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...lately been killed by a young mugger for saying exactly the same thing, but in that case, apparently, the suggestion came out as a kind of derisive irony. His own words, he knew with shame, had held no irony. They were, in fact, a reflex, an example of sheer, dumb middle-class helpfulness. He found himself actually blushing at the thought of having spoken them...
...defeat. Barbie supposedly helped gather information on Soviet troop positions as well as on the whereabouts of other Gestapo fugitives wanted by Allied authorities; in return he was given a false identity, a home in Munich and the opportunity to get out of Germany while the Americans played dumb and refused French requests for his arrest. By 1951, the Butcher of Lyon was safely exiled in Bolivia...
...plot occur with mechanical regularity and at dizzying speed. The cheapening effect they produce is heightened by tired cliches--false hair which falls off, embarrassing its owner; the villain's stupid bodyguard who is anxious for bloody 'action': the blonde who turns out to be not so very dumb. And neither the direction nor the performance adds anything to make these standard gags more palatable...
Bryant liked to drawl, "I'm dumb, but I can take what somebody else invents and make it work for me." Though the coach realized he was not an innovator -in the sense of wishbone offenses - he knew what he was. "God did give me the gift of leading men. I can do that. So I don't try to save the world. I just go at it one football player at a time...
Their closeness hasn't always helped, though. Mark remembers Scott's rookie season last year: "At first. I kept an eye on Scott, but then I got a few dumb penalties because of it. Anyway, after a few games he could take care of himself...