Word: lemons
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...when he slowed down, when he tried to play the role of the great American rather than the part of the cheap, grasping politico for which he was created, that he became dangerous. Nixon in tears after losing an election, Nixon rambling incoherently about his father's lemon ranch the day he resigned, Nixon waving gamely to the crowd as his helicopter prepared to take him from the White House for the last time, was the frightening Nixon, the man who made you realize how dangerous a raw emotional appeal can be. That is the Nixon who was signing autographs...
...Dinner in the diner/ Nothing could be finer." Well, almost. Each table is dressed with linen cloth and napkins, heavy silverware and a vase of three fresh yellow chrysanthemums. The fare runs to excellent Southern fried chicken with cream gravy, roast beef and steak; there are hot breads and lemon pie. One couple does object testily when the steward is unable to produce a corkscrew for the bottle of Moulin-á-Vent '76 they had brought to table. It turns out that the train does serve wine, but "it's all twist-top," the steward explains. Smoking...
When Asciolla took the car back to his dealer and asked for a replacement, he was offered a new transmission. After he made several futile appeals to consumer groups the New Hampshire supreme court came to his aid, ruling the car a lemon. Last week, Asciolla finally received, free of charge, a new Olds Delta 88, list-priced at $7,863.40, and a $6,200 check from GM. He also had the old '72 Delta parked behind his motel-a lemon that had, after all, yielded some juice...
...doused him with gubernatorial lemonade. One New York woman carries a pair of long scissors to shear off the tips of offending cigars and cigarettes. Denver's Paul L. Wright, a management consultant, developed a heftier weapon-a can of Anti-Smokers Spray that drenches offending smokers in lemon-scented mist. So far he has sold 30,000 cans. Wright recommends spraying the smoker from five or six inches away, to make sure the cigarette goes out. "It takes guts," he admits, "but the spray is an equalizer." Wright has sprayed dozens of diners-and their meals-in restaurants...
...take a three-stroke lead over Vardon. Vardon finished with a 77 and Ray shot a 79. After the monumental victory, which has since been christened "the shot heard round the world," Ouimet went out and celebrated by downing a drink called a "horse's neck," a concoction of lemon juice and ginger...