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Word: stupid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...then Michel, who has been working at an architectural firm for a year, had to be boated home. On land he proudly drives an old rusted $500 Ford LTD. "Janis hates it," he said, coming aboard. "I had only had little European cars. I very much wanted a big, stupid machine." This was on a Friday, and Michel did a very American thing. He handed his wife his paycheck and got himself a beer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Florida: Everyman's Dream | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

With those kind of numbers Duncan felt ready for major college basketball, and set out looking for the biggest-name school that would offer him a scholarship. But at a summer hoop camp, the director took a "personal interest" in Duncan. "He told me it'd be stupid for me not to go to the Ivy League," Duncan reports. "Realistically, the pros were a long-shot, and you can't beat an Ivy education...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Tracking An Unusual Inner-City Talent | 3/4/1987 | See Source »

...YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR whenever a comedian's nearby, because if you do anything stupid, silly or even just a little bit odd, he'll put it in his act in a way that makes you look particularly foolish. And then everyone will find out what an idiot you really...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: OBSERVER | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...show centered on the union of the financially strapped Opera Winfrey Company and the country-western performers at the Bland Ole Oprey. The two groups join forces then stave of the assault of T.V. minister Holly R. Thanthou. Sounds stupid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bye Bye, Bye Bye Verdi | 2/25/1987 | See Source »

BERTHOLD BRECHT expressed the contemporary view best: "Unhappy the land with heroes." Since Brecht wrote many things, so much of it stupid, permit me a correction: Miserable the land without heroes...

Author: By Craig S. Lener, | Title: AGAINST THE TIDE: | 2/18/1987 | See Source »

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