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Within 24 hours of graduating as the top physics concentrator in his Harvard class, Michio Kaku '68 found himself bald and in boot camp, learning how to toss grenades, dodge machine-gun fire, load an M-16 rifle and break a man's neck with his bare hands...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Waging a One-Man War of Peace | 1/14/1987 | See Source »

...crowd--wild throughout the game--berated Cleary in the middle of the period with taunts of "The Coach is bald" and "The Coach...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Chew Up, Spit Out Big Red, 6-3 | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...this house any book written by a sea gull or Leo Buscaglia. Outside of that, I'm easy. Of course, if I stick flamingos in the front yard, defend secondhand smoke or say something coarse about the snail darter, I'll pay you. I will agree never to go bald. And naturally, I expect you to remain wrinkle free and wasp waisted until further notice from an impartial panel made up of myself, Bert Parks and my attorney. Since we own no pets, I am willing to waive the dog-poop provision. Do you think this will remove the romance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Do Lawyers Make a Marriage? | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...There was the crack of a single rifle shot fired from the wood and the bald man who was holding me took the bullet right through his face. It was a horrible sight. His head seemed to splash open and little soft bits of grey stuff flew out in all directions." Younger readers may be astonished that this graphic recollection comes from the author of durable children's books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Admirers of Roald Dahl's "grownup" ^ stories (Kiss Kiss, Switch Bitch) should not be surprised. The passage, which appears in the second installment of Dahl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Moral Bite Going Solo | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

After my daughter-in-law's departure, the car was returned to us, but only its remains -- everything that could be unscrewed had been taken, and the tires were replaced by bald ones. Half the parts had been removed from under the hood and everything taken out of the interior -- even the ashtrays. It took us nearly five months to get the car back into shape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Saga of the Sakharovs' Car | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

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