I didn’t try to do it, but I came across the videoclip of the spelling bee boy winning with the word “autochthonous” 6 times. (Update: Number 7 and Counting!) That is what we have today: the trivialization of news reporting by dumb repetition.
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Postmodern lunacy … with psychiatrists! $3.99
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It's hard to kill when you're a telepath... unless your feelings are frozen by grief. (Interplanetary adventure) $5.99
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Film Reference by noted British critic $5.99