Word: fats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...about: the possibilities of sending Isaac Asimov to Pluto, or the time Mr. Sulu's left ball was shot off by Klingons. It's worse at Dracula conventions: the plastic fangs they wear inhibit conversation, and instead of meeting tall, gaunt, Continental types they find only themselves, or else fat, greasy middle-aged men. The shock of recognition: it's like casting a vampire into the sunlight...
Ellen Porter, a senior adviser, said last March minimum wage is not an issue. "We could prove that proctors have more than adequate compensation--it's a fat job," she said...
...doubtful whether Belushi himself could have saved Meatballs. Directed by Animal House Co-Producer Ivan Reitman, the movie is a series of shopworn jokes, executed with no discernible flair. The writers have done little more than round up the usual array of stereotyped characters: a horny fat boy, a bespectacled nerd, a conceited stud, busty girls and so on. Once these kids and the head counselors (Murray for the boys and Kate Lynch for the girls) are introduced, the film meanders aimlessly. Half the time, Meatballs forgets to exploit the gags that it so laboriously sets up. No sooner...
...Trust, which has been keeping tabs on the fat cat population for marketing purposes for the past decade, reached its conclusions on the basis of a computer model that it developed; its calculations take into account assessments of population growth, earnings trends and money-market performance. According to Vice President Rodney Woods, the difference between today's millionaires and those of the past goes beyond numbers. Says he: "Historically the greatest proportion of millionaires had inherited wealth. In recent years, that proportion has sharply diminished...
...frozen nirvana, you're in the right place. Belgian Fudge is one of the most popular and convenient Cambridge ice cream havens. The ice cream, hand-mixed in the Mass. Ave and Garage stores, reaches its peak in Rocky Road, Oreo Cookie, and pina colada. But it's a fat 75 cents cone...