Word: joking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Could be, but all this is speculative. Even in the Mondale camp, some aides joke about updating their resumes. Others would like to devote $3 million in campaign funds to clearing Mondale's debts from last spring's primary battles. This to the horror of national Democratic fund raisers, who view that plan as equivalent to throwing in the towel against Reagan...
...critics may not get the joke, but they have a point. Her sampling techniques were less than impressive and some of her generalizations seem based on insufficient authority. (Many Purdue students, she states, "drink, and drink heavily.") Other conclusions seem applicable to just about any place but are offered as the lowdown on particular institutions. (Parents of the students at Northwestern are "directly responsible" for pushing their children in particular career paths.) Even so, Birnbach's guide performs a certain service by focusing more than other volumes on what students should expect outside the classroom and off the campus...
...much as we joke about going to the Provinces," said Miller, the company generally enjoys touring...
...True, that's so true," murmurs Bob from the next bar stool. Chariots of Fire follows Stars Fell on Alabama. Bob tells a regional joke: "It is not true that possums are born dead by the side of the road." He insists that Terry fill out an application to the clan on a cocktail napkin. A Northern visitor is worried that he means the Klan. But no, this invitation is to join the Clan Maxwell Society. "We meet four times a year, wear kilts, promote Scottish culture." Another clan member, Kenn, a fourth-generation American with a Pavarotti girth...
...mound of sugar on a small piece of bread melted over the liquor turning it light brown. A man played Polish folk songs on the guitar. Forgetful for the moment of the vodka's expense, the small group exchanged pleasantries that revealed an enduring commitment to national autonomy. One joke suggested just how long the Poles are prepared to wait. Comparing Communism to an airplane ride, one Polish camper observed, "You cannot get off until the plane lands...