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...question how fair a criticism this is. Anything can be misunderstood by someone carelessly "flipping" through a magazine, but does this mean that humor should stay away from all serious topics? We should say no, humor does not have to avoid all weighty issues. We feel that what matters is not simply what topics one deals with but how one deals with them. We also believe that it would have been impossible to have edited out the Schindler's List segment without the piece having lost some of its effectiveness...
...have simply misunderstood the memorandum I sent, which suggested an American businessman as a prospective participant. Occasionally I am asked to identify productive participants for such sessions because of my knowledge of Africa. For this reason, I suggested an individual because of his significant international business experience. His political contribution was noted only as a final point after a substantial list of professional credentials. Your mistake has caused embarrassment to me and my organization and impeded our vital humanitarian work in Africa. C. PAYNE LUCAS, President Africare Washington
Crowley says that the role of police at parties may be misunderstood...
When James explained his plans to me on the afternoon of the debate, either he accidentally turned things around or I misunderstood him. I came away with the impression that he was listening to the baseball game on earphones while watching the debate on a silent television...
...fast, counters the FDA's Bilstad. Yes, he did reopen the issue after last September's no vote. But that, he says, is because it became clear that the vote to reject was invalid: at least one member had misunderstood the wording of the question on the table. "Obviously," says Bilstad, "we wanted a nonambiguous recommendation from the committee." Some members had left the meeting, though, and without a quorum he couldn't proceed. He considered polling the absentees by phone, but the FDA counsel advised against doing...