. In fact, some people would say that Sears has become downright sassy...
...polite and personable way, Chairman Edward Riggs Telling, 65, who is 6 ft. 2 in. and 220 Ibs., can be as tough in his sphere as that big bruiser with the Mandinka haircut. A former colleague recalls that Telling once delivered a friendly but firm ultimatum to the man ager of a money-losing store. "You know your job is on the line," said Telling. "This is September, and I don't see any reason why you can't turn this store into a profit maker by January...