Word: dulling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...crop failures and that "heaven does not favor leaders of short stature and intense nature." Candidate Park criss crossed the country by limousine, chartered an airliner and private railroad car, occasionally made noises about greater independence from the U.S. He was ill at ease in civvies and proved a dull campaigner, once interrupted a speech to plead: "Please give me some applause so that I can take heart...
...fans implored college coaches to pass, pass, pass. At least one university head joined the chorus. Chancellor Edward Litchfield of the University of Pittsburgh ordered Pitt Coach John Michelosen to open up. "Three things I find intolerable," Litchfield said. "Winning all the time, losing all the time, and being dull. I would rather lose 28-27 than win 7-6." Two weeks ago, when tricky Pitt pulled a fake kick, passed for two extra points and beat California, 35-15, for its third straight victory of the season, the entire student cheering section gave Litchfield a standing ovation...
Blowing Their Pfiffe. For all Blick's growing popularity, many readers remain furtive and embarrassed. The papers they are used to are unexcitable, reflective, slow-moving and often a little dull. Agence Télégraphique Suisse, the national wire service, sometimes stews over stories for days, letting them ripen before release-and no client complains. The news can wai: it is best to be sure. The philosophy is one with which Blick could hardly agree less...
...York Times," groused Gould in his column. "Mr. Markel's program had interesting intentions but, unfortunately, they were not realized in the slightest. The New York Times has everything to learn about doing news on television. The debut of the Times . . . was superficial and often trite . . . dull . . . disconnected . . . overdone . . . awkward...
Pointless writing like that--and examples could be taken from almost every piece in the issue--is not only offensive, it is also dull. One thinks of Harry Truman's reaction to the Follies Bergere: "It was okay for the first few minutes, but you get tired of watching a lot of naked women bounce around after a while." The editors and the writers will undoubtedly insist that their frankness shows life as it is, that openness about sex belongs to the new trend in literature, and that the artist must be honest. Few would disagree with them. But proportion...