Word: matings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lives. With his father, Rocky, a superannuated geezer who isn't too cool but has a cool pickup truck. Rockford hates getting into fights, but when he does he always hurts his hand. Always. And he always gets punched in the gut. Rockford makes great use of his Phone-Mate, both in a practical way and as a motif for his show. All this is so so cool, so unbelievably cool. His best friends are Angel, an Hispanic con man, and Dennis, a policeman. Rockford knows Angel went to Brandeis and Dennis would rather be in New York working...
Imagine the possibilities: signed business contracts could be unsigned, handwritten wills could be rewritten, love letters could hurriedly be made more (or less) loving just before mailing. Boston's Paper Mate, a division of Gillette Co., one of the largest U.S. penmakers, will launch this spring a new $1.69 refillable pen whose ink is erasable. A $5 million ad campaign for the Eraser Mate will push it as a boon to students, to those who fill out many forms, and indeed just about anyone who needs what the company says "could be the end of writing mistakes...
...Paper Mate executives, who expect the Eraser Mate to capture a big share of the U.S.'s $1 billion annual sales of writing instruments, say that it is the biggest advance in pens since felt tips appeared in the 1950s. Says Paper Mate President William Holtsnider: "What we're doing is playing with the fundamental dynamics of writing." At the rival Bic company, a spokesman scoffs...
...This defeats the whole purpose of ink." Indeed, mindful of the question of permanent records and forgeries, Paper Mate consulted the American Bankers Association, which advised that a cautionary note be printed on every Eraser Mate package. The message warns buyers "not to sign or endorse checks" with...
...convinced of the defendant's guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt," the reform in the rape law itself is long overdue. Marriage vows do not entail the right to sexually assault one's partner. Criminal codes that support such a notion clearly suggest the idea of "mate as chattel" rather than the American ideal of equal protection under...