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...told the students. "And what better example of this could there be than one simple fact: Karl Marx University has dropped Das Kapital from its required reading list." All over the hall George Bush, a proud product of U.S capitalism, saw the young Hungarians break into wide smiles and nod in agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Bush's High-Wire Act | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

Members of the self-help group Gamblers Anonymous, who see Rose as one of them, nod and say, aha, his reaction sounds like another part of the classic pattern: denial. There is an ancient gag among Gamblers Anonymous members: "How do you know when a compulsive gambler is lying? When you see his lips move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gambling: Why Pick on Pete Rose? | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

Remember the good old days when Americans did not know too much about what they were eating and drinking? People would nod approvingly as they pushed their carts through supermarkets. The fruits and vegetables were piled high in glistening mounds, the pristine boxes and shiny cans crammed on shelves, the chickens sitting plumply in refrigerated cases, and the fish shimmering on crystalline beds of ice. The entire scene seemed drenched in wholesomeness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dining With Invisible Danger | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

State land, that is. Ever heedful of reluctant conservatives like agriculture boss Yegor Ligachev, who believe the collectives could be resuscitated with an infusion of government funds, Gorbachev stopped short of true privatization. Even as he gave an approving nod to "individual property," Gorbachev announced that conversion to free farming would be on a "voluntary" basis. He also made clear that the leasing scheme would fall within the framework of the collective system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union New Masters of The Land | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

...Friendly safety tips. Wait until the passengers are starting to nod off. Then rush for the mike, turn the volume way up and burst out, "Z#XWS $%EDFZZ THZZR$$ ZASDFASDF...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: Flying Frank's Friendly Airline | 3/23/1989 | See Source »

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