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...until his relative burst into his door, panting about students down the street being rounded up by the Red Army, that Grove knew he had to make an immediate decision...
...thought, 'Oh gee, why haven't I burst into total screaming hysterics...
Tomorrow's soldiers will also be outfitted with the Army's new Buck Rogers-like supergun. The lower of its two barrels sprays more standard bullets, but the key to the new rifle--given the catchy Army name of "objective individual combat weapon"--is the 20-mm air-burst round fired by its top barrel. A built-in laser range finder tells the round where in flight to explode, giving it the ability to spray lethal shrapnel in all directions, like a hand grenade, as much as half a mile from the shooter. That translates into a gun that...
...Firmly rooted in their eponymous theories of musical "de-evolution," Devo burst onto the musical scene in the late '70s with the memorable "Jocko Homo" and "Mongoloid," and continued producing songs like the oft-covered "Girl U Want" and, yes, "Whip It." The band carved its own niche through minimal instrumentation, precise rhythms and sing-songy atonality; it became known for its cover versions, which "de-evolved" classics like the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" into their bare structural elements. Remembered by most for their early contributions to music video in red flowerpot hats...
...Watching a musical requires a certain willing suspension of disbelief: real people don't actually burst into song or ham it up as much as people in musicals do and audience members accept that in exchange for snappy, sappy songs, witty dialogue and the sheer entertainment value...