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...great return rate on George's initial mailing was enough to attract the attention and bankroll of David J. Pecker, president of Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, the French-owned publisher of 19 magazines, including Elle. Hachette plans to pour as much as $25 million into the new venture and already has pledges for 100 pages of advertising for the first two issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL JUNKIES, REJOICE | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...landscape gardening - so talk won't be a problem. Physical state not so hot, but if you persevere with Tony, you are fully recompensed. In short, a good deal - may come across a bit shaky, but I think his mastery of World War Two statistics is a known charmer. Pecker's raring, and there's a three pack in the left-hand pocket. He's roaring, you're going to see the best of him tonight." Meanwhile you rest in the corner, patiently expecting a chance to move in, with your reputation built up to unprecedented heights. It's most...

Author: By Tony Gubba, | Title: For the Moment | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

...contrast, the British are embarrassed by the direct approach, preferring humor. "British ads are funnier because the British themselves are funnier," says Dutch adman Bart Kuiper. One cheeky British spot, titled The Hopping Pecker, shows a cartoon image of a male organ knocking at a red heart-shaped door and being refused entry until it coifs a condom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advertising Spoken Here | 7/15/1991 | See Source »

...good deal of media attention earlier this month. The Globe and other newspapers carried detailed description of the 1981 freak motorbike accident which left the 11-year-old Virginia boy castrated. Rushing to a little league soccer match aboard the back of his dad's cycle. Claudio lost his pecker as the bike narrowly avoided a collision with a truck. Somehow, the back of the truck caught against the boy's blue jeans, and rip! Underwear and all. The 18-month-old tragedy made headlines because of a miraculous epilogue. In May, a team of doctors cut off chunks...

Author: By --thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Lunacy and Sorrow | 7/23/1982 | See Source »

...tried to encourage dissent. Lyndon Johnson was a more jealous and insecure man. "I don't want loyalty," he once said, "I want loyalty. I want him to kiss my ass in Macy's window at high noon and tell me it smells like roses. I want his pecker in my pocket," He wanted more than loyalty "Servility" might be a better word. After Hubert Humphrey gave a speech which seemed to take some personal credit for the Administration's education policies, Johnson called in the White House correspondents and remarked, "Boys, I've just reminded Hubert than...

Author: By Arthur H. Lubow, | Title: The Whiz Kids Go To War | 11/29/1972 | See Source »

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