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...must confess that I really don't have any clue where row PP really is. But I sense that I ought to invest in some Kleenex stock, pronto...

Author: By Paul D. Tropp, | Title: The Reflections of the Angry Senior | 11/21/1992 | See Source »

Rollerblade is actually a brand name that has, Kleenex-style, become synonymous with the type of product itself. Those in the know call the contraptions "in-line skates" to distinguish them from their passe cousins, roller skates...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BLADES, SWEAT AND TEARS | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

...worked up about is the U.S. sports-drink market, a billion- dollar retail segment that has been growing about 10% annually. It will take world-class contenders like these to unseat the defending champion, Quaker Oats Co.'s Gatorade, which accounts for some 90% of nationwide sales. , Like Kleenex in the tissue market and Xerox among copiers, Gatorade has become the generic word for sports drinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Thirst for Competition | 6/1/1992 | See Source »

...business, ever on the rampage for the novel and always primed to roust a sell-out. Some divide alternative rock fans into two groups--those who have been at this game for years and those who have only just begun to put bands in the same category as kleenex--use them up and throw them away. The latter are accused of posing; the former, of snobbery. Everyone is, of course, up-to-the-minute hip. Novelty obscures quality sometimes, and it's creepy...

Author: By J.c. Herz, | Title: Of the "Not" Generation: Notes of an Alternative Music fan | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

Maybe your group really is all set. But to be ready for anything in these final hours, you should adopt the Boy Scouts' motto: Be Prepared. Have the kleenex handy, keep the lines of communication open and stay calm. And then, the only thing you can do is wait. --Molly B. Confer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lotteries Past: How to Survive the Anxiety | 3/16/1992 | See Source »

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