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...somewhere. I bet she goes to that place in Massachusetts—I think it’s called Harvard? But really, how many more rowdy-rock-star-crazy-skater-wild-party-animal types will that school let in? Its reputation is getting a little out of hand already! Simmer down now, Harvard...
...time I put Nash aside for Ernie Kovacs, Harvey Kurtzman, Lenny Bruce and the more aggressive comic geniuses of that decade, For I had determined that wit needed to explode, not simmer, and that a good joke was one so convulsively head-turning that it sent you to the hospital for swiveling-neck aid, And that it was harder to be funny than to be droll, as it is harder to create a joke than a platitude, Since a comedian requires ingenuity, while a humorist can coast on a querulous attitude. As the '50s ceded...
...isolated cases but a pattern of deception by a large number of companies. In one survey, more than half of corporate chief financial officers said they had been pressured by their bosses to cook the books, if not to a full boil then at least to a simmer...
...criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon might be "liable to awaken anti-Semitic resentments." The comment caused an uproar because it seemed to repeat an old slur that Jews bring anti-Semitism on themselves. Möllemann later apologized to Jewish leaders, but the controversy continues to simmer. It's not clear from opinion polls whether the Möllemann flap will help or hinder the FDP in September's elections. When asked whether they support current Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer or Westerwelle for the job, 69% of respondents chose Fischer. Embarrassingly, even 57% of FDP supporters said they...
...isolated cases but a pattern of deception by a large number of companies. In one survey, more than half of corporate chief financial officers said they had been pressured by their bosses to cook the books, if not to a full boil then at least to a simmer...