Word: locks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...plausible enough: if one knows the precise three-dimensional structure of an enzyme target, one can use a computer to design a perfectly complementary "small molecule drug" to jam into the enzyme and disable it, just as a locksmith can build a key from scratch to open a lock...
...There are two islands. Each island has one person living on it. Each person has a box, a key and a lock. Each key will only unlock its own lock. One of the people also has a pot of gold. A boatman paddles back and forth between the two islands. He will steal anything given to him unless it is in a locked box. How could the person with the gold send it to the other person without leaving his island...
...person with the gold puts the pot into his box. He locks it, but keeps his key. He sends it over with the boatman. The other one then puts his lock on the box and keeps his key. Then he sends it back to the first person. Then the first person removes his lock and sends it back to his friend. The second person unlocks the box, opens it and revels in his newfound wealth...
...from spring break that D. was summoned to trial one fine morning. Noticing that her mailbox was full, she smiled with delight at the thought of the countless J. Crew catalogues eagerly awaiting her perusal. D. finally managed to pry open the mailbox after running through several dozen possible lock combinations (having forgotten hers), only to be bitterly disappointed by the usual array of phone bills and overdue library fines. Just as she was about to throw the vast majority of the pile away, however, she noticed an envelope emblazoned with the words "JURY DUTY: YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY." The date...
...other big winner was "As Good As It Gets," whose unlikely romantic coupling of Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson got a lock on best actor and actress. "Good Will Hunting" picked up some well-deserved gongs: best supporting actor for Robin Williams, a long overdue first win, and best screenplay for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the freshest faces in town. The biggest loser? It had to be the Awards' director, who, despite draconian efforts to keep speeches to a minimum, watched in agony as the ceremony overran by an hour. Some might say precisely the same of "Titanic...