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...heard a noise in a closet, I'd go in," he said, referring to the possibility of a stashed pet...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Inspection Of Rooms Is Planned For Break | 12/11/1997 | See Source »

...only half as much. Right now the trend is toward lower rates. O'Higgins plans to ride the trend with zeros for at least another year. Such market timing is fraught with risk. But then so is riding a sky-high stock market. If beating the Dow is your pet cause, give this new dog a look. The old one may be lovable, but it doesn't hunt the way it used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DOW'S DOGS WON'T HUNT | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...cartoon about an aardvark that was developed mainly for older children. Blue's Clues has a rigid structure: in each episode, a young man named Steve (played by Steven Burns, who could not be more likable) tries to figure out the answer to a question. Blue, his animated pet dog, provides clues by putting his paw print on three objects. For example, in one episode, Blue, wishing Steve to guess what he wanted to drink with his snack, put his print on a cup, a straw and a cow. The solution: Blue wanted to drink milk from a cup with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: TUBE FOR TOTS | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

Even though all these pets do is take, take, take, at least Tamagotchi is a "pet from outer space," while Sea Monkeys are pets that come in the mail. As the fight ensues, Tamagotchi beeps menacingly, while the Sea Monkeys hatch and tempt hungry gold fish. Neither species is capable of love or anger or true defecation, therefore the battle is a draw...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: groovy train | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

DIED. ANTON SZANDOR LAVEY, 67, melodramatic founder of the Church of Satan who played the devil onscreen; of pulmonary edema; in San Francisco. The role stuck: LaVey kept a pet tarantula and roamed the streets in a black cape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Nov. 17, 1997 | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

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