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...time the Bush clan arrived from Connecticut. The two families didn't know each other, though Franks went to high school with Bush's future wife Laura. She doesn't remember him, and their high school principal's memories aren't particularly vivid either: "You were not the brightest bulb in the socket," the retired principal remarked to the general at a recent reunion. Replied Franks: "Ain't this a great country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The General: Straight Shooter | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...powerful blast hurled the Land Rover almost 40 feet forward, the ball bearings peppering its metal panels with tiny holes. Inside the vehicle's blackened hulk, flesh and blood covered every surface. The car radio sat on the passenger seat, splattered red. On the steering column a small bulb flashed white, pitifully redundant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kurdistan: Death in the Afternoon | 2/26/2003 | See Source »

...want something to brighten your day, the multicolored, $15 LightTro bulbs from Color Kinetics are a lot of fun. Each bulb contains 11 LED lights, controlled by a PC circuit board, that produce a variety of effects, including strobe. Push a button near the base of the bulb and watch the bulb fade from blue to purple, orange to red, or cycle through a rainbow of colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Housewares | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to change the bulb, and one to hold the penis...I mean ladder! Although Sigmund Freud isn't exactly famous for his sense of humor, he actually liked jokes--in fact, he wrote a book about them, Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. But he probably wouldn't have liked that one. Freudian psychoanalysis was one of the great innovations of the 20th century, and only 50 years ago, it was a mainstay of mental-health care. But since then it has gone from a medical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talk Therapy: Can Freud Get His Job Back? | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

...atop the steeple with “Cock-a-doodle-do, Rooster” every time we drove by. When it is lit up for the carol sing the windows glow yellow and the Rooster Church looks too perfect to be real, like a miniature church with a light bulb inside bought to accompany an electric train...

Author: By Phoebe Kosman, | Title: Among The Leaves So Green | 12/10/2002 | See Source »

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