Word: huges
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Race." One car will spot the other a head start, then play catch-up. A long, narrow, rocket-like dragster, the kind that often has to spit out a parachute to slow down, lines up beside a red Camaro. "Now this guy's going to give the Camaro a huge lead, but he's got a 400 to 500 cc engine there putting out about 2,000 horsepower. He'll still win." We don't get the chance to find out; jittery Mr. Camaro takes off too early and is disqualified...
...gets pretty intense, but we never come to blows," says Riess. There was one exception, however, when an unnamed spectator walked in front of the TV one too many times and was punched for it. "It's a big party foul, a huge, HUGE party foul," Riess explains...
According to Kevin, the winter months are the busiest, when the idea of literally blowing off steam in a relatively warm environment has the greatest appeal. Hunting season also urges frequent practice, so as to maximize predatory efficiency. Men tend to frequent Wolf's more than women--not a huge surprise--and the women who do come are interested less in sport-shooting than in self-defense. However, for those who've tired of Ladies' Night at Wonder Bar, Wolf's offers free shooting for ladies every Sunday from...
Small businesses were of course hard-hit, but big firms, like Cathay Pacific Airways, also suffered huge losses. Tourism, a major source of revenue, dropped to terrifyingly low levels, and confidence in the government plummeted. This was the first year that the locals had run their own government, so Hong Kong residents began to think that, maybe--just maybe--their own people simply weren't as qualified for the job as they had anticipated...
...first choice for the lead was Jackie Chan, but he preferred to keep making films like his current hit Rush Hour. So Tong and his partners suggested Hung, who as another huge Hong Kong star was a logical substitute. Hung took the part because he liked the character, who is tough, street-smart and wise. "In movies and television shows, there has never been a really good Chinese lead," Hung says. "So often the Chinese look like they are very scared and shy. I said I would try a new kind of character...