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Occasionally speakers used some humor to lighten up the tone of their presentations...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Officials Seek to Reassure Public on Y2K | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

...first few weeks. Keep checking in regularly and listen carefully to what they say--and to what they don't say. "Don't forget to acknowledge your kids' courage in facing this new situation and tell them you understand it and respect them," Sheras warns. You could also lighten their load by telling your kids about your own first day as the "new kid" at your new job. "Today I couldn't find the bathroom and forgot my boss's name--how did it go for you?" might be a good start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dreaded Move | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...toughest thing to do with a stock that's been good to you is sell and pay the tax. But unless you're a lifer, now is the time to lighten up. Already car stocks have begun to erode, slipping 16% in the past two months--amid glowing results. The market is telling us something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time to Trade In? | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...camera spotted Valentine. Even sporting facial hair, shades and a hat, Valentine was recognized by officials, who later suspended him for two games and fined him $5,000. Valentine will appeal the suspension, claiming he was only near the dugout and meant no disrespect. "I did it to lighten up the team," he said. And it looks as if for two games at least the team will be one manager lighter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 21, 1999 | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...right, class, pencils down, lighten up. It's summer. Summer-movie time. And that means you can have your brains cryogenically frozen till fall. You won't have to take Cliffs Notes to any movie, unless it's Dick, the comedy about two '70s teenagers who were supposedly Watergate's Deep Throat--and that picture boasts giggling girls, a fart joke and a Chief Executive who serendipitously shares his nickname with the male organ. As for mega-serioso drama, the main one is Eyes Wide Shut, and that has Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman making weird whoopee, so it shouldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Going Goofy at the Movies | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

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