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...example, the famous storming of the Bastille prison -- of which the French are noisily celebrating the 200th anniversary this summer -- was hardly a storming at all. The outnumbered and ill-supplied defenders (whose oppressed prisoners consisted of just two lunatics, four forgers and one aristocratic ne'er-do-well put away by his family) finally surrendered when they saw themselves confronting the rioters' artillery, which included a silver-inlaid cannon originally given to France by the King of Siam. And the commandant of the Bastille, who had tried to avoid further bloodshed, was subsequently hacked to death, his head stuck...
...might push the prosecution into falsely implying that one of its witnesses lied. That could be the price of keeping secret a document proving that the witness had told the truth. "Is that what you're suggesting?" the judge asked a Justice Department attorney. The answer, in effect: well . . . er...
...sounds of synthesizer music fill the air. On the gray tile wall, ten video screens display soothing images of running streams and ocean waves. Shoppers at the INAX Corp. showroom are delighted: "Suteki ((lovely))," murmurs Tokyo housewife Masako Yakou, happily browsing past rows and rows of shiny new . . . well, er, facilities. Gushes Yakou: "I love toilets...
...Fill 'er up!" In these days of buck-a-gallon gasoline, millions of + Americans belt out those words with relish in filling stations from Honolulu to Hartford. But the cost of that tankful could soon take its biggest leap since the oil-parched 1970s. Reason: a hefty increase in the federal gasoline tax may be coming down the road this year. To an increasing number of politicians and economists, a gas-tax boost would be one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce the 1990 budget deficit. The idea could quickly gain ground among congressional leaders...
...Well, no. Despite nicely managed temptation, they avoid it, and credit goes to David Seltzer for that intelligent choice. And for a movie that is full of terrific comic material and well-cast second bananas (John Goodman as Lilah's befuddled husband, Max Alexander and Mac Robbins as ne'er-do-well comedians...