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Meanwhile, outside the courtroom, a media and public circus convened. As cameras and journalists jostled, Jason Gabbert, 38, of Apple Valley, appeared dressed in a mock airport security uniform, holding a sign proclaiming, "Next time pee, don't plea." If the case goes to trial, expect more toilet humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Craig Case Go to Trial? | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...commissioned a report about Let’s Go that panned the series as “young,” “commercial,” “beginner’s guidebook,” with “frivolous, silly” humor. The report, which was based on four San Francisco focus groups, suggested that Let’s Go discontinue its guides and reopen with a different brand name. “It is extremely difficult to change an image of a brand which has lost its stature as a leading brand, especially...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Publisher, Guide Agree To Let Go | 9/24/2007 | See Source »

...cope with her directness. "Sometimes I yell at her," he says. She doesn't yell back. Rather, she displays a coldness that Pilati tries to get past by "opening up and being more charming. I make fun of myself and make her laugh. She has a big sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Her Recipe For French Dressing? | 9/21/2007 | See Source »

...like assholes, even if that is not their natural calling. That said, a section overflowing with assholes carries its own liabilities. Arguments flare, egos collide, and substance is forgotten. Such sections ideally need the direction of an assertive TF, but when none is forthcoming, the collective geniality and good humor of everyone else can help to ease tensions. People should step up more often. Much more common than rancorous, intra-section feuds, however, are uncomfortable silences. Nothing can kill good discussion like a dose of garden-variety, Harvard-style awkwardness. In this case, the best remedy is usually an affable...

Author: By Charlie E. Riggs | Title: Be That Kid | 9/19/2007 | See Source »

...years, until some distant descendant has it appraised on Antiques Roadshow. However history judges this presidency, I'm confident it will be kind to me. "This was my great-great-grandfather's," that descendant will say to some bow-tied document dealer. "He was apparently a man of humor, style and compassion, the Shakespeare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pen Pal | 9/13/2007 | See Source »

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