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...Jalazon and other camps, a generational divide splits the Palestinians. The older ones, of Omar's age, belong to Fatah, the organization run by Arafat's hapless successor, Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority. Those in their 20s and younger support militant Islamic groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. These radicals led the charge during the second intifadeh, which began in 2000, sending suicide bombers to blow up hundreds of Israeli civilians. Militants say that in the camp they have no shortage of young volunteers eager for martyrdom. As a parent, Omar says the last thing he wants...
...masterly�portrayals of comically clueless guys--guys he described as being "about a half-step behind life's parade." Brilliant bumbler Tom Poston got his start as one of Steve Allen's "man on the street" interviewees and later shone as a spacey drunk in Mork & Mindy and a hapless handyman in Newhart, roles he said he understood all too well. "In ways I don't like to admit, I'm a goof-up myself," he said...
...particular, Rich portrays the hapless, desperate-for-marriage, pinheaded Wishfort to great comedic effect, as does Salas as the uncouth, oversexed Sir Willful. Rich plays Wishfort’s awkwardness amazingly, scrambling over tables, jumping into arms, and overturning her huge hoop skirts in misguided attempts at seductiveness. Meanwhile, Salas barks out his lines about seeing “foreign parts” and the foppery of the city, swaggering around like a drill sergeant after about ten drinks too many and stealing every scene he?...
...blessings associated with my secluded Union-dorm retreat (and, next year, my happy commute from the Quadrangle) is the chance to encounter so many of these hapless drivers several times per day. I have been behind the wheel in Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, and Cantabridgians are the worst drivers I have had to deal with. Each offense they commit serves as a glaring reminder of this dubious distinction...
...turns violent and moving, the book includes tales of a hapless jobbing magician who can't help conjuring up severed rabbits' heads at birthday parties, a dithering hard-boiled hit man, and the goddess Venus working as an office temp. Thrown into the mix alongside a clutch of tragically distant fathers is a string of treacherous girlfriends - one of whom demands her beau deliver her the heart of his mother, to prove his love...