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...bumps into a freshly butchered pig. 'The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious . . . Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about.' Yee-haw. "If Noel Coward could have written such scenes," notes Skow, "he might have made something of himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 2/1/1997 | See Source »

...bumps into a freshly butchered pig. 'The sight of Ned smacking himself with a slab of shoat struck Zeke as hilarious . . . Zeke's funny bone was easily tickled, and when he had downed a quart or two of whiskey, he found plenty to laugh about.' Yee-haw. "If Noel Coward could have written such scenes," notes Skow, "he might have made something of himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 1/31/1997 | See Source »

...During the Vietnam War McCain ejected from his plane into Hanoi's Truc Bach Lake. He was unconscious, with two broken legs, when MAI VAN ON, a member of the People's Army, swam in and fished him out with two bamboo poles. On's neighbors called him a coward for not beating the American. These days McCain is at the forefront of the push to normalize relations with Vietnam. "I didn't know why I saved him at the time," admits On, 79. "But now I know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 25, 1996 | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...that. He had to urge his readers to terrorize members of Peninsula. What did he have in mind? Verbal abuse? Physical abuse? Letter bombs? I urge Mr. Kaufman to retract this statement. Unless, of course, he believes people should be persecuted for their beliefs. It takes a true coward to encourage terrorism by proxy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Diatribe on Peninsula Is From a Warped Perspective | 10/26/1996 | See Source »

...former Clinton aide and friend said that the president "panicked" at key moments for gay and lesbian rights and has proven to be a "political coward." He added, however, that he thinks Clinton will "do the right thing when we make him do the right thing...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Mixner Speaks Out for Gay Rights | 10/23/1996 | See Source »

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