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...vendors. Most people blamed the confusion on Joe. For a man reputed to have a fortune tucked away back East, he was weirdly inept with money. During the campaign it emerged that he had written $60,000 in bad checks to a Salt Lake City luxury-gift store. A mix-up, said Joe. His account in Pennsylvania hadn't been transferred to Utah in time. "There were always explanations,'' says Peter Valcarce, manager of Enid's unsuccessful 1992 campaign and a consultant in 1994, who was paid with bad checks three times. "He said he wanted to keep his funds...
Another magnetic performance is given by Charlie Broderick as Ron, a small time New York hood. Ron introduces himself with a 'fuck'-ridden monologue about a Mets game, a mix-up in ticketing and an assault with a baseball bat, only to leave to pick up his dry cleaning and his daughter from Dalton. This character is 100 percent stereotype, yet Broderick keeps him fresh by packing his performance with sheer exuberance...
However, due to a mix-up in the mail, the Bradys haven't been getting their tax bills. If they don't pay $20,000 in back taxes in four days, the house will be auctioned off. In typical Brady fashion, Carol (Shelly Long, who must really need work) and Mike try to keep this from the kids. Cindy (Olivia Hack, with a perfect lisp) finds out and tattles, which isn't much of a surprise. The six kids then spend the rest of the film brain-storming money-making schemes...
...plan, which members of the history department have been developing since last year, was scheduled to be discussed at a meeting of the Historical Study B subcommittee yesterday. But the meeting was rescheduled for December 14 due to a "bureaucratic mix-up," said Professor of History James Hankins...
Marina Soler, manager of the Harvard Student Telephone Office, says the phone mix-up is due to "cross-wiring." Some phone lines are completely inactive. Others are active, but miswired...