Word: breds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...version of his Watergate involvement, I almost began to pity him. But then I forced myself to reflect on the massive scandal surrounding his presidency and the disgraceful nature of his actions, and I knew Immediately that I must never allow myself to tolerate the man whose conduct bred nationwide distrust and confusion. You see, I too have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life...
...doesn't mean I've to deny being another," declares one of the characters in Saville. But straddling two worlds is not so easy. Between the dark drudgery of the coal pits and the cold, clean life of the middle classes, there can be little dialogue. Colin Saville, bred from the mines to escape their pull, stands between the two worlds mute and placeless; all that remains for him is to rage wordlessly at the circumstances which have set him free...
...claims the German territory for England. The French and German colonials sit down again over drinks, having learned nothing from the experience but that "the niggers who were German are now English." The geographer finds that his German counterpart is a fellow university man, and they share a well-bred chuckle over their common socialist youth. Race and class reassert themselves. There is no sense of relief: ahead, as we know from the vantage point of 1977, still lies the tur bulent, bloody ordeal of 20th century Africa...
...thought briefly. "What I'm doing," Cauthen said. "Riding well-bred horses in New York...
Chase shows a cheeky sense of the medium's absurdities and a fearless inclination to bite the hand that bred him. With help from Comedian Tim Conway, a few famous jocks, some dancing poodles and "$12,500 worth of extras," Chase takes puckish potshots at TV sports coverage, presidential press conferences, variety and game shows and, of course, advertising. At times, the old Saturday Night wit is in top form. In a takeoff on Let's Make a Deal, one hyperexcited contestant trades a husband, children and an Arizona home for what's behind the door...