Word: sprig
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...everyone on television has some kind of gimmick, so why not Rooney? And even if his weekly spots aren't always stimulating and funny, they do provide a somewhat refreshing change of pace to the aggressively serious tone which dominates the rest of "60 Minutes." Andy Rooney is the sprig of parsley, the after dinner mint to cap off a heavy meal. There is room on television for an Andy Rooney...
...until that point at which no prescription-talking to it, feeding it vitamins, watering it with Perrier or soothing it with Brahms-can rescue it from terminal dropsy. The green thumb turns down, the plant goes out, and the home horticulturist invests hope and dollars in yet another persnickety sprig. For more and more lovers of greenery, and indeed of year-round fresh vegetables, the answer is hydroponics, or water gardening...