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...concoction to have their way with her. A scholarly study on the subject by Alan Hull Walton tells us that the pith from the branch of the pomegranate tree and the testes of animals were considered hot stuff. So were certain foods. "If envious age relax the nuptial knot," advised the poet Martial, "thy food be scallions, and thy feast shallot." Onions were a favorite, as were garlic, pepper, savory, cabbage, asparagus, eggs, pineapples, snails ("but without sauce," cautioned the fastidious Petronius) and just about any creature dredged from Aphrodite's watery birthplace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Aphrodite Was No Lady | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

Senior Andrea Eror capitalized on Princeton's ball-handling problems to knot the score, 4-4, but the Tigers went on to score twice more in the second half and capture the contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Ruggers | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...cream parlors. Lynn Hamilton (The Waltons) is Henry's mother-in-law, Vivian, who years earlier was a servant in the Whitmore mansion. Her former mistress, Pat Crowley (Dynasty), is the lawyer Rebecca < Whitmore, Marshall's attorney and a troubled divorcee. These three, along with members of both families, knot the skein of story lines in which soap fans so love to get ensnarled. The older generation has career and economic problems; the middle generation faces romantic difficulties; the youngsters are your typical mixed-up kids agonizing their way into adulthood in preparation for future disasters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: A Soap Goes Black and White | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

...capitalized on the power play 4:56 into the first period to knot the score before Mann tallied the game-winner...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Day's Trick Puts SLU in Title Game | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

Harvard rallied to within two points, 12-10, and valiantly fought back from the brink of elimination with several saves at match point. The Crimson brought its play up a notch, and several B.C. miscues helped Harvard knot the score...

Author: By Tai Wong, | Title: B.C. Eagles Sink Spikers in Straight Sets | 2/9/1989 | See Source »

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