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...continues, "Derek Bok goes to La Flamme, and Dukakis goes to Custom Barber Shop. So either way you can't lose." I envision chatting with Derek and Mike as we sit in our stools, being sheared like a trio of sheep...
...Ulicks, like so many couples, have had to look elsewhere. Some go to countries where local custom discourages adoption. In the past, South Korea was the prime source; in the '80s alone, more than 40,000 Korean children have been brought to the U.S. But in recent years Koreans have begun to question the propriety of shipping so many infants abroad. The government has stepped up its promotion of birth control and urged Korean families to adopt. Last year the number of children coming to the U.S. fell 18%, and prospective parents must find other channels...
...custom, the U.S. flag is often called "the red, white and blue." Should the nation prohibit the abuse of any red-white-and-blue decoration? Should it be a crime to burn red-white-and-blue bunting? Or foreign flags of red, white and blue? Incidentally, should "the red, white and blue" be considered a flag when represented in black and white...
Before Congressman Gus Savage embarked on an official trip to China in 1986, a House staffer asked his top aide what the Illinois Democrat wanted to explore during the ten-day stay. "Tailored clothing," she replied. What she meant was custom-made suits. Savage not only gave short shrift to the official meetings that were the ostensible purpose of his tour, but also cut short his visit so he could devote three days to sightseeing and fittings in Hong Kong and Seoul. Total cost of the 16-day junket, which also included Japan: $6,731, presumably not including his haberdashery...
...idea. There is plenty of West to go around, it turns out. Frazier pokes about in the Plains states, to the east of the Rockies, letting his own mild adventures and rummagings in small-town museums drift into recollections of the old days. "Indians thought the white men's custom of shaking hands was comical," he reports, enchanted by this odd information. "Sometimes two Indians would approach each other, shake hands, and then fall on the ground laughing...