Word: toothbrushing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...feels he should have a reproduction of a Picasso in his home." In Woman with I Flowered Hat, Lichtenstein did "an oversimplification of Picasso, a kind of 'plain-pipe-racks' Picasso." Portions of the paintings were stenciled with Lichtenstein's distinctive Benday dots (applied with a toothbrush through a perforated screen) to simulate the effect of commercial printing-and also to remind the viewer that he is looking at the popular notion of a Picasso rather than the genuine article...
...frontal confrontation? A deadserious playwright (George Grizzard) with integrity fever wants to stage precisely that. In the opening scene of his play, a man will be offstage in the bathroom brushing his teeth. His wife, in the adjoining bedroom, calls out something. Suddenly the man appears, stark naked, toothbrush in hand, saying, "You know I can't hear you when the water's running." According to the playwright, this will trigger a "shock of recognition" in the audience, penis pity, perhaps...
...that march up and down the legs in luminous sequence. "They're hyperdelic transsensory experiences," says Diana. Potentiometers on the battery pack allow the wearer to produce from one to twelve flashes per second. The batteries themselves can be recharged by being plugged in, just like an electric toothbrush, and at full strength are good for five hours of flashing. "If a girl wants to flash for ten hours, she'll have to get a bigger battery," says Diana...
...dishwashers with fluidic controls. Detroit auto manufacturers are considering a number of fluidic devices such as fluid amplifiers for gas turbine engines. Mattel Inc. is developing fluidic-controlled toys that will respond to sound, and General Time Corp. has been granted a patent on the first fluidic automatic toothbrush...
Explains one: "It's like loaning your toothbrush...