Word: shrug
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...Mets are winning. We’ve come to call ourselves The Loop, a group chiefly defined by the people who don’t show up. If Gil didn’t come out and join the guys in Flushing every so often, we’d all shrug and say things like, “I dunno, Gil’s outta the loop.” “Is he out of the loop, you think?” “I’m thinking he’s out of the loop...
...Campus protesters shrug off the boycott threats as unfocused. "It's not as if people aren't shopping on Telegraph Avenue," the city's main artery, says Snehal Shingavi, one of the leaders of Berkeley's Stop the War coalition. "I think it was quite heroic what the council did." Berkeley's version of heroism dates back to the Free Speech Movement of 1964, when students first used civil disobedience to overturn a ban on campus activism. Four decades later, that activism may be less dramatic, but it is at least more colorful. Marches these days include the visually arresting...
...very small. They promise that Cipro or other equally effective drugs will be available if needed. They warn of rare but dangerous side effects. This is all patently disingenuous. No one has any idea how many people might ultimately be exposed to anthrax. And why are we supposed to shrug off the allegedly tiny risk of getting anthrax but worry profoundly about the tiny risk of side effects from Cipro--except that both attitudes support the conclusion that you shouldn't buy Cipro...
...Jordan, the myth of absolute control. Babe Ruth, the 20th century's first star, was a gust of fat bravado and drunken talent, while Jordan ended the century by proving the elegance of resolve: Babe's pointing to the bleachers replaced by the charm of a backpedaling shoulder shrug. Jordan symbolized success by not sullying his brand with his politics, his opinion or a superstar personality. To be a Jordan fan was to be a fan of classiness and confidence. To come back when he knows that playing for the Wizards won't get him anywhere near the second round...
...Jordan, the myth of absolute control. Babe Ruth, the 20th century's first star, was a gust of fat bravado and drunken talent, while Jordan ended the century by proving the elegance of resolve: Babe's pointing to the bleachers replaced by the charm of a backpedaling shoulder shrug. Jordan symbolized success by not sullying his brand with his politics, his opinion or a superstar personality. To be a Jordan fan was to be a fan of classiness and confidence. To come back when he knows that playing for the Wizards won't get him anywhere near the second round...