1. Take five books off your bookshelf. 2. Book No. 1 -- first sentence. 3. Book No. 2 -- last sentence on page fifty. 4. Book No. 3 -- second sentence on page one hundred. 5. Book No. 4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty. 6. Book No. 5 -- final sentence of the book. 7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph.
For many people, crises like global recession, terrorist threats to the United States, and the escalating war in the Middle East have been strong motivators to take a good hard look at the role of faith in their lives. His father was Joe Mankiewicz, who directed classics like "All About Eve," and his uncle was Herman J., who wrote "Citizen Kane." The major league scouting bureau lists Stanley at five-foot-seven and 155 pounds, but that's wildly generous. The only question, he emphasized, was: "What does the U.S. intend to do about the Arab military threat"? It's just that maybe, someday, some of those things may involve working with a foreign country.
So as you can tell, I read lots of books about war in the Middle East, Hollywood, and baseball.
Posted by Stephen Silver at June 28, 2004 12:13 AMWow, it really is possible to create a meme in 10 seconds.
Posted by: Jeremy Wahlman at June 28, 2004 10:53 AM