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...course, it's amusing when Kitty, who is pregnant and has a nasty case of morning sickness, sends pails of vomit to the neighbors. It's amusing when Beep and Kitty call their neighbors and bark into the phone. It's even amusing when Kitty decides to send poison gas through the pipes, attempting to kill everyone in the building. But none of it's amusing for very long, since the same basic joke is repeated relentlessly...

Author: By Mary-beth A. Muchmore, | Title: Problems with the Neighbors, Neighbors with Problems | 4/10/1997 | See Source »

...money. I would agree with the general manager of Gates Bar-B-Q, in my hometown, who was quoted in the Kansas City Star as saying that a lot of people on the coast are skinny because they've developed an interest in eating "roots and bark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIDE OF THE PUDGY | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

...suppose you read that item in the Washington Post about the study indicating that patriotism varies in direct proportion to fatness," I said to Ariel, although I knew perfectly well that Ariel is too busy weighing out portions of roots and bark on her kitchen scale to read the Washington Post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIDE OF THE PUDGY | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the plight of Yellowstone's buffalo only gets worse. As riflemen dispatched more than 50 animals last week, hundreds of others, weak from hunger, lumbered through the thick drifts trying to stave off starvation by chewing on whatever bark and pine needles they could reach. Some good will is coming from the situation, however. Meat from the slain animals, properly treated, is being distributed to needy Indians and other groups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARCTIC CATS AND BUFFALO | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...weeks, all the pundits have been saying that Dole had to attack President Clinton on policy, on character and on ethics. With Clinton resting on a double-digit lead, the former senator needed to bark louder, even as he continued to control his bite. Subtle barbs peppered the discussion early on, as Dole sniped at the president with non-sequiturs. All in all, though, I doubt many minds were changed. If you couldn't catch it on television, here's a handy summary of last night...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: Just A Man | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

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