K’s First Case, written by L.G. Alexander, is a Longman reader for students learning English as a second language. It’s 1975 publication in Hong Kong helped inspire an act of self-naming.
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Batman (Chris 21-22)
The TV series Batman, starring Adam West, ran for three seasons, from 1966 to 1968. Each episode concluded with unanswered questions.
The Beeper (Chris 20)
The first pager system was used by the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn. Although associated with drug dealers, by the 1990s beepers became popular among teenagers, who developed elaborate codes based on numerical displays.
I Played Pro Ball (Chris 19)
Michael Jordan began playing for the Chicago Bulls in 1984. During the first several years of his career, one could see him play at Chicago Stadium for as little as three dollars and fifty cents.
I’ll Find Some Music (Andy 3)
Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story, the 1988 film directed by Todd Haynes,
was prohibited from future exhibition in 1990, but bootleg copies continue
to proliferate online.
Paul Mason Fotsch 