Word: lucked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...endless billiard tables; they were crowded with goofy, lanky, balding men rather than with hustling pool sharks. Keno machines dotted the horizon as we neared the bar, and the masses of people suddenly became denser as we tunneled our way through double-fisted beer mugs. Once at the bar, luck had it that all the drunken sketchballs in the vicinity spiraled toward our seating area. I turned to my friend who was unaware of the weird characters, making lewd gestures over her shoulder; Paul the self-described "local drunk" attempted to spark a meaningful conversation, but after Joanna politely bummed...
Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful: Thenewly-internationalized comic superstar seems tobe out of luck in the Best Actor race. TheAcademy's aforementioned xenophobia will take itstoll, surely, but there's another problem as well.It's not a great dramatic performance. As in thedirecting category, Benigi's portrayal of therelentlessly mirthful Guido is for the film but bythe same token is necessarily unextraordinary.Bengini is an actor of great comic talent, butthat can only take him so far. The whole point ofLife is Beautiful is that Guido must keephis dopey, funny face on from start to finish inorder to combat the horrors...
...LUCK The bad luck of historical accident is what has left most current claimants out in the cold. To change that, you need to be in the right movement at the right time in the right place. The Kurds in northern Iraq were just another bunch of bickering agitators until the U.S. needed them to challenge Saddam Hussein. No one cared a whit for the Kosovars until Slobodan Milosevic ground them into the dirt. (It obviously helps to be the victim of a reviled dictator.) But Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka: Your moment has yet to arrive...
...Harpoon St. Patrick's Festival brings the luck of the Irish to the masses. Join in the festivities of Irish fare and music, including the tunes of Big Bad Bollocks. Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston. 574-9551. 5:30 to 11 p.m. 21+. Rain or shine...
MOST KIDS STAY IN THE WOMB FOR 388,800 MINUTES / JAY-Z, GRAMMY WINNER FOR BEST RAP SONG, HUNG OUT AT THE CRAMMYS FOR O MINUTES / DARTMOUTH'S GREEK SYSTEM HAS BEEN SINGLE SEX FOR 81,907,200 MINUTES / ST. PATTY'S DAY WILL BRING THE LUCK OF THE IRISH IN 18,720 MINUTES / AVERAGE WAIT AT HARVARD SQUARE'S CHILI'S GRILL & BAR, SATURDAY, 6:45 P.M. 25 MINUTES / TIME IT TAKES TO WATCH "200 CIGARETTES" 97 MINUTES / APPROXIMATE TIME TO SMOKE 200 CIGARETTES 800 MINUTES / ABANDONED LANDMINES KILL OR INJURE ONE PERSON EVERY 20 MINUTES / MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL...