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...national standards within Western Europe alone forces Philips, the Dutch electronics company, to manufacture 29 types of electrical outlets, ten kinds of plugs and twelve varieties of cords. West Germany has a law dating from 1516 that prohibits the sale of beer made from anything but pure water, malt, yeast and hops. The rule originally gave Germans protection from adulteration, but now it serves mainly to keep out foreign beers, like Heineken and Carlsberg, that contain other grains or preservatives...
...MARTY'S JOURNEY back in history leaves ample time for the usual assortment of anachronism jokes. While visiting his dad's malt shop, Marty asks for a Tab. When the counterman replies that he can't give him a tab until he orders something, Marty asks for a Pepsi Free. The counterman, now somewhat exasperated, tells him that there is no way he can have a Pepsi, free...
During the late 1960s and early '70s, the copper stills of Scotland worked overtime to satisfy the fast-growing taste for the country's malt whisky. The industry grew to employ 25,000 workers, and Scotch ranked as Britain's fifth-biggest export. But after peaking in 1978 at sales of $2.5 billion, Scotch has gone on the rocks. In a report issued last week' Britain's National Economic Development Office stated that distillers are working at about 50% of capacity and that industry employment has fallen by about...
...heroine, played by Lucy Gutteridge, informs Nick that her name, Hillary, means "she whose bosoms defy gravity") over a dizzying succession of generic spoofs. Beyond the basic sendup, which is of World War II-vintage spy movies, they work in parodies of Bond-style adventures and beach-blanket and malt-shop rock-'n'-roll musicals. Omar Sharif is the veteran star recruited to mock his image and collect the good-sport award from audiences. The dictum that less is more means nothing here; pace and profligacy are everything. This time, though, the creative group has neglected to build...
With just under six minutes left in the period, Wheeler knocked in a Chiarelli rebound to tie it once more. But the deadlock lasted only 54 seconds, until right wing Malt Winnicki skated down the right side and blasted a powerful slap shot into the far upper corner of the goal...