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...think that I am playing on home video in thousands of households all over the planet. It is only a certain amount of time, however, before you won't be welcome any-more. I might start chucking poster gum at you from a third-floor window, or pour White Bean Medley on the heads of your loved ones...

Author: By Dov P. Grossman, | Title: An Etiquette Guide for Tourists | 12/4/1993 | See Source »

...know where I can get work?" The question echoes from the walls of the St. Francis Center in downtown Los Angeles, where dozens of hungry men, most of them Hispanic and many of them illegals, gather at 7:30 a.m. for a hot meal of rice-and-bean soup before seeking a day's employment. For the past six months, ever since he arrived in L.A., Luis M., 36, has taken his morning nourishment at the soup kitchen and then wandered over to a street corner in the garment district, where a strong back can earn around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shadow of the Law | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...descendants pledge allegiance to another? If we are to save the Square--nay, the Nation--from the advancing tide of coffee snobbery, we have little choice. We must dress up as Brits, board the next steamer in from Zimbabwe or Colombia and hurl the sacks of the offending gourmet bean into the Boston Harbor...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Square Cafes: The Bitter Reality | 11/13/1993 | See Source »

...second thought, the bean-counters at Coffee Connection wouldn't take such a loss. They'd probably fish the beans out of the water and sell them as an ultra-rare blend. I can see the Coffee Connection News headline now: Colonial Java AAA Debuts: light, smoky, and fruity, with just an understated hint of sea-salt...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Square Cafes: The Bitter Reality | 11/13/1993 | See Source »

First of all, Harvard's 5'9" junior Steve Martins was a side-show event for the Brown players. Instead of throwing bean bags and trying to knock Martins down from a platform, the Bears used their sticks in attempts to decapitate him. The only prizes handed out were two-minute high-sticking and slashing penalties...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Under the Big Top at Meehan | 11/9/1993 | See Source »

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