Word: selfing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...thinks of himself as being afflicted by facial "blemishes" rather than "pimples." The label "For motion discomfort" that airlines place on paper containers undoubtedly helps the squeamish passenger keep control of his stomach in bumpy weather better than if they were called "vomit bags." Other forms of self-deception may not be beneficial, but may still be emotionally necessary. A girl may tolerate herself more readily if she thinks of herself as a "swinger" rather than as promiscuous. Voyeurs can salve their guilt feelings when they buy tickets for certain "adult entertainments" on the ground that they are implicitly supporting...
...full-scale war, but far more serious than the nagging frontier clashes that sometimes go on between hostile nations for years. It involves issues that reason, self-interest and compromise could settle, yet it is wrapped in nationalistic and cultural hatreds that seem beyond resolution in this generation. Each side is backed by one of the world's two big powers and yet, while neither the U.S. nor Russia wants war in the Middle East, neither seems capable of making peace...
...smoke," thundered the Rev. Clayton Brooks, addressing the townsfolk of Eagle Rock, gathered on the courthouse lawn. "You have the opportunity to fail an Almighty call, and you also have the opportunity to fail your own person, your own life, your own body, your own family, your own self. I ask you once more, those of you who smoke, to get up here and sign that pledge to stop now!" Perspiring, Reverend Brooks stepped down from his green gazebo pulpit. Somebody held out a lighted cigarette; he accepted it gratefully and took a long, deep drag...
...Miller had a captive audience that any politician might envy. The Governor made the most of his opportunity, leading the oil executives through the Alaska Flag Song, introducing fellow Alaska politicians and screening a color film on the state. The audience was then treated by self-styled Bard of the Arctic Larry Beck to a recital of all 30 dreary stanzas of Black Gold. A sample couplet: "They made their way to Prudhoe Bay/To mine the black gold...
...Industries, the company a town created, has become the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles in the U.S. Last month Winnebago, which is named for the surrounding county, placed a $30 million order with the Dodge Truck Division for chassis and engines to build $120 million worth of motor homes -self-propelled dwellings that combine the mobility of a car with some of the comforts of home. Such vehicles have grown increasingly popular among affluent U.S. families as a convenient means to travel; go camping, take weekend outings and even long vacations.* Winnebago's sales have roughly doubled in each...