Word: stupidity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...book Stiffed, a lamentation on the emasculated American man. As part of my continuing series on books no one outside the media is reading ("In Defense of Irony," TIME, Oct. 4, 1999, p. 42), I want to say that almost all the parts of Stiffed I read are totally stupid. The main exception is on page 649 in the bibliography ("Joel Stein, 'Porn Goes Mainstream,'" TIME, Sept. 7, 1998, p. 54). I recommend buying the book just for that page...
...their teammates. "You better get your minds straight," Chuck says, his voice growing louder. "We won last week. We're doing good. But you're walking around like you're f______ lost." By the time Coach Ice comes in, the players are quiet. He didn't like all the stupid mistakes in last week's game. "It's nice to be home," he says. "Just remember, we don't give away anything at our own house...
When the conversation gets juicy, they shut the glass door, as when Kathleen Ahern, who teaches chemistry, confided her suspicion that a student has cheated. This brings a buzz of advice from her colleagues, who, despite what the kids think, know when cheating is going on. "We're not stupid," says Mike Abegg...
...staff editorial on the new group rivaling the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGTLSA). The Crimosn takes a ridiculous view of censorship, asserting that censorship is, of course, wrong, but the appropriateness of the message should be taken into account when putting up posters. That is just stupid, and the dissenters did a good job pointing out the flaw in the editorial's argument...
...Alex sighs. "He's stupid. He's not a bad kid, but he's trying...