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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When we see someone gasping for air, with both hands clasped around their neck, we recognize this as the international sign for choking. This sign has been accepted since the signing of the International Act for Choking Recognition in 1834 and is used in every country in the world except Liechtenstein. Since they are not bound by the treaty, to sign "I am choking," Liechtenstinians hum the theme song from "The Greatest American Hero" while frantically performing the motions for "I'm a Little Teapot." More than 300,000 Liechtenstinian tourists choke to death in foreign countries every year...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: The Universal Language | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

...Michael, now is the time to fight," she said. "Don't leave us." Someone felt a faint pulse. Rory turned him on his side, so he wouldn't choke as he started breathing again; she wiped her face with snow, then spit out the blood in her mouth. Michael's children knelt, crossed themselves and prayed, "Our Father, who art in heaven..." As paramedics worked, Rory gathered the children up and told them to think good thoughts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Family: Tragedy Strikes Again | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...what Spree did was bad, and, no, you really shouldn't choke your boss, especially in front of your co-workers. But how bad was it? Sprewell's contract was the first ever terminated through paragraph 16A1 of the uniform player contract, which prohibits "acts of moral turpitude." And the yearlong ban was, by 10 months, the longest in NBA history. Was what Sprewell did that much worse than Charles Barkley's throwing a guy through a plate-glass window? Worse than Barkley's spitting on a fan? Worse than Barkley's punching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BASKETBALL: TALL MEN BEHAVING BADLY | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

Warriors Free Spree Now we know just what you have to do to get in trouble in the freewheelin' NBA. The choke is now on Latrell Sprewell after the Golden State Warriors released the All-Star guard following an assault on his coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

Warriors Free Spree Now we know just what you have to do to get in trouble in the freewheelin' NBA. The choke is now on Latrell Sprewell after the Golden State Warriors released the All-Star guard following an assault on his coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

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