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...Bigger Reality. "Of even the beginnings of the minutest embryo of a homogeneous culture there was no sign: there was a general reaction of bewilderment (not unmixed with pity) whenever it was tentatively suggested that knowledge and appreciation might be acquired for their own intrinsic values, rather than as catalysts for the amassing of bullion, respectability or washing-machines. Education, therefore, is economic and expedient-four or five subjects, such as brewing, real-estate, creative-writing . . . and angling, are taken by each student. This melange is styled a 'liberal education,' meaning that a student is permitted to know...
...size of overgrown rats, Joe looks about as big as a house. Later, little bigger than a normal gorilla, he blandly climbs into a standard-size moving van. In reality, Joe is a puppet of fur-covered aluminum, probably not more than twelve to 18 inches tall. His minutest movements were photographed frame by frame, like the drawings in an animated cartoon, and synchronized with scenes with live actors...
...Minutest. Wedgwood spent four years figuring out how to reproduce a Roman vase in the Duke of Portland's collection, and when Sir Joshua Reynolds pronounced his copy "a correct and faithful imitation both in the general effect and in the most minutest details of the parts," he felt that the time had been well spent...
Last week, while the hotel staff turned itself inside out (and the public-relations man made hay with the story), Mister Lillyman, Jane and Susie lived his dream down to its minutest detail (a Maraschino cherry on top of each scoop of ice cream in their triple-scoop banana splits). Lillyman and Susie took it in their stride (see cut), but it was almost too much for Mrs. Lillyman. Said she: "He's always been a champagne dreamer...
...Flit gun. He moves through the night as nimbly and secretly as a cat, squirting a sweetish gas through bedroom windows. His victims cough, awaken with burning throats, and find themselves successively afflicted with: 1) nausea, 2) a temporary paralysis, and 3) a desire to describe their experiences in minutest detail. This latter result often enables them to overcome their symptoms with startling dispatch...