Word: boredomization
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...this cannot, ultimately, sustain a novel. It unravels in the final section in a way that creates less mystery than confusion—and, frankly, boredom...
...anger by the havenots, the oppressed and the dispossessed. "Most research into school vandalism," says Cohen, "indicates that there is something wrong with the school that is damaged. The highest rates of school vandalism tend to occur in schools with obsolete facilities and equipment, low staff morale and high boredom among the pupils...
...strange appeal for adolescents. Is he yet another vehicle through which they can sentimentalize their childhoods? Is he just the latest grotesque fad? Is he to the Reagan era what Pinky Lee was to Eisenhower's? Impossible to say. But fair warning: this movie could induce terminal boredom in adults and rot the minds of the young...
...treat yet another barf-crusted freshman, one officer chirped: “The intoxication squad is on its way.” The dispatcher responded: “Don’t forget your rubber boots.” Police complain to their buddies about the bullets, beats, and boredom they face on the job and this bubbles over onto the radio. They become more human than Dirty Harry, if not as funny as Beverly Hills...
...Children who say they're bored are guaranteed a great response from their parents," says Year 1 teacher Anne. Convinced the boredom is a sign of the child's cleverness (rather than inattentiveness), they can't wait to pass on the news to the teacher. "I might reply, 'That's interesting,'" says Anne. "'because he talks all the time, can't follow instructions and hasn't completed a single task.'" Other parents consult child psychologists, speech and music therapists and sundry other specialists, desperate to unlock their child's potential. "Sorry," says Anne, "no therapist can fix an average...