Word: insertive
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...said farmers were only intelligent enough to do manual work. Credit for the greatest blunder, however, went to Agriculture Minister Hisao Horinouchi, who said, "It is wrong for women to come to the forefront of politics." Pausing just long enough to take one foot out of his mouth and insert the other, Horinouchi then attacked Doi, the popular Socialist leader. "British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is an exception, but she has a husband and children," Horinouchi asserted. "Doi does not. Can such a person serve as Prime Minister...
...simple as getting your snapshot taken in a dime-store photo booth. But instead of spitting out a strip of black-and-white pictures, the vending machines from Short Takes, a Minneapolis company, record an instant video greeting. Customers pay $10 for a blank cassette, which they insert in a slot in the machine. Then a camera in the booth records ten minutes of monologue, mugging or whatever message the customer wants to send. A mailing envelope is included...
...capital of conspicuous consumption, the land of Lamborghinis, the home of the heated swimming pool. And now, ironically, Hollywood is the chic base for a crusade to help save Planet Earth. From efforts to insert environmental themes into movies and TV to the formation of action groups by the rich and famous, the entertainment industry is mobilizing to help solve the environmental crisis. "We have all realized we're on the front lines," says British rock star Sting, who is campaigning worldwide to save the Brazilian rain forest. "We have access to information and can transmit it through the media...
...struck by one that seems to be repeated in spirit every year. It runs something like this: "I loved Harvard, for I was fortunate enough not to let Harvard (here insert also 'academics' or 'classes') interfere with my education...
...This is one of the most enormously successful magazines in the history of publishing. What we're doing is looking to take it to a new level." The goal is to boost circulation to 18 million, he says, mostly by increasing newsstand sales. The next gimmick: a 16-page insert of discount coupons, to run at least once a month beginning in June...