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...Ellison resolutely refused to see the revelations as scandalous. He readily admitted that Dumpster diving had its disadvantages. "Some of the things our investigator did may have been unsavory," he said. "Certainly from a personal-hygiene point they were. I mean, garbage--yuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peeping Larry | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

...used to. The Microsoft antitrust trial--where Gates was pilloried with his own e-mail--taught America not to archive e-mail. Dumpstergate's lesson is that if you're going to record data on anything as retro as paper and use anything as low tech as a Dumpster, you'd better remember to use a shredder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peeping Larry | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

...wreck with 156,000 miles on it and no working two-way radio. (He's since been given a newer model.) Meanwhile, the city started an investigation against Gatto's senior detective, Chris Clinch, for allegedly mishandling a police parking placard and placing household garbage in a DEP Dumpster. A judge later exonerated Officer Clinch in a decision suggesting that a city official may have fabricated testimony to discredit Gatto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Handcuffed Cop | 4/26/2000 | See Source »

...book. While they enjoyed exploring their inner MacGyvers, they don't plan to test-run their material. "You might survive but end up with some kind of disfiguring injury," says Borgenicht. For example, the manual carefully lays out the best procedure for jumping from a building into a Dumpster before noting, under "Be Aware," that "the Dumpster may be filled with bricks or other unfriendly materials." In the chapter describing how to wrestle free from an alligator, the authors explain that you should tap the creature on the snout "if its jaws are closed on something you want to remove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Help! Quicksand! | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...stolen Oscars in the trash. And as much as I eavesdropped, I could not figure out why he was such a hero. It's not like he found a case of insulin. Not to get too Jimmy Stewart on him, but if he hadn't been at that Dumpster, society would have got by with a Best Cinematography trophy short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Buddy, Watch the Shoes! | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

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