Word: distracter
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...Perhaps after the clamor, reflection will slowly take root. Perhaps we'll just distract ourselves with the teary family stories and the umpteenth capital-punishment pro-and-cons. Or switch off Katie, put a CD on the car stereo instead of the news. And either way, mutter afterward about how the parade of talking heads trivialized a moment of national gravity, made it into another meaningless parade, another Survivor finale - how this most intimate and public of moments was stripped of its chilling meaning. Yes, yes. And isn't that exactly what we will have wanted...
...What does this all have to do with games? Very little, for the most part. Game developers are notorious for missing deadlines, and the smoke, mirrors and rubber-masked models are often there to distract you from the fact that the demo of the game itself is either pretty minimal - a couple of levels, maximum - or at least two years away from completion. Or hardly worth waiting for in the first place...
...lyricism of pyschadelic love, “Was it an illusion or was it real / Oh by the way I might have drank too much” are not profound enough to distract from the background music, which has effects both positive and negative. Vocalizations reflective of Beach Boys harmonies are included in “On a Chair,” while “I’m Still a Simple Man” and “Black Dada” feature more mellow sound. True diversity on the album comes with the flute-driven cover...
...Jack’s attempt to convince Ruth to have a quickie before hosting a party. Though she initially agrees, the arrival of guests (as indicated by the ringing of a doorbell) convinces her that fate has spoken against them. In desperation, Jack decides to use the old distract-and-attack method; he points somewhere and shouts, “Look!” The ploy works, but since Jack is on the other side of the bed from Ruth, he is forced to execute a flying dive in an attempt to grasp her in his arms. The attempt fails...
...only negotiations we’ve been granted are absurd questions about space,” PSLM member Amy C. Offner ’01 said. “They think this is an excellent way to distract us from the living wage issue...