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Well the runway lies ahead like a great false dawn, Fat lady, big mama, Missy Bimbo sits in her chair and yawns, And the man-beast lies in his cage sniffin 'popcorn And the midget licks his fingers and suffers Missy Bimbo's scorn Circus town's been born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Along Pinball Way | 4/1/1974 | See Source »

...Celtics fans, 4.0 ounces, Bruins fans, 7.7 ounces. Sox fans, 5.2 and Pats fans, 6.0 ounces of beer. (5.) Throw them. Bruins-Hawks, Malden Catholic-Southie. (6.) Malden Catholic. Fidler, Hughes and Goodwyn. (7.)15,003. Who knows? 191 ft. by 83 ft. (8.) A human fetus in a popcorn box. (9.) 23. six. (10.) Gift certificates at Mr. Sid's or a Seth Thomas Calendar Watch. Can you name more? (11.) Not bad. (12.) 15,315 (13.) The Beanpot hoop tourney was moved from the Garden to the campuses this year because of lack of attendance. (14.) John Kiley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: North Station Follies: The 'I Never Promised You a Rose Garden' Quiz | 3/20/1974 | See Source »

...purse is $100,000, winner take all, but the victor will likely get a minimum of $200,000 and the loser $100,000 because of shares in the ancillary rights-everything from buttons (Bobby Riggs-Bleah!) to popcorn. Thus, the players' pot will set a tennis record. And, though King is reluctant to join in the hoopla, though she tries to avoid responding to the sexist gambit that has become Riggs' credo (see box page 56), she is not above capitalizing on the happening. Recently she filmed an electric-shaver commercial with Riggs. Set in a Boeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bobby Runs and Talks, Talks, Talks | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

Last night I went to a movie. It had a lot of advertisements going for it so I figured it oughta be a good night for a change. I figured wrong. I hadn't eaten in about 24 hours and felt sort of sick. Three boxes of popcorn didn't help. The theatre didn't pass out any blankets at the door either. I wish they had 'cause the air conditioners were churning it up like they thought the Sahara desert was due to blow in through the door any minute. I had to leave before...

Author: By Max Blearlens, | Title: Don't Fall for the Hype, Joe | 7/20/1973 | See Source »

...make statements and otherwise collaborate. Guy asserts that these men failed to adhere to the code of conduct, undermined efforts of fellow prisoners to set up an organization, and sought the cooperation of their fellow prisoners in collaboration. As a result, they allegedly secured favors-including beer, peanuts and popcorn, and trips to Hanoi. Guy said that partly because "certain people talked," he was beaten by guards-"I had some teeth knocked out and I had my stomach muscles kicked loose." All eight of the men he has accused, said Guy, disrupted his command by failure to cooperate, and also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: P.O.W.S: Plantation Memories | 6/11/1973 | See Source »

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