Word: bulled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When I got my svelte, 4-lb. IBM Thinkpad last year, it made my old Mac PowerBook look obese. At 7 lbs., the Mac was a laptop in the same way that a bull mastiff is a lapdog. You need a pretty big lap. But my ThinkPad was so small and powerful, I figured I'd take it everywhere. On the train, Mr. Productivity would write his columns, answer his e-mail and even "test" a game...
...Says You! you will hear real or bluff definitions of such words as trank, chelp, and fubsy. You'll ponder this riddle: "Why is the third hand on a clock called the second hand?" But the abiding fun is in the college bull-session informality of the players' banter. Most of them are wizards of the Boston media, and they enjoy one another's wit almost as much as they enjoy cutting in with a bon mot of their own. It's an invigorating workout just to keep up with them, and Sher presides with the indulgence of a genial...
...plan 16 years ago). Out in the Pacific, officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands are hinting that they expect the Pentagon to pay more for its use of the Kwajalein atoll. Kwajalein's isolation and its shallow, 900-sq.-mi. lagoon have made it an ideal bull's-eye for U.S. missile tests for decades. The Pentagon has access to "Kwaj" through 2001, with a renewal option to 2016. As part of the deal, the islands get American aid. But they want more. The islanders say the $10 million they pocket each year isn't enough. Instead, they...
...slightly over the top, it was not atypical of the humor. At times during the show, it seemed as though every line out of someone's mouth concerned genitalia and/or having sexual intercourse. The majority of the lines of Newt Erd (Bryan Leach), for example, the castrated detective bull-dog, revolve around his conspicuous lack of testicles. Typical of his blunt retorts, Newt responds to one of the characters in Act II, "Actually, I have no sack." But that was clear by the bandage sewn onto his costume (and his lines throughout...
Tuesday night is Guest Bartender Night at the Brass Bull! So, if you're in the mood to be served by an amateur (or maybe even serve yourself!), drop by this bar at 199 State Street in Boston. It promises a new face each week! For more info., call...