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...Gang? Once in a while, about every third episode, inspiration would strike Spanky, who could never contain his enthusiasm. "Let's put on a show!" he'd declare. And every one of those loveable Little Rascals would have a part in the production. Darla would flutter and swoon. Alfalfa would flutter and swoon and croon in the lead part. Froggy talked like a frog. Buckwheat made the backdrop. Everything would be just fine until those rich kids from across the block showed up. They'd mess around with the scenery. Maybe they'd push Porky down and make...

Author: By Michael D. Nolan, | Title: Medicine Ball | 2/24/1988 | See Source »

THERE ARE few humanoids in this universe who would challenge Arnold Schwarzenneger to a one-on-one wrestling match. He may in fact be the worst fighter this side of Alfalfa, but his apparent strength and reputation would scare away even the toters of automatic weapons among...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Iran, You're Terminated | 10/27/1987 | See Source »

...into the environment prior to his experiment with the elms. In an Aug. 10 letter to the EPA, Strobel admitted he had released a "new strain of Rhizobium meliloti . . . in South Dakota, Montana, California and Nebraska in 1983-84." The Rhizobium had been altered to enhance nitrogen fixation in alfalfa plants. Though it is not yet clear that those experiments violated regulations in force at the time, they are under investigation by Montana State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Montana State's Troublesome Elms | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

...become a cowboy, a prisoner must be near the end of his term: the horse corrals are outside the prison security system, and an inmate inclined to flee need only cross an alfalfa field and a low barbed-wire fence. No one has done so yet. Corral Boss Tony Bainbridge observes, "The meanest ones seem to make the best hands. You come out here and think you're a tough guy -- we'll find out." He says, "A 900-lb. horse can move you around more than you expect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Cowboys Are Convicts | 8/31/1987 | See Source »

...this operation have tried to do too much too soon," she said. "They had to go back to the hospital. I'm not going to have that happen now." That settled it. Reagan didn't even take the usual 30 minutes to joke with the establishment at the recent Alfalfa Club dinner. He stayed home and rested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Thousand and One Arrows | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

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