Word: daiquiris
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tushenlco, 33, who says he's going to use the auto-rental slogan as the title for a short novel on the U.S. inspired by his recent six-week tour. "I am calling it We Try Harder, because Americans work so hard," confided Evgeny, draining his fourth daiquiri in a bar in Beirut. What's more, he continued, he hoped the book would bring him some crisp U.S. greenbacks because he was flat broke, "like a little baby in the street...
...China, they have no chop suey; in Italy, you have to hunt to find a pizza with mushrooms; in Wales, a Welsh rabbit is only a rabbit; in Turkey, there are no turkeys; in Daiquiri (Cuba), it is almost impossible to find a daiquiri; India ink is made in China or Japan; in Spain, there is no Spanish rice...
...still the same old fun town it always was. A sign in one hotel proclaims: "Let's tour this happy city at night." But people stay away from nightclubs, theaters and restaurants. The thudding propaganda in the shows is one reason; the food and drink are another. A daiquiri runs $1.10, and the once-famed Cuban rum approaches the undrinkable. A sinewy little beef filet goes for $10 at the official exchange rate, and red snapper for $4.50 a plate. "It's Stalin-style economics carried to the ultimate," says one foreign visitor. "If you can strip...
...time Charlie of the pro-golf tour. Faced with a tricky shot, he has been known to march up to the prettiest face in the gallery, flash his warmest smile, and whisper hoarsely: "What do you suggest?" And at night-well, his fellow pros don't call him "Daiquiri Doug" for nothing. "I've spilled more than Tony
...Doug won five tournaments, was the tour's No. 3 money winner with $57,428. By last year his earnings had melted to $34,474, and going into Florida's Pensacola Open two weeks ago, he had not won a tournament in 23 months. So Daiquiri Doug decided to reform. "I have quit drinking," he announced, "except when I have something to celebrate...