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...faint smell of potpourri and the sounds of trucks and street musicians outside diminished as I tuned into the friendly banter between customers and the man at the cash register...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: Bulbs in the 'Hood | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

...operation into distinct divisions: thieves and choppers. No one but Wills knew the complete workings of the business. Still, the boss could not resist the occasional bit of brazen bravado. Detectives trailing him once saw Wills calmly lean out the window of a hot 1970 yellow Corvette to banter with a policeman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Thief At Large | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

Since TV's birth, the funny weatherman has been the medium's primal infotainment guy, a stand-up comic who uses lively banter and cute graphics to sell a lot of dull data about isobars. Phil Connors (Murray) is an ace at his job; he has the patter down pat. But he's been working under his own high- pressure system too long. Off camera, to his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), and his cameraman, Larry (Chris Elliott), Phil is a captious creep. They would be thrilled to hear that he has been lost in space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Murray's Deja Voodoo | 2/15/1993 | See Source »

...even though this picture flirts with the Golden Era romantic tradition, Hollywood's never produced anything so openly obsessed with sex and death. Michel and Patrician's romantic banter is funny and a little cruel--many shades darker than the chit-chat in "Casablanca." He keeps grabbing her butt; she keeps slapping his face. She talks art; he talks sex. A sample exchange...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Sex, Violence and Cigarettes on the Seine | 2/4/1993 | See Source »

While the job of driver has changed since he left, Twohig says that has not stopped him from trying to make driving the shuttle an entertaining experience. He tries to spice up the rides for passengers by blasting heavy metal music from the radio and engaging them in cheerful banter...

Author: By Javier V. Garcia, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE HARVARD SHUTTLE SERVICE? | 12/18/1992 | See Source »

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