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Benjamin’s adventures begin when he signs up for Cletus Fest, the best young fantasy writers’ convention in the state. En route to the convention by schoolbus, he meets Tabatha (Halley Feiffer), just back from Belgium, who claims to write French mysteries about a stable hand named Pierre. Tabatha sees potential in “Yeast Lords,” and with the help of her friend Lonnie Donaho (Héctor Jiménez), who has a speech impediment, a bowl haircut, and most importantly, a production company, she decides to turn it into...
...Cletus E. Daniel, professor of American labor history at Cornell, says it is natural for students to become frustrated with professional labor...
...Another case in point is the much-loved television segment, “Talking To Americans.” It’s a lot like “Street Smarts,” except that every American—from Cletus to Clinton—is prey for the interviewer, and every Canadian is banking on their ignorance. In their one-hour April Fools’ Day special, the host flew to various cities, asking Americans about phony issues that any Canadian—or American with common sense—would easily rebuff. Example: “What...
...which brings the Duke boys' story up to date, is the same Southern-fried minstrelsy that makes the series a hoot to remember but excruciating to relive. But worse, by making Bo and Luke allies with Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane and deputies Enos and Cletus, the movie guts the one aspect of the show that made it more than a cornpone car chase--two good ole boys "fightin' the system like two modern-day Robin Hoods," as the theme song (which the movie has jettisoned) said. The Dukes' eight-cylinder jousts with the corrupt Boss Hogg and his henchmen showed...
...Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Springfield, Minn., "is not by itself going to prevent any farmer from going under. But it sure as hell is going to have an impact" in reducing the cost squeeze for some growers. Salesmen of tractors and combines are less sanguine. Says Cletus Chappell, co-owner of C&W Equipment Co., of Jerseyville, Ill.: "The savings will be around $500 or so (per farm). It will help with the planting, but not in terms of helping to buy new equipment...