Word: smartly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...smart peanut farmer who shrewdly capitalized on federal depreciation write-offs to build his own business, Jimmy Carter has proved so far to be remarkably parsimonious toward businessmen. In fact, in his $31.2 billion program for stimulating the economy, Carter allocated only a very modest $2.6 billion as incentives for businesses to expand. But the House Ways and Means Committee totally rewrote the section dealing with business in Carter's economic package, taking away almost completely even the little that he was prepared to give...
...saber Michael Bierer fought to two victories and Russ Graham "fenced smart," Major said, winning twice against one defeat. John Chipman, the Crimson's number one saberman, lost all three of his bouts by the score of 5-4. In the foils, Major was 2-1, but Eric Mandelbaum dropped three duels and Vastola posted a 3-0 record...
...standard joke is that good tennis players should be dumb in order to put up with having to hit ball after ball over long periods of time," Fish continues. "That's not true--it's just that the smart tennis player has to learn how to control himself...
...Small potatoes," responded Whacker. "Speaking of small potatoes, Davidowitz came up with a batch of french fries yesterday that you could build a log cabin with if you happen to overcook them. Popcorn that's smart enough to pop itself, and big enough so that you only have to order one kernel in a movie theater; cars made out of asparagus that eat tollbooths; marijuana that smokes itself and tells jokes; Government professors who only give A's and who have four legs of differing lengths; entire city councils without tongues; baseball players with bats instead of arms; bats with...
...Liver that chops itself and spreads itself on Ritz crackers; paramecia smart enough to make collect phone calls; Girl Scout cookies made out of Girl Scouts...