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...when a fender touches the wall, all hell breaks loose. "Streaks just happen; they're never planned," says the old football coach Bud Wilkinson, whose Oklahoma teams once won 47 straight games. "There's always a suspicion of mysticism and inevitability. If you really believe something is going to happen and your opponent gets to thinking the same thing, it's pretty powerful. Bad streaks especially -- slumps -- have a kind of life of their own." In an unsuccessful stint in St. Louis, Wilkinson tried to persuade the Cardinals to compete against themselves. "If you can do that, you erase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Secrets Of Streaks and Slumps | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...Mike" wants you to take a Bentley off his hands, what can you do? Tyson, who earned $10 million from his last fight, made just that request to two policemen who approached him after he had scratched his brand-new $183,000 silver Bentley in a New York City fender bender. "I've had nothing but bad luck and accidents with this car," the boxer said. "You guys take this car, and keep it." After some hesitation, the cops accepted. Unfortunately, police higher-ups heard of the "gift," returned the Bentley and reprimanded the beneficiaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 23, 1988 | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

Monday morning I woke up late, burnt my toast, and dented my fender trying to get the car out of the garage. My windshield wipers wouldn't work, Iran declared war on the United States, and someone put corn starch in my Cremora...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: The Week That Was | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

...really loves her./ In the silence I can hear their breaking hearts." The sound of Strong Persuader is not the only thing that is different; not even the main thing. Cray offers a uniquely supple narrative that he wields as easily as his '64 rosewood-necked Fender Stratocaster guitar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Shots From a Smoking Gun | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...began marketing its Memory Wire bras in the U.S. for about $30. The new product avoids a difficulty common to many regular wire bras, which can become twisted and more rigid after each washing. What next for the wonder metal? Says a manufacturer of the alloy: "A dented automobile fender that could be returned to new with a blow dryer sounds great, but it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Innovations: Memories Are Made of This | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

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