Word: mutterings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...route to the U.S. in 1960 as part of the entourage accompanying Nikita Khrushchev, Shevchenko hears the bumptious Premier mutter threats against the life of then U.N. Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold, who died mysteriously in a plane crash in the Congo a year later...
...four men mutter pointedly about the performers' talent, poise and looks. "The guy in the tie-dyed shirt is technically fine," Hornaday says, "but his eyes are dead." Even the judgments that benefit auditioners could prove painful if spoken within their earshot. Says Feuer: "We need someone who looks foolish to play Greg." His colleagues nod, and one young man is in. But the triumph is temporary and perhaps hollow. At this stage, the auditioners are moving on to "call-backs," the first step in a process that will, the producers admit, stretch up to the start of production...
...quickly become the most famous question in America. In schoolyards children gleefully taunt each other with it, and in many households it has replaced "What's for dinner?" as the leading mealtime query. People in long lines at movie theaters, grocery stores and gas stations mutter it with a smile. Even presidential candidates have succumbed to its charm. The question: "Where's the beef...
...this point, the woman started to cry and mutter under her breath. "I don't understand why they won't help me, I know I should have put it in my purse I've got to get home, what am I going to do. The people around her were starting to get uncomfortable but crying burned off some of the tension and as her fear and confusion subsided her anger rose. "I'm never flying this damn airline again," she said drying her face. Would you people mind terribly if I went ahead of you, I'm sure...
...actual end, videotape their own official death scenes. The trouble is that most people tend to be windy and predictable when asked to say a few words on an important occasion. Maybe the best way to be memorable at the end is to be enigmatic. When in doubt, simply mutter, "Rosebud." - By Lance Morrow