Word: airsickeness
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...carry mines to tanks. During World War II, a Swede trained young seals to carry limpet charges. They were rewarded with cream-a classic mobilization of guns and butter. Skinner regards the cat stratagem as overly complex but theoretically possible. "The only trouble is," he observes, "that cats get airsick...
...Brow: "Your jaw is firm, your gaze is steady, your mind is alert, your head is high . . . your fly is open." Anyone who is tired of traditional Christmas cards can pick up a Hi Brow: "You may be getting a big surprise in your stocking this year. Santa gets airsick...
Terrified, the hero requests compassionate leave-he wants to see his dear old mother before he blasts off. Request granted. On the way home the astrochump gets airsick-he doesn't like flying, but there wasn't enough time to go by bus-and is soothed by a beautiful stranger (Dany Saval) with a foreign accent, who calls herself Lyrae and can read his mind. Since the plane carries reading material of obviously greater interest (plane schedules, comic books, etc.), the hero concludes that Lyrae must be a Russian spy. In panic he calls the general...
...Guam, to Kwajalein, to northern Japan, even to Puget Sound-4,000 miles away. Unerringly, the gooneys, thoughtfully marked with a shocking-pink head dye for identincation, flew back to Midway. And the Navy learned that nothing smells up a plane more pungently than a load of airsick gooneys...
Anywhere, Any Time. Round Table's moneymaking skill comes mainly from a pair of homely virtues: he is placid and tough, ready to run anywhere, any time. He is indifferent to cross-continental flights (eight so far) that make other thoroughbreds airsick. He is at his best in races over a mile-and the longer the better. Despite his small frame, he has won eight handicap races carrying 130 Ibs. or more (neither Citation nor Nashua ever won carrying that much). Says Trainer Molter: "He hasn't even had a snotty nose since...