Word: thing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Their "meaningful confrontation number," though a little thin for the amount of advertising they got and the time they had to do it, is the best thing they've published in, like, two years. And their latest LP, "The Surprising Sheep and Other Mind Excursions," is a remarkable musical feat that's even been getting air play on Boston radio. All this in spite of the fact that the Lampoon had run upon hard times recently...
...example, the student committee that screens the shadow school's new courses has found itself dealing increasingly with "teachers" who cannot teach. Says Bill Talcott, a graduate student in English and a member of the committee: "We get a lot of people who are so far into their thing that they are unable to relate to the people they want to teach...
...should always check against being short-changed in the dining room here. (In fairness, we gave it a test on our latest Brown's Derby, and our bill was impeccable.)" At that, the assistant manager unbent. "You imply we are a bunch of rogues!" he stormed. "You say one thing and then the other. It seems to me you could have saved the space...
...thing to Coney Island east of Coney Island. The Greek section of the current Guide has obviously not been revised for years: hotels described as "new" are actually in their teens, and Athens' Costi restaurant, which Fielding calls "our local favorite" and praises for its "excellent cookery and ancient waiters," qualifies as somewhat ancient itself. It closed down last summer. In Munich, Fielding marvels at a 330-ft.-high TV tower that is really 330 meters high, and manages to overlook three spanking-new luxury hotels...
Anyone who has tried to find a proper nursing home for an aged relative has suffered a special agony. Homes that offer merely adequate care and comfort are hard to find, and the demand for places in them is rising steadily. For one thing, the 65-and-over population, which is already approaching 20 million, is growing by 1.7% a year, compared with 1.3% for the total population. Government programs also subsidize the convalescence of the ailing aged. For an oldster who has been in a hospital at least three days, Medicare will pay nearly all costs for 100 days...