Word: relax
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rapid-fire, machine-gun-bullet orgasms of pain were exploding in his jaw. Jab! Jab! Jab! The patient jammed his eyes shut. His whole body was tight, as time after time he felt the needle piercing deep into his gums, driving its payload of novocaine into his bloodstream. "Just relax," he heard the nurse saying. The injections were done. He slumped back into the chair...
...Then without waiting for the patient's reply, he took a long dull instrument from his cabinet and, with it, gently pocked the patient's reply, he took a long dull instrument from his cabinet and, with it, gently pocked the patient's upper tooth. Feeling nothing, the patient relaxed and then, in an instant, realized the dentist was pushing harder and harder at the tooth. "My God, he's gone mad," the patient screamed to himself, as the dentist pushed and pushed, driving the patient up out of his sear toward some pain-embracing, nauseous state of being between...
...Just relax," the nurse was saying. And the patient wanted to scream, "You whore, is that all you can say?" But instead, feeling her hand on his shoulder, he put his hand on hers, and relaxed...
...Ground-Two Dos. Do relax. The Castro regime notwithstanding, most Cubans are indeed friendly, and they will make your layover as comfortable as possible, once formalities have been concluded. These include movie and still photography of all arriving passengers and a routine interrogation: name, address, citizenship and date of last smallpox inoculation. If you are not carrying your International Certificates for Vaccination, you may be inoculated on the spot or, worse, quarantined at the airport...
...personal friendships while in office. Both Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower had the easy company of George Allen, an adept poker player and raconteur. Dave Powers served as a sort of White House entertainer under John Kennedy, accompanying the President to ball games and cracking Boston Irish gags to relax...