Word: punch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...short of actually offending anyone, such exclamations produce in their targets a deep, sudden pang of embarassment and sympathy, as if they had just dodged a punch from a man with no arms...
This year's edition of Courses of Instruction once again delivers on its promises of chills, thrills and heart-break. It packs a punch but the guide blazes no new trails in college-course indexing. Instead, its usually offbeat editors chose to list course offerings the old-fashioned way: according to department, and in alphabetical order...
This, then, is the background to Coach Mark Duffner's inaugural 1986 season. Duffner will likely count on veteran quarterback Jeff Wiley (76-for-157, 984 yards last year) to provide much of his offensive punch...
Government may be serious business, but the trend in political advertising this year is to make your point with a punch line. Candidates are taking to the airwaves with props and gimmicks to get their messages, and their names, across to a frequently indifferent public. In person and on television, New York's little-known Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew O'Rourke is using a cardboard cutout of Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo to deride his popular opponent as "one-dimensional." South Dakota Congressman Tom Daschle, a populist Democrat hoping to unseat incumbent Senator James Abdnor, juxtaposes shots of long, gleaming limousines...
Next up, Bill Boley spoke on general comedy writing. He recommended a thesaurus, insult books, comic strips as helpers, then put a forefinger to his temple and said, "You're going to need a little bit up here." He recommended writing the punch line first and then fitting a story around it. If he is not getting laughs, he has his dummy say, "Hey, don't complain to me. You're doing all the talking." Moreover, "that line has got me out of a corner many times." Directly, Bill Boley demonstrated what he could do with his voice...