Word: haile
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Congratulations to writer Steve Wulf for his insight into Wisconsin humor. The element of "outrageous irony" is often missed by those who do not hail from my home state. The Cheesehead label, for instance, originated as a scornful put-down by tourists. The sponge-plastic cheese hats worn by Packer fans are an example of Wisconsinites' one-upping those who would mock the state. CARL F. HOFFMAN Cleveland Heights, Ohio
...HAIL...
...ease. Inauguration Day can be the most public of public occasions. The President squares his shoulders, raises his right hand and self-consciously poses for history. But there are moments between ceremonies that are blessedly unceremonious, when the First Family is just a family and there's nobody playing Hail to the Chief. We offer a small, exclusive album of moments like those...
...HAIL TO THE HEAVENLY CHIEF...
...easy being an ex-President: no more Air Force One, no more Hail to the Chief, only so many boring memoirs you can foist on the public, only so many celebrity golf tournaments you can play in. Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon), a Republican, now has no one but himself on whom to practice fiscal responsibility: he steals the little shampoo bottles out of hotel rooms. Matt Douglas (James Garner), a Democrat, bravely carries on his party's tradition of sexual irresponsibility, but there's not much merriment in it. Mostly what these old rivals have going for them...