The typical scenario, Archibald says, is a married guy “who likes building things.” He comes across someone else's sex machine, is fascinated, decides to build one himself.

This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

The least count of a voltmeter is the minimum change that can be discerned.

With his huge, coarse tone and urgent phrasing Brotzmann sounds like he could dominate any group using anything he plays, which includes saxophones, clarinets, and the tarogato, an eastern European reed instrument.