Word: butts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...short, skinny, bespectacled 18-year-old kid from Hong Kong traveled to America and declared himself to be John Wayne, James Dean, Charles Atlas and the guy who kicked your butt in junior high. In an America where the Chinese were still stereotyped as meek house servants and railroad workers, Bruce Lee was all steely sinew, threatening stare and cocky, pointed finger--a Clark Kent who didn't need to change outfits. He was the redeemer, not only for the Chinese but for all the geeks and dorks and pimpled teenage masses that washed up at the theaters...
...experience has been about our greatness. I have a strong belief in the inherently higher value of our class over other Harvard classes, past and future. That is to say, we are smarter, cooler and generally better people. That is to say, our class can kick your class's butt...
...nearly every page on its own is alive with wit and observation and sparks of inspired nastiness, it's thrilling to pick it back up, for exquisite set pieces on the man who introduced "female butt cleavage" to network TV, on the four meanings (three of them ironic) of the term "your friend," on corporate travel (flying business class is "a protection racket--you pay extra, or you just might get roughed up in coach...
Limitations on tush space, like any limitations, carry the seeds of political tension. Even in Seattle, which is known as a courteous town, the ferry company's effort to reduce passenger load on Puget Sound commutes apparently provoked a petition that warned against the dangers of "butt police." A commuter told Sanchez that at least passengers hadn't had their backsides measured before being allowed to board. But what if space becomes even scarcer? Someday the prudent immigrant might show up for his citizenship exam not just with his papers in order and his head crammed with facts about...
ROSEANNE Despite poor ratings, her show gets renewed. Oh, goody. More shots of her butt tattoo...