Word: gees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Once at Steve's, the seven Democratic candidates again lined up to order their ice cream at the counter. Mondale pushed himself ahead of the pack and insisted on being first. Said Mondale, pensively as he scratched his head, "Gee, I can't decide. There are too many flavors from which to choose." Mondale then abruptly turned to the other customers in the parlor. "Excuse me, people What's supposed to be the best ice cream around here...
...think tank in Washington, D.C. "Although physically still an orangutan, he has the mental capabilities of an Einstein," explains Mr. Smith Co-Creator Ed Weinberger. "Because of that, he becomes a valuable resource to this country, eventually getting involved in everything from MX missile policy to landmark legal cases." Gee whiz, and if the ratings ever flag, the producer could bring in Lassie as his secretary and Mr. Ed as his spokesanimal and Flipper as an offshore oil specialist...
Like rock stars, hackers have their groupies. Angela Gugliotta is not a hacker, but she prefers the company of hackers. Says she: "When I started meeting hackers I said to myself, 'Gee, here are people who are interested in something.' I was unhappy here until I started hanging around hackers." Hangers-on are tolerated if they know their place; poseurs who spout hacker phrases but know nothing about computers are regarded with contempt. Says Wholey: "You learn to avoid those people. They have nothing...
...pickin' up bad vibrations./ Watt's givin' me palpitations./ Gee whillikers, what a sensation." Such adulterated lyrics, until last week, would have meant little to Interior Secretary James Watt, 43, which, of course, was the problem. Watt, it seems, is a dim bulb when it comes to rock music. Otherwise why would he have tried to ban the wholesome harmonies of the Beach Boys from the annual Fourth of July concert on the Mall in Washington, D.C.? The Beach Boys, announced Watt, attracted "the wrong element" at their last Fourth concert in 1981. The environmental impresario...
...standard Harvard line. Right after "Gee, Harvard food...." and "The heat in in our room..." comes "Boy, students of today are so unconcerned, so apathetic." Such a safe bet--you can't be on the wrong side of the argument: the burden of proof is on those who dispute the evidence of apathy...