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...always spend a lot of time on specialplays," Murphy said. "We're not geniuses, Iguarantee it, but special plays are the type ofthing that, even if they don't work, loosen peopleup. They're going to make people aware of ourother personnel, take the heat of Rich Linden andChris Menick. Once in a while, they're going tomake some big plays...
...always spend a lot of time on specialplays," Murphy said. "We're not geniuses, Iguarantee you, but we always feel like specialplays are the type of thing that even if theydon't work, they're going to loosen things up,make them aware of our other personnel and takethe pressure off of Rich Linden and Chris Menick...
This is the moment of existential dread. Naked onstage, with no props, no scenery, no place to hide. The audience is rapacious in its demands: loosen our inhibitions; make us laugh. Onstage, life is stripped to bare essentials. The voice, the timing, the jokes are your only weapons. Every second of uneasy silence is a little death. I launch into my monologue: "You've been reading about Kenneth Starr and grand-jury leaks. Well, I can't get one. I'm the Rodney Dangerfield of investigative reporters." A small laugh, less than a guffaw, more than a titter. But that...
...expense-account diners. Strut it does. In true L.A. style customers arrive at the appointed time of their reservation to be told that their table is being set. Two or three drinks (approximately 30 minutes) later, they are ushered to their seats. As well as allowing customers to loosen their pursestrings (and if the racy behavior that we witnessed was standard, their inhibitions as well) this clever maneuver forces customers to revel in the plushly appointed, opulent bar. Unfortunately, the cozy bar is not meant to accommodate quite so many backed-up tables. Its Egyptiannate gold painted ceiling and walls...
...Industries v. Ellerth asks if unwanted sexual advances constitute sexual harassment in the event that those advances result in no tangible job detriment. Burlington Industries employed Kimberly Ellerth, whose supervisor was Theodore Slowik. Ellerth accuses Slowik of unwanted advances, such as telling her to wear shorter skirts and to loosen up and have some "fun." Ellerth also alleges Slowik implied he would demote or dismiss her unless she complied...