Word: borenized
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MARRIED. David Boren, 36, the nation's youngest Governor, and Molly Shi, 34, a native Oklahoman of Scottish descent and special district judge; each for the second time; in Oklahoma City...
Publishers, Boren exults, may now have to accept some of his new words. Take "fuzzify." That is a verb that he defines as "the presentation of a matter in terms that permit adjustive interpretation. Particularly useful when the fuzzifier does not know what he or she is talking about, or when the fuzzifier wants to enunciate a non-position in the form of a position." Adds Boren: "One must always remember that freedom from action and freedom from purpose constitute the philosophical bases of creative bureaucracy...
...Boren never makes it to the new President's side, he may do just as much good with the underlings. Says he: "Real bureaucratic leaders, of course, are always second in line, because they shove someone else out front to test the water. The one out front usually bears the title of special assistant...
...little worried about Carter's seemingly humble posture. "After all," says Boren, "pomposity is the seat of bureaucratic power." But with a snort, a wave and a chuckle, Boren goes on his rounds through the changing city. He even has some tax advice for Carter. Noting that as more bureaucrats come into existence, there are fewer and fewer taxpayers to support them, INATAPROBU has proposed worldwide tax reform that would give tax incentives to the decreasing number of taxpayers to encourage them to work harder to support the increasing number of those who do not work...
Then again, muses Boren, "study a problem long enough and it may go away. If you are going to be a phony, be sincere about...