Word: smarting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many of us have had similar experiences--standard reactions to admitted Harvard undergraduate status seem to include: the impromptu vocabulary quiz, the "Wow, you must be really smart," and, for the comedian, the "Is it hard work there? Ha, ha," and the "Harvard? Never heard of it, ha, ha.' "If I had a nickel for every time somebody said, 'Oh, I've heard of that...'" adds Lidsky...
...other side of quitting is, of course,starting. Why would smart kids start a habit thatcould lead to their death, as many point out?Again, there are various reasons. Goldberg talksabout a road-trip he took last summer. "A friendand I drove from Washington D.C. to Chihuahua,Mexico," he says. "I started smoking to occupytime while driving and keep myself awake." Manysmokers say they began lighting up in high schoolas a social activity; that's how the Smelly RockSmoking Club started. Hart tells a sadder story,saying, "I started after knee surgery, lying inbed, feeling sorry for myself. Also...
...with the fact that George, despite his sweet smiles, is a careless, selfish man. Eliding the consequences of that problem, Wasserstein turns the whole bunch into an extended family--even adding a sweet-souled black policeman to the mix as Nina's consolation prize. Wasserstein can spritz New York-smart talk with the best of them, but she can't make us believe this mass conversion to sociopolitical correctness, with everybody loving and forgiving everybody despite the fact that the harms they have dealt one another remain essentially unresolved...
...Misty ("Look at me/ I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree") and Love for Sale ("Love for sale/ Advertising young love for sale") back to back to back--all that's missing is "Isn't it rich?/ Are we a pair?" But thanks to his own smart arrangements, a supple baritone and a natural way with a lyric, Smith runs these gauntlets admirably. On Misty his crooning, wordless intro finally touches down on the verse like a glider wafting back to earth--he's landed before we even know it, and that's only the start...
American, United, Delta and Northwest contend that Slater's warnings amount to interference in a tough market. "The small airlines want sympathy, so they accuse us of competing vigorously in the marketplace, which is and should be perfectly legal," argues Jon Austin, a spokesman for Northwest. And a smart strategy, perhaps. But now the big carriers have managed to attract the attention of both the Transportation and Justice departments. As Microsoft can attest, a smart business strategy isn't necessarily smart politics...