Word: piranha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Apparently because the Senator arranged for $200,000 in fees for speeches he delivered in 1985 and 1986 to be paid to his publisher, Minneapolis-based Piranha Press. Piranha in turn gave Durenberger $100,000 for promoting his books, even though several sponsors have said the books were not displayed or sold during the Senator's appearances...
...food chain is Salomon's CEO, who presides with a smooth amalgam of drive and hypocrisy, speaking loftily of social issues and encouraging his staff to bilk the clients. Below him are ranks of predators, among them a man so dedicated to consumption that he is labeled "the Human Piranha"; a Briton so chilly to his colleagues that he is called "Sir Sangfroid"; an irritable trader who throws a phone at his clerk every time he passes; and a bond trader who thrives on global catastrophe. Minutes after the Chernobyl disaster, this fellow advises, "Buy potatoes." Lewis suddenly understands...
July 30, The Bags, The Splat Cats, and the Piranha Brothers...
...nightfall on Macumba Landing. Wild cries of birds and the trumpeting of elephants come from the nearby bush. A sign warns of a deadly piranha and frequent native attacks. From a downed Cessna lying wrecked in the tropical greenery come eerie blinks of emergency lights, revealing the mock skeleton of a pilot. Adventurers gather, some wearing the suits of corporate strivers, others in guerrilla battle dress or the Panama hats of dissolute plantation owners. But as waiters serve frosty pastel drinks, yam chips and shrimp fritters, it is obvious this is no jungle clearing, no stage set for The Emperor...
...movie's other female lead shines as she combines a strong will with sexual overdrive. Margaret Whitton, who plays Brantley's Aunt Vera, is a zestful piranha with the perfect amount of evil allure and bawdy sexuality to make her attacks on Fox a high point of the movie. By her side, Brantley's uncle (Richard Jordan) fades in comparison, exuding unimpressive ill will...