Word: joking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prevailing joke in Baghdad is that the city must be the only one in the world where the sirens do not start to wail until after the air raid is over. Strictly speaking, that may not be true, but since there is no difference between the alert and the all clear, there is room for confusion. Iranian Phantoms have put on a dazzling display of technical skill, swooping in over Baghdad at treetop level to avoid radar detection, dropping their bombs and hightailing it back to Iran before the Iraqis realize what has happened...
That little joke is currently making the rounds at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. But the troubling fact is that U.S. officials have little to smile about when they look at the burgeoning Soviet space program. The faltering U.S. effort has been plagued by repeated delays of the space shuttle (now scheduled for launch no earlier than next March), while the Soviets have been forging steadily onward, setting the stage for permanent occupation of space...
...perhaps cringe at each "revisionist" inflection or gesture; but, unless in a savage mood to begin with--distinctly possible given the overpriced tickets ($12.50, $15.00)--they should enjoy this competently acted and produced play, partly because of Rocky Horror's inherent bizarre charm, partly because of the shared in-joke it represents. Though little in the play is likely to diminish the movie in the eyes of true believers, some nice touches are evident. Stardust Memories actress C.J. Critt, as Columbia, Frank N. Furter's groupie, adds a freaked-out Haight Ashbury spaciness to her role; baton twirler champion Dennis...
...horny, gray-haired fool, paws her constantly and, on their wedding night, cajoles her into making love on the bathroom floor. At the exact moment of his premature ejaculation, he has a heart attack and dies on top of Judy. It's like visualizing a bad Rodney Dangerfield joke and recognizing its ugly failure...
Youngman thinks of his jokes as cartoons. They have the same impact; a simple image and a simple punch. His method is hit-and-run. If a joke flops, it doesn't matter. He's already into the next...