Word: trot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...time pandering to America's nostalgia for yesterday's pop culture. Old movie clips and '60s hit tunes adorn the show wherever possible; a cover story on kids today (part of a five- part series on, no less, "living in the U.S.A.") was little more than an excuse to trot out scenes from Our Gang comedies. The show's animated graphics are state-of-the-art slick, and its four anchors state-of-the-art cute. But little stays on the screen long enough to register, and anything that does hardly seems worth the trouble. We hate...
After a dismal while, though, Alex begins to fret about the destructive + force of tradition and tries to lighten the atmosphere. "Forget the Beardies, the Coffins and the Principal's left nostril," he says. "You have three pars on the trot now." But too many shots, moments and memories have been missed. The game is up. On the 18th hole, a meager drive, a half-skulled 6-iron, a pitifully pulled putt and a long tap-in add up to a par four that tastes like turned milk. "You're home," whispers Alex, graciously leaving off the "laddie." Home? Right...
MOST SUCCESSFUL RESURRECTION. Jimmy Carter, although geography more than emotion drove Democrats to embrace him. The illusion of Carter was much better than the reality: his speech got less of a response than the mention of his name or his dancing the fox-trot with Rosalynn. Most frequently uttered line by former aides who claimed to have worked on the speech: "You should have seen the first draft...
...Dukakis was keyed up, eager. "Before we could trot through our set pieces," said one participant, "he was challenging us, picking our brains, pitting us against one another." Among his questions: What was motivating Gorbachev's "new thinking" in foreign policy? Was it mainly domestic economics? Or did Western pressures play a role...
...videotape instead of reading the book? A slew of soothing "mood tapes," ranging from Video Fireplace to Loon Country by Canoe (natural sounds only), is relaxing, all right, but so is a test pattern. On the other hand, after a session with Betty White's Learn to Fox Trot Course or How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale, starring Phyllis Diller (Terrifying realism! Claws at your unbelieving mind!), those loons can sound pretty good...