Word: stupidity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Finally, Dante depicts Satan as stupid and ludicrous because that is ultimately Dante's vision of the nature of evil...
...least in Hercules and its uproarious sequels Mr. Levine didn't try for anything more than unbelievable adventure, and he succeeded. The films were funny because they were so bad. But his attempt at believable biography, at a good film, is not bad enough to be funny, just stupid enough to be pathetic...
Three Methods. Once captured, the best of the mustangs were broken to the bridle by several established procedures. The Mexican method was subtle but brutal: the horse was slowly starved and beaten into docility. The American method was stupid but decent: a man jumped on the horse's back and rode him till the man was thrown or the bronco was busted. The Indian method was noble and humane: immobilized by ropes, the horse was approached by his master, who spoke to him softly in "horse talk," stroked his body until every part of it had been touched...
...most modern thinking and writing has been tearing down. It is refreshing in this topsy-turvy era we call "modern times" to hear someone speak out for the good old-fashioned way of life where the words mother and housewife were spoken with respect rather than being synonymous with stupid and boring...
...showed at the back of the fan of cards, sometimes there were two, or three-bunched together or splayed. Later, Becker watched Reese and Schapiro play against other teams. At first, he could not believe his eyes; it was inconceivable that two such highly regarded professionals should be so stupid as to cheat at all, let alone risk their standing with such juvenile self-indulgence...