Word: calm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...folly, a willing retention of disbelief, the patience to endure the seasonal inflations of rhetoric and emotion at election time. No campaign pleases everyone, and some seem to satisfy no one. The election battle just past certainly could not have pleased those who feel a desperate need for calm and reasoned debate of the issues...
According to the Minimanual, the urban guerrilla should "be a good walker, be able to stand up against fatigue, hunger and heat, never act impetuously, have unlimited patience, remain calm and cool and, above all, not get discouraged." Marighella recommends that this durable soul get in shape by "hiking, camping, mountain climbing, rowing, fishing and hunting." Additionally, he notes: "It is very important to learn how to drive, pilot a plane, handle a motorboat and have some knowledge of electronic techniques...
Rence, trying to calm herself with a loud piece of Juicy Fruit, was a bit more passionate in her devotion to her idol. She sleeps with a poster of him and, in an effort to make their relationship a bit closer, keeps duplicate diaries and periodically sends Bobby the contents of one. This will keep him informed about her activities, she figures. No, Rence said, Bobby hadn't returned the favor. But she decided that his failure to do so indicated only that he didn't keep a diary...
Bobby was back shortly, and so was mob rule. He didn't exactly calm the audience when he returned and played the old "throw the crowd your clothes" trick. Off came his white handkerchief-tie, and he tossed it out to the masses. The absence of this item, of course, provided the fans an extra bonus: Bobby's shirt came undone a bit at the top, and Bobby's chest peeked out at the screaming teenies. It wasn't exactly Jim Morrison masturbating for a Florida audience, but it kept these kids happy, to say the least. It would make...
...Cold and calm though, "All right, gentlemen, I'm taking over...