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...into someone with two tickets for sale, I offered him $50 for both, even though we had previously agreed that we would go as high as $35 apiece. Startled by my reckless spending, he said, "Wait a minute, I'm not out to make a profit or anything. Take 'em for $45." After giving him the money, a friend said, "See? No one's here to make money. They just want to make sure everyone gets in!" Dumb-founded I took the ticket, and we headed for the Centrum...

Author: By Adam Schwartz, | Title: Night of Living | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

...Thank God we finally won one!" exulted Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York. "It's a glorious day in American history," agreed Republican Congressman Robert K. Dornan of California. WE GOT 'EM, shouted a headline in USA Today. Kevin Kirby, 28, a Detroit garage attendant, echoed countless other Americans as he declared, "It's about time. We needed to prove that we were not going to sit and take it anymore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: The U.S. Sends a Message | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

...right, and I'm not bragging," said Joe Shaddy, who was supervising the installation of two machines in Jackson, Ga., the other day. "When we first come into an area, people giggle. They say you can't do it; you can't keep 'em alive in a machine. But we can. The only thing we have trouble with is minnows. Night crawlers, crawfish, goldfish, leeches--they're all pretty tough. But with minnows, after seven days we have about a 50% loss. We try to get those minnows out of there before that happens and rejuvenate 'em, same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Des Moines: Worms for Sale | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

...reminds them of Jesus, demanded Farrakhan to cheers, applause. "Jesus was hated by the Jews. Farrakhan is hated by the Jews" (more cheers, knowing laughter). "Who were the enemies of Jesus?" (cries of "Jews!"). "The Jewish lobby has a stranglehold on the U.S. Government" (cries of "Yes!," "Tell 'em, Brother!"). "I am your last chance, Jews." It will be too late "when God puts you in the oven" (ovation, delight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Demagogue in the Crowd | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

...hundred fifty pound starting lineman, and last week on the way back from practice, a couple of the guys and I went out to eat some raw meat, and everybody stopped throwing food and one of 'em asked me to join this club. The guys said they just get together and toss balls and girls around. Sounded reeeeeal cool...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dull the Pain | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

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