Word: complainers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Everyone can agree that House G.O.P. Leader Charlie Halleck is a fearsome, toe-to-toe political slugger. But to a lot of young House Republicans, this is not nearly enough. They complain that Halleck opposes for the sake of opposing, refuses to consider constructive G.O.P. alternatives to Democratic programs, and thus contributes to a negative Republican image. It has got so bad that these young Republicans do not even think "The Ev and Charlie Show" is funny...
Voice: Lissen, you stupid broad, don't you know it's against the FCC to hog the channel? Whyn't you shut up for a while? I'm gonna complain to the FCC about...
...wrist watch. After a mild right-side stroke, the patient may have no paralysis, but only what neurologists call "silent impairment"-a vague depression, believed to result from a blunting of sensory awareness, and in judgment of spatial relations. He does not become overanxious. But he is likely to complain endlessly about his food or the hospital routine. And the dulling of his sensitivity may make him careless of toilet habits. Worst of all, this patient, with supposedly less crippling damage, lacks the strong motive to retrain himself that speechlessness provides...
Clients rarely complain about the ads. Says Brooks: "Most of them are in the Establishment. People who have arrived don't care what you say." Nor does anyone seem to mind the frequency with which Brooks, a public school boy who turned socialist in the Depression, uses his ads to plug for left-wing causes. Seeking a house for Pacifist Philosopher Bertrand Russell. Brooks recently pontificated: "Another old client. Earl Russell, seeks house anywhere London; scruffy area around St. Pancras would do. Short lease, about five years. Presumably within that time sanity-or the bomb-will have prevailed...
Compared with British banks. Hang Seng also charges higher rates on its loans (1% per month to prime borrowers). But few complain about its charges because Hang Seng backs many struggling entrepreneurs-reportedly including Hong Kong's bookies-who find it difficult to get credit elsewhere. Hang Seng figures that it will prosper so long as Hong Kong does. Fingering an abacus behind his 8-ft.-long teak desk. Chairman Ho says: "Hong Kong's future is good for at least ten years, possibly 20." After that. Hang Seng will doubtless be the first to find another green...