Word: sober
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Comedians are supposed to shtik to their lasts: Harpo could never speak and Groucho could never be at a loss for words; Fields could never seem to draw a sober breath or a sunny moral. What, then, is Woody Allen doing starring in, writing and directing a ruefully romantic comedy that is at least as poignant as it is funny and may be the most autobiographical film ever made by a major comic...
...Carter to weigh in with a statement acknowledging the "complexity of the problem." The President made it clear that he "has no desire to seek legislation or to otherwise impose a solution." Nevertheless, Carter's view of "hostage situations" was that the manner of coverage merited "discussion and sober consideration...
...between an administrative squad known as Bok's Jocks, and the Harvard women's basketball team. When the dust had settled, the taller, stronger, board-dominating faculty quintet, led by the 16-point performance of a former Stanford varsity hoop scrub turned Harvard president, sent the not-yet-sober women to their aspirin bottles with a 68-41 headache...
...SOBER Victorian sense of priorities effected Darwin's style of golf reporting as well. He believed in opening a story with a leisurely reflection on the weather and any other aspect of the day's events that struck his fancy. In those years, two rounds were played on the final day of a tournament so Darwin would digest the morning round over a midday meal. Afterwards, he would compose his article while sipping port, always for he did not believe in taking highlights out of sequence. This dignified attitude is transparent in what is considered the most famous line Darwin...
...American history sprang suddenly out of the South Atlantic, howled up the Eastern seaboard, and mercilessly devoured half our town in its churning 40-foot waves. Most who stayed for the party that time died. It wasn't until after World War II that the town slapped itself sober and began to rebuild...