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Word: caruba (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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ENTER ALAN CARUBA...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

...Caruba has always been obsessed with ennui. He links boredom to drug and alcohol abuse, high school dropout rates, violent crime, alarming suicide statistics and the general decline of the American family. He also thinks that boredom is, well, boring. There are better ways to spend a life...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

...Caruba founded The Boring Institute, dedicated to the proposition that "There's No Excuse for Being Bored!" He designated July as "National Anti-Boredom Month." He began releasing his Fearless Forecasts of TV's Fall Flops. (Bad news for "Eerie, Indiana.") He began announcing his annual list of "The Most Boring Celebrities of the Year." (1990 champion: Donald Trump...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

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