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...particular wit lies in his ability to add an unexpected bite to seemingly ordinary statements, usually in the form of a kicker. His parents, he says, were “neurotic—which is to say [they gave me] a personality...
...best pal Al Giordino (Zahn) to Africa: Pitt believes that he has finally found an iron-side battle ship which disappeared after the American Civil War (yeah, I know, in Africa—I’m still trying to figure that one out). Here’s the kicker: the legendary ship is rumored to be carrying a cargo of lost gold...
...He’s a compassionate, decent man who will do a fine job in the World Bank.” This one is the kicker. When it is abundantly clear you have nominated someone to be the head of a development bank who has little to no experience in, say, economics, you just point out that he’s a nice guy and trust that everything will be okay. Because—let’s face it—nobody likes an expert who actually knows something about what he’s doing but who might...
...York Jets. Eighty thousand Jets fans at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., and thousands more quivering on couches across the New York City area could feel the knot in their stomach, a side effect caused by years of ingesting an awful green drug called Jets football. Baltimore kicker Matt Stover would have a shot at a field goal to win the game...
Befitting a team that had few, if any, weak spots, Harvard boasts All-Ivy players on offense, defense and special teams alike. Other unanimous first-team selections include senior linebacker Bobby Everett and senior wide receiver and kick returner Brian Edwards. Freshman kicker Matt Schindel, who tied the school record for field goals with 13, senior defensive back Sean Tracy and junior Will Johnson and senior Brian Lapham, both offensive linemen, were all also first-team picks...