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...monopoly on it. That's right, Dewitt went to see the movie, and as he was walking, he met this really nice, attractive, intelligent woman who took a liking for him immediately, who admired his rugged individualism, his rapier wit, and his physical prowess. He admired her good taste. They talked, long into the night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Joy in Beantown | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

WILLIAM BULGER--One of the most important political events of the year in Boston is the annual St. Patrick's Day brunch hosted by State Senate President William "Billy" Bulger of South Boston. Bulger is both the wit and intellect of Boston politics--quick to lampoon fellow politicians, and always ready with a quote from Virgil. While on the road campaigning for Dukakis this summer, Bulger regaled the press corps with jokes about the candidate: "He may not have charisma," Bulger explains, "but he does have anesthesia...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: From Curley to Kennedy | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

Imagine puts to good use selections from hundreds of hours of tape-recorded interviews, allowing John to "narrate" the movie himself from beyond the grave and avoiding the need for an intrusive third-person voice-over. John's honesty and wit are ever apparent...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Cinema Veritas | 10/7/1988 | See Source »

...business of being funny. She resorts to time-worn Polish jokes--you know the type: "My husband's Polish. He gave me something long and hard when we got married...a last name." Understandably, these earn more catcalls than applause, and for advice she turns to Steven, whose wry wit sends the audience into convulsions...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Comedy Is Not Pretty | 10/7/1988 | See Source »

...delete the previous character does not do so. And there is no on-line help explaining the keyboard (what do these extra keys DO!?). Also, HOLLIS does not take into account what is surely the most common task dial-in users will be performing with the system; to wit, dial-in users will be logging a transcript of their session to a file for later editing or printing. But HOLLIS, unfortunately, in its VT100 mode, moves the cursor for every display of cataloging information! (It could be scrolling the information instead.) What this means is that anyone seeking to print...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLLIS Bugs | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

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