Word: fish
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Thurber Carnival is a one-mind show, an animated anthology of pen-and-pencil work by the most splendidly mad of modern humorists. The thought of such a show, however alluring, must cause qualms: Can a world, neither flesh, fish nor fowl and at the same time quite palpably all three, remain vaultingly alive within theater walls, seem superbly demented in three sober dimensions? It turns out that to a notable degree, it can. For one thing, there is much of Thurber that snugly fits a kind of intimate revue. The Unicorn in the Garden and If Grant Had Been...
...ours go much faster. Why don't you buy airplanes that are faster and perhaps cheaper?" Taken aback, Pella began to argue that Russian jets actually cost more than the U.S.-made DC-6B (an obsolescent type on U.S. airlines). Khrushchev dismissed the point with a proverb: "When fish is cheap, it's always rotten...
...roaring fire set, frostbiting would seem a study in self-torture. Capsized boats are routine, and on any wintry Sunday half a dozen sailors are dragged gasping from near 35° water, either by the crash boat or by their nearest rival, who by rule is compelled to fish them out. The salt spray often freezes, glazing the floorboards with ice, and the cold numbs the pain of injury. Knapp's index finger was badly frostbitten last year, but he cannot recall when it happened. Skipper Alex Gest noticed a pool of blood in his dinghy...
...Canary Islands. Japanese fishermen that work that remote area figure they will be away from home for at least six months at a time. Since the ocean currents often shift (carrying the tuna with them), the board's survey ships keep constant vigil, reporting their findings to the fishing boats lest they travel 10,000 miles only to find no fish...
...Bottoms. Japan's oceanographers have also spotted new places to drag for bottom fish such as cod and halibut. To find them, a survey ship cruises in likely places until it is in water of the right depth (no more than 750 ft.). Then its scientists study the bottom with electronic sounding gear, test the currents with meters. If the bottom is rocky or too steep, it will damage the fishermen's dragging apparatus. If a fast current flows near the bottom, fish will be scarce. A fast current at higher levels may make dragging difficult...