Word: fatted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...turkeys. (The Butterballs in the Safeway freezers, incidentally, are descendants of a strain of wild Mexican turkeys domesticated by the Aztecs and taken by Spaniards to turkeyless Europe, then brought back to the New World. Wild turkeys taste pretty much the same--fewer chemicals, more satisfaction--but lack fat, so they profit from slathering with bacon...
...FAKE FAT ENDORSED...
...advisory panel said Olestra, a fat substitute that has taken Procter & Gamble 25 years to develop, is probably safe for consumption in goodies like snacks. Olestra has the cooking capabilities and taste of the real thing, but because its molecules are so large, it passes through the body without being digested. Critics say it depletes the body of nutrients and causes diarrhea...
...rail, and ground transport have ground to a halt as a result of this strike. Schools, hospitals, post offices, and sanitation are also shut down. Millions of Parisians have had to walk to work. The French are very unrealistic about their social service system. Cutting back on the fat in public sector jobs is the only way to reduce the deficit, which is required under the Maastricht Treaty. The striking workers are trying to spook the government into finding another solution. The problem is there is no other solution. Pride is very much involved. The French are very proud...
...Thanksgiving turkey. Wattenberg fills 400 windy and repetitive pages with folksy statements ('Is there hope for American kids? You bet there is') and self-important quotations from his own previous work." The result, Gleick says, is "a book that reads like a cynical proposal to land a big fat political consulting contract for the '96 election, and any candidate who heeds his words will...