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...what it does. And don't play the national anthem while you do it." Sprite rocketed from seventh to fourth best-selling soft drink after scrapping its schmaltzy jingle, "I Like the Sprite in You," in 1994 in favor of the slogan "Image is nothing. Thirst is everything. Obey your thirst." Self-mockery is a mark of Xer sophistication, and thus a staple of any show--from David Letterman to Conan O'Brien--seeking twentysomething viewers. Might, a San Francisco-based Gen X magazine, features tongue-in-cheek tables of contents, as in "Pages 157-72: Unflattering Gossip About Owners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Xpectations of So-Called Slackers | 6/9/1997 | See Source »

...military demands from its soldiers an old-fashioned marriage, a vow to love, honor and obey. Love, full of sacrifice and hardship, to the point of risking your life and taking other people's lives in your hands, in the belly of your bomber. Honor, through every large and small token of respect: keep your hair short, press your shirt, shine your shoes, salute your superior. And above all, obey without question even the rules that break your heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEX IN THE MILITARY: WINGS OF DESIRE | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...ordinance will reinforce the current law that bicycles sport front, rear and side reflectors. Also, cyclists must continue to obey all other traffic laws

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: City Drives Bikes From Sidewalks | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

REPRESENTATIVE TOM DELAY Civility fails as the testy No. 3 Republican is led off the floor after shoving colleague David Obey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 21, 1997 | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...Well, DeLay did enliven the debate in the House last week by shoving David Obey, simply because Obey produced a newspaper story about DeLay inviting lobbyists into his office to write legislation," I said. "Maybe if he got elected Speaker of the House, he'd learn karate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PASSING THE HAT FOR NEWT | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

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