Word: clipboard
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...affiliate in Atlanta and spent my days taking notes on the then hapless Braves' baseball games. One day news from Tiananmen Square suddenly interrupted the CBS feed. Chinese soldiers mauled students and then lunged toward the CBS cameraman filming the scene. I sat looking at my clipboard, wondering what on earth I was doing with my life. Three years later, I got a second push when the nightly news (all three networks!) and the New York Times showed images of emaciated Bosnian men imprisoned in concentration camps in Europe. I went off to the Balkans to cover...
...what appears to be the staging area of a circus tent. Half-naked men anxiously sashay through racks of designer clothing as scantily-clad women strap on cheetah-print loincloths and high heels. “The belly dancers are about to start!” someone with a clipboard and an earpiece shouts. In the midst of this whirlwind of hairspray, pomade, and styling gel, Alford stands calm. “I just think all my friends are out there supporting me and I want to put on a good show for them,” she says...
...offer some alternatives, taken from the big and the small screens. 1. “Doorman” (“Knocked Up”)—For reminding all the ladies out there that whenever some ’roided-out freak with a clipboard tries to mess with your night, relax. He’s just a fucking doorman. 2. “D’oh” (“The Simpsons Movie”)—Need to vent frustration without offending your family members? Consider this innocuous syllable. Plus, the pop-culture...
...leave the rally, town hall, speech or house party, you may be pursued by an eager young campaign staffer with clipboard in hand, asking if you've made up your mind, if you'll caucus for his or her candidate. Be nice to these kids. For months, they've been living far from home, bunking in short-lease apartments and Iowans' spare bedrooms, running on cookies, caffeine and hope. Soon, some may lose their jobs...
...something of a full-circle occasion for quarterback Chris Pizzotti, the top-rated passer in the Ivy League. Last year, the Pizzotti-led Crimson spotted Princeton an early 17-7 lead. Liam O’Hagan came on in relief, and Pizzotti held the proverbial clipboard for the final three quarters of an eventual, bitter 31-28 defeat. Now, it’s Pizzotti’s game alone to win or lose, as the suddenly high-flying Tigers, who are averaging close to 500 yards per game in their last three outings, will try to turn this one into...