Word: lot
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...giant, is moderate Republican David Stanley, 40, an able state legislator. At one point, Hughes looked like a sure bet. But he now figures he will need 150,000 to 200,000 votes from Republicans to save himself. Conceded Hughes last week: "It's going to require a lot of ballot crossing...
...short, along with genuine wit, much of the humor is terrible/funny or just terrible/terrible. A lot of the material would have seemed dated in New Jersey burlesque during Prohibition. Can they really mean it-using this sort of stuff on TV in 1968? Laugh-In's producers know bad jokes when they use them. There is an element of camp and reverse sophistication in this, reminiscent of making a cult of Charlie Chan movies and Captain Marvel comic books. Besides, the outrageous jokes are thrown into the machinery of the show to create contrast and surprise, and to give...
Often, Laugh-In has its own esoteric battles with the censor. "We're not trying to get a lot of dirty stuff on the air," explains Rowan. "About 90% of the stuff that's cut out of the script for being too blue, we take out ourselves. But our writers are normal, healthy guys, and they've got to have the freedom to throw anything into the pot. And then we discuss it." And discuss and rediscuss...
...President Walks. "Mr. Brock man is a fine client. But we fought a lot," says Legorreta, with the grin of a man whose ideas have won out. A giant whirlpool froths and roars in the entrance plaza. Arriving cars will be whisked up a ramp to a parking wing, while guests register in the vast lobby. Most of the hotel, inside and out, is finished in rough white plaster; art works enliven public places, and there are whole walls painted in fierce pink, yellow or purple-all good Mexican colors. The bedrooms are unusually large -some...
When they roared again, he said more strongly, "My friends, you are proving just what I have been saying all over this country. You folks from Harvard make a lot of noise, but wait until November. You're a minority in this country, and you are about to find that...