Word: babe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...will usher in two new and ostensibly humorous nighttime talk shows: The X Show, premiering on FX this Wednesday (11 p.m. E.T. each weeknight); and The Man Show, a weekly series making its debut on Comedy Central June 16 (10:30 p.m. E.T.). Clearly influenced by the get-a-babe-and-grab-the-largest-brew clubbiness proffered in the men's magazines, the two shows have hosts almost interchangeable in their ordinariness, sets that look like a freshman lounge, and a fair amount of Fred Flintstone-ish whining about the demandingness of women...
...Poon has no qualms about being underhanded if it means he'll hit his target. An unsuspecting mark once helped him collect some darts in the Mather basement and then Poon shot him at point blank. "He said, 'But I trusted you.' I said, 'Sorry babe.'" Poon attributes his skill at the game to two things: "I have an escort. And I'm always strapped. Always...
...Mythic figures like Abner Doubleday, Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio give us the chance to think about the positives in America rather than the negatives...
Mythic figures like Abner Doubleday, Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio give us the chance to think about the positives in America rather than the negatives...
...hitter is not his batting average but his run production. DiMaggio batted "only" .325 over his career, but he batted in nearly a run per game--the third highest average this century, after Lou Gehrig's and Hank Greenberg's. DiMaggio delivered more runs per game than Babe Ruth; more than Ted Williams; 27% more than Hank Aaron...