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McCowen's philanthropist is a companion to Molière's misanthrope. Just as his philology leads him to like all words, regardless of meaning, his philanthropy leads him to like all people, regardless of individuality. In McCowen's characterization, the eager grin fades into a rictus of terror that others may not like him; the mildness is a mask for inadequacy. He is so nice that it hurts-himself and everyone around...
...appeared and squatted down beside me. In broken French, he asked who I was. I told him that and much more: "I am a journalist. I come in peace. Once, after a massacre at Takeo, I helped some of your people." He listened stolid-faced, then broke into a grin and slapped my leg. "I know," he said. "Thank...
...alone for long periods. After ten days, the soldiers gave me a pair of sandals-or gap, as I learned to call them-cut from an old automobile tire. The North Vietnamese soldier who presented them to me told me they were "sandals of the Resistance." Then, with a grin, he whispered, "Gap Ho Chi Minh." They even began leaving their weapons around my room while they went on their errands-knives, carbines, AK-47s, Chinese-made grenades. I was astonished...
...neat middle-aged executive peers out from the television screen. "Hello," he says, his face crinkling into a sheepish grin. "I'm from General Telephone." Boos and hisses explode off-camera. "Now, I'm aware that General Telephone provides less than adequate service." Plop. A rotten tomato slides down his chin. "But we're spending $200 million in California this year on improving our service." He is hit with an egg. "Cables, switches, personnel, everything." A cream pie splatters over his face. "Thank you for your patience," he mumbles through...
...height of World War I, air aces dogfight across European skies. In a startling revelation, the Red Baron's nemesis is shown to be a Major Larrabee (Rock Hudson), not Charles Schulz's Snoopy. No need to worry. Hudson's canine grin and acting prowess render him a close second to the vincible puppy. All that is missing is Linus, Lucy, Schroeder & Co. Standing in for them is a series of second-banana-peel comedians. Among them: a down-at-the-heils German agent, a couple of farceurs from the French intelligence, and a pip-pip righty...