Word: petted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After more instruction -- "Don't pet them around the blowhole; avoid their eyes" -- and a petting session during which we rub the dolphins' rubbery heads and bellies, we walk to a beach to begin our 20-minute swim. As we enter the water, George DelMonte of the San Francisco area tells me that the chance to swim with dolphins was a principal reason that he and his girlfriend chose to stay at the Hyatt. Encumbered by life jackets that serve mainly to prevent the overeager from pursuing animals to the depths, we flounder about as the young dolphins carve intricate...
...legislators warned that the public would never accept such hikes. As the debt climbed dangerously, Democratic leaders decided Dukakis was unable to accept or even comprehend what had to be done. Worse, the Governor seemed incapable of bringing rivals together. Under weak leadership, opportunistic legislators are struggling to save pet projects while cutting into school budgets, law enforcement, the environment and aid to the disadvantaged...
...expect from a talk show that bills itself as a party: lots of small talk, much of it boring. Hall's show-biz gush rivals Merv Griffin's or Rivers' at their most unctuous. His treatment of guests is overly deferential, his questions stultifying softballs. ("Let's talk about pet peeves," ran a setup for Kirstie Alley.) The talk on Carson's Tonight show may be programmed and artificial, but at least it gives the illusion of a real conversation. Hall seems tied to preset questions and often appears disconnected and unresponsive. Too many comments elicit a blank "mmm-hmmm...
...glad the eight-track has gone the way of its other inexplicable contemporaries like mood rings, platform shoes, pet rocks and one-night stands. The existence of this stuff makes me wonder what was in the water in the 1970s that created such hideous consumer instincts...
...probing the deep (or, more often, shallow) recesses of your rock star idol's mind. Only L.P.'s are part of that whole experience. Let's face it, Elvis' Sun collection and Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" and Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" and the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds just had to be playing on records. As it is, music today is getting closer and closer to being embodied in the commodity that can only appear in the forms of gold and platinum. C.D.'s may improve the sound, but they're going to ruin the music...