Mel Gibson, looking truly terrible (with sagging facial muscles and a listless body), is Walter Black, a prosperous suburban businessman who has fallen into an alcoholic funk.

NEWYORKER: The Beaver

Is there any part of you, looking at the terrible economic circumstances which may be ahead, that thinks actually we do have to go a little bit slower and cut a little bit less hastily?

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But then the parent - who may have been really terrible, or just neglectful - comes back looking for money.

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Not terrible, really, given how long humanity has been looking.

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In the summer of 2004, Hoffman, who had recently founded LinkedIn, and Sean Parker, the Silicon Valley enfant terrible, introduced Thiel to Mark Zuckerberg, who was looking for a major investor in Facebook, then a site for college students.

NEWYORKER: No Death, No Taxes

At a time when his staff are trying to project the image of a strong, tough president, looking too scared to voice an opinion about this iconic issue would have looked terrible.

BBC: Hope and change for the Obama campaign?

RadioShack has been in a terrible funk because its stores--close and convenient for most Americans looking for a trusted name in consumer electronics--have increasingly seemed irrelevant due to big-box retailers.

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While the prison sentence (duration) for Ring was not that bad compared to the average federal prison term of 9 years, any prison time, or any conviction for that matter, for Ring sends a terrible message for lobbyists, and also for nearly every business person out there who is looking to entertain clients.

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