Word: meannesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...laugh? It's just goofy, silly additional behavior. We never said, "What we want to do here is construct a mirror of the American talk show and hold that up to the viewer." We never really set out to show people a parody of a talk show. I mean, it is a talk show...
...Some viewers find you condescending, smug, even mean...
...their promise, ESOPs can mean sacrifices for workers. In many instances, employees accept wage concessions in return for their stock. The United Steelworkers of America has saved dozens of failing mills in such wage- for-stock trade-offs. In distressed industries faced with low-wage foreign competition, says James Smith, a U.S.W. staffer in Pittsburgh, "one of the ways American workers can compete is by having some investment income along with a lower labor income." But an ESOP is no guarantee that a company will thrive. Despite its stock plan, New Jersey's Hyatt Clark Industries, a ball- bearing maker...
...seventh anniversary of his own late- night show, Letterman is riding high as TV's most inventive and influential comic. Yet he still looks up to Johnny Carson, gets annoyed at guests who don't come prepared, and wonders why some people think he's mean...
...choicers like the man with the sign should admit that just because some people want to outlaw abortion, that does not automatically mean they have something against women or that they are fascist. If they want to make a strong case for choice, they ought to point to rape and the sex education problem. Accusations such as this author's only cloud the debate on abortion and make finding workable solutions to this divisive issue that much more difficult...