Word: talking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Still aboard the spacecraft, Borman engaged in small talk by radio with the pilot of a helicopter, reporting that the moon was not made of green cheese after all: "It's made out of American cheese." Standing happily on the deck of the Yorktown, Borman posed a quickly solved mystery: although Lovell and Anders had full growths of beards, the Apollo 8 commander was clean-shaven, On the short flight from Apollo to the carrier, he had used an electric razor provided by the helicopter pilot...
...wrong thing at the wrong time." At a reception in his honor, Ky went farther. "Do you ever hear the Russians or the Chinese criticizing North Viet Nam?" he fumed. "My problem is I have to fight not only my enemies but also my so-called friends. Those who talk are not especially my friends. They sometimes talk too much. They think that by insulting me they will make me change my mind. They make a mistake. I would like them to shut...
...fore they can help start a healthy process toward formation of political parties and the holding of elections. If we reach the point where fewer .politicians insult the revolution and where they accept their obligations as servants of the people, then perhaps we may have the opportunity to talk about these things from a closer vantage point. When will this time come? I cannot risk a prophecy...
...explosive speed to a cross between Jim Brown and Gale Sayers. That means, as one scout says, that "he is the greatest college runner in 10-20-50 years-unbelievable!" Noting that OJ. ran the ball an average of 35 times a game this season, the scouts talk in awed tones about his "incredible durability." Reason No. 2 for the Year of the Running Back is Gipson, who, in any normal season, would undoubtedly have won the same high praise now reserved for Simpson. As it is, he is rated as a strong, slashing runner and a pass receiver with...
...down a girl, slapping SDS'ers right and left. 'Faggots! Fags! Take off your ties, they are chains around your necks. You haven't got the balls to go mad.' " For some reason, the New Leftists were not charmed. Leaders like Tom Hayden continued to talk owlishly of "imperialism" and "cooptation" ("I thought he said copulation" deadpans Abbie.) So the hoped-for meeting of political hotheads and acidheads failed. To the yippies, the directors of S.D.S. appeared grim, uptight, overly prone to meting out violence...