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Word: bumpers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know one thing: With all of our kiddie memorabilia, we're ahead of you all. Everyone's seen the bumper sticker that says, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: A Toys-R-Us Antidote To Loneliness | 4/2/1992 | See Source »

...group of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Israeli members of the large and powerful Hasidic movement Habad are convinced that at any moment, the Redeemer will arrive in Jerusalem. In a burst of fervor, they have erected yellow billboards across Israel, instructing passersby to PREPARE FOR THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH. Bumper stickers carry the same message, as do electrified signs atop Habad cars. A full-page ad announcing "The Time for Your Redemption Has Arrived" has run in the New York Times, and Habad speakers have been crisscrossing the U.S. to deliver their message. And who might the Messiah be? Easy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Expecting The Messiah | 3/23/1992 | See Source »

Wanjeck was right. His routine--which featured jokes about bumper stickers and stupid commercials--did catch the attention of two judges, the comedy team of Steve Caito and Tom Morin. The two invited Wanjeck to open for one of their shows at the Comedy Connection in Boston...

Author: By Javier V. Garcia, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Comedian Hits 'Pot | 3/6/1992 | See Source »

Harvard is hoping its veteran defense and bumper crop of offensive recruits can gel to produce a big year. See article above...

Author: By Gordon P. Bellamy, | Title: A Look at the Ivy League | 3/4/1992 | See Source »

...Avenue to the Washington Monument, demanding that President Nixon end the war. They carried coffins printed with the names of the war dead. Hundreds of paratroopers with loaded rifles stood on alert inside the Justice Department and the Pentagon. The White House was surrounded by Washington city buses parked bumper to bumper as a barricade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Campaign: The Long Shadow Of Vietnam | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

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