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Word: fasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they get stoned. Obviously when a movie gets off to such a fast start it has a hard time maintaining its peak of humor...

Author: By Eric Fried., | Title: Cheech and Chong Burn Out | 10/11/1978 | See Source »

...used to be funny. Some of their earlier records, for example, contained well-thought out skits executed professionally, and people laughed because they were genuinely funny. Sister Mary Elephant, for example, will live on. But somewhere along the line Cheech and Chong decided the easy way to make a fast buck was with a movie like Up in Smoke, encouraging their audience to get stoned enough to lose sight of the unfunny, inane, dull quality of the film in the smokey haze...

Author: By Eric Fried., | Title: Cheech and Chong Burn Out | 10/11/1978 | See Source »

...booters host Ivy League powerhouse Brown this afternoon at 3:30. Coach Scalise expects the game to be close, adding "B.C. was very fast, but Brown will be faster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Squads Pick Up Key Victories | 10/10/1978 | See Source »

After a flat, fast start, the course followed the rather dirty Seekonk River. Since by this time the Crimson runners were already safely ensconced in the top positions, McCurdy, who usually chases around the course encouraging his team at every bend, regretted that he did not have his fishing rod with...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Harriers Wipe Out the Bruins, 17-48 | 10/10/1978 | See Source »

...good. Yet many lawyers are concerned that the dignity of their profession, as well as the quality of legal services generally, will suffer if fast-food techniques are applied to the law. As Goodman, a trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar, notes: "In a fast-food operation, every hamburger is alike. But in law, every case is not. When you walk in and order a hamburger, they don't tell you, 'Try yogurt, it's healthier.' They just serve you the hamburger that everybody else gets." Several local attorneys simply fear The Law Store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Supermarketing Legal Services | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

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