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...beers came, but I decided I was really in the mood for something else. I asked for a Diet Coke. I received a blank stare. My bad. They call it Coca Cola Light out here. I tried again in broken Japanese, "Coca Cola Light Onegai-shimasu." This time, the response was only laughter--not only from the bartender/chef but also from Ishii-san and the dozen or so other people in the restaurant...
...just don't get all of you Americans and your diet things," Ishii-san said while he was laughing. I told him that I like food so much that I would rather eat my calories than drink them, the same rationalization my parents used on me when I was a fat fourth-grader to convince me to switch to that chemical-laden elixir. Only a blank stare and a cloud of smoke even Marge Schott would envy greeted this explanation...
Places that previously served only green tea began serving Diet Coke's twin sibling. Unfortunately, nobody bought...
...celebrate their first female gold medalist in Olympic history, the green-eyed blond with the pixie smile was fending off a barrage of questions as to whether her dramatically improved performances were drug enhanced. Smith flatly denied it and credited her wins to new training techniques, a low-fat diet and more rest. But the fact that Smith's husband and coach, Dutch discus champion Erik de Bruin, is under a four-year ban for doping, fueled speculation, even though Smith was tested at eight competitions this year, and swimming officials have also collected urine samples four times in unannounced...
...flaw (as, ironically, with the book) since most else is constructed in a standard, unobjectionable way. In fact, as far as remarkable courtroom dramas go, this one ranks probably more favorably on the page than on screen, when one considers the possibilities. "A Time to Kill" offers a steady diet of unchallenging drama for those bloated on other summer fare...