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They give us life, we give them soap-on-a-rope. Yep, Father's Day is here again. Brookstone, which purveys titanium ear-hair trimmers and anti-snore nasal dilators, among other innovative gifts, commemorated this year by ranking sitcom pops' earning power. The company used the most recent salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and human-resource firms to determine the yearly salaries (in 1999 dollars) of 25 of America's TV breadwinners. The Top 5 and Bottom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV Dads: Who Brings Home How Much Bacon | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...tour there), he would be burdened with two stigmas that don't become an action hero: an undescended testicle and a female name, Li Jun Fan, which his mother gave him to ward off the evil spirits out to snatch valuable male children. She even pierced one of his ears, because evil spirits always fall for the pierced-ear trick. Lee quickly became obsessed with martial arts and body building and not much else. As a child actor back in Hong Kong, Lee appeared in 20 movies and rarely in school. He was part of a small gang that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gladiator BRUCE LEE | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...know about Carlyle's Great Man theory of history, but what about the Creepy Guy Behind the Curtain theory of history or the Meddlesome Housemaid Who Spikes the Punch theory or the Wife Who Whispers in the Great Man's Ear theory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubious Influences | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

Billings & Stover is one store that has kept its head above water by keeping its ear to the ground...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: THE SQUARE DEAL | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...lives famously in a famous house in another city. If she heeds her friend Senator Chuck Schumer's warning not to try to live two lives at once, she will be the first First Lady to abdicate. That certainly turns two for the price of one on its ear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uh-Oh, the Real First Lady Shows Up | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

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