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...think of the telephone purely as a secular voice thrower, it arrives in the mind at its most irritating. For example, no one has yet devised a pleasant way for a telephone to come to life. The ring is a sudden intrusion, a drill in the ear. Pavlov's dog hears and picks the damned thing up. The Satanic bleats from some new phones are the equivalent of sound lasers. Don't hurt me again, says the dog. I'll talk. Perhaps the phone that looks like a duck decoy and quacks instead of ring will breed new species -- phones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Hoy! Hoy! Mushi-Mushi! Allo! | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

...Everyone did really well," Sophomore thrower Catherine Griffen said. "We were expecting the meet to be a lot closer than...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: M. Thinclads Rush Past Huskies; W. Thinclads Do the Same Thing | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

Friedman's ability to draw the reader into his world is epitomized by his description of a stone-throwing attack by a Palestinian on his family's car. You feel the rock hit the windshield, you see the determined, unemotional look on the stone-thrower's face and you understand the reactions of the scared wife and two young children facing a shattered windshield...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Journey Through a Troubled Region | 8/18/1989 | See Source »

...deals on the green, negotiating them over drinks after a game is acceptable. Besides, the fairway offers business golfers the chance to probe an associate's psychological strengths and weaknesses. Does the person blame himself or his caddy for a bad slice into the woods? Is she a club thrower or a pouter? Says Hollis Stacy, 35, who has won more than $1.3 million in Ladies Professional Golf Association tours: "If you find people who cheat at golf, chances are they cheat at life." Sports agent Mark McCormack in his best seller What They Don't Teach - You at Harvard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Seventh Day He Played | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

...since Dwight Eisenhower's first term in office. Despite victories in the past three presidential elections, the Republicans have actually lost 18 House seats since Ronald Reagan was first sworn in. Because roughly 98% of congressional incumbents can count on re-election, the Democrats have a tremendous advantage. Bomb thrower or visionary, Newt Gingrich can probably plan on being in the minority party for a long time to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Attack Dog, Not a Lapdog | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

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