Word: objective
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with a clattering symphony including Chryssa's Boozooki, Bruce Connor's Tick Took Jelly Clock Cosmotron, Allan d'Arcangelo's Metronomes, Richard Stankiewicz' Storm Gong, George Ortman's Heartbeat, Alexander Calder's Three Gongs And Red, Man Ray's Indestructible Object, Robert Rauschenberg's Dry Cell, Jean Tinguely's Radio Drawing. Through...
...usage common in 1699) or that they "scared" it. Of these meanings the first seems the more probable, even though the early usage commonly conveyed the meaning "to blow smoke upon (a person)." Words change over the centuries and no doubt it is now possible to funk an inanamiate object. Other meanings of funk (from the Latin, fumigare) are "to smoke (a pipe) 1704," and hence, "to cause an offensive smell." We have also the noun meaning "a strong smell or stink...
Watson did not object to admitting Association members free, but said, "Under no circumstances could we allow a group to discriminate on the basis of residence in a particular city, or the type of clothes worn, or race, religion or creed...
Denizens of new office buildings have not only grown accustomed to the loneliness of the operatorless elevator, they have also developed a conditioned reflex. They instinctively slap any metal object-typewriter, watercooler, doorknob-with the flat of the hand before using. Otherwise, little blue sparks fly from fingertips and a nasty, if harmless, jolt runs up the arm. In fact, even the most cautious palm-slapper sometimes yields a small tingle...
...game is jai alai, pronounced "hi lie" and meaning, roughly, "merry festival." It is a kind of jet-propelled handball that probably originated with the Aztecs, traveled to Spain with Cortes, and was reintroduced to the New World by the Basques, who claim it as their native sport. The object is simple enough: players wearing basketlike cestas heave a ball against a wall until someone misses. But ah, the details. The court is about 200 ft. long; the ball is so hard (rubber core wound with nylon string, covered with goatskin) and goes so fast (up to 175 m.p.h.) that...