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Word: stupid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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When he talks about his family and the power of television in general, and "Nightline" in particular, Koppel sounds like a confident, contented man with an uninflated ego. Small says Koppel has "a marvelous self-deprecating sense of humor," and Koppel admits his mistakes: "of course I've said stupid things on the air." Lord adds that Koppel "cares about his staff...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: The ABC's of Ted Koppel's 'Nightline' | 6/6/1984 | See Source »

...annual Christmas party. "It's like a fencing match with words as sabres. People foil merely to score points on wit and erudition. While many attacks can be quite cutting. It's even worse if you don't compete because you're seen as incompetent at best, and even stupid...

Author: By Peter C. Coharis, | Title: A Time for Searching | 6/4/1984 | See Source »

...traffic was maddening on the Long Island side of New York City's Queensboro Bridge, with motorists darting heedlessly into a crowded intersection. The ensuing gridlock trapped a long gray sedan with VIP license plates. A frosted blond head poked out of the backseat window. "You are a stupid man!" she shouted at a driver who had cut her off. "You are a stupid man!" Then she got out of the car and rushed into the middle of the snarled intersection. Ignoring honks, raised fists and remarks far ruder than her own, she demanded that this car back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rising Star from Queens | 6/4/1984 | See Source »

...only say, "How stupid of me! How stupid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D-Day: Every Man Was a Hero A Military Gamble that Shaped History | 5/28/1984 | See Source »

...margarine yellow. Of course, the highlighter pen is not the only device used to destroy Harvard's books. Some annotaters opt for the more efficient method of making brackets in the margins--which at least annoys future readers a little less. Others add their own insights. "This is stupid," or "Imperialistic bull"--as if to clue in the world as to the true nature of a particular passage...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: Battered Books | 5/25/1984 | See Source »

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