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Things were purring along on the good ship Pussycat as it headed south out of San Francisco down the coast to San Diego. Aboard the 65-ft. yacht was Comedian Jerry Lewis, making his first real cruise on his spanking new toy. There was crystal in the galley, mahogany paneling everywhere, and a pair of deck chairs were tastefully stenciled "Mr. Captain" and "Mrs. Captain." Suddenly the tub sprang a leak, and pretty soon Pussycat was drifting helplessly. At last, when the table floated across the dining room, Mr. Captain and crew abandoned ship and made it to the beach...
Disillusioned words like bullets bark As human gods aim for the mark, Make everything from toy-guns that To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the it's easy to see without looking too far That not much is really sAorEd ("It's Allright) John the Baptist, after torturing a thief, Looks up at his hero, the commander-in-chief, Saying "Tell me, great hero, but please make it brief, Is there a hole for me to get sick in? ("Tombstone...
That Tinker's Toy. Caro creates by adding pieces to a growing work. He may start by suspending a steel circle from the roof, or by resting a bar against a packing crate. Then, prowling through the work, he alters the angles like a tinker with a giant toy. He likes to work in a confined space to prevent stepping back, taking an overall look and possibly making cliche changes for symmetry's sake. Once the girders are joined together, Caro slaps on flat, emphatic coats of bright - paint whose loud colors are supposed to have a kind...
...Sixty-three seemed the year of lost hope for Virginia liberals. Gov. Harrison and Lt. Gov. Godwin had defeated a liberal ticket in 1961. The "Young Turks"--Boothe of Alexandria, Toy Savage of Norfolk and others--who had fought the Byrd Organization's segregation and tight budget policies during the '50s--were beaten and tired and did not run for the state legislature in '63. The conservatives who did run and were elected ignored a state constitutional mandate to reapportion the legislature...
...Louis Napoleon, son of Brother Louis, was the second and last of the Bonaparte emperors (L'Aiglon was proclaimed Emperor in 1815, but he never actually ruled). In Stacton's opinion, he was merely "a paper demagogue" who wrote lively pamphlets and had "the dignity of a toy lion." Carried into office on a flood tide of Bonapartism, he soon made it clear that his resemblance to Napoleon was merely nominal. He became a sort of Gallic Coolidge decorated with Continental charm, and he presided over an era of prosperous inanition that collapsed in the debacle...