Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Also convincing is the character of Millie Davis, a smart-mouthed young Black actress, well-played by Mychelle Shegog. Millie has most of the play's funniest lines, which she delivers in an inimitable no-nonsense style...
...first, Frederick J. Frenger Jr. (Alec Baldwin), is also certifiable. "A blithe psychopath," in the words of Charles Willeford's spiffy source novel, Junior is fresh out of a California prison and primed for Miami vice. His M.O.: robs crooks who have robbed other people. Thinks he's smart; isn't. Has grousy temper; will break the finger of an unsuspecting airport Hare Krishna. Can compose haiku during his heists -- "Breaking, entering/ The dark and lonely places/ Finding a big gun" -- but can't choreograph a decent holdup. Junior is an engaging monster, a clown in his own horror show...
...months on its "Know When to Say When" campaign. While the firm broadcast 21 beer ads during the past N.C.A.A. final-four series, for example, it also aired 17 "responsible consumption" messages. As students flocked to spring-break sites in recent weeks, the brewers were advertising a "party smart" theme. In its tent at Daytona Beach, Fla., Miller posted signs reading THINK WHEN YOU DRINK...
Next fall, Marin will join "Smart" Alec Berg with the leadership duties...
...attitude," says Jim Middaugh, a spokesman for the Environmental Defense Fund. "They foster the idea that throwing stuff away is a good idea." Not all manufacturers have gone the degradable route. Procter & Gamble plans to expand the use of recycled plastic in making containers for Liquid Tide and Cheer. Smart companies know which way the wind is blowing...