Word: fatso
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Saturday night steaming hot dogs at his stand, goes to great lengths to emphasize the legitimacy of his product, seldom found outside the Windy City. The two partners have toured the Vienna hot dog plant, sampled the wares of innumerable Chicago hot dog "restaurants" with names such as "Poochies," "Fatso's," "Bumpkin's" or "Herm's," and even worked a street stand to learn how the culinary creations are made...
...blockbuster movie Ghostbusters. The logo featured a cartoon ghost behind the symbol for prohibition, a red circle with a bar across its center. Two years ago, Harvey filed a $50 million lawsuit claiming copyright and trademark infringement. The company claimed that the logo copied a Harvey cartoon character named Fatso, one of a trio of ghosts that taunt Casper...
...difficult to distinguish the contributions of Velasco, who was 20 at the time of his adventure and called Fatso by his crew mates, from those of Garcia Marquez. When the simple sailor remarks upon his "indefatigable desire to live," the presence of the aspiring author who had read his Faulkner and Hemingway seems self-evident. But these literary touches only add zest to an already astounding saga. Those who care about the career of Garcia Marquez will find much of interest here. And so will readers who want to know how it feels to be at the mercy of nature...
Drafted No. 1 by Chicago, Perry encountered some unkindness at first. Buddy Ryan, the Bears' redoubtable defensive coordinator, pronounced the appliance overstuffed and immediately took to calling him "Fatso." However, Head Coach Mike Ditka shared the fascination of the fans, who felt a tremor whenever No. 72 so much as rolled over on the sidelines. At Ditka's insistence last week, Ryan installed Perry as a defensive starter, confirming the rookie's position as the most wellrounded man on the team. He had already contributed on offense in a fashion that delighted the industry less than the country...
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