Word: ripoff
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because it lacks both the one-word title of a Goonies and the kill-all-the-bad-guys aspects of a Rambo or Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future may get lost in this summer's plethora of Spielberg and Spielberg ripoff movies. This is unfortunate, as Back to the Future is what a movie ought to be: two hours of non-stop enjoyment...
Further complicating the picture is the likelihood that a new model or a sudden price cut will make this season's bargain look like last year's ripoff. Apple surprised the industry in October by bringing out, four months before it was expected, the so-called Fat Mac, a new version of the Macintosh with twice the memory capacity. At the same time, Apple dropped the price on the smaller Macintosh by $300, to $2,195. Reason: rumors about the introduction of a bigger machine were cutting into Macintosh sales. The company is now plagued by reports...
...Receiver Ripoff: A stereo receiver valued at $250 was reported taken from room 311 at Lamont Library between April 6 and 16 while the office's occupant was on vacation...
Telephone officials recommend various ways to avoid a credit ripoff. For example, they advise cardholders to give their numbers to operators in a voice that cannot be overheard and, when possible, to use pushbutton phones that allow the codes to be entered without being spoken...
...against the military, but the story on the exploding prices of aircraft spare parts made my blood boil [July 25]. It almost makes me glad I am currently out of work, and not able to pay taxes to support this ripoff...