Word: beams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...story I learned in Sunday school about the way that grace comes: "Two men working in a field, one shall be taken the other will be left, two women drawing water form the earth, one shall be taken the other will be left." It was like a transporter beam let loose, devouring people at will and at random. Off to Hills for two hours: three people on my floor have gone. Off to work in morning two more have left. To the dining hall for dinner, the last half of my floor completely wiped out. All without a trace. Just...
...surprisingly, the key to success was television. With three national networks at his disposal, the fledgling candidate was able to meticulously craft an image of himself as a savior of a country mired in economic stagnation and convulsed by scandal. Gaps in campaign broadcasting laws allowed him to beam his televised pitch directly into the living rooms of up to 45% of the country's TV viewers, blitzing voters with his vaguely worded commitment to family, business, freedom, profits and competition up to 18 times each day. Promising a Reaganesque agenda of reduced government spending combined with lower income taxes...
...this sainted team? What men can tilt the balance beam? Like the Broncos of Santa Clara, Who beat strong `Zona, to end their era, And even thoughst they lost to Temple, They made a mark, more than a pimple...
Sound-byte: Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life on this planet...
...Reality: Beam me up Scotty, there's no "intelligent" life in this house...