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...suitcase that didn't fit in the trunk," Wolcowitz says. "Fortunately, it did fit in her lap...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda, | Title: On Top of The World | 10/2/1995 | See Source »

...took two teammates to shove him out of the dugout and into posterity for good, as he took a victory lap around the stadium, slapping hands with the fans, leaping to give high fives to the folks in the centerfield bleachers...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: 2,131 Lessons | 9/30/1995 | See Source »

Nomi dreams of becoming a professional dancer but has to settle for stripping and doing lap dances at the seedy Cheetah club in order to make ends meet. Still, she entertains loftier ambitions: namely starring in "Goddess," a cheesy S & M revue at the Stardust...

Author: By Daley C. Haggar, | Title: Divas Las Vegas | 9/21/1995 | See Source »

Compared with Edward Robb Ellis, Samuel Pepys was a man of few words. In the nine years (1660-69) covered by his famous diary, Pepys produced about 1,250,000 words. That would be a mere warm-up lap for Ellis. In 67 years of recording his life and era, he has filled 35,000 or so pages with more than 20 million words, thereby gaining entry to the Guinness Book of World Records as author of the world's largest diary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: CHILD OF THE CENTURY | 9/4/1995 | See Source »

...still unable to hold down even a few crackers, was fed intravenously. She remained in the infirmary until Friday. By then Citadel spokesman Colonel Terry Leedom was announcing that for Faulkner, trying to make up for missing Hell Week would be like "entering the Indianapolis 500 on the 25th lap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL WEEK AND BACK | 8/28/1995 | See Source »

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